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Bobby Bland, Mr. T, and the iPhone
03/20/09
Like many in my generation, Mr. T had a profound impact on my personal development. His pithy wisdom, encapsulated in the phrase "I pity the fool," both cautioned me against foolish excess and inspired me (to ride around the country as outlaws saving beautiful women from small-town thugs).**
The A-Team Complete Series (Seasons 1-5)
Anyways, in college (thanks B.A.), I became immersed in Blues and Soul music, and it wasn't long before I discovered Bobby Bland, probably the best pure Blues singer and one of the best Soul (and thus, from any genre) singers in history. An amazing fact about Bobby "Blues" Bland was that he lost the upper register of his voice, a powerful falsetto, early in his career, but his voice was so good that he still became the most popular Blues performer of his generation.
"I Pity the Fool," is the podcast. If modern R&B were half as good as this song, I'd still listen.
Oh, I forgot why I mentioned Mr. T in the first place. Hugh Hewitt talked about a new iPhone app on his show called "iPity" that mimics Mr. T. It's a legacy we should all promote.
**In fact, Brian Rivas, Javier Calderon, Tom Patel and I each adopted characters from the show (I was "Face," for no particular reason) and would play "A Team." Ahhh, good times.
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