Hey, I love my barbeque as much as anyone, but please let's remember what this day really represents. This website does a great job of reminding us of the significance of Memorial Day:
http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
I wish you all good health, and a meaningful Memorial Weekend!
Many of you may not have heard of this guy- trust me, he is the real deal!
Bo Diddley's condition improves
05/17/2007 8:00 PM, AP
Four days after suffering a stroke, Bo Diddley walked around the intensive-care unit at Creighton University Medical Center, and doctors were encouraged that the singer-songwriter-guitarist would be able to perform again, his manager said.
The 78-year-old Diddley told his audience that he wasn't feeling well during a show in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Saturday night. Diddley's manager, Margo Lewis, said she had the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer taken to the hospital by ambulance when he appeared disoriented at the Omaha airport on Sunday.
Though Diddley's speech is impaired, he's made significant progress.
"We're going to get a guitar for him and put it in his lap and let him entertain people here," Lewis said from the hospital. "People think that would be good therapy for him."
Diddley, whose birth name is Ellas Bates, is on track to be released from the ICU within a few days, the manager says, but doctors however have not indicated how long the "Who Do You Love?" purveyor will remain hospitalized.
As it as, a monthlong tour of the Midwest and United Kingdom that was supposed to kick off on Sunday has now been scrapped.
With his trademark twang from his trusty, custom-made rectangular-bodied guitar, the rhythm and bluesman is generally considered one of the founders of rock and roll. His eponymous beat drove such gems as "Bo Diddley," "Say Man" and "Hey Good Lookin' " and influenced generations of rockers, including Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, U2, David Bowie and the Clash. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
In 2004, Diddley ranked 20th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The next year, Uncut magazine ranked the 1958 release of Diddley's self-titled debut album as one of the "100 Music, Movie & TV Moments That Changed the World."
Diddley, with his black glasses and low-slung guitar, has been an icon in the music industry since he topped the R&B charts with "Bo Diddley" in 1955. His other hits include "Who Do You Love," "Before You Accuse Me," "Mona" and "I'm a Man."
Lewis said it's uncertain how long Diddley, who has a history of hypertension and diabetes, will be hospitalized in Omaha.
He played two Saturday night shows at Harrah's Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs. He planned to fly home to Archer, Fla., before starting a monthlong tour of the Midwest and United Kingdom on May 20 in Dallas.
Those shows are canceled, Lewis said, but she believes Diddley will sing again, even though he'll require speech therapy first.
"Singing a song is different than speaking," she said. "Even when there is a problem with speaking, or hesitancy, we've seen where people can sing perfectly."
Well, I'm finally at Level 9! I'd like to thank the Academy, and all the little people...
Have a great Monday, errbody!
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