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Sandunga2009

Updated: Oct 19, 2009 6:22pm PST

SOUL FINGER : Joe Filisko's Blues Harmonica Classes Perform: " SOUL FINGER" The "Soul Finger" harmonica ensemble at the 12th OTS Harp Recital was a huge hit! So, B1's own Shoji Naito has organized a follow-up performance of The Bar-Kays' 1967 hit at Old Town's main auditorium! http://www.filisko.com/ ****YOUTUBE VIDEO*****YOUTUBE VIDEO********* SOUL FINGER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6_uyX-_VVg&feature=channel_page Film and pictures by Big Alex Chicago 6/05/09

SOUL FINGER

Joe Filisko's Blues Harmonica Classes Perform: " SOUL FINGER" The "S ...

Updated: Jun 07, 2009 6:56pm PST

“QUEEN OF THE BLUES” KOKO TAYLOR 1928 - 2009 : Koko Taylor is the inspiration for the beginning of my love of the Blues Harmonica (Koko was a patient of mine). Koko once said to me, "Alex, I want you to play the harmonica...it is a beautiful instrument…and you know my best friend Little Walter played one too.” I replied, what would a Mexican like myself know about the blues, she replied, "Alex, the blues is the blues, it does not care about what color or culture you may be." I will miss you Ma Ma. Thank you. RIP. "Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL, as a result of complications following her May 19 surgery to correct a gastrointestinal bleed." -http://www.kokotaylor.com/news.html Koko Taylor - Good Times Roll + I'm A Woman 1978 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG3GLy0tKQ4&feature=related Koko Taylor ft. Little Walter - Wang Dang Doodle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxCa16-nxtM Pictures taken Fall/Winter of 2003.

“QUEEN OF THE BLUES” KOKO TAYLOR 1928 - 2009

Koko Taylor is the inspiration for the beginning of my love of the Blu ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2009 9:51pm PST

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The Brothers

MY HOME: The Empty Mind - Wudang Mountain Tai Chi http://www.youtube ...

Updated: Aug 28, 2008 12:04am PST

Baby Indira : Indira was born on May 29th at 4:27 p.m., weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces and measuring 18 1/2 inches long. -Jp & Camille

Baby Indira

Indira was born on May 29th at 4:27 p.m., weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces a ...

Updated: Jun 01, 2008 10:16pm PST

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IZZY's Place NO DOGS ALLOWED

The Coolest of the coolest cats around the north side of Chicago, the ...

Updated: Apr 11, 2008 4:35pm PST

In memory of Christian Zamora "Chris Pankeka", RIP. : Chris Passed May 11, 2007 Would visit Joe's class frequently from Mexico, City He was 26 yrs old Here is a link to a picture credited to Chris: http://www.markissmusic.com/albums/album_image/1313953/785946.htm SilvaHarp, was chris's harmonica teacher back in Mexico, D.F (A pic of Chris playing on stage {pic #2/16}) http://silvaharp.spaces.live.com/ A testimonial of the events leading up to Chris's death, in the words of Silva ( Written in Spanish, Scroll down to August 18 entry) http://silvaharp.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9B1C08DD9B7AFBE0!308.entry The Great Joe Filisko http://www.filisko.com/

In memory of Christian Zamora "Chris Pankeka", RIP.

Chris Passed May 11, 2007 Would visit Joe's class frequently from Mex ...

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 10:15pm PST

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Department of Veterans Affairs - Jesse Brown Medical Center Chicago

For eight weeks I worked (occupational therapy clinical experience) al ...

Updated: Jul 15, 2007 9:41am PST

Mr. Chicago : Mayor Richard J. Daley and Big Alex

Mr. Chicago

Mayor Richard J. Daley and Big Alex

Updated: Mar 27, 2007 9:43pm PST

The Wasted Years :

The Wasted Years

Updated: Dec 05, 2005 7:45am PST