semibold and I went grave hopping today. We didn't have much luck finding the famous people I wanted to find, and I'm especially annoyed at our inability to find Jay Mayo Williams' grave. Either he didn't have a stone, or the cemetery's lot and plot designation system is royally effed up. I was fortunate, however, in finding a few relatives' stones ( Read more... )

First stop: Westlawn Jewish cemetery, at about 7800 W. Irving Park Blvd.


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More photos reflecting one of my favorite pasttimes, visiting historical cemeteries. My lovely wife Michael accompanied me as we explored a famous Chicago cemetery on the South Side and three lesser-known cemeteries not so far from where I was born and raised.

From Oak Woods Cemetery. Which is a gorgeous place that's rich with Chicago history. Don ( Read more... )

( I was in St. Louis only for about 16 hours, so here are the pictures. )

( Part Four of My Blues Traveling Travelogue: Memphis Minnie, Where Art Thou?, Beale Street, Visiting Furry )

( Part 3: Clarksdale )

( Part Two of Dan's Mississippi Delta Excursion. Plus Bitching About How I Am the Only True Blues Fan. ME ME ME. )

Carried over from the failed chicagorevenant blog. I'll come back to New Orleans, but for now I want to jot down the details of my Mississippi Delta excursion. I say with certainty it was the highlight of my trip.

( Dan drives around the Mississippi Delta in search of bluesmen graves and more. Part One )