The Town Scryer is a mixed bag of humor, socio-political observations and ephemera from the perspective of a eclectic Pagan veteran of the counter-culture.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Train I Ride On...Sixteen Coaches Long


Somewhere in the next world Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf, is chuckling softly at the sweet irony of it all I am sure. For the last several years the main riff of his signature tune, "Smokestack Lightnin", has been used to sell Viagra. (See our ad in Golf Magazine). His growling primal blues is being used to hawk conveniently packaged chemical mojo for rich White golfers who can't make their putter go straight any more with out a little chemical gris gris at $5 a pop.

Here's a little roots culture. This is what the real deal sounded like:


   

Be seeing you.

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