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the Blues  From e-mail circulation:     3. The Blues is simple.
After you get the first line right, repeat it. Then find
something that rhymes...sort of: "Got a good woman with the
meanest face in town. Yeah, I got a good woman with the meanest
face in town. Got teeth like Margaret Thatcher, and she weigh
500 pound."   5. Blues cars: Chevys, Fords, Cadillacs, and
broken-down trucks. Blues don't travel in Volvos, BMWs, or Sport
Utility Vehicles. Most Blues transportation is a Greyhound bus
or a southbound train; blues NEVER go on the northbound train.
Jet aircraft and state-sponsored motor pools ain't even in the
running. Walkin' plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So
does fixin' to die.   7. Blues can take place in New York City
but not in Hawaii or any place in Canada. Hard times in
Minneapolis or Seattle is probably just clinical depression.
Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, and Kansas City are still the best
places to have the Blues. You can