MEANWHILE AT THE WILLARD INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL

"The Willard Hotel more justly could be called

the center of Washington than either the Capitol

or the White House or the State Department."

~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Arrived at the Willard InterContinental Hotel today. Home of the historic Round Robin Bar, where Henry Clay introduced George Washington to the mint julep. We're in town to research a music project, see some sites and have a good time. A mint julep is traditionally made of four ingredients: mint, bourbon, sugar and water. I passed on the mint julep and ordered a Vesper Martini per “Bond, James Bond” Plymouth Gin shaken not stirred, garnished with olives.
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The Willard is just two blocks from the White House and Presidents Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, Taft, Wilson, Coolidge and Harding have stayed here. Bonnie, a congressional aid I met at the bar said that other notable guests have included Charles Dickens, Buffalo Bill, David Lloyd George, P.T. Barnum, Lord and Lady Napper and countless others.
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Overheard:

Cate Blanchett just won a Golden Globe for

her portrayal of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There."

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Looks like we'll be moving the party to the Birchmere Music Hall to see Isaac Hayes on thursday, 1/17, and Eddie From Ohio on Friday, 1/18.

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See you there

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Goodtime Charlie

The Dew Drop Inn

http://www.southernmusic.net/

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-Photographs of The Willard Hotel (1970s)

-Related Video: Bob Dylan Trailer "I'm Not There"

I'M A CADILLAC MAN

"The time rolls around and it's Saturday
I'm gonna Cadillac the town in my Model A"
~ Bob Wills
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"Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line
The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs"
~ Johnny Cash
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"I want a Cadillac mister dealer
Like they build in fifty-nine
I want a Cadillac mister dealer
So I can roll on down the line"
~ The Jesters
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"Guitars, cadillacs, hillbilly music
It's the only thing that keep me hangin' on"
~ Dwight Yoakam
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"Swing low, sweet Cadillac,
Comin’ for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet Cadillac,
Comin’ for to carry me home."
~ Dizzy Gillespie
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"What's life without the occasional detour?"

~ Bob Dylan

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Stop by anytime. We're always open and there's never a cover.
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Goodtime Charlie
The Dew Drop Inn
http://www.southernmusic.net/

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-Related Video: Bob Dylan Cadillac Commercial

BETTER THAN VALIUM

Went to Blind Willie McTell's the other night after work and hangin' out with Memphis Minnie, Robert Johnson, Bukka White and Charley Patton is this new girl, Sarianna.

We all fall in love with her and moved the party to her place for some refreshments. Then she told us a story about a "Wicked Little Town." Beula said, "This girl's better than valium!" Mason Dixon said, "Better than a year supply!" I say we're moving the party to Cousin Larry’s in Danbury, Connecticut on Feb. 1, 2008 to see Sarianna & The Swell live and in-person.
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See you there,
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Goodtime Charlie
The Dew Drop Inn
http://www.southernmusic.net/

- Related Video: Historic Connecticut