Welcome! "The Evening Blues" is a casual community diary (published Monday - Friday, 8:00 PM Eastern) where we hang out, share and talk about news, music, photography and other things of interest to the community.
Just about anything goes, but attacks and pie fights are not welcome here. This is a community diary and a friendly, peaceful, supportive place for people to interact.
Everyone who wants to join in peaceful interaction is very welcome here.
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Hey! Good Evening!
This evening's music features some more xmas blues and r&b, a continuation from last night. Enjoy!
Keb' Mo' - Jingle Bell Jamboree
“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. ”
-- Washington Irving
News and Opinion
Hellraiser Preview
Sherman, set the time machine for tomorrow's Hellraisers Journal which will feature reportage of Mother Jones headed to Trinidad to assist with relief work. The need is great as many miners have been unable to find work since the end of the strike. Also a report on the work of Helen Schloss, the "red nurse."
Tune in at 2pm!
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Ms. Shikspack's Christmas Magic:
Blog Posts of Interest
Here are diaries and selected blog posts of interest on DailyKos and other blogs.
What's Happenin' Is On Hiatus
It’s a Wonderful Life, Comrade
The Class Struggle in the North Pole
Grieving at Xmas
A Little Night Music
Earl King - Santa, Don't Let Me Down
James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
The Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul
The Jive Turkeys - Get Down Santa
Ike and Tina Turner - Merry Christmas Baby
Solomon Burke - Presents For Christmas
Little Milton - Lonesome Christmas
Eddie C. Campbell - Santa's Messin' With The Kid
Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa
Freddie King - Christmas Tears
Rod Piazza - No Pretty Presents
Lightnin' Hopkins - Santa
Blind Blake - Lonesome Christmas Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson - Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues
Lil' Ed And The Blues Imperials - I'm Your Santa
Koko Taylor - Merry, Merry Christmas
Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin
It's National Pie Day!
The election is over, it's a new year and it's time to work on real change in new ways... and it's National Pie Day. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to tell you a little more about our new site and to start getting people signed up.
Come on over and sign up so that we can send you announcements about the site, the launch, and information about participating in our public beta testing.
Why is National Pie Day the perfect opportunity to tell you more about us? Well you'll see why very soon. So what are you waiting for?! Head on over now and be one of the first!
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