Ain't Nobody Bad Like Super Chikan

A while back, I posted some links all about Super Chikan and his gee tars.   Yesterday we were able to catch Mr. Chikan performing with his Fighting Cocks at the Richmond Folk Festival.   

Roseanne Cash was headlining, but I was not close enough to the action to share any photos.   She opened with "Seven Year Ache" and closed with "Ode to Billy Joe" with solid performances of familiar tunes throughout.

We also were lucky enough to get up close and personal with Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas.   You can catch them here, thanks to someone else's camera work from another festival appearance.

If you tune in to the Kennedy Center website on 10/15 at 6 PM, you can see 

Mr. Williams and his Cha Chas performing LIVE in DC.   If you're in town, it's a free event.

If you need a little more zydeco, I can't resist sharing this Sesame Street bit.   Aaaaaa EEEEEE!

But back to Super Chikan and his all-female backing band, The Fighting Cocks.

You can visit his website.

Loved his shoes.

Check out  Mr. Chikan and La La.

Play that thang!

Super Chikan and Super Chickens

Here's a brief introduction to Super Chikan that focuses on his ability to recycle just about anything into a musical instrument.

Here he is groovin' with a cigar box guitar.

If you need some more tunes, here's a Spotify playlist from the Mississippi Blues Project.   Listen for Mr. Super Chikan on track 6.

Summertime is perfect for trying out new music and new recipes.   If you have access to fresh eggs from happy chickens, give them a try.   Your baking will improve exponentially.   (Don't hard boil them right away...fresh eggs aren't so good for that.)   

I'm lucky enough to live a couple of doors down from a family who sells farm fresh eggs for $1.50/dozen.   In order to keep the groundhogs out of their gardens, they play classic rock 24-7.   The last time I picked up an order, the ladies were listening to this song by Journey.

I love having eggs over easy with fresh salsa or guacamole.   Cornbread is an old standby.   But my favorite summer treat that involves eggs is cobbler.   If you are lucky enough to live near free-to-pick blackberry bushes, use those.   If you can get your hands on some fresh peaches and blueberries, those will be delicious.   Get yourself some vanilla ice cream to go on the side.   

My favorite cobbler recipe comes from this book.

It's so simple; you probably already have all of the ingredients you need on hand.