screw bingo: miss watkins would rather tour
23 Feb
Ever imagine what you’ll be doing at 70? I always pictured myself in a snazzy track suit doing backbends in yoga class. My grandma is big into bingo, but my attention span is not so good for games. I have an uncle who plays pedal steel guitar and sings in nursing homes in Virginia. That’s right, he plays the old folks home circuit. Not a bad idea. His shows have got to be better than the visits from elementary school kids. But, now that I’ve discovered Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, I think I may do something else in my 70s, like tour the U.S. Of course, I would probably be one of those old rocker ladies rather than a blues guitarist, but either way, I’m wearing leather pants. Beverly does. (more…)
