“Crossroads”, the 1986 film with Ralph Macchio, introduced me to blues music. The film is about Robert Johnson, the famous blues guitarist. Some scenes were dirty and sweaty. Steve Vai’s guitar screamed in battle against the former Karate Kid. It felt raw and primal. I fell in love with the blues and the guitar in […]
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The outlandish curiosity of a girl
Urban legends and ghost stories are part of every community. In addition to music, ghost stories are one of my favourite topics. The Ghost of the Little Karoo is a famous South African story. Likewise Anton Goosen’s song about her. “Blommetjie gedenk aan my” is about the ghost of Uniondale. It tells of lovers, a motorbike accident over Easter, […]