Blues on Pandora + current traffic status and live cameras on I-65

"blues isn't the music, it's what's inside you"


I'm listening to some great blues today at a Pandora station I created:


alley ramblin' blues


For anyone driving in Birmingham along I-65, between Southside & I-459, I created a page that shows a live Google traffic map with live traffic cameras from the ALDOT:


[edit: UAB's homepage server is being phased out. The new URL is:]
Birmingham's current live traffic status & I-65 cameras (from Southside to Hwy 31)

Bonnaroo 2009

Having been to Bonnaroo once, in 2004, I was a little better prepared this time around. However, unlike in 2004, I volunteered with Kingdom Promotions through Beau Armistead in exchange for a wristband for the weekend. I met quite a few people on this trip, a number of whom lived in Birmingham and were volunteering as well. (hello Lee, Taylor, Alex, Stephanie, John, Tuesday, Travis, Kelly, etc.)

I ended up working the VIP tollbooths on Thursday, some of it during the rain. Amy Grant, a friend of hers, and their daughters, made their way through. She knows my cousin and that side of my family, so I said hello & tried not to get too chatty while helping them sort out their RV upgrade, decal, etc. (if you ever read this, hello Amy! :))

There was a lot of great music this year, too much to see all that I wanted. I took a few pictures and some video, though I didn't carry the camera or my phone around much because the weather was so iffy. Friday night there was a huge storm heading our way with large hail & 40-50 mph wind, so I left everything at the car during Phish's late night set...and, of course, the storm never made it. The skies cleared by 11:30pm.

Here's a panorama I took down in the front of the pit of What Stage just before Phish came out Sunday night to wrap up Bonnaroo:

Panorama of Phish: Bonaroo 2009: pre-show on CleVR.com

See pictures from Bonnaroo 2009.

Here are some small clips of Phish on Sunday night.
(I haven't uploaded all of the videos yet, but hope to soon. Once they're all up, I'll edit this post to reflect that.)