Six days gone and no Blanket Of The Month selection? I’ve never procrastinated this long before, but I’ve been wrestling with the decision of whether to drop a whole lot of famous names and post a historic picture that has just recently come to my attention. Yes! is what I’ve decided.

Although not a musician myself, I have met many a minstrel as I’ve stumbled through life and for years was a music critic for a chain of newspapers.  One of my oldest friends is Jimmy Fox, the drummer/founder of The James Gang. The group racked up a few gold albums and reached their zenith as a power trio with Joe Walsh as their lead guitarist and singer. James Kent Fox and I met in a summer school remedial math class when we were 15 and have been friends ever since.

I went on tour with his band many times and was fortunate enough to enjoy the company of many a household name. I’ve had breakfast with Jimi Hendrix, lunch with B.B.King, dinner with The Who, late night snacks with James Taylor and the deeply missed Warren Zevon and saw “Deliverance” with the late great Steve Marriott of The Small Faces and later Humble Pie. I’ve sold Indian blankets to Don Henley of The Eagles, Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Stevie Winwood and a host of others.

One potential customer I’ve never met is a fairly famous guitarist for an English band that seems to have attracted some attention.  A Pendleton is draped over him as his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg looks on. I’m pretty sure that’s a guitar pick in his hand and he’s literally picking his nose.