Snowy Friday Music Digest

Yes, it's snowing just 30 miles up the road from here!

Tommy Emmanuel sighted

http://www.pjstar.com/entertainment/x948306376/Cue-and-A-Guitarist-Tommy-Emmanuel

30 days of pre-shrunk cotton and music

http://move.themaneater.com/stories/2011/9/16/30-days-pre-shrunk-cotton-and-music/

Ookelele = Smiles for Miles

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/09/16/1801825/ukulele-smiles-for-miles.html

Another angle to The Beatles

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/sep/15/beatles-refused-play-segregated-audience

A preview of the California Beer Festival (which also has the Blues)

http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/california_beer_festival_brings_blues_brews_and_barbecue_to_ventura/9170/

The George movie will have its U.K. opening in Liverpool

http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/local-news/1214320-scorsese%5Cs-george-harrison-biopic-uk-premiere-to-be-in-liverpool.html

This weekend's Ponderosa Stomp marks 10 years

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2011/09/ponderosa_stomp_marks_its_tent.html

Yet more on the Gibson Guitar raid

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Gibson-Guitar-chief-says-feds-want-to-talk-2172457.php

Slash gets smashed

http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/9254301.Slash_gets_smashed_at_guitar_shop_opening_in_Epsom/

And new Stupid Music by Hankerin' 4 Hank

http://www.carmitimes.com/area_news/x1587959430/Hankerin-4-Hank-comes-to-New-Harmony