Biscuits and Blues

A plate of deep-fried chicken,
Slaw and greens and ice-cold beer
Did provide the perfect harmony
For what we came to hear.

When the blues is on the menu,
Southern fare is de rigueur
And the biscuits, honey-buttered,
Only added to the lure.

While the saxophone was wailing
And guitar strings nimbly picked,
We were chowing down on vittles,
Fingers prim and proper licked.

The proprietor was clever
In the name that he did choose
For we savored every moment
Of the biscuits and the blues.

"Biscuits and Blues" is a blues club in San Francisco

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 7/9/2016 1:56:00 PM
Would love to partake of the real blues from there sometime Ilene. You are making me hungry. Thank God my dinner is cooking as we speak.
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Date: 7/8/2016 12:33:00 PM
enjolyed your write Ilene, thank you for sharing:), **LUV SKAT**
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 7/8/2016 2:49:00 PM
thank you for reading and commenting, skat!
Date: 7/7/2016 8:12:00 PM
Sounds delicious! An enjoyable descriptive write, Ilene! It looks like you are enjoying all your travels.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 7/8/2016 2:49:00 PM
thanks, kim! yes, if i could travel someplace new every week, i'd be a happy camper...
Date: 7/7/2016 7:07:00 PM
Nothing like a little soul food and live blues. A woman after my own heart. Love the write Ilene.
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 7/8/2016 2:48:00 PM
thank you, daniel! i wish i had more opportunities to hear the blues - it's a wonderful night out...
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