Today started out with the sad news regarding Toronto blues guitar player Big Daddy G, Dave Glover who was killed in a car accident on Friday.  Very unfortunate news and my thoughts are with his family and particularly his kids. 
This comes only a week or so after the loss of Al Kirkcaldy, a major blues supporter/DJ and promoter in Ontario to cancer. 

Other stuff...
California- The Return 2009

On my most recent visit I was yet again blown away by the great  blues players living in and around or playing in and around California and the LA area. 
Over a few weeks I saw:

Rick Holmstrom Band (Rick, Jeff Turmes, Stephen Hodges)- got to sit in...
Junior Watson
Larry Taylor
Richard Innes
RJ Mischo
Kim Wilson
Mark Hummel
John Mayall
Rusty Zinn
Curtis Salgado
Charlie Musslewhite
Lee Oskar
RW Grigbsy
John Baz

and that was just over a few nights...
WOW.