I could live to be 300 years old, and never be as cool as Bo Diddley...Tom Petty once said 'Elvis may be The King, but Diddley is Daddy!'

'Who Do You Love', 'Willie and the Hand Jive', 'Hey Mona'...they're all his. 77 years old, still doing hundreds of shows a year, and last time we checked, he was still cooking ribs on a hotplate backstage before shows.

Bo is coming to the Dutch Mason Blues Festival with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Garrett Mason and Charlie A'Court in August. Here's a link for more info...

http://www.dutchmason.com/contacts.html

I'll be chatting with Bo Diddley Thursday afternoon between 3 and 7. I wasn't there, but apparently, he played at the old Crazy Horse on Wyse Road (which is where the hoochie bar stands today) back in the 80's, playing his famous square guitar through amps that were decorated with Christmas lights.

The 'Dutchfest' isn't the only thing coming to Alderney Landing this summer...of course there's Wilco on July 12th, and the Q Blast Sunday...headlined by the Joel Plaskett Emergency. Joel will be dropping by the Outta Control Room for Friday's Live at 4:05. It shouldn't be too hard to convince him to play an acoustic song or two...