Eddie Bo, R.I.P.

Just goddamnit, NYT's obit here.

NOLA's Times/Picayune obit here.

"He was one of the last great New Orleans piano professors, kind of a bridge between Professor Longhair and Allen Toussaint," said New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival producer Quint Davis. "Everyone now has to remember to check their bucket on their own, without Eddie to tell us."

This & yesterday my cat Tab Benoit escaped my grip on the verge of a trip to the vet. He hasn't come yet. For some reason it just never seems to end.