Lake Louise


Lake Louise
Originally uploaded by AliceinW.

One word… WOW!
From the photographer:
This turqoise color is the actual color of the lake. It was taken around six o’ clock in the morning, the only time (with the evening) that you can have a reflection in these lakes.
-Some explanation from Wikipedia for the color.
Rock flour consists of clay-sized particles of rock, generated by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size. Because the material is very small, it is suspended in river water making the water appear cloudy. If the river flows into a glacial lake, the lake may appear turqoise in color as a result.

New Robert Randolph album to drop

ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM – COLORBLIND – ON SEPTEMBER 26th

Burbank, CA – Robert Randolph & The Family Band, led by the critically heralded pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph, will release its second studio album – Colorblind – on September 26th.
Colorblind, the follow-up to Randolph’s 2003 Grammy-nominated debut on Warner Bros. Records, Unclassified, is a potent mix of rock, R&B, country, blues, and gospel that Randolph says was inspired by repeated listenings of albums by Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and Stevie Wonder. It ranges from the infectious funk-stomp of “Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With That” to a blistering version of the Byrds’ “Jesus Is Just Alright With Me” (featuring Randolph’s friend and mentor Eric Clapton) to such timeless ballads as “Stronger,” a duet with Leela James that was written with Steve McEwan (Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney). The New Jersey native collaborated with several other noted songwriters and studio vets, including Mark Batson (Dave Matthews Band, Gwen Stefani), Drew & Shannon (India.Arie, Johnny Lang), Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow), and top gospel producer/songwriter Tommy Sims (Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton).
“Known as one of the most talented pedal steel players in rock history,” observes the Associated Press, and notorious for his and jubilant, roof-raising live shows, Randolph has now made the leap from being a great performing artist to being a great recording artist on Colorblind. “We’re fortunate to be good musicians,” he says, “and we were able to channel into that foundation during the collaboration process, and grow as songwriters.”
Robert Randolph & The Family Band, which includes Randolph’s cousins Danyel Morgan on bass and Marcus Randolph on drums, is currently on tour in the U.S. with The Black Crowes through August 12th before joining Dave Matthews Band on the road for several shows, including stops in California, Utah, Colorado, and the two final sold-out shows of the tour in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The full track-listing for Colorblind is as follows:
“Deliver Me”
“Thrill of It”
“Stronger”
“Diane”
“Homecoming”
“Angels”
“Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That”
“Thankful N’ Thoughtful”
“Blessed”
“Jesus Is Just Alright With Me”
“Love Is The Only Way”

Strayhorn losing in polls

According to a recent poll by the Wall Street Journal, Chris Bell has taken a large lead over Strayhorn in the polls.

Perry: 38.3% (+0.6 since June/no change since January)
Bell: 20.8% (+1.1/+2.9)
Kinky: 20.7% (+3.2/+6.3)
Strayhorn: 11% (-3.1/-9.5)

From the Bell Campaign blog:

That’s right, 11. E-LE-VEN. Grandma got run over by something. It’s a two-person race between the last two people supporting Carole Strayhorn. You can attack the methodology all you want (MOE 3.7%), but it’s consistent from month to month, so relative changes among the candidates are important. And when you’ve lost almost half of your support since you filed as an independent, you are having One Tough Campaign.