Simplified's very own "Ladies Man," Tim "Killer" Lail, layin' down the THUNDER on drums. Who luvs ya' Timmy? © Rick Booth

Chris Sheridan of Simplified grooves in front of the Charlotte Skyline and thousands of people in Uptown Charlotte NC at The Epicentre July 10, 2008. © Rick Booth

35 years of Rockin' Blues at The Double Door Inn... Charlotte, NC '73-'08 and still cookin'. © Rick Booth

Rick and good friend/longtime Intrepid client/ owner of the Double Door Inn for 35 years, Nick Karres havin' some fun at a party to celebrate Nick's longevity in the business. © Daniel Costav

Zito and Sonny Landreth posing for a pic during the break at their show in Charlotte at The Visulite Theatre. © Rick Booth

Jakey, Lilly (Jakey's fiancee), Zito, Rick, Mitch (friend of Intrepid), Alicia & Brad F Stewart having fun watching Sonny Landreth in Charlotte after Zito played.

Sonny Landreth Rocks! © Rick Booth

It's how we roll! Got a phone in my hand, got my toes in the sand... © Rick Booth

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Rick & Jay Seilman cutting up in Memphis!

Uncle Guy and Rick hangin’ out infront of Ground Zero in Clarksdale, MS listening to the dynamic duo of Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm.

Unlce Guy, Rick, Red, K Hop, Bradley all chillin’ out at Red’s Lounge in Clarkesdale, MS.

Jason Ricci... In your face. © Rick Booth

Bob Harding & Mike Glen (Two of my all time favorite people, The last of the old school “good guys”) with Rick Booth at The Blues Music Awards ’08. It is not often one gets to pose with Royalty. Bob & Mike are royalty in my book! One of my favorite pics!!! Would not trade it for nothin’!

Rick, Willie “Big Eyes”, Brad, Jake and Kevin infront of the Hopson Plantation in Clarksdale.

Brad and Jake enjoying the backporch at The Electric Blue Shack at The Shack up Inn!!! © Rick Booth

Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm throwin’ down on a Flatbed parked out back of Ground Zero in Clarksdale. © Rick Booth

Jakey, Ced, Malcolm and K Hop enjoying the end of the day in the cotton gin at Hopson Plantation. © Rick Booth

Zito rocks Ground Zero © Rick Booth

We never have any fun together. Miserable again in Memphis. Ha!

K Hop & Jakey at The Hopson Plantation cotton Gin in Clarksdale, MS. No other caption needed. © Brad Stewart

Jackpot Mo Fo!..... Hey, Get that camera out of the casino! We came, we saw, we kicked some ass!

Tony Braunagel, David Z, Rick Booth, Brad Stewart, Kevin Hopkins, and Teresa James hang out back stage at Ground Zero in Clarksdale, MS

Ronnie Mack, Slim, Rick & Brad celebrating at The Blues Music Awards after the Workers collect their "hardware!"

Chris Hardwicke (MGR for Watermelon Slim & The Workers) having his 2nd mid life crisis on his new Harley. Live to Ride.... Ride to Live! Be careful Chris!

Bernard Allison rips thru a blazing set of Blues during the Brews, Brews and Barbecue Festival on Saturday June 28, 2008 in downtown Urbana, IL. Bernard has lots of family in the area that came out to see him perform © Wesley Fane

Kenny Neal leaves the folks Howlin' for more at The Howling Coyote in Houston, TX. © Blues Hound

Kenny Neal rips and roars at The Howling Coyote in Houston, TX. © Blues Hound

Gomes rages at Skipper's in Tampa, FL June

Rick Estrin of Rick Estrin & The Nightcats waves the Gandia flag in Gandia, Spain during his performance. The band has been performing in Spain during the European Soccer Championships. Spain won the Championship and needless to say were partying!!!

A little blast from the past. Walter Trout at the Culture House in Uhersky Brod on April 26, 2006. © Zdenek Krhovsky

Walter's guitar is one well-travelled instrument. Here it is in '06 with Walter at the Culture House. © Zdenek Krhovsky

Eric Sardinas lights up the crowd at the Retro Music Hall in Prague on April 4 © Zdenek Krhovsky

Eric Sardinas and his signature dobro at the Retro Music Hall in Prague © Zdenek Krhovsky

Mac McAnally, Jimmy Buffet, "Ukulele Jake" Shimabukuro and Robert Greenidge wasted away again and sounding really good. © Rick Booth

Shark Attack in Charlotte, NC Verizon Amphitheatre © Rick Booth

Rick, Charlie Fernandez, JL Jamison, and Lee Booth spend some time together backstgage before The Jimmy Buffet Concert in Charlotte NC at Verizon Ampitheatre April 29, 2008. Thanks guys for the hospitality! Lots of fun!

Shakey Jakey, Bradley F Stewart, Big Daddy and K-Hop gettin' Shack A Delic at the Shack Up Inn. Big props to Uncle Guy and Robert Clay. You guys ROCK! We will have Shack Shock for years to come. For a shackin' good time, call www.shackupinn.com ! They'll leave the light on.

Watermelon Slim, speaking on behalf of the whole band, thanks the BMA and their fans for Watermelon Slim & The Workers win as Band of the Year and Album of the Year (for The Wheel Man) for 2008. Way to go guys, you earned it!

Warren Haynes invites Walter Trout to sit in with him at The Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, LA during the second weekend of Jazz Fest. Warren and Walter....pretty damn smokin'!!!