Category Archives: Blues

The blues as philosophy

Blue Jeans Blues

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Definition of Hubris: Losing 5 pounds and deciding to get rid of all my fat jeans. “You’ll be sorry,” says Memphis Earlene. “Do it anyway,” says Scarlett, my Fashion advisor.”You can always get more on ebay.” Definition of neurotic: Losing … Continue reading →

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Dead Cat Blues

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Memphis Earlene doesn’t ‘get’ cats, thinks they’re a trivial pursuit. Grand passions, the seductive call of self-destruction and substance abuse,  feeling like a motherless child? That’s  Blues territory. Cats don’t get the blues.  They give them. They tear up your … Continue reading →

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Breadloaf Blues

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Breadloaf Blues.

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Blues Entitlement

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

 Yes, there’s a difference between the blues and plain old self-pity.    You have the right to sing the blues if you work for Wal-mart. You have a right to sing the blues if you ain’t got no home in this … Continue reading →

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DMV Blues Part Deux

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Tough love from Blues Legend Memphis Earlene was yesterday.  Today it’s time for Franco-Therapy. Everything’s better in France, especially if you’re an Older Woman, according to Scarlett, my fashion consultant.  Everything improves when translated into the French version. She’s back … Continue reading →

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DMV Blues

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

‘I went down to the Department of Motor Vehicles/ To get my license renewed…..” The official line is  I get better with age, like good whiskey, but tell that to the  camera.  Getting a new photo ID is like being confronted with … Continue reading →

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Blues for Beginners: Rousing the Sales Force

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

“Woke up this morning,…..and went back to sleep”   That’s the lyrics to Epstein-Barre Blues, written by Memphis Earlene Gray before she turned commercial on me.  She wants her place in Wikipedia, if only as a footnote. She needs a sales … Continue reading →

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Boots, Roots, and the Blues.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Her age? Timeless. Ethnicity? Bluish. Memphis Earlene Gray is an Avatar of the Boogie Gods. And she’s way cooler than I’ll ever be. “You don’t choose the Blues, they choose you,” Memphis Earlene reminds me. “They chose you when you … Continue reading →

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Blues for Beginners: The Publication Party

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

You can now buy Blues for Beginners: Stories and Obsession by Judith Podell on Amazon for $2.99.  Also on Smashwords.com, if you don’t have a Kindle. Welcome to our Virtual Publication Party, which is off to a rocky start. All my … Continue reading →

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Blues for Beginners: The Book

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Memphis Earlene Gray

Publication date?  Bacon Press Books is shooting for mid  January!!!!! In preparation for the Virtual Book Tour, Memphis Earlene has graciously agreed to interview me. Memphis Earlene:  Let’s start with your title, Judith.  No offence, but Blues for Beginners sounds … Continue reading →

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