I don't know anyone that isn't somewhat sad at hearing that B.B. King has passed away at 89 years old. Talk about someone that is truly American?! Riley B. King, later to be "Blues Boy King" and even later to be B.B. King was a pioneer in a music genre that was purely American in its roots. Growing up and working on a cotton plantation in Mississippi, B.B. would then play his guitar on the street corners at night. Little did anyone know that one day he would be ranked #6 on Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 guitarists of all time... and of the five above him: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Keith Richards... all have said that B.B. King was instrumental in them developing their own style of playing. If you want to see a person that is truly happy doing the one thing that he loves... check out the video of B.B. playing When Love Comes to Town with U2. I hope that he will be buried with "Lucille" his Gibson ES-355 with the maple neck. R.I.P.Today's quote is from B.B. King:
"Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!"
Workout: Cardio
Rowing Machine with HR at 130-150 bpm, 44 minutes
Bicycle Crunches, 50 repetitions
Foam Roller Work
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