Ep. 100: GEORGE PRATT and the Mississippi Blues

'See You in Hell, George Pratt' was our other choice for a title, but we thought better of it!

This is Part II with the man and we start it off with some process stuff for Wolverine Netsuke and Batman Harvest Breed, then move right into his work with Illustration Academy at Ringling.

We were told by our friend, Francis Vallejo, to ask George about some of the practical jokes he's pulled at IA in the past—and we did (oh boy).

The end of this episode, however, is no joke. Pratt takes us on a wild ride with him through the Mississippi Delta as he regales us with stories from his documentary and book about the Blues. 'See You in Hell, Blind Boy - A Tale of the Blues' is not just an award-winning film. It started out as a book he was working on and folks...it's the real deal.

Hearing him describe his journey to find out about great Blues men like Jack Owens and Mississippi John Hurt will blow your mind. It really is a testament to how wonderful a storyteller he is. If Dwight and I sound a little shell-shocked at the end, it's 'cause we were. We had no idea that, we too, were going on a journey.

Our thanks to George for hanging out with us so long. D and I asked a lot of questions and he was very giving of his time. He was a real sweetheart.

**For this episode, we played snippets of the following songs: Robert Johnson's Crossroad Blues and Jack Owens' Good Morning Little School Girl.

Oh, and happy 100th episode to us!