Cuttin' Heads

OK, I'm gonna try a little something new. Saturday nights will be Head Cuttin' nights in the fashion of the oldschool blues clubs. For those of you who don't know what head cuttin' is, it's simple. It's a musical duel - one on one - to see who's got the chops. Blues lore has it that if you made a deal at the crossroads with the devil and wanted out of the contract, the only way to accomplish that was to cut heads with the devil's best guitar player or harmonica player or whatever instrument you happened to play. If you beat the devil's golden child your contract was nullified. If you have seen the 1986 cult classic Crossroads starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jamie Gertz you may remember the head cutting scene with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. Steve played the character Jack Butler who Macchio's character has to battle for the soul of Willie Dixon (Seneca). If you have not seen the movie I highly suggest watching it. It tends to be a little dramatic and overdone at times, but hey- it was 1986. And if you can get past the Karate Kid doing a not so good job of acting it's a great movie. Check out the head cuttin' scene at right. It's worth the watch just to see Steve Vai's dramatic defeat at the end. So watch the clip and then tune in Saturdays cuz YOU are gonna decide whose head gets cut and who's soul is saved.