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Wheelchair Crowdsurfing and a Man Dipped in Gold?! An Old Blues Guy's Take on This Week's Wildest Rock & Blues Stories Tonight, I'm once again tipping back a glass of cheap whiskey and dropping the needle on a worn-out record. Hey there, it's Memphis Ray. The world is as noisy as ever, but you've got to wonder—why do the folks blessed by the music gods always lead such wildly unpredictable lives? Looking over this week’s news, I laughed so hard I forgot about the ice melting in my glass. From a broken-boned kid raising hell on stage to a frontman painted head-to-toe in gold, all the way to veterans digging up the ghosts of their youth... If the blues is the music of "life’s sorrow and wild revelry," then every single one of these cats this week is a bluesman at heart. Pour yourself a drink for a quiet night, and let me share a few laughs and some electrifying news. …