I am sitting here listening to some of my new Christmas CDs...

[murielm99]

Right now, I am listening to Susan Tedeschi's "Back to the River."

In the liner notes, she says, "Thank you to a few of my sources of inspiration: Barack Obama, God Bless You and Good Luck!"

I've been listening to this "new" blues artist since 1994 and talking her up to everyone who likes my kind of music. I have seen her in concert twice, once with Buddy Guy. I guess there are other reasons to like her, too.