"Fastest Horse In Town" was the final song played last Friday to close out the
"Mutiny for the Masses" tour by J
ohnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds. Sturgill Simpson said he and the band will be taking an extended break from recording and performing, so the future is foggy beneath the dark clouds. It is very cool and special to know that Sturgill and Miles Miller (drummer)
both attended Woodford County High School, albeit at different times, which is less than fifteen (15) miles from the Rupp Arena stage. This video is best enjoyed at higher volume, if not with headphones or earbuds. I think it is Sonic Bliss, as was the entire 3-hour evening ... !!!
NOTE: Although the earliest recorded use of a mirrored ball was in Charlestown (Boston), MA in 1897, the first official patent for the device ( known then as the "myriad reflector") was filed in Newport, KY in 1916 and granted in 1917. The patent expired in 1934 and Louisville-based Omega National Products (later-named Omega Mirror Products) revived and mass-produced the mirrored spheres, eventually supplying the vast majority of disco balls used in the United States during the 1970s disco era made famous by venues like Studio 54 and films like Saturday Night Fever. So, now you know ...
Discover the fascinating disco ball history from Kentucky's curious invention to its modern cultural significance.
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Here is a clip of the beginning of the show ... it features the dazzling disco ball about midway through it: