UPDATE: I continue to have problems with my .htacess file becoming corrupted and I’ve given up looking for solutions…so I came up with one of my own: I stored a clean version of the .htaccess file in a separate folder. I setup a cron job to copy the clean file into the site folder every 30 minutes. It’s not the most elegant solution, but it’s a solution nonetheless. Worse case scenario is the site will be down for a max of 30 minutes.

Hey Blues Fans,
I’m reaching out for some help. As many of you have noticed, the website is down way to often. The cause of the problem is a corrupted .htaccess file. Somehow, the file is being modified, usually with the addition of an extra character…but that one extra letter is enough to cause the crash. My hosting company, though responsive, hasn’t been much help in solving the problem. My internet search has turned up nothing.

Here’s what I need:

1. If you get an Error 500 (Internal Server Error), please send an email to admin@learnblueslicks.com or learnblueslicks@gmail.com (please add these to your contacts list) to alert me the site is down. I will manually fix the problem asap.
2. If anyone has experience with Wordpress, Apache server, and .htaccess files, I’d sure appreciate the help. Here is a copy of my correct .htaccess file for reference:

# BEGIN WordPress

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

# END WordPress

Thanks,

Haywyre

Here’s a nice lick to end a slow blues in B. It’s in the style of Jimi Hendrix’s Red House, after the last lyric “…I know her sister will”. You can move this lick up and down the neck to play it in other keys. This is a must-have lick in you blues arsenal.

Hey blues fans! Just a quick shout-out from Nagano Japan. I’ve been over here for a few days on business, hence the break in video production.

This is my first trip to Japan. The flight over was brutal. I flew JAL. Good airline, good service, but the seats were tight. I’m 6’5″ and weigh 265. I could barely squeeze into the seat and my knees were up to my chin. And the bastard sitting in front of me wasted no time reclining his seat.

Riddle me this Batman: Why do they put the video controls and headphone jack on the inside of the armrest instead of on the top? When you’re seating in the seat, you can’t even get to them.

Before I left, I loaded a bunch of new blues onto the iPod. Lot’s of Jimmy Thackery, some live Joe Bonamassa, and some old Robben Ford (1979), and the rehearsal sessions of Eric Clapton’s “From the Cradle”. I heard lots of great licks that I would love to break down. If only there was enough time in the day.

Speaking of “From the Cradle”, when I get back from Japan, I’m going to breakdown “I’m Tore Down” and post most of it exclusively on the site. Maybe I’ll just put the first lick on YouTube.

That’s all for now. I’m out!