Chuck Stetson remembers his Blind Owl Wilson encounter

Thanks to the constant researching of Kyle Fosburgh, a Senior Alanologist and blog contributor, we are pleased to find this story on the "Open Salon" website. A blogger named Chuck Stetson recalls a brief encounter with Our Hero in which Alan preaches the gospel of Henry Thoreau.

Blind Owl Wilson FanFiction and Art

New ground is still being broken in the Alanological field of study! We at the official Blind Owl Blues Blog are astonished - and touched - by the many ways Alan Wilson, founder of Canned Heat, inspiration to blues legends like Son House and John Lee Hooker, continues to inspire artists today. Even those removed from him by both time and space are touched by his brilliant spirit, and he continues to urge us on to new levels of creativity.

Senior Alanologist Rebecca Davis Winters was delighted to receive first a book order, then a personal email from one young Alanologist, "Cat". Here's what she has to say about herself:

I'm a junior Alanologist and I specialize in drawing comics and playing classical piano. My website is http://newdivision-00.deviantart.com/.

Cat kindly shared some of her work with us at the Blind Owl Blues Blog.

• Here's a portrait of Alan paying tribute to his love of nature.
• Another portrait recalls Alan's poetry-as-song.
• This one, apparently done in some stylized form, is strange but interesting nonetheless.
• And here's a drawing in a more traditional medium.

Of even greater interest, owing to its unique nature, is Cat's Blind Owl Wilson FanFiction. While we at the Blind Owl Blues Blog are not very familiar with this genre, it is easy to spot a heartfelt tribute to Alan when we see it. In the Owl and Dove series, Part 1 and Part 2, the author imagines Our Hero being given a second chance at life... and at love!

Read Owl and Dove Part 1 here, and then read Part 2 here. Though the subject matter will likely strike traditional Alanologists as a bit odd, the author's feeling for his sensitivity and love of nature really comes through. Thanks to Cat for her continuing Alanological work. We hope she will be making further contributions to this blog in the future.