"In a career that spans more than forty years, Eric Clapton has secured his place in the rock 'n' roll history books as one of the most influential singer-songwriter-guitarists of all time. From his rise to fame with the Yardbirds to his solo career, the rock icon is a 16-time Grammy winner and the only triple-inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of both the Yardbirds and Cream, and as a solo artist."

The phrase was spray-painted by an admirer on a wall in an Islington Underground station in the autumn of 1967.

Still rings true to me!

I was stationed at Offutt AFB in Omaha, Ne in 1968, and two friends and I drove to Des Moines,Ia in a freak snowstorm in mid-October to catch Cream's farewell tour. Been almost 40 years now and I've never been to any other event that even came close to overwhelming me the way I was blown away that night!

It was all I had dreamed of and more!

Will never forget Ginger Baker's 20+ minute drum solo on "Toad", after which his legs cramped up and he had to be helped off the stage!

It was the end of an era.

But Clapton plays on.

Thru all the problems.

He is still the "best" that there will "ever" be!

And from Timepieces Vol.2, Here's a little something for a friend in Oklahoma!