Allergy City & "The Twenty Sneeze Blues"
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
June 10, 2017 10:56am CST
On Wednesday, according to local news, my city of Eugene had the highest pollen count, not only in the state or the country, but the world! I did not inquire as to how they knew since I had trouble seeing anything most of this week.
I take the non-sleepy allergy pills and use eye drops too, but there was litttle help this week. We have cool weather and rain for a few days now, so maybe that will help. I did get to the clubhouse and played ping pong at least, but my walking program is temporarily halted.
I did not go to my guitar lesson Wednesday, but my interesting (old hippie) teacher suggested that I write the Allergy Blues. My immediate thought was "I can't write a blues song," but with some thought and lots of fooling around on the guitar, I came up with "the Twenty Sneeze Blues," two verses and a refrain with four chords.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
10 Jun 17
Thats awesome James!!
Lets here it.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
11 Jun 17
@JamesHxstatic I bet it is great James.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
@TiarasOceanView Well. thanks. I hope it will be after my teacher makes some suggestions.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
Still working on it, getting those fingers on my left hand to change chords quickly.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jun 17
Thank God the pollen season is over here, we get it around April and May when things come alive here.
I hope you feel better soon.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
Come July 4th, our pollen seems to die down mostly. I am some better today, thanks.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Jun 17
I stay in when pollen is high. Rain might help wash it all away. Hope so.
Your tune sounds fun.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
I have had to stop my walking program for now. I think the rain helped some.
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@Marilynda1225 (91115)
• United States
10 Jun 17
I can sympathize with your allergies and sneezing. We're going through the same thing in our house but our pollen doesn't seem quite as bad as yours. But we're sneezing like crazy
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
The Kleenex people must love this time of year.
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@teamfreak16 (43611)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Jun 17
I hate it when my allergies flare up. This sounds pretty brutal.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
It is not so bad today, since we have had rain for two days now.
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@teamfreak16 (43611)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Jun 17
@JamesHxstatic - That's good to hear.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Jun 17
Well... it would sound better if I could change chords more smoothly, but I am working on that.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17242)
• China
11 Jun 17
You finally found the feeling and made it.I haven't listened to Blues, whose heavy-hearted sentiment must be suitable for the current situation there.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
It is not all heavy metal really. I like Mississippi John Hurt style Delta blues a lot.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
14 Jun 17
My husband suffers terribly with allergies 
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Jun 17
As we drove north there were times it looked like it was a blizzard due to tree seedy fluffy things, I can only imagine pollen is a huge problem all over this year!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Jun 17
@JamesHxstatic It's often my eyes, the fine stuff gets under my contacts and I end up with problems
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
It did look like snow with the cottonwood pollen flying around here. I think my problem is mostly grass pollen.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
11 Jun 17
ya poor dear! my eldest son suffers horribly from allergies 'n 's got to've the shots 'r he's a drippy mess. junipers 're his worst enemy. he'll not listen'n get some raw local honey. i got some fer'im 'n he 'fergets' to eat a spoonful daily.
i truly feel fer ya, hon. love the name 'f yer diddy :)
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
With rain we have had in the last day or so, things are better. It will be mostly over with by about July 4th.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
Yes, it does happen and some years are worse than others. This is a bad one.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 17
It's always hard to tell. Sometimes I think I have a cold and then it's just allergies.
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Jun 17
@JamesHxstatic - Ha Ha! The Twenty Sneeze Blues sounds great. I have a daughter who would appreciate it! 
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