You chose wisely.
Always thought so. As I recall, at the time, I'd recently read Foucault's Pendulum, which mentioned a street named after him in Paris. Made me chuckle first time you used it.
Mrs. P is from the Piedmont, she grew up with the local bands seeped in the old regional music, bands with names you'd know. Me, I'm playing catch-up learning the history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_blues