TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN LES PAUL’S 101st BIRTHDAY: I was fortunate to interview Les in 2002 for both Vintage Guitar magazine (article sadly not online) and one of the first Blogcritics articles. At the time, he was getting ready to celebrate his next birthday with a blowout party at his regular haunt, the Iridium Club. After the interview, I borrowed a line from Woody Allen on the occasion of one of Groucho Marx’s later birthdays: I’m sorry I can’t attend your 87th birthday party — but I expect you to be at mine!