ALBERT CASTIGLIA, BLUES GUITARIST, SINGER AND SONGWRITER

​ IS THE SPECIAL GUEST ON THE RAY SHASHO SHOW 

Albert Castiglia arrived on the International radar after Buddy Guy's iconic harp-blower, Junior Wells, heard the young bluesman sing and invited him into his solo band for several world tours. The gig was a shop-window, and though Wells sadly died in 1998, Albert stayed busy, joining the great Atlanta vocalist, Sandra Hall, for national tours in the late-'90s, while he held his own in onstage jams with artists ranging from Pinetop Perkins to John Primer. He has been named "Best Blues Guitarist" by Miami New Times, the respected alternative music magazine and honored by Roots Music Report with a Top Blues Album of 2011 and 2012. Castiglia was born in New York and raised in Miami to an Italian father and Cuban mother and combines all influences to create his unique style of modern day blues with a traditional core.

After five acclaimed albums and decades of blazing blues-rock shows, you might argue that you've already made his acquaintance. But by the Florida bandleader's own admission, Big Dog is the first release to truly get under his skin. "I just wanted to make a record that best represented who I am, as a musician, singer, guitarist and live artist," explains Albert. "With every release, I've come close, but this time, producer Mike Zito helped me nail it. He and label boss Thomas Ruf wanted me to make a raw, rocking blues record. That's what I'm about. That's who I am..."



Released in 2016 on Ruf Records, Big Dog confirms that Albert is a different breed to the lightweights and arrivistes who dominate the modern music scene. At 46, he's slugged his way into contention the old-fashioned way: writing from his heart, bleeding into his performances, eating up the road. "I have no illusions about what kind of guitar player and singer I am," he states. "My style is raw, unadulterated, crude and heavy. I don't have the technical proficiency of other players, but I play what's in my heart and what I feel at that moment. When I write songs, they have to mean something."



Recorded at Dockside Studios, Louisiana, there's not an ounce of fat on Big Dog's eleven tracks, with Albert darting between self-penned originals, cherished covers and co-writes with some of his closest compadrés. "You could smell the mojo in the sweet Southern air," reflects Albert, "and you could feel the mojo in the recording studio. We had a studio-savvy band with an incredible amount of soul, and Mike's role as producer was the wildcard."



In 2014, Ruf debut Solid Ground was declared "smouldering and intense" by The Blues Magazine. Now, Big Dog ups the ante, offering eleven new songs to get your teeth into, and supported by a full international tour that promises bark and bite. If you thought you knew Albert Castiglia, you don't know the half of it. "I think this album is a major game-changer for me," he says. "No matter what happens after Big Dog's release, I'll always be proud of it. When we tour this album, you can expect a balls to the wall, rockin' blues show. Expect to get what I've always given you - my 100%..."

Official Website: http://albertcastiglia.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Albert-Castiglia-Band-108882649201932/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AlbertCastiglia

Angelica Rose, An Angel Walkin, is a Universal gifted Angel Messenger, Medium,  Inner Spirit Activation Specialist since 1991, a Certified Hypnotist and Author of Ebooks, Relaxation CDs,  Relaxation DVDs, Talk on Spiritual Oneness and Inspirational Stickers.. She has been ordained in India in 2005 and certified as a minister of LOVE in 2007.  

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Lucia Rene is a highly trained mystic, having apprenticed with Frederick P. Lenz, an enlightened master of American Buddhism, psychic development and mysticism.  With over 40 years of spiritual disciplines and 17 years apprenticing with Frederick (Rama), she is a walking encyclopedia of the mystical arts and a master of navigating alternative dimensions.  As a mystical Stalker, she can ferret out the root of your problem.  As a Dreamer, she can mentor how to dream a more refined life and ultimately dissolve the dream into formlessness.  As a Manifester, she can conceive of something, then magically allow it to come into form.

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Growing up in India combined with travels to Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Asia and Europe, gave me a great love of writing for Indian mythology and divinity tales. I write short stories and articles inspired by the power of happiness, love, laughter and the compelling flow and ebb of human emotions that make life an exhilarating journey! I am former journalist, now turned writer and part of a fantastic editorial team  for the Coffeelicious online magazine on https://medium.com/ with 1.9K+ followers. I am also a content contributor for Thought Catalog, an online magazine for millennials. An MBA in Marketing and with a second masters degree in international relations, I work in marketing/business development/vendor relations roles for corporate entities in the United States. I have just completed my new book - " Be Perfectly Imperfect", 41 short essays on life, laughter and happiness - now available on my website

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Arno, is a freelance writer and blogger specializing in the subject of the Matrix. He has written for websites such as  https://humansarefree.com/ and  http://dreamcatcherreality.com/author/arno/, but now shares crucial information on his own site. In the past  Arno has worked as a field guide on various game reserves in South Africa, viewing wild animals while attempting to translate their behavior to guests from all around the world.

Among other things Arno, has also worked as an English teacher in Thailand, as a tour guide, on a trout farm as well as a delivery man. Above all Arno, has always been an avid researcher of mysteries and in 2015, he joined Robert Boerman, a crop circle specialist in a research project aimed at gathering more intel on all the massive stone circles in South Eastern Africa. It was believed that there may be unknown technological or sound connections as these ancient sites hold stones that weigh well over a ton.

Arno, has traveled extensively to South East Asia and within his home country of South Africa, and has met many influential people in his life which is the main reason he is who he is right now at the age of 24. He has always practiced Qigong and has completed dark room meditations in caves in North Eastern Thailand.

Currently, Arno is writing a book called “Die Alineendom”, which translates to “the all in one”, which is a prophetic book of poetry aimed to awaken the people of South Africa. Arno also offers a deprogramming service over skype to help people understand how the matrix and holographic nature of our reality works and how one can adjust reality by learning how every mechanism in the matrix works.

Joe Meadors was a U.S. Navy signalman on the USS Liberty on June 8, 1967 when Israel attacked and tried to sink the ship. He was on the bridge throughout the attack and has described seeing Israeli forces machine-gunning life rafts. He is past president and current director of operations of the USS Liberty Veterans Association, which is calling for a full investigation on the attack and subsequent cover-up by Israel and the U.S. government. In 2010 he participated in a flotilla of boats that tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by taking humanitarian goods directly to Gaza. Joe was taken prisoner with the other passengers when Israeli forces hijacked the boat at sea, in violation of international law.

On June 8, 1967, US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty was suddenly and brutally attacked on the high seas in international waters by the air and naval forces of Israel. The Israeli forces attacked with full knowledge that this was an American ship and lied about it. Survivors have been forbidden for 40 years to tell their story under oath to the American public. The USS Liberty Memorial web site tells their story and is dedicated to the memory of the 34 brave men who died.



The Attack

After surveilling USS Liberty for more than nine hours with almost hourly aircraft overflights and radar tracking, the air and naval forces of Israel attacked our ship in international waters without warning. USS Liberty was identified as a US naval ship by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft nine hours before the attack and continuously tracked by Israeli radar and aircraft thereafter. Sailing in international waters at less than five knots, with no offensive armament, our ship was not a military threat to anyone.

The Israeli forces attacked without warning and without attempting to contact us. Thirty four Americans were killed in the attack and another 174 were wounded.   The ship, a $40-million dollar state-of-the-art signals intelligence platform, was later declared unsalvageable and sold for scrap.



The Cover Up

Despite a near-universal consensus that the Israeli attack was made with full knowledge that USS Liberty was a US Navy ship, the Johnson administration began an immediate cover-up of this fact. Though administration officers continued individually to characterize the attack as deliberate, the Johnson administration never sought the prosecution of the guilty parties or otherwise attempted to seek justice for the victims. They concealed and altered evidence in their effort to downplay the attack. Though they never formally accepted the Israeli explanation that it was an accident, they never pressed for a full investigation either. They simply allowed those responsible literally to get away with murder.



In an ongoing effort to reveal the truth about the attack, the USS Liberty Veterans Association has filed with the Secretary of the Army in the manner prescribed by law a detailed, fully documented Report of War Crimes describing the circumstances of the attack on our ship and evidence that it was a crime under international law. In accordance with international law and treaties, the United States is obligated to investigate the allegations. So far, the United States has declined even to acknowledge that the report has been filed. The full text of the report can be found at http://www.gtr5.com/evidence/warcrimes.pdf



Anti-Semitism and the Anti-American Apologists

The USS Liberty Memorial web site abhors the racist and extreme positions taken by antiSemitic, Holocaust denial, conspiracy theorist and other such groups which often seek to identify with us and to usurp our story as their own. We have no connection with and do not support or encourage support from any of these groups including National Alliance, National Vanguard, The New Order, National Socialists, The French Connection, Liberty Lobby, American Free Press, Republic Broadcasting, USS Liberty Radio Hour, Storm Front or other such groups. We wish harm to no one and encourage social justice and equality for everyone; we seek only accountability for the criminal acts perpetrated against us and can do that without help from hate-mongers.



On the Israeli side, the group of pro-Israel, anti-American critics of our story, while small, persists in launching loud, vicious ad hominem attacks on anyone who attempts to discuss the deliberateness of the attack. These anti-American apologists refuse to discuss the facts of the case. Instead, they rely on propaganda and charge anyone who questions the Israeli position with being antiSemitic.



For detailed and authoritative accounts of the power and influence of the pro-Israel lobby, please see The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy by Mearsheimer and Walt and The Pro-Israel Lobby by Edward Herman.



The Betrayal of American Veterans

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Americans who volunteer for military service effectively write a blank check, payable to the United States of America for an amount "up to and including my life." The United States, in turn, promises to spend these checks responsibly. That bargain implicitly includes a promise by the United States to protect them and to seek retribution against anyone who harms them. In the case of USS Liberty, the United States has failed to keep its end of the bargain.