OCD, Server Logs, etc.

So, one of the obsessive behaviors I indulge in is poring over the raw log files from my webserver. Every night, some time after midnight, I engage in this ritualistic behavior. I find the whole thing fascinating. Of particular interest to me are the search terms that people have used to find there way here to the blog, or to my photos. Often times this prompts me to do my own search, to satisfy my own curiosity as to what they were really looking for, or why they were looking (as I mentioned in this post about Elvin Bishop.

This post is basically just an experiment/diversion and probably of no real interest to anyone aside from myself. Although it does provide an interesting glimpse into how people are finding their way here.

Anyway… so far this month, numerous people have come looking for:

“Elvin Bishop” (because he’s on tour)
“Jimmy Thackery” (also on tour)
“Tab Benoit” (also touring)
“Preston Hubbard” (Possibly due to this post to Craig’s List, seeking gigs between tours) More on Preston on his website.
“Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown” (sadly, due to his declining health and cancer diagnosis)
“Ohio ECheck” (I’m sure they all left quite disappointed)
“Chester Frost Park” (I haven’t figured out why, yet, but it’s a lot of hits; something’s up)
“Rainbow Lake Signal Mtn.” (I think they’ve been doing some trail work recently)
“Toadstools” (Again, no idea why, but this is a fairly popular one, especially in the UK)
“Oprah +Peppermill” (apparently she had a guest on who makes peppermills)
And someone else searched for “Peppermill, America’s Test Kitchen” (I’m hoping my glowing, effusive review of my new peppermill was of some assistance to them)

So, now this post can serve as a jumping off point, a portal of sorts for these common search queries… what a thoughtful and helpful guy I am!