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Location: south east Michigan | Being the quite, shy, and socially withdrawn guy that he is, I'm sure Cliff would not bring this up.
I on the other hand have no such reservations.
Check it out HERE |
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Location: SoCal | That's our Clifford..... |
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Location: Midland, MI | Very nice write up, and a cool site to boot! Thanks for posting it, Brad. Nice site, Cliff!
Side note: It kind of looks like the guy on the left in the "Sloppy Seconds" photo is playing a black O. My eye sight is bad, though. |
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| Great write-up. Kudos! |
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Location: NJ | Just so you "know" Brad, the entire thing is a farce (with the exception of the football game-thing, that really DID happen).
I threw this together in-lieu of the usual "bio" t'go on the webpage, and it's also somewhat of a "poke" at an "Entertainment" reporter in one of our local newspapers . . .
The guy on the bottom IS playing an Ovation.
That our own John B.
He and my ex-prtner Rick are currently out as "Second Shift".
The "Sloppy Seconds" thing is me having a bit of a piss w/them . . .
"I Kid Because I Love . . . "
(Hey! . . at least I "cubed-out" the faces . . .) |
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Location: Vernon CT | Cliff, I'm impressed!
Brad, thanks for bringing this to our attn: about one of our own. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Didn't even mention how good he is beating on his big powerful Cajones. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Originally posted by cruster:
Side note: It kind of looks like the guy on the left in the "Sloppy Seconds" photo is playing a black O. My eye sight is bad, though. That would be me with my Burgundy Legend LX. It does look black in that picture. For the record, the name of the duo is "second Shift". Good 'ol Cliff and that sense of humor of his. He's a regular riot! |
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Location: NJ | :p |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Payback's a bitch! ;) |
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Location: closely held secret | Hehe. Helen "Mill-Kowe"... Nice, Cliffy. |
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Location: NJ | The woman's real name is Willkowe, and her weekly review was called "Pubs & Clubs" . . .
It was actually quite horrid, but it WAS just a little local piss-ant newspaper.
She used t'be the brunt of a LOT of "inside jokes" between Rick & myself. This "article" was/is just a carry-on of that . . . |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cliff:
I threw this together in-lieu of the usual "bio" t'go on the webpage, and it's also somewhat of a "poke" at an "Entertainment" reporter in one of our local newspapers . . . Clever. I like it and approve. :)
The guy on the bottom IS playing an Ovation. Woohoo! I can cancel my eye appointment!
"I Kid Because I Love . . . " That's better than my deal. I got kids because I...er, never mind. Family forum.
Seriously, cliff, very well done, especially in light of the intent. The pic on the front page, by the way, is evocative; well done. I wonder now, though, if you're photographer's name isn't a play on a semi-famous guitarist's name. Fool me once... ;) |
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Location: south east Michigan | A very interesting and creative way to do that Cliff! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Dijya notice in that photo his eyes seem to look at you no matter where you are...
scary. |
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| That was a nice write up! I have no where near the same number of performances under my belt but I can say I do understand the effort it takes to do an evenings entertainment with a crowded house of dunken sports fans. For any of you guy's who do not do a "solo act" let me tell there are nights this is the most fun and satisfying outlet for your talents you can imagine, and then there are nights it seems to take forever for the evening to be done. It is all about the crowd. The good ones...like Cliff.......can often get a difficult crowd into what your doing. You have to be a "front man/leadsinger the only guitarist, soundman/roadie and your own manager/booking agent and your responsible for drunken crowd control too" I am still working on this....it is true talent that many musicians do not do very well with. Age, attitude/confidence, sense of humor, and life experience (to name a few) help with this. It is something you can't practice until your in the moment... so experience is the only lesson master here. If there was a way to teach it Cliff would be a great instructor though.
Cliff; if I stop down to pick up my guitars from Al perhaps you'd teach me the guitar parts for Going to California? I'll show you some other ZEP that perhaps you have not tried?
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Location: NJ | Crusty;
The "PhotoCredit" is legit . . . . and it's Jeanette. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Ask him to show you Free Bird, Randy.
He loves that one. |
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Location: closely held secret | And MacArthur Park... |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Originally posted by Northcountry:
The good ones...like Cliff.......can often get a difficult crowd into what your doing. That's because he's usually more difficult than the crowd is. :D |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
Didn't even mention how good he is beating on his big powerful Cajones. I hate it when somebody tries to kick mine... but to do it to yourself... whoa.... |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Dijya notice in that photo his eyes seem to look at you no matter where you are...
scary. The picture I have of him in the shri...er, music room, does the same thing. Sometimes it weeps real tears, too. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Playin's'that bad, eh? |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Playin's'that bad, eh? Let's not make this about me, Jeff. Focus on cliff! |
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Location: everywhere | wankers |
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Location: NJ | That's Messrs. Wankers, to you, sir . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Caravan Rooubishe:
wankers Don't you have a refrigerator on the porch that needs fixin'? |
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Location: NJ | I dare t'say that the refrigerator IS the "porch" . . . |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Need some blonde to paint that "porch"?
You performers, especially in bars, have some cajones. Clever way to finally finish that bio, Cliff. |
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Location: big island | seems i perused and enjoyed this article some months ago, or was i having a nightmare? |
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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | LMAO |
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Location: everywhere | a complete load of total fooken rooubishe. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Hello, Pot? This is the Kettle.... |
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Location: NJ | "Bitter"?? . . . Table for One? . . . "Bitter"?? . . . |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Makes a Nice Read...
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..the Venue can make a Difference too.. |
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Location: NJ | nice and cliff in the same sentence
a sure sign of the apocalypse |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by alpep:
nice and cliff in the same sentence
a sure sign of the apocalypse Just another entry on an ever growing list, tho' |
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Location: NJ | . . . this'd probably be a bad time t'bring up the birthmark on my scalp . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That the one in the shape of an Adamas? |
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Location: NJ | . . no, that's the "dent". |
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Location: Texas | BORING!!!
:cool: :eek: :rolleyes: ;) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Been there; done that more nights than I can remember...Thanks Cliff for the memories: I can honestly say that I miss some of it...not much but some of it! Lol, I enjoyed the article!
You da man Cliff! |
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| Great Article Cliff, you seem like a cool dude doing what he loves. I can relate to trying to mix up the repertoire and not have to belt out Brown Eyed Girl for a living, looks like you do a good job of keeping it interesting.
I'm doing some writing of my own too, finally.I found this book http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Spiritual-Creativity-Workbook/dp/...
to be amazing at breaking through writers block and stimulating your creativity, also some good ,and inspiring exercizes that help with discipline and reinforcing your belief in yourself as a writer. Sounds deep, but its a very popular book among artists of all kinds. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Nice story, Cliff. I enjoyed reading that. |
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A Nice Article About Cliff