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Location: 6 String Ranch | Lonnie Mack was lots of fun except it got really drunk out that night, and Matt Smith is always fun to jam with. |
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Location: Indiana | You really should write a book Bill. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Everyone in the lobby at a factory tour. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | What Fred said. YHBT. |
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| Wow Prof, The story about Loggins is cool enough but to run into Dan Fogelberg in a campgrounds and Jam. That is the proverbial second lightning strike. |
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Location: closely held secret | Wow, indeed. Didn't realize I was only one degree away from so many famous people. I think I prefer the people I know here, though. My one brush with a star was meeting Tom Scholz (the lead guitarist from Boston) at a party once. A total ass. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Like Hossman21, I'm only a good guitar player to those who don't know how to play. So, my first expereince playing with "famous", talented musicians will come the weekend of June 5th 6th and 7th! :) |
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| Stephen, Opening for The Guess Who back in the day is pretty cool too. You guy's must have been pretty good in your time to do that. Sounds like you could have stayed with music. Might be interesting to know what would have happened. Funny, I remember Blood Rock....My older Brother was into anything new back then and I remember their crazy Album Covers and hard rock of that era. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Northcountry:
You guy's must have been pretty good in your time to do that. Bite me! :D Course being "in my time" will make the taste old and bitter! ;)
Thanks Randy....it was lots of fun but the times were different and many brain cells were either destroyed or sent on permanent vacation. I will sometimes visit with friends from the past and they will tell a truly hilarious story that I was involved in (but that I have no recollection of and I was relatively good back then compared to many of the druggy/drinkers that I knew and/or performed with). |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "will make the taste old and bitter!"
...and tough too! |
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Location: Jet City | Back in my heavy metal days, there were many, but probably the most noteworthy and relevant still today would be Lars and Cliff from Metallica.
My best friend Ross was the new lead player for a bad called Trauma, the band Cliff Burton played for before Metallica, They practiced next door to each other. I played the rhythm parts to "Seek and Destroy" and Ross did the leads. They were still virtually unknown back then. They'd just put out their first album, "Kill 'Em All" and we both knew several songs off the album. Ross and I were still pretty stoked. We were just 16 I think. Ross went on to do one record with Trauma on Mike Vaurney's "Shrapnel" label.
FYI, I was playing my UKII. :D
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Location: New York | Wabbit mentioned that he met Tom Shulz of Boston. Boston was my first Rock and Roll love and my favorite band for many years. I am acquainted with Bob Aquaviva of Utica New York who produced a few of Boston's more recent albums. My best friend Jerry Yerman now sings in a band with Bob. I couldn't resist asking Bob about Tom Shulz and he said the same thing. Total Ass. Kinda disappointing for a longtime fan to hear. He does a lot of good with his money, but I guess doesn't respect anyone. Unfortunate. |
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Location: New York | I just realized that I have played with someone famous. I was frontman for a band called Skyless Knight back in the 80s and my drummer was Steve Borgovinni. You guys probably have never heard of him but he later formed a band called Fun Lovin' Criminals that had much success and made many videos for MTV and such. He is now in a band I think is called Needledrop or CC Jones. Good guy and very talented drummer. Fun Lovin Criminals played alternative rap/alternative rock. He's no Dan Fogelberg, but he's all I got. LOL |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | It's the memories more than the names that are really important. I enjoy hanging out with a lot of the guys on this board more than I ever did with the "names" . |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Nobody except you guys, unless someone made it big from my college days that I'm not aware of. I've also been out of music for too many years and just appreciate the help I've received from this board in getting back into it. Hanging out in the basement in Idaho isn't conducive to meeting famous people.
I agree with Stephen that it's the memories of getting together with folks like you that are important. I need to meet more. With the beer and the age, I'm starting to forget who I've met and who I haven't. |
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Location: Chicago | Hey, Popcritic knows Kaki! :)
BWT: Isn't is Tom Scholz? |
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| Narvel Felts. Ever hear of him? Me neither but apparently he's famous in rockabilly circles.
He travels with just a guitar and gets local bands to back him for his concerts. I was in a band that did this in '94. He sent us some tapes and handwritten fake sheets and we learned the songs.
It went well, he's quite a performer and his fans went nuts. I, personally, was not star struck. |
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Location: Chicago | What a name! Maybe an anagram for SELF TRAVEL'N ? :) |
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Location: New York | BWT: Isn't is Tom Scholz?
My bad Sholz it is.
BWT: Isn't it BTW??? |
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Location: New York | Scholz
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Never had the privilege (?) of being in a place to jam with famous folks; my cheapy mando still has the remnants of Bill Monroe's signature on the back, though.
I'd have to agree with those who have commented about jammin' with the folks here on the board. Between the trips to Mother and the Smokey's jam, I'm thinking that some of the most talented musicians I know are hidin' their candles under the proverbial bushel. Famous, no--but musically just as good, and pretty nice folks to boot, too.
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Location: Scotland | I'd missed this thread until tonight, and it got me thinking about the last nearly 30 years of playing, promoting and running music venues. These are I guess are a few of the highlights
Gigs/tours/recording - Tim Rose (writer of the Hendrix version of "Hey Joe") Splinter (first act signed to George Harrison's Dark Horse label) Bob Cheevers - Austin-based songwriter and for those of you old enough to remember, the guy who sang the theme tune for the TV series "Love American Style"
Opening for and/or after-show Jams - Chip Taylor (writer of Wild Thing, Angel Of The Morning and a ton of other monster hits) Guy Clark, Richard Dobson, Jesse Winchester, Bill Kirchen, Steve Young, Ponty Bone, Sonny Curtis, Peter Rowan, Eric Bibb, Rory Block, Peter Case, Jim Lauderdale, Kevin Welch, Darden Smith, Bob Brozman, Eric Taylor, The Gourds, Tom Russell, Steve James, Katie Moffat, Martin Simpson, Bert Jansch, Joe Ely, Nick Lowe, Michael Chapman, Issac Guillory, Kent DuChane, John Renbourn, Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmour, Kimmie Rhodes, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jimmy LaFave, Billy Swan, Colin Hay, Terry Allen, Dale Watson, and in a few weeks, Gurf Morlix.
After-show ass kicking (him, not me) - John Stewart
The most fun - Cliff, Bill, Matt, Johhny, Brad, Al, Kim, Amy etc. It's all about context. And probably beer will be in there somewhere too. |
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| I have worked security, and as a volunteer for several of the Indian River save the lagoon festivals here in Florida in Vero Beach and Sebastian over the years.. have sat down and played with Arlo a couple of times, Richie Havens once, and met many of the other artists at those venues and had the chance to talk with Don Henley, Woody Harrelson (Manly Moondog and the 3 Cool Cats for that show) and several others.
I was a hack then, and still, but it was a lot of fun. and Arlo is a super nice guy.
I see Larry Coryell quite often, and whenever he's in town he's hanging out at Howie's(Guitar Haven) and will usually go over to the Sun Shoppe coffee house and light up the place with some of the other local talent joining along.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I was Freddie |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Hmmm.....played with that is famous. Well I only started playing a little over 2 years ago.
Fame is in the eye of the beholder. I have played with many famous people, at many jams and a special clinic. Well, played with is relative, they have allowed me to strum a little with them, throw in a bad harmony or two, make them lose a beat or three.
Yes, I have played with MANY a famous person, y'all know who they are, and I am better for it! |
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