Joe G

Dig the dog on the plate.. Not to mention the monkeys. Somewhere in my closet I've got an old Hit Parader from 1968 (when it was actually a "serious" rock magazine) with an article about the Coral Electric Sitar. Now - who/what was Coral, and what kind of marketing department did they have? Manufactured by the Danelectro company: http://www.guitargonauts.com/pick-46.html

Hey you groovy kids, dig this!

I've not decided yet what entourage guy I want to be. Look Mean Guy Straighten Joe G's Tie Guy or Guy on Cell Phone But Not Talking to Anyone Guy ( do they still have these guys?) Talk about money for nothin'!

I hope they swing through the midwest.

It's an organ trio, dude!

Yes.

"Organized" would imply intent.

Close, but no cigar! Close to what?

Humans organize sound and call it "music", but once while walking in a stand of virgin pine in northern Michigan, I absolutely heard the sound of wind streaming through pine needles as music; thrilling music at that, like high strings in an adagio. Then there's birdsong, elk song, coyote song, etc. Another time (long time ago) I went to the local mall, and the minute I stepped inside, I heard what sounded like the wildest electric guitar duet ever - the two tones were swooping and diving like hawks, with a huge reverb on it. A second later I realized it was actually a couple of skilsaws being used somewhere down another wing. So any definition would have to be pretty broad, which the one in the subtitle is. Yes Chuck, I'm still the "dreamy mystic".

Adopt-a-Poppa!

Your first paragraph made the point perfectly, but this one cracked me up.

I'm glad you liked the set design, flames, dancing back-up singers...and when he licked his finger and wiped his bangs. That all adds up to great music. Good set design doesn't add up to great music, but it can enhance the presentation of already great music. This goes back hundreds of years in opera, for instance. BTW Mike, that was Jim's wife you just smacked down.

Jimi Hendrix wasn't a guitarist per se? Per se who? Yeah, I wanna hear the answer to this one. Because Jimi's guitar was continually incorporated into the story-telling aspect of his songs ... the guitar playing served as emphasizers, segues, rhythm and background, etc. underlying the story primarily told by his lyrics. It's tough being the front man and the guitarist. How many great rock bands can you name in which the guitar genius was the front man ? Kurt Cobain, a "guitar genius"? I said "wasn't a guitar genius per se" ... but effectively Kurt was a genius on the instrument. Why? Because his human expression was genius and it wouldn't have happenned without him composing/playing both the vocals and the guitar. He had complex, deep, disturbing emotions and psychological disruptions and disturbances (that are shared by many) that he had to communicate, where vocals alone would not have sufficed. He succeeded in getting enough out of the guitar to achieve that communication. And actually I'd almost get into an argument that some of his guitar work, like on Aero Zeppelin, was genius on a pure guitar basis alone. Don't gotta have Stevie Vai's chops to be a genius on the instrument, as Slash is ample proof. SLASH??!!??!

Adrian Belew in King Crimson. And maybe not a genius, but SRV played lots of guitar. As for the Prince on SNL, I think my favorite part was the funky jam at the end of the second song.

Thanks, Rachel. I'm sure we'll get to play in Indy soon. Hopefully it will be the Kitchen; it's a very nice room, and just the kind of space we tend to thrive in.

I haven't been to a movie in I don't know how long. All you have to do is turn your computer on, listen to the radio, buy groceries, watch TV, regualr and irregular. And now, thanks to this thread you've started, log on to organissimo.

Damn, Mark's doggin' me! Tony's a great player, showman, and an all around nice guy. Gave me a big hug when I introduced myself and said he's been hearing our name more and more, and said, "I'm prayin' for you guys". We traded CDs; his new one, out next week, is a trio with Adam Nussbaum and Bruce Foreman. Haven't had a chance to listen yet, but how can you lose with those guys? Oh yeah, he also mentioned me and organissimo ("a great band") from the stage in the second set - precisely at the moment I had reached the bathroom door at the other end of the room. How did I know that would happen?

It's certainly become quite the thing on the grocery store magazine rack. I was amused to see one cover with her picture next to the words, "IT'S A BOY!", and then one row down, same thing, only, "IT'S A GIRL!". But yeah, it's all pretty lame and boring.

Yeah! It was a fun gig. Nelson turned out to be very gracious, funny, and interested in making everyone comfortable, considering that we met for the first time about half an hour before the hit. Making things mesh turned out not to be a problem; we had plenty in common musically.

definitely. I'll surf through this tonight.

Just last week I was listening to an excellent Martino album on which Sherman played. 61 is quite young.

This should be interesting - that is not a yes or no question. I've spent time with private teachers, as well as attending some classes at MSU. Also, I've spent many years learning things from books and records. So, a little of both. I can read music, but slowly. I don't have good chart writing skills.

Wow. I'm going to stop telling people that my job is stressful.

Kidding, you say? Oh. Ummm, forget what I said about your petty friends and all that. Heh, heh...

Will do.