So I'm finaly back from my trip to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Yep there was a lot of really cool stuff, but for me it was seeing Duane Allman's Les Paul's and 61 Gibson SG. I dropped to my knee's and bowed in the greatness that was Duane Allman.
By a weird twist of fate, I met my wife's God Father who proceeded to tell me the story of how he was at the Filmore East one of the nights they were recording the Live album. He said that the Allman Brothers opened up for Johnny Winter that night.
I still remember the first time I heard that album. Stormy Monday, Whipping Post, You don't Love Me, they all made my spine tingle. Duane's slide playing to this day makes me wonder how this skinny white guy could play the blues like that. Greatest Slide player EVER!!!!!
OK now this all brings me to my point. I have DREAMS and it includes somehow getting my sorry ass in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. So please buy my CD, come see my band and spread the word. Excuse me while I go play my guitar!
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Yeah, one of my prized possessions is a clean copy of that album on vinyl (got an 8-track too). There are some other recordings of that stand at the Fillmore around - go to www.wolfgangsvault.com where you can find streaming audio of that concernt and others! ... and you know, it's never too late to be a rock and roll star - look at me, an ancient geezer, and I'm still trying!
ReplyDeleteI like that ("& i got an 8-track too!") :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat music, great dreams, & in the meantime great fun! On the other hand, after tonight, the Heidelberg establishment owes you several boilermakers just for starters. Heck they should owe me one for making it all the way to Elko before turning around. On the other hand, all that money I would have spent there? Their loss!
Let's talk about making a Cleveland R&R Hall of Fame run soon. With 3 drivers we could crank it out with little stress. Or we could do Amtrak & enjoy the bar car ... :-)
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