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Post by AlanC on Oct 3, 2006 14:24:12 GMT -5
A blurb comes on the TV yesterday. Greta Fest (Outside New Orleans)...blah blah Dave Mason...blah blah...Whazis...blah blah...Whosis...Johnny Winter. My ears perk up. I look it up on the internet. First, it is this weekend that is already full but I'm thinking "this is Johnny" I could bend some noses out of joint and make this happen. (the wife is coming in from Las Vegas that afternoon...but hey...it's Johnny)
Anyway, I find him on the Friday Night Coca Cola stage. What?? from 7:30 to 8:45? What the H.. E.. double damn hockey sticks it this?? And then... oh I can't stand it!!! Eddy friggin Money! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!! I would have to piss off faithful wife to hear Johnny for one measly hour then run like hell so as not to hear that no talent POS!!! Why does this chap me so bad? But I hate it! What is the world coming to? Johnny opening up for ...for....oh, I can't stand it!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2006 14:31:47 GMT -5
Maybe take some vitamin B complex for your stress Alan.
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Post by Supertramp78 on Oct 3, 2006 14:37:58 GMT -5
Well if you don't take your wife at least you only have to buy ONE ticket to paradise.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2006 14:42:41 GMT -5
ROFLMAO, Tramp!  |
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Post by mccoyblues on Oct 3, 2006 15:31:45 GMT -5
Don't look at is as Johnny opening for an ex accountant or whatever E.M. was. Johnny has the best time slot based on attendance. The place will be packed at 8 p.m. By 10 when "Sh Sh Sh Shakin' hits the PA most folks will be heading for the parking lot to get home before bedtime.
Do yourself a favor. Go back on Sat. for Edgar's set and show up on Sunday too for Sonny Landreth. A weekend full of great music.
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Post by iamjohnne on Oct 3, 2006 17:00:18 GMT -5
Mark, you add such a sense of calm sometimes. You really are able to put things in perspective.  |
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Post by timfarney on Oct 3, 2006 18:17:52 GMT -5
Mark, you add such a sense of calm sometimes. You really are able to put things in perspective. Yeah boy. Go back on Sunday for Sonny Landreth. That's some serious freakin' perspective. Tim |
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Post by andrewg on Oct 3, 2006 20:45:43 GMT -5
Johnny Winter was due to play at the last Bishopstock blues festival, here in Exeter a few years ago. This man was a huge influence on my playing and the opportunity to see and hear him, two miles from my home, was intoxicating. Sadly he became ill and was unable to perform. I had to listen to two hours of Gary Moore pretending to be a bluesman instead.
JW isn't going to be around much longer-get to see him while you can or live to regret it.
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Post by knobtwister on Oct 3, 2006 20:48:11 GMT -5
Next week here at the Handlebar:
Wed. AL DI MEOLA
Thur. JUNIOR BROWN
Fri. JOHNNY WINTER
Not one of them will be playing over the SoundHole.
Sonny Landreth is no slouce either.
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Post by SteveO on Oct 3, 2006 20:56:39 GMT -5
Maybe take some vitamin B complex for your stress Alan. Renee' That would be, "Valarian Root" |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2006 20:58:17 GMT -5
That works too, SteveO. Maybe some camomile tea too.  |
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Post by SteveO on Oct 3, 2006 21:00:23 GMT -5
OH Yea!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2006 22:07:17 GMT -5
Johnny Winter is one of my alltime favs and remains one of the most underrated to ever pick up a guitar.
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Post by AlanC on Oct 3, 2006 22:44:27 GMT -5
Maybe take some vitamin B complex for your stress Alan.
Was a little over the top. Oh well. Usually I blast something out, read it, shudder at the ignorance, mendacity, or plain foolishness of it and then delete it. The safety was not on and the post fired off prematurely.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Oct 3, 2006 23:00:45 GMT -5
Johnny Winters. Proving that white boys really can play the blues. Mike |
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Post by mccoyblues on Oct 4, 2006 8:19:21 GMT -5
I am really glad to see this hasn't turned into a bash Johnny thread. So many times when Johnny Winters' name is mentioned his failing health and poor performance issues cloud the fact that JDW is one of the most talented gutarists in America. I'm really tired of reading the "I'll never go see Johnny again..." threads.
Rock on Johnny.
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Post by theevan on Oct 4, 2006 8:46:19 GMT -5
One of the more interesting things about catching Johnny is the rough tatoo & leather crowd he draws. I got jammed in the midst of a sea of beer guts when catching him at a stage of the Jazz Fest. It was literally too tight to move. The air was redolent of tobacco breath, whiskey & pot and I was feeling a mite claustrophobic and a bit green about the gills. There's some urgent jostling in front of me and, akin to the parting of the red sea, a space opens up in front of me. Alas, a Winter fan was relieving himself on the backs of the legs of the hapless fans standing in front of him.
Classic.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2006 8:50:27 GMT -5
Still alive and well
still alive and well
every now and then I know it's kinda hard to tell but I'm still alive and well
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Post by loopysanchez on Oct 4, 2006 10:01:45 GMT -5
I was lucky enough to catch Johnny at the City Stages festival in B'ham back around '94. He was great when I saw him. Probably couldn't tell you the name of a single song he played, but I still remember how easy he made it look to do everything he does.
Man, City Stages was one of those festivals that used to always give me a reason to go. Over the course of about 6 years I saw Leo Kottke, Johnny Winter, Richard Thompson (solo acoustic), Buddy Guy, Stanley Jordan, Michael Hedges, Junior Brown, and quite a few other great guitarists. Now the festival panders to the Country Crowd for the most part, though this year they did have Tommy Emmanuel there. (I skipped it, since a half-length performance by Mr. E wasn't quite worth the drive, time, and money having already seen him in a much better, quieter, setting a year ago).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2006 10:29:02 GMT -5
Hmmmm I was just wondering if it would be worth risking a spousal "tongue lashing" and/or a tour of duty on the proverbial couch to see Johnny Winter. (no such restrictions for me these days) Went throught that about 30 years ago when I slipped over to 'The Village' one night to see The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (with surprise guest, Linda Ronstadt). Since Linda Ronstadt was among the spouses favorites, she really blew a fuse when she learned of her appearance. Well she was given the opportunity to go. Not my fault she missed it but I guess I was a bad boy nonetheless.  |
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