MCChris

I'm no Clapton fan by any means; in fact I don't really care for anything he's done except Cream (yes this includes the Bluesbreaker stuff). And even then I'm way more into Free, Mountain and other such bands from that era. But they showed the RAH concert on public television a couple months ago and I really enjoyed it. Go figure. Didn't miss the period-correct gear at all, though I'm sure it would have made things better. E.C.'s just so far removed from that sound I don't think he'd even consider going back to it, even in the context of Cream.

Right back at ya! Although Ferdie a.k.a. FunkyE9th would have kicked both of our asses had he not fallen ill and been able to attend.

It was a simple case of Nuke starting things off and raising the bar high. The rest of us had no other choice but to bring our A games after that. At one point he did some two handed trickery that had me and ET bowing in worship!

And of course, you made the right decision. But let me reiterate, I've been to all of 'em (kinda have to be) and this was the BEST Midwest Jam ever in terms of the level of musicianship. The recordings will bear that out. Some of 'em anyway LOL! Even the young buck bass player from my space-rock project was impressed with how well us old farts brought it last night. Thanks again to everyone who participated. This was really fun for me.

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I'm here at the cafe on Sunday morning waiting for those with gear stowed in the basement to stop by and grab it before heading home. Musically, this was unquestionably the best Midwest Jam ever. The recordings my buddy Clinton made of th lunacy will back up this claim (stay tuned for those in the near future). Thanks again to everyone who showed up, especially Butcher, Poe and Denise, the "surprise" guests who came from great distances to be here; and Bruce and Ken for helping out with getting the Poes back and forth to the airport. Big fun, everyone. Thanks again for participating.

pirateflynn fucked Tori Welles. Thus, he'll never be dethroned as my hero.

Big time. But he won't screw someone over on an internet deal.

Especially at that price. Wow!

I've been considering a Weber Mass. The switchable ohms is something I would need.

Another excellent post which I also appreciate. Ultimately, the best thing about being in business for yourself is controlling your own destiny. If you can't pay the bills, you relinquish that control to someone like straightblues and suddenly your destiny is to be put out on your ass. There are certain realities in life. I think we all know that.

Excellent post. Thanks for doing it.

+ Infinity I'm so rewarded and fulfilled that I whistle Dixie out of my asshole daily!

I'll assume you ride a bike and heat your home with a wood-burning stove, cuz your pox-ish tendencies have had NO effect on gas prices.

Those don't happen every week anymore and are "invite only" versus "open," meaning that when we know we're gonna have one we sound the alarm among the regular attendees and get it together. That said, of course you're invited and I can e-mail you when the next one is coming up. We're jamming this Sunday night at 7 if that's not too short notice for you.

You also open yourself up to the world's losers, scumbags and scheisters, which eBay is a haven for.

Well that blows. No clown prince of the MWJ this year.

If strings are supposed to be right in the center of each saddle, then why are saddles so wide?

SON OF A .... !!!

Yeah .... where's your custom built short-scale Chap?

Great pics Jack!

I was just screwin' around.

Zinky's a speculator. The Special K represents Hamer's status as the new Gibson, which means the value of its guitars is soaring even as we speak. Play it once and then flip it for 3 grand more than what you paid for it? Shit yeah, I'd do it too!

That's all you had to say, Sandy.

I like ya, but I'm trying to resist calling you with a 4-figure b-day present today! Have a good one!