[linux-audio-user] Linux-Music and making a living...

[Russell Hanaghan]

R Parker wrote:

>Russell,
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>>Actually, Unless I misread you (and given the sleep
>>still in my eyes 
>>that's entirely possible) I did not make this
>>statement;
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>My fault for not being clear. I do know that it wasn't
>you who said that. And now I get to enjoy the rest of
>your response. :) I'm having some fun here and I hope
>we all are.
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>ron
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Well I sort of figured you were but I have drawn the wrath on many on 
previous occasions & been oblivious to the fact! (Prolly a product of 
the worst combo; arrogance coupled with ignorance). I thought I'd at 
least tippy toe (Gawd, I been working in San Francisco too long) thru 
the murky waters first! :)

Tom Hall? Willy (smoke it if ya got it) Nelson??  Johnny Cash??? (God 
rest his troubled soul)  lmao!! Not that I don't love those 
guys...Gitfiddle players like Willy leave guys like me a lot of scope! 
:) Personal taste aside, huge song writing abilties though!

Just another part of the "record";  I grew up wearing out 461 Ocean 
Boulevard. I listened to every album the Amazing Rythym Aces wrote and I 
played in a Country Rawk band in Aus that played mostly AMA tunes...No 
one new what the hell they were except for "Third Rate romance". I also 
played in a traditional Celtic band both acoustic and a Rawked up 
version. I love Albert Lee thru  Leo Kottke to Al Dimeola and John 
McLaughlin! (Those guys just make my mind boggle) Jeff Beck was not the 
the "front man" for BECK and Jethro Tull is not referred to as "He" in 
my house! :) Pink Floyd helped get me laid and Mark Kernop-fler was one 
of the most inspring players I ever heard! (Yes, I'm a Strat and Tele 
guy) not to mention he's not too shabby-er engineer producer! I miss 
Chet and an Aussie Guy named Tommy Emanuel is also another insanley 
capable picker I love to watch as much as hear! I listened to Machine 
Head the other day in my car wondering what the hell Blackmore does 
these days? I saw a guy Named Franko Marone in Grass Valley in a small 
theatre...(Italian guy picking Celtic tunes on a Taylor) and he made an 
otherwise quiet audience participant stand on his seat and scream for 
more!! The only new bands I've heard I like in the last 5 yrs I like are 
MatchBox 20 and 3 Doors Down!  I like BOTH kinds of Muzic...Country & 
Western!  And obviously the Blues Brothers is a movie that I have 
watched at least 20 times! Oh...and I HAVE performed behind Chiken wire 
before! 

 And Aussie music (as I have lived in the USA for nearlly 16 yrs now) 
consists of so much more than INXS (They need butt raped by Simon from 
American Idol AFAIC...actually, maybe Steve Irwin is a better choice for 
that job!!) for doing this "REALITY TV" commercial gig..., Midnight Oil 
and Little River Band.  And it never broke our heart when AC DC or Air 
Supply left! Alhtough I still like some of the Old unadulterated "big 
guitars" rock of AC DC.

Oh....and Puice is my favorite color!   Do I get the gig??   My amp goes 
up to "eleven"  :)  (but it's only 32 watts Class A....Tubes of 
course...because theres NO other kind!!)  oops!  EL34's n 6L6's rawk doood!

I'm sorry...it's time for my Ridilin! :)

R~