Ah, around 1966. I was 8 years old. My brother-in-law bought one of those "console" all-in-one wooden RCA stereos/combination liquor cabinet. I sat down in front between the speakers, staring at the red "stereo" light and heard two-channel, stereo audio for the first time in my life. I was hooked.
What is your most fond musical memory.
One that makes you yearn for the ‘good old days.’
Mine took place in 1970. My grandparents were going on a world tour and I had their whole house to myself for 2 months. Alone at last!. I was 16. First thing I did was set up my audio system. Then I turned down the lights and put on the just released Grand Funk “Closer to Home’ album. I thought I was in heaven when ‘I’m your Captain’ came on. 10 minutes of Pure Bliss. To this day I get the tingles whenever I play that song.
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7 years old. standing on the back seat of my dad's Plymouth Fury 3, with my buddy, sister and her friend. 70 miles an hour, on I75 heading south from Michigan to Florida. Georgia pines flying by....Stevie Wonder "For Once in MY Life" blasting on the radio. also, "look through any window" by the Hollies (sp?) while trying to sleep on the same trip i think............just the best......... |
I have several. -Meeting Ringo. I thanked him for all the marvelous music and he thanked ME for being a lifelong fan. On bad days, I remind myself that I met a Beatle. -I had an opportunity to golf with Dicky Betts and Les Dudek about 20 years ago. Shortly after, I was a guest of Dicky in a SW Florida recording studio with the Allman's as they were fleshing through the songs that became "Where it all Began". I got to meet Tom Dowd, also a treat. Funny white dust all over the bathroom, though. During my fellowship, I took care of the current singer in Fleetwood mac. I was expecting to meet a real bitch. She was the sweetest most genuine person and hung around the office chatting with me for about 30 mins talking about Lindsey and their prior band. I was so star struck, I apologetically asked for her autograph, which I still have on a Rx pad -Sitting in the auditorium of a local community college on the bleachers watching a warm up band Skyhook on Kiss first tour. Crappy little auditorium and stage. Lots of facial paint in the audience. A guy sat right behind me and a little to my right with vampire facial paint and a top hat. After the warm up band finished, I saw him take the stage-it was Gene Simmons. He had switched to his vampire attire at that point.
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I’ve been fortunate to have seen some of the greatest bands in concert - The Who, Zeppelin, BS&T, Chicago, Sly, Mothers, Tull’s first NY appearance when they were amazing. But probably my most fond musical memory was when I went to see Basie at the Orange County Fair in upstate NY. Somehow, I met the bus coming in and they let me on and I helped the band boy set up Harold Jones’ drums and I stood right behind him during their set. Until Basie saw me. Beat that @bdp24 ! |
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