Speaking of John Petrucci, I picked up his

"Liquid

Tension" CD he did with Tony Levin last

year.

Some smoking fusionesque metal on that one.

Thanks for the info, man. I'm going CD
hunting. Petrucci showed that
he can be both melodic and bluesy in his work
with Dream Theater, that's
why he's one of my favorites. I like his
instructional video too. :-)

Didn't know he had one. Check out the one Robin
Trower did a few years ago. you can hardly
understand what he's saying, but he shows sone
nice licks.

And let us not forget Frank Marino...

Well, it's too bad that I don't have a single
copy of any cut he did,
though I recall vaguely that I heard a fleeting

passage on the radio

over a decade ago.

That was probably "Strange Dreams", which,
ironically, is about the onyl song he did without
a guitar solo. Maybe that's why it became a radio
hit. :-)

I guess he's avant-garde.

I wouldn't call him avante-garde. He's very
blues-based, kinda Hendrixy, but with a harder
edge than SRV or Trower (I've even seen him
classified as heavy metal, but I won't go that
far). Some of his tastier moments are "Dragonfly"
and "King Bee" (from one of his live albums). he
plays almost exclusively with Gibsons (especially
SGs), but he does pull Strats out on occasion.

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I found two of his live songs on Napster one night....oh mi..did I just
admit to using Napster....

I certainly don't use Napster, and I'm certainly not at about 2000 MP3 files.

Nope, not me.

Tonight I wasn't downloading a bunch of blues stuff either. Nope. Uh-uh.

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Rich Lockyer wrote in a message to Tom Engle:

Please dont turn me in to the Metallica Police...;)

BEER GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually, the Napster concept is good, it is just such a bad server....
I spend more time trying to keep a connection than I do actually downloading
anything.

Tom

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Actually, the Napster concept is good, it is just such a bad server....

It's more the client than anything, and pretty much all the problems are memory
related. (At least from what I can see)

I spend more time trying to keep a connection than I do actually downloading anything.

I can keep a connection for hours and hours, but what I find myself doing is hitting Alt F-D Alt F-C (connecting and disconnecting) until I get the highest number of shared files shown. The bigger that number, the more likely I am to find what I want. Lately, getting connected has been really easy for me.

Err, I mean that if I USED Napster, that's what I'd be doing. Yeah, that's it.

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And let us not forget Frank Marino...

Well, it's too bad that I don't have a single copy of any cut he
did,

I found two of his live songs on Napster one night....oh mi..did I just
admit to using Napster....

Marino would probably encourage it, since he got royally screwed by record industry contracts
and doesn't make a single penny from royalties on any of his albums. He's doing everything
independently now.

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Tom Engle wrote in a message to Rich Lockyer:

Please dont turn me in to the Metallica Police...;)

BEER GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually, the Napster concept is good, it is just such a bad
server.... I spend more time trying to keep a connection than I
do actually downloading anything.

But officer Tom, if a person used Napster wouldn't they be in violation of the international copyright act when they downloaded a file of copyrighted material? Wouldn't that be against state, local, and international laws?


Bill

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Wouldn't that be against state, local, and
international laws?

Actually, I think infringement of copyright isn't something you really "enforce" like a parking ticket. I think you just sue for it.

If nothing else, I would think that copyright would be up to the Feds to enforce anyway.

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Bill Riley wrote in a message to Tom Engle:

But officer Tom, if a person used Napster wouldn't they be in
violation of the international copyright act when they downloaded a
file of copyrighted material? Wouldn't that be against state,
local, and international laws?

Bite Me.

Sorry Gary.

Tom

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Tom Engle wrote in a message to Bill Riley:

Bill Riley wrote in a message to Tom Engle:

But officer Tom, if a person used Napster wouldn't they be in
violation of the international copyright act when they downloaded a
file of copyrighted material? Wouldn't that be against state,
local, and international laws?

Bite Me.

So Mick Jagger *was* right in "Sympathy For The Devil." :))

Bill

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Gary Gilmore wrote in a message to Bill Riley:

Wouldn't that be against state, local, and
international laws?

Actually, I think infringement of copyright isn't something you
really "enforce" like a parking ticket. I think you just sue for
it.

I was't expecting officer Tom to enforce the law, I was just suprised that an upstanding member of our law enforcement community would condone flagrant unlawful conduct.


Bill

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BRETT MCCOY wrote to ALAN TENORIO <=-

Check out the one Robin Trower did a few years ago. you can
hardly understand what he's saying, but he shows sone nice licks.

Robin Trower - there's a name I haven't heard for a while.

I liked a couple of things he did with Procol Harum and a few tracks
from his mid-70s solo albums, but I haven't heard anything by him since
then. I believe he toured North America a few years ago and I'm pretty
sure he passed through my town, but I didn't go and see him. What's he
up to (musically) these days?

Martin
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Alan Tenorio wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-

re: B.B. King:

But watching him play showed me that it was cool to play finger
vibrato with the 1 finger. I also picked up his vibrato technique
by watching him. I think some call it the 'butterfly.'

Yeah, it is cool. A friend of mine copped that same technique
from B.B.

..I was also lucky to have spoken with Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton...

Cool! I didn't talk to Jeff, but I was pleased to find that Ray
seemed such a personable, friendly guy.

I attended their forum but felt disappointed when Herb Ellis (another
one of my jazz idols) couldn't make it because he was a bit ill.
I sure would've enjoyed watching his fingers that close.

Yeah, I often used to go to a small supper club in Toronto that
featured live jazz. I particularly liked the place because of it's
cozy, intimate atmosphere. I saw Herb Ellis there twice. The second
time I was able to get a seat right in front of the stage - about four
or five feet from Mr. Ellis. What a treat!
I also saw Barney Kessel there twice, Ed Bickert about a dozen times,
and numerous other well-known jazz musicians.

...after the group finished a few songs, I walked up to Mr. Brown
and his upright bass, got his autograph on my Guitar Player, and...

<snipped>

He still managed to get that acoustic sound without the electronics getting into the way. The amp's volume was just right and did not overpower the acoustic bass' sound.

Yeah, it seems Ray *always* gets the most wonderful tone from his bass.

Then he continued to tell me about the place where he came from.
He said that there were about a dozen players who could spin the
upright 360 or more degrees and get back to the song without
missing a beat. He also said that it was common for these bass
players to slap the upright. Mr. Brown then proceeded to
demonstrate. ;-) It sure was a memorable experience!

No doubt! I sure wish I could have watched that little demonstration!

I got to shake the hands of one of the greatest jazz musicians of
all time.

Small world, huh? You and I have shaken the same man's hand. ;-)

BTW, your name reminds me of a line of acoustic guitars. If I had
the money, I would get one!

Hehe... I wouldn't mind owning one, but if I had that kind of money,
I think there are probably a couple of other makes that I'd prefer. I've
never played a Martin that felt exactly right for me, whereas I've fallen
in love with a couple of Guilds and Gibsons over the years. I really
don't know why that is, 'cause lots of people swear by Martins....
Hmmm.... ;-\

Martin
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Check out the one Robin Trower did a few years ago. you can
hardly understand what he's saying, but he shows sone nice licks.

Robin Trower - there's a name I haven't heard for a while.

I liked a couple of things he did with Procol Harum and a few tracks
from his mid-70s solo albums, but I haven't heard anything by him since
then. I believe he toured North America a few years ago and I'm pretty
sure he passed through my town, but I didn't go and see him. What's he
up to (musically) these days?

I'm not sure what he's doing anymore or if he's still even playing. He's
been around town here
(Washington, DC area) a few times in the past decade, but it has been a
while. He may have
retired, for all we know.

He's definitely a guy who can play a single note that is worth far more
than album's worth of
Yngwie's scale ripping.

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Martin Ridgley wrote in a message to Alan Tenorio:

Hehe... I wouldn't mind owning one, but if I had that kind of
money, I think there are probably a couple of other makes that I'd prefer. I've never played a Martin that felt exactly right for
me, whereas I've fallen in love with a couple of Guilds and
Gibsons over the years. I really don't know why that is, 'cause
lots of people swear by Martins.... Hmmm.... ;-\

I've never liked Martins either, to play that is...I love their sound. But I could never get along with the necks on them. I've always wanted a Gibson Hummingbird or a Dove myself. Although Taylors sure are nice.

Bill

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