Wow, Joe, do you ever sleep?
Not much. Residual wiredness from my 12 years on the road as a lighting designer. Yes I WAS a roadie and taught myself electronics between chugs of Heineken. Before you ask:
Roberta Flack, Southside Johnny, Robert Hazard, Clarence Clemmons, Dixie Dregs, Outlaws, Todd Rundgren, Beatlemania, SuperTramp, Edgar Winters, Sha-Na-Na, Tower of Power, Graham Parker, short stints with Judas Priest, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Jackson Brown, Steppenwolf..... lots of others.
I was at Woodstock, saw JimiHendrix change a B string while he was playing Message of Love with Buddy Miles at the Filmore East, New Years Eve 1969. Met Carlos Santana, Stevie Nicks and Rick James backstage at a John Mayall and the Blues Breakers concert. Partied with David Johannsen when he was with the New York Dolls before he cleaned up his look and became Buster Poindexter. ran into Dee Snyder (Twisted Sister) on the NJ bar band circuit, split some pizzas with Joey Ramone and company at Club Bene in Spotswood NJ. AND used to listen to Bon Jovi while he was sweeping bar floors before he won the contest that got him a recording contract and the rest is history.
My favorite T-Shirt is the one that says
Life is a trip that shouldn't be ended with all your body parts pristine and intact but by sliding in on your backside beer in one hand saying WHOA what a ride!
I'm there......
So no, I don't sleep much.......
Joe B
Oh and for the vets out there I once had a team of three huskies that I used to race on frozen rivers in upstate PA and considered running up to Alaska for the Iditarod...... Ah, the dreams of youth....
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