Guitar Collector, Guitar Player... There are two letters that separate infamous and famous, I am not sure what applies to me anymore. Sell by date: 11/08/2039
Nerdville East-West
Joined April 2009
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Thank you Wroclaw ! What a year!! Thank you to the hundreds of thousands fans that came out in 2026! Thank you to my fantastic band and crew! I fly home tomorrow a very grateful man. See you in the suit in 2027. See you in the jumper and jeans at The Bitter End @BitterEndNYC Dec 1-4 and at The Baked Potato @BakedPotatoJazz Dec 7-10 with my friends Oz Noy, Steve Ferrone and Will Lee ... 😎👍
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33 years ago today... TRAMAPOLINE! TRABAPOLINE!
#TheSimpsons episode “Bart's Inner Child” premiered November 11, 1993.
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completely forgot this joke existed and now I have a new favorite character
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Robin Trower reveals the secrets behind his unmistakable guitar tone, why he refuses to compromise his sound, and what keeps him inspired after more than 50 years as a solo artist.
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And now please rise for our opening hymn, uh... 'in the Garden of Eden' by I. Ron Butterfly!
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Pish Posh, there’s a jaws of life in the trunk
Listen to Smells Like Ottos Jacket wherever you get your podcasts .
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.@JBONAMASSA on why he came around to digital amp technology, and why it might become a necessary choice – rather than an option – for guitarists in the future
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Joe Bonamassa reveals how Rory Gallagher rocked his world loudersound.com/bands-artist…
Learning something new everyday. 😎🤷♂️
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Mr. Bonamassa has some excellent points here.
The perfect fiscal balance that musicians and gig workers enjoyed in Nashville died around 2017. The price of homes skyrocketed (literally almost doubled). With that came the migration of tens of thousands folks from out of state either looking for opportunities or looking for state income tax relief. ( me included) And all cash buyers. If you wanted to finance and not offer 25 percent over asking , just forget it. Now you have the over build that yeilded massive condo complexes with only 20 percent occupancy all with a 5/6 or 7 in the price tag and less takers than projected. The property tax increases which are based on the "new" math are crushing homeowners and low margin businesses like restaurants and bars all of which do some sort of live music experience. There's just not enough margin in a 29 dollar martini to cover the overhead anymore. The tourist now find the price of a vacation to Nashville virtually no different in costs to any major city or tropical destination with a beach. Hotel prices have doubled if not more. ( I put my whole band and crew up twice a year for rehearsals) The difference between 2015 and now is staggering. All of these factors have contributed to a place that was once America's fastest growing city to now being on the verge of a soft insolvency all the way around. Musicians can't afford to live there and businesses can't afford to support the musicians that make up the fabric of the Nashville experience. I really hope they figure it out and charging more for everything isn't the answer.. Joe B ( part time Nashville resident)
This reminds of that time I was politely disinvited from inducting a very famous and deserving band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame some years back. Limited space and 'security' played a much bigger factor than just coming out and saying we would like someone with a bigger name and profile to do it instead of you. 😎🤠
In recent days, several artists and their fans have spoken out about this year's CMA Awards red carpet guidelines. Like any major televised event, the red carpet has criteria that exists to help manage limited space and the security needs for both the artists and the media. We are deeply sorry anyone felt excluded by those decisions.
Our organization's mission is to honor the history and celebrate the excellence of Country Music. With this 60th anniversary year, we are working extra hard to simultaneously spotlight the last six decades, while also celebrating what has been a tremendous year in 2026. It's not easy to do all of that in just one night, but we are up for the challenge.
We also know this is about more than a red carpet, and we are committed to keep listening and keep finding ways to make sure all artists feel welcome and at home here. To that point, we are in touch with Sammy Kershaw's team and look forward to continuing that conversation.
Nashville has been literally and figuratively drunk on trucks full of off shore cash and hedge fund speculators all pouring billions of dollars into the city for the past 15 years. The music right now is slowing and is seemingly becoming quieter, if it were to stop ? My take is that there will be a lot of homeowners upside down with negative equity ( once paper millionaires) in their homes with few options other than to let the bank foreclose. Sounds and feels a bit like 08 again. It all depends on how leveraged the landlords and first time homeowners are at the time of purchase. Again, I just play guitar round here. I haven't studied the issue nor will I ever run for office so it's just my stupid take on how things feel in the 615 now compared to when I moved there 10 years ago. 🤷♂️
