Wanted for a friendly, low-impact chat via E-mail or on my dime about your music, the muse, gear, inspirations, the old days & what you're up to now:
Searching for...
THE TOP 5 At the moment... (This is horribly out of date but still somewhat accurate)
1. James Gurley (Big Brother)
Good God what I'd give to interview St. James. Somebody get the word to him OK?
CONTACT MADE!!! HOLY MACKEREL!!!! STAY TUNED
2. John Echols (Love)
3. Glenn Schwartz (Pacific Gas & Electric)
4. The guy who played lead guitar where Ken Williams didn't on The Electric Prunes' Mass In F-Minor sessions... FOUND& INTERVIEWED! Stay tuned...
5. Jan Savage (the Seeds) Found!
Jon Senne (Wild Butter) Possibly located!
Freddie Stone/Stewart (Sly & the Family Stone)
Mike Wilhelm (Charlatans)
David Robinson (Mad River) Tough search - all I find are Spurs pages!
Danny Finley (Bethlehem Asylum) Now with Kinky Friedman!
Hal Wagenet (It's a Beautiful Day)
David Lindley (Kaleidoscope)
Fred Walk (Linn County)
Dennis Coffey
NOTE: I search and contact as I
have time, in no particular order.
Non-Guitarists I'd Give my left nut to interview...
Allen "Gut" Turk (Original manager of Blue Cheer)
The Bear himself: Owsley Stanley NO RESPONSE
interviews requested...
interview ok'd...
Danny Weis (Rhinocerous)
I just haven't gotten around to getting him the questions... my fault!
questions Sent...
Rod Prince (Bubble Puppy)
Jan Savage of the Seeds (no response)
CoMING SOON...
Dave Mitchell (Josefus)
"LOST" computer crash interviews IN TRANSCRIPTION...
Terry Haggerty (Sons of Champlin)
also...
The interview with the mystery guy who played lead guitar where
Ken Williams didn't on The Electric Prunes' Mass In F-Minor sessions...
Too late; rest in peace...
Erik Braunn (Iron Butterfly)
Roger Saunders (Freedom)
*****NO RESPONSE*****
A. I could have the wrong contact info...
B. They're sick of talking about the past, or
C. They're just too busy to be bothered.
W.T.F.? I tried...
Barry Melton (the Fish) ok'd & questions sent... then NOTHING.
Jerry Hahn (Jerry Hahn Brotherhood) 2nd request, Dec. 2. MAN would I give my left one to interview this guy! The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood album is a MASTERPIECE. Somebody tell him I'm cool, will ya?
Harvey Mandel 2nd request, Dec. 2
Owsley Stanley
Also seeking lead guitarists from late '60s - early '70s for:
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Riders Of The Mark
Golden Dawn
The Red Krayola
Rare Earth
...and ANY other band from the era!
Please get the word to them, oh teeming millions...
ALL I want from them are their words!
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