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This guy is,simply,the best Guitarist that ever lived. I've been listening to him since the early '70's. I still listen to him, A LOT! I've heard some of his songs literally thousands of times. I still just shake my head and wonder how it is humanly possible for somebody to do some of the things he does with a Guitar. I saw him a few years ago,at a place called Roadhouse Ruby's. It's not there anymore, got shut down 'cause of fights and guns and drugs and shit. He had to be helped out onto the Stage. It was sad...but then it wasn't sad. I can't explain it. I stood about three rows back,Center Stage. I stood in complete awe. He looked like a Corpse,seriously,he started playing a song but didn't start singing. He played about two verses of the song before he 'felt' like singing, then he started with the first verse and played the whole song. I was mesmerized for the whole show. He played a lot of it sitting in a chair. When he stood up and strapped on the The Gibson Firebird...shit...and when he managed a signature 360 one leg spin and let out a "Yeaaahhhhh", oh man,it was spectacular. I ended up with the drummers drumstick that was thrown into the crowd. I'd have rather had a pick,but it's a nice reminder of one of the best performances I've ever seen. I came away from that show with more.
Dude has to be pushing 70 years old but last I checked he's still giggin'. Not bad for a blind,cross-eyed,albino that 'supposedly' survived on heroin,vodka and Fig Newtons for years. If you you can find a better Guitarist...let me know. There's better songs and better videos but...



And here's another two for one. You can thank me later.



I don't know about the "A Legend" part but I always just liked this song. It was playing in my head right before Cataract Surgery. I remember the first time I heard it. I was in the back yard with my little radio and my pellet gun. I was shooting at leaves floating on the pond. I don't know why I remember that, I just do.



And this? Well shit. There's really just not much to say. (But I'll find a way to rattle off some meaningless shit). Innovation. Change. New direction. The Dude changed the face of Rock and Roll, or at least, he stretched the boundaries of what people thought they could do...or maybe just what they thought...I don't know. I'm not one of his Worshipers, but being a self-proclaimed student of The Art of Rock and Roll, it would be foolish to deny his impact. I read, the other day, that when he set his Guitar on fire he looked at it like a sacrifice. He said it hurt. "You sacrifice the things you Love". That makes perfect sense to me.
While he did play a Strat upside down he strung it right side up. This just confuses the crap out of me. It's like watching somebody play Golf left-handed....just fucks with my head.



That's it for now.
Peace.