By George Katsakis (64.12.105.156 - 64.12.105.156) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 01:04 am:

I'm posting Joe's name because he is and has always been one of Detroits best guitar players as well as a long time friend of mine and probably most musicians that are posting or will be posting to this site.

Joe used to own Capitol Music and helped many of starving musicians get the equipment they needed or repaired what they had and never worried about getting paid, I hope he did. Joe also has the best jokes around so don't get him started unless you need a good laugh.

Take time and ask him some questions and you will be amazed by what he has to offer.

By Dennis Coffey (205.188.200.38 - 205.188.200.38) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 01:38 am:

When I first met the Jackson 5 at Hitsville, they wanted to know where to buy the effects I was using. I sent them to see Joe and he sold them a lot of stuff. Joe also allowed me to try out any new special effects that came out. I bought all of my stuff from Joe in those days.

Dennis Coffey

By john lester (213.122.193.2 - 213.122.193.2) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 07:06 am:

Joe sounds a bit like our Ralph....always there with a helping hand....


I find it so heartenig to hear of people helping others out.

By Joe Podorsek (205.188.196.39 - 205.188.196.39) on Friday, April 12, 2002 - 07:00 pm:

I'd like to take this opportunity to publicly thank both Dennis Coffey and George Katsakis. Two very fine musicians and human beings. We go back many many years.

In fact, Dennis and I played in the Mackenzie High School Orchestra (Upright string bass) under Mr. Louis LaRose.


In later postings, I shall include some of the old bars and toilets we used to work back in our bar daze!

By Joe. (205.188.196.39 - 205.188.196.39) on Friday, April 12, 2002 - 07:25 pm:

Hey Guys.....remember some of these?

Andersons' Gardens. Argonaut Lounge, Club Canton, Drome, Driftwood Lounge, DeAngelis Lounge, Joe Batheys, Embassy Hotel in Windsor, Fredericks in Garden City, Pullman Bar in Dearborn, Grandale on Plymouth Road, Skylark on Michigan Ave., Harold's Club on Fort Street, Rose Bar - Peppermint Club (Dixie Bell)and Carosell- all on Vernor.

Skore Lanes on Ecorse, 300 Bowl in Pontiac, En"Chanter, Sullivans on Ford Road, Suburban Lounge, Town & Country (mostly country), 20 Grand on Warren, Wayne Show Bar, Village Lounge, Moby Dick, Last Chance, Dun Rovin, Frolic, Surfside, Davy Crocketts, Vertigo West, Attache on Jeffereson, Sandbox, Pink Panther.

Blue Daliah, West Fort, and Santias "Hollywood" on Fort Street. Jokers Wild,Driftwood, Military Inn, King Arthurs, Visgar Inn, Deer Hunt & Cliche on John R. Continental Lanes, West Side 6 etc. There are many stories about each bar and I'm sure some of you will remember them.....Joe

By SLICK (65.59.32.225 - 65.59.32.225) on Saturday, April 13, 2002 - 03:41 am:

JUST TO NAME A FEW. THANKS FOR ALL THE VALUABLE INFORMATION JJP.
CLIFF

By DeAnne (24.234.119.126 - 24.234.119.126) on Saturday, April 13, 2002 - 04:22 am:

Hi Joe, I worked many of those clubs..The Diftwood with Randy Sea and the Valants, The Village with George Young, The Deer Hunt with Smokey and the Flames, The Pullman with Reno and the Blue Dalias, The Continental with terry and the topics, Harold's Club with the Peppermints, West Fort Tavern with the Royal Tones...Do you think anyone really remebers all of this??

By Joe Podorsek (152.163.195.183 - 152.163.195.183) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 01:29 am:

DeAnne, I'm sure they do. Do you remember me working with Terry & the Topics at the Grandale as a sub?

By Joe Podorsek (152.163.195.183 - 152.163.195.183) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 01:39 am:

Do you remember some of the Guitarist from "them years"?
Roy Neville, Ronnie Koss, Doug Stewart, Dennis Coffey, Jack Rainwater, Ray Monette, Danny Dillaha, Danny James, Bill (Dean) Rutlege, Randy Darnell, Ira Pack, Roy Girlanda, George Cole, Kenn Rieba, Dennis Basharah, Dennis Bejester, Matt Blazen, Emmitt Slay, Carl Kaminski "Leon James-guitar owner, John Johnson, Danny James, Dick Maxwell, Dave Rowden, Bill Scanlon, Al Young, Lennie Drake, Wayne Kambes (Kramer), Bill Hnatik, Jody Payne, Don Davis, Wayne Rolane, Tony Kay, Rod Cox, George Young, Sherill Parker,Vern Parker, Wayne Mulari, Ken Smith, Paul Simons, Tony Kay, Carl & Vern Zenoni, Dick Hodge, Joe Slatich, Ted Lucas, Ted Nugent, Bob Wilson,to name a few....

By DeAnne (24.234.119.126 - 24.234.119.126) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 03:31 am:

Joe, I remember so many of them...I worked with Jack Rainwater, Emmit Slay, Dick Maxwell, Bill Hnatik, Georgwe Young, Dick Hodge..they were such great players...I'm so glad that you remember.

By BOB BABBITT (152.163.206.177 - 152.163.206.177) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 06:50 am:

HEY MO-FU'S........NOT ONLY WAS JOE CAPABLE OF SITTING DOWN WITH HIS GUITAR AND BLENDING IN WITH ANY OF THE FUNK BROTHERS, OR WHATEVER THE OCCASION CALLED FOR, HE ALSO HELPED OUT MANY OF THE MUSICIANS IN DETROIT AT HIS MUSIC STORE {CAPITAL MUSIC) BY GIVING THEM GREAT DEALS AND TURNING THEM ON TO NEW PRODUCT OR INFO THAT MAY HELP THEM OUT......I REMEMBER ONE TIME RATHER THAN TAKING MY BASS HOME I LEFT MY IT IN A CLUB ON A FRIDAY NIGHT BECAUSE I HAD NO SESSIONS ON SATURDAY, WINGATE CALLED ME FOR A SESSION EARLY IN THE MORNING AND BEING THAT AT THAT TIME I ONLY OWNED ONE BASS I HIT THE PANIC BUTTON..........BUT......JOE CAME TO THE RESCUE...I CALLED HIM AND WITHOUT HESITATION HE SAID I COULD BORROW ONE OF HIS BASS'S......HE SAVED MY DAY!!!!!!!!
ANOTHER THING ABOUT JOE, HE ALWAYS HAD A JOKE TO TELL....WHEN I MOVED TO NEW YORK I DID NOT SPEAK TO JOE TOO MUCH AND EVENTUALLY WE LOST CONTACT....
THEN ABOUT 9 OR 10 YEARS AGO SOMEHOW JOE GOT MY PHONE NUMBER HERE IN NASHVILLE AND FOR ABOUT 2 OR 3 MONTHS I WOULD COME HOME AND ON MY MESSAGE MACHINE ALMOST EVERYDAY THERE WOULD BE A JOKE!!!!
IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT THAT IT WAS JOE, FINALLY ONE DAY HE LEFT A MESSAGE WITH HIS PHONE NUMBER!!!!!!!NOW HE IS EMAILING THE JOKES!!
DETROIT WAS VERY LUCKY AND FORTUNATE TO HAVE JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU JOE.......BOB BABBITT

By joe Podorsek (152.163.197.73 - 152.163.197.73) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 12:26 pm:

Hey Bob, Do you remember one of the more 'funner' jobs we've played? HAIR! They said we had one of the BEST Hair bands in the world. This was because we all spent so many years together in the studios here. Therefore when we hit the first rehearsal, the company was amazed at how good we sounded and it only got better from there. Eight shows a week for six months or more at the Vest Pocket Theatre.....Wow! (It's torn down now)

Guitar - Me & Ray Monette
Bass - Bob Babbitt
Drums - Andrew Smith
Keyboard - Mark Olsen
Trumpets - Dave Culp & Johnny Trudell
Sax - Emette Stuart
I forget the other percussionists name

Also in the cast were MEATLOAF, Stoney, David Kelley, Sundiata etc.

Remember also the some of the great tunes:
Aquarius,
Let the Sunshine/Flesh Failures
White Boys
Walking in Space
What A Piece of Work is Man
Frank Mills
Hair
The Bed etc. etc.

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Monday, April 15, 2002 - 12:57 pm:

Joe,
It was in "Hair " that I first saw Meatloaf along with Stoney who was also in the cast.
My brother and I decidd that they would make a great duo and after some negotiations we signed them to Motown. And you are absolutely right Joe....the band was outstanding!

By Joe Podorsek (152.163.204.58 - 152.163.204.58) on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 08:30 pm:

SAX PLAYERS OF 'THAT' ERA (in no particular order)

Al Allen, Gary Neilson, Fred Adams, San Adams, Russ Bonkowski, Bill Brown, Roger Sidorski, Alex Coburn, Jerry Naper, Ron Cobb, Nick Palise, Dave Sandy, Jim Pashcotte, Jay Emerson, John Pomann, Enzo, Chuck Feger, Vince Ramos, Tim Hewitt, Jerry Spada, Ron Truski, Dave Kovarik, Rocky Tatterelli, Lennie Leiberman, Larry Tomasko, Al Watson, Vic Olsen, Johhny Baker, Eli Fountain, Tony Lee, Dave Shartman, Deorge Katsakis, Chuck Feger, Orin Ross, Rich Mandler, Robert Barnes, Jack Lashbrook, Tom Vaseleiu, Mike Murdza, Brent Majors, Bruce Miller, Nick Malamis, Gil Bridges, Bob Garcia, Tom Savada, Marvin Lewis, Melvin Griffin, Johnny Paris, Joel Johnson, Gille St. Germaine, Jim Morocco etc.

By Joe Podorsek (152.163.204.58 - 152.163.204.58) on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 08:38 pm:

Drummers of the 'Era'..(in no special order)

Tony Albo, Bohannan, John Moore, Al Gordon, Louis Julian, Mike Martinez, Jim Reed, Jerry Lamparski, Pistol Allen, Bob Erwin, Mike Mejdan, Ray Hogan, Jim Takas, Hoot Gibson, Nick Adams, John Apkarian, Larry Greig, Steve Bogdan, Art Morross, Ron Olenik, Lynn Bruce, Jim Boyer, Tony Buccetta, Bo Savich, Rich Cerano, Evalyn Clark, Greg Laura, John Clark, Ted Miller, Rusty Day, Bob Evans, Del Nabb, Al Shaw, John Smarch, Terry Shehan, Marcus Terry, Jerry Plunk, Ross Jackson, Greg Hanna, Orville Wiggens, Jay Wesch, Jim Gotts, Paul Garrison, Bruce King, Andrew Smith, Dave Penny etc.

By Joe Podorsek (152.163.204.58 - 152.163.204.58) on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 08:45 pm:

BASS PLAYERS OF THE ERA - In no ranking order.

Bob Babbitt, Larry Walton, Jerry Bedwell, Bil Donohue, Tony Valla, Grant Smith, Hap Arnold, Don Hage, Dennis Kovarik, Joe Adrian, Dick Stanford, Joe Cal, Mike Jackson, Rich Carver, Charlie Brown, Billie Burrell, Jeff White, Larry prentis, Gary Pitman, Joel Barry, Larry Pahjola, Wayne Short, Tony Newton, Mark Williams, Mike Opolski, Jack Roberts, Mike Sherwin, Vic, Bob Bedard, John Persh, Ken Francis, Jerry Bedwell, Casey Clark....

By Dick Stanford (4.33.134.129 - 4.33.134.129) on Wednesday, April 17, 2002 - 07:19 am:

Hey Joe great memory there are names there that bring back some great times.There was one you overlooked and a lot of people may not remember him as a drummer,but he was before he had the unfortunate accindent with a glass or bottle when he was working with Randy Sea at the Wayne Show bar and that was Norman Sands of course Norman went on to promote GoGo Girls after that,thanks for the memories.......Dick Stanford

By Joe Podorsek (64.12.102.157 - 64.12.102.157) on Wednesday, April 17, 2002 - 12:18 pm:

Dick....nice hearing from you again after MANY years. Yes, I neglected Stormin' Norman. At my advanced age and failing memory.....what can I say. Good old Randy. I have some great stories about him. The Wayne Show Bar was one of the few places that had the stage over the bar. Harold's Club in Lincoln Park was another.

I can't remember the owners' name of Wayne Show Bar BUT I do remember he used to serve 'used' swizzle sticks and used a drain in the floor of the back room for a john. Once upon a time, Babbitt accidently broke a bottle of Bleach while trying to pour it into the drain and cleared the place out. Dick & the Teenbeats rules......

By Joe (64.12.102.157 - 64.12.102.157) on Wednesday, April 17, 2002 - 12:19 pm:

DIck, what is your Email address?

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.96.205.134 - 213.96.205.134) on Friday, April 19, 2002 - 08:51 am:

dick you will find a pic of norman sands under the "bluepower" posting. date of posting is february 18th.

By bobby lewis (68.41.160.55 - 68.41.160.55) on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 12:27 am:

hi joe, bobby lewis here believe it or not, this is my third attempt to leave you a message. i think i needed to click again after previewing
the message. i'll get this computer stuff yet. hopefully before i pass on. thanks for the nice things you said on my forum space. in glad someone added you to the column.. you did a lot for all the guitar players in the city especially back in the capitol music days. thanks for the support while we were the bar circuit this spring. much appreciated. also thank you for trying to help me through the "hair" audition. things were going o.k. until the guy made everyone solo a few bars off the sheet. my non-reading abilities came shining through. i noticed you received a message from dick stanford.i haven't seen or talked to him in years. if you contact him, could you have him leave a message in my forum space? well joe, gotta go. i'm sure ill run into you this summer with all the festivals. our paths are sure to cross. have a great summer. bobby lewis

By Lynn Bruce (68.41.108.38 - 68.41.108.38) on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 03:11 pm:

Joe, its nice to your still doing well!I think the owner of Wayne show bar was named steve. When I was playing there,I would walk in with an emty briefcase&Babbitt a long coat,We would load up both with those sizzle-steaks in the back room.We didn't feel guilty,as all night long we'd watch Steve drain half-empty beers into empty bottles and sell them to half-looped guys sitting at the bar&how about those used swizzle sticks? Sometimes it's not so cool playing up behind the bar as it turns you into areal Clean-freak when you get adrink in a bar!!! Lynn

By George Katsakis (152.163.201.84 - 152.163.201.84) on Monday, May 20, 2002 - 02:48 am:

Lynn,

Once again you are telling the truth, I observed the same thing when I worked at the Wayne show Bar. One night when I was working there with Bob Babbitt one of the customers at the bar pulled out a gun and pointed it at me while I was playing. I nudged Babbitt and he thought I was joking because he didn't see it. The guy did it 3 or 4 more times during the set and I was the only one seeing it so I told Babbitt I was going to stand behind him and he just laughed. Finally I leand over and told Steve what was going on and he said don't say anything because the club was having a good night. When I went on a break there were two big truck driver type guys next to the guy with the gun so I told them what was going on and they said they would keep an eye open. When we went back up to play the guy at the bar pulled the gun out again and the two guys knocked him to the floor, beat him up and took the gun. It turned out to be a toy gun and the guy was just released from Eloise, which you may recall at that time used to be just up the street.

By waynelwright (24.44.80.171 - 24.44.80.171) on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 - 03:26 am:

Hey Joe Podorsek!! How nice to see you have your own forum site! Due to Joe Messina, I just found this wonderful website.

You also mentioned about 40 or 50 names of one kind or another that I knew or was involved with one way or another. It's amazing how time flies as they say. Myself, I'm 39 after taxes. Otherwise I'll be hitting the big 70 this September 4th.

Speaking of Joe Podorsek kindness', when I first acquired my left-handed D'Angelico guitar in New York City, I brought it back with me to Detroit on vacation to practice on.

Joe & I had been friends for some years, and when I brought my (new) guitar back with me I decided I wanted to mount a prototype "Bill Lawrence" pick-up on my guitar. Joe Podorsek generously offered me the use of his shop at the "Capitol Music Studio" on Grand River Avenue, just north of Schoolcraft, (very near where I was staying with my Mom as a vistor with my family at the time) to install my new pickup.

At that time, as I recall, Joe didn't have a Dremel Hand Drill in the store yet which was necessary to install the pickup on the guitar itself. (This was a rather new technology at the time.) So I went to a local Sears store and spent something like $40.00 and bought the necessary tool and installed the pick-up and volume & tone controls on the pickguard.

Considering I knew nothing of this kind of thinking, it's remarkable that I could have pulled this off myself at all.

Joe gave me the necessary guidance to help me along in my quest. It could have been a rather worrysome thing but for him and I owe a mighty big thanks to Joe. I will never forget how much it meant to me that he allowed me to just walk in and take over his work bench!!

I love the idea of "Soulful Detroit.Com" as a means to say hello to old friends such as Joe Podorsek and Joe Messina and George Benson and all my old friends and fellow players.

I intend to drop on in from time to time to see who is where and how come and why not? I would be delighted to respond to anyone who wants to correspond with me at: .

I live on Long Island in East Rockaway, NY now and due to health constraints, have trouble traveling any real distance that doesn't involve driving. Otherwise, you'd see a lot more of me than you have been seeing over the past few years. So a big hello to all my old friends and guitarists!!

I really love the energy I have found at this website

Sincerely, with fond memories for all,

Wayne L. Wright

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.122.158.75 - 213.122.158.75) on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 - 08:00 am:

Thanks Wayne, it's a pleasure to have you on board.

By waynelwright (24.44.80.171 - 24.44.80.171) on Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 02:23 am:

David of Glasgow, Scotland, Do you happen to know a good friend of mine named Gordan Wright? (No relation.) He's a left-handed guitarist who lives in Edinburg, Scotland. I would appreciate a reply as he is a huge jazz fan. He is now retired from the publishing business.

Thanks,

Wayne L. Wright

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.122.72.90 - 213.122.72.90) on Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 07:38 am:

Hi Wayne

Sorry, I don't know that name at all.

David

By Joe (152.163.205.53 - 152.163.205.53) on Monday, July 15, 2002 - 06:35 pm:

It's official: Rap music does cause crime.
Research shows thatin over half the shootings
that occur on the street,
the gunman is aiming at the boombox!

By Joe (152.163.205.53 - 152.163.205.53) on Monday, July 15, 2002 - 06:38 pm:

"All pop music is about sex.
Rock is about wanting to do it,
jazz is about doing it,
and country and western is about feeling guilty
after you've done it."

By Joe (64.12.97.11 - 64.12.97.11) on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 01:56 pm:

For all of you who are feeling a little older and missing those great old tunes, there is good news. Some of your old favorites have re-released their great hits with new lyrics to accommodate their aging audience.

Some examples:


Herman's Hermits--"Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Walker"

The Rolling Stones--"You Can't Always Pee When You Want"

Paul Simon--"Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver"

Carly Simon--"You're So Varicose Vein"

The Bee Gees--"How Can You Mend a Broken Hip?"

Roberta Flack--"The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face"

Johnny Nash--"I Can't See Clearly Now"

The Temptations--"Papa's Got a Kidney Stone"

Nancy Sinatra--"These Boots Give Me Arthritis"

ABBA--"Denture Queen"

Leo Sayer--"You Make Me Feel Like Napping"

Commodores--"Once, Twice, Three Trips to the Bathroom"

Procol Harem--"A Whiter Shade of Hair"

The Beatles--"I Get By with a Little Help From Depends"

! Credence Clearwater Revival--"Bad Prune a-Rising"

Marvin Gaye--"I Heard It Through the Grape Nuts"

The Who--"Talkin' 'Bout My Medication"

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 02:19 pm:

The scarey thing Joe, is this is starting to make sense to me.

By Lynn Bruce (64.233.239.172 - 64.233.239.172) on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 03:23 pm:

Joe,after laughing at the titles I felt the same way Ralph felt.Like hey ,wait a minute.
Joe I wish I had a scanner as I,ve got a advertisement/picture from Sygos bar when you ,me,Eric(the electronic Genius)were working there with some singer.I,ve also got some good pictures of the first gigalos at Roses bar with quanner (daves brother),&George(hi ho silver)is even in it.All I have to do is buy one and figuire out how to use it.I,m not saying I,m behind the times or anything,but DUH.
LYNN

By Joe (64.12.97.11 - 64.12.97.11) on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 04:15 pm:

Lynn, don't feel bad. I haven't even figured out the M key on my calculator.

By Lynn Bruce (64.233.239.172 - 64.233.239.172) on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 - 01:40 pm:

Joe,just for all the people that don,t know you and think you were a music store owner and played guitar on the side,why dont you name the famous people you were on the road with and also backed up in shows.I think you were a guitar player that just happened to own a music store on the side.
Lynn

By joe (152.163.204.202 - 152.163.204.202) on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 - 08:48 pm:

Karaoke bars combine two of the nation's greatest evils:

people who shouldn't drink with people who shouldn't sing.

By bobby lewis (68.41.160.29 - 68.41.160.29) on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 10:48 pm:

JOE! quit crackin me up, dammit.... bobby lewis

By Joe (205.188.209.48 - 205.188.209.48) on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 04:03 pm:

Re-released hits for the aging rockers
> >
Paul Simon - "Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver"
> >
Carly Simon - "You're So Varicose, Vein"
> >
The Bee Gees - "How Can You Mend a Broken Hip"
> >
Roberta Flack - "The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face"
> >
Johnny Nash - "I Can't See Clearly Now"
> >
The Temptations - "Papa Got a Kidney Stone"
> >
Nancy Sinatra - "These Boots Give Me Arthritis"
> >
ABBA - "Denture Queen"
> >
Leo Sayer - "You Make Me Feel Like Napping"
> >
Commodores - "Once, Twice, Three Trips to the Bathroom"
> >
> >Procul Harem - "A Whiter Shade of Hair"
> >
The Beatles - "I Get By with a Little Help From Depends"
> >
Steely Dan - "Rikki Don't Lose Your Car Keys"
> >
Herman's Hermits - "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker"
> >
The Rolling Stones - "You Can't Always Pe* When You Want"
> >
Credence Clearwater Revival - "Bad Prune Rising"
> >
Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through the Grape- Nuts"
> >
The Who - "Talkin' 'Bout My Medication"
> >
The Troggs - "Bald Thing"
> >

By Joe (205.188.198.154 - 205.188.198.154) on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 12:50 pm:

A girl went out on a date with a trumpet player, and when she came back her roommate asked, "Well, how was it? Did his embouchure make him a great kisser?"

"Nah," the first girl replied. "That dry, tight, tiny little pucker; it was no fun at all."

The next night she went out with a tuba player, and when she came back her roommate asked, "Well, how was his kissing?"

"Ugh!" the first girl exclaimed. "Those huge, rubbery, blubbery, slobbering slabs of meat; oh, it was just gross!"

The next night she went out with a French horn player, and when she came back her roommate asked, "Well, how was his kissing?"

"Well," the first girl replied, "his kissing was just so-so; but I loved the way he held me!"

By basso@aol.com (152.163.204.83 - 152.163.204.83) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 08:28 pm:

Record Deal......


A musician who's spent his entire life trying to get a record deal is feeling extremely depressed. He's been turned-down by every record company he's ever contacted. No one seems to recognize his unique genius. So, he decides to top himself and comes up with an ingenius plan to get back at all the record companies who've rejected him.

He books time at a recording studio and instructs the sound engineer to record everything he says, and every sound he hears, and then copy it all on to 1000 CDs, and send a CD to every record company executive on the list that he hands the engineer.

The guy walks into the vocal booth; the red light is on, and he begins... "This is a message for all you sycophantic, talentless, stupid record company a***** who've ignored me for all these years. I've dedicated my life to writing beautiful, emotive, soul-searching music, and all you bastards do is discard my tapes, never return my phone calls, and sign these horrible, no-talent, ridiculous, dumb bands, and these filthy, dirty rappers! Well, you bunch of morons, you parasites, you dumb *****; I've taken all I can of your puerile, shallow industry, and it's you who have driven me to this! Goodbye you ****** murderers of art!"

With that, he pulls out a gun, puts it to his head and blows his brains out.

The sound engineer glances up and says,
"Okay. That's fine. Wanna go for a take?"


Note from Ralph: Sorry...I had to delete some of the language. Just doing my moderating job. None of us are prudes here, however this forum is viewed by people around the world and we adhere to certain standards of decency. Good story though even though it's a little old.

By Ritchie (62.254.0.7 - 62.254.0.7) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 09:29 pm:

Yeah - a variation on the "ready when you are, C.B." story. Still, they say the old ones are the best....

I mean, how many NEW records do we talk about here? ;o)

By Ralph Terrana (Ralph) (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 09:37 pm:

Actually, the engineer in the above story brings to mind my good friend Bob Ohllson. Bob had that unique characteristic of remaining somewhat detatched from the sometimes chaotic situations in a recording studio. The only difference might have been one of Bob's great little chuckles before asking if it was time for a take. I mean here's a guy that survived the shenanigans of Andrew Loog Oldham with a completely straight face.

By Ritchie (62.254.0.7 - 62.254.0.7) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 09:48 pm:

Maybe he didn't read the Sunday Funnies like everyone else..?

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 11:48 pm:

That's very good Ritchie.