Ok, being old sucks. Mick Jones of the Clash now of Carbon/Silicone still speaks to me and my likes. This next musical bisquit is about seeing the doctor.

My favorite band for the 70's, 80's, 90's was ZZ Top. I had great seats for several shows in my area during the Eliminator tour. I became disenchanted with them because each show was exactly 84 minutes. This was due to the early application of sequencers, midi, computerized lighting effects. The following clip is from the Deguello tour.




From Gibson:

A Sneak Peek at the Billy Gibbons 1959 “Pearly Gates” Les Paul from Gibson Custom!
Is there a Billy Gibbons Pearly Gates model in the works at the Custom Shop?Well … that would be a Texas-sized yes! Gibson Custom has already spent many weeks working in conjunction with legendary guitarist and artist Billy Gibbons, as well as multiple vendors, to develop a limited run of arguably the most legendary guitar ever, his beloved Gibson 1959 “Pearly Gates” Les Paul.
In this picture, that’s Billy’s “Pearly Gates” guitar on the right (as if you needed me to tell you) with the color sample by Gibson Custom sitting next to it. Release date of this icon is set to be in the not-too-distant future. Stay tuned for updates and details …






Then they entice me with some of dis......The following got no vids but please listen.


Last observations, Gibbons had this weird move during "Sleeping Bag" he'd block the view of his hands during a particular part of the solo. In hindsight he was probably using an Ebow. I remember during this time every guitar player would go to a show and lift licks and technique. I figured it was a Bill Hamm (ZZ Top Manager) move to protect Gibbon's intellectual property.
A weird fact: in the 90's Bill Hamm's wife was kidnapped and killed when she went to a Houston Pharmacy.

"That Metal Show"

Two messages, "That Metal Show" is very enjoyable. Never being a real metal head my self the show is enlightening and informative. I can remember the bands and some songs but Metal is an integral part of MEG (Modern Electric Guitar). Second, Eddie Trunk made a point of lstening to older established bands new stuff. The following is a clip of Yngvie not swearing, in itself is amazing!
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