Friends
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Denny
Breau
I
met Denny Breau when he took over at the Hoot Nite
at Sud's Pub in Bethel, Maine. I was a little in awe
of him because he is a giant of a guitar player. I
have had the pleasure to play a few gigs with him
and occasionally hang out at Gould Academy on nights
when we are supposed to be teaching students guitar
and bass respectively but no one shows. |
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Nancy
Eaton
How
the hell I ever convinced her to date me, let alone
marry me I'll never know. I'm a happy man regardless.
Her
website has all sorts of stuff related to her family
history as well lots of pictures and stories of hikes
she has done (the ones that I am in are of course
the best). |
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Dave
Karl Roberts
I
first met Dave when he worked at Buckdancer's Choice
Music (see below) in the early '90's. I was soon playing
with him in Love Cactus and though it petered out
I still did gigs with him until he finally retired
from playing live in 1996 or so. Currently, Dave does
web page design, takes care of his kids and manages
the Maine Info website.
Dave
is responsible for the original design of this site
and for helping me in many ways, from producing my
first CD to advice about web pages and other things.
Thanks,
Dave. |
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Dave
Rowe
Dave
Rowe is the son of Schooner fare legend Tom Rowe.
I met Dave through a local Hoot Nite at Sud's Pub
in Bethel, Maine, run by my friend Denny Breau (see
above). One jam session and I was recruited into Dave's
trio.
Dave
is responsible for helping me with recording advice
and for bugging me about my gear and my playing style.
Thanks,
Dave. |
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Andy
Sullivan
Andy
and I have known each other since high school where
we ran track and cross country together. Being one
of a few bass players in our high school meant that
I would eventually hook up with him and play music.
We played for a number of summers in bands like the
Relapses, the Baked Potatoes and Mr. Soul. Playing
with Andy forced me to take my playing to a respectable
level and to actually learn music theory. Ours was
always a fairly competitive friendship. In Spinal
Tap terms he was David St. Hubbins and I was Nigel
Tufnel.
Anyway,
Andy was out in the Midwest for a long time being
a successful musician in bands like Steeplejack as
well as his own combos and now he is a freelance journalist
and doing quite well. As always. |
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Seth
Warner
Seth
and I first met my senior year in high school when
the Relapses were formed with Tina Laberge and Andy
Sullivan (see above). As the rhythm section we locked
in pretty quickly and discovered a mutual love for
Led Zeppelin and Iron Maiden. Seth was usually involved
in my more inspired recordings and has put up with
me for almost twenty years, not an easy task when
I decide to spout off about something and Seth has
to take the brunt.
Seth's
move to classical guitar (and eventually early stringed
instruments like the lute and theorbo) and away from
drums left me in a panic in the early '90's because
I had come to count on him to be a drummer in whatever
whack projects I was coming up with. When I decided
to make solo music on the bass guitar Seth gave lots
of good advice and turned me on to Eberhard Weber
which led to the purchase of a Boomerang Phrase Sampler
(see below) to make loops to play over.
Seth
was also responsible for a number of free tickets
to some very cool concerts, particularly Jethro Tull
and Iron Maiden and I still owe him for a last minute
seating in the balcony for Itzhak Perlman and also
for the embarrassment I received at the hands of the
Reduced Shakespeare Company.
As
always, thanks Seth. |
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Local
Companies and Magazines
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Baked
Beans Recording Studio
Home
to Alan Bean and Rob Baker these two helped me produce
my second CD the View From Left Field. They were very
easy to work with and their rates were good - just
what a local musician needs to make their own CD.
I have recommended many friends to Baked Beans and
all have enjoyed the experience. |
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Buckdancer's
Choice Music Company
I
have done the majority of my of gear-buying through
this company over the past twenty years. They are,
in my opinion, the best music store in Maine. |
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Local
Motives
This
radio program plays nothing but local music live every
week. It has blossomed into the place to go to reach
an audience on the radio. I was lucky enough to play
in November of 2001.
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Maine
Public Radio
My
wife got me hooked onto Maine Public Radio. I remember
sending them my first CD foolishly thinking that they
would just up and play it at the drop of a hat. I
did talk to Keith Shortall who eventually listened
to Acidron and decided that Etude #2 in Dminor made
a decent segue song in between new stories on Maine
Things Considered. It's odd when you hear your own
song out of context, think "that's a familiar
song, where have I heard that before?" and then
remember it's your own damn song. |
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Bass
Related Sites
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The
Bottom Line
This
bass related site has been around since before the
Internet went all graphic and there were just mailing
lists. There's a newsletter and tablature and other
stuff to check out. Highly recommended. |
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Bass
Player Online
I
subscribed to this magazine for a number of years
and you can check it our on the web, too. Great gear
reviews and good articles covering all aspects of
music and bass players. |