Meeting Joe Pass

Meeting Joe Pass

In this flurry of information about an insanely short two- week period, even I, who lived through it all, am having a hard time believing that all this happened in such a short period. Well, here’s something else that happened. I accidentally ran into my biggest idol...
The Great Malacca Hike

The Great Malacca Hike

The Great Malacca Hike 2014 Report #4   Things moved forward today. Late last night I got my ticket for Melbourne. I leave Sunday evening.   This morning at 6am I was on the phone to Ottawa, Canada, talking to the Oz embassy about my visa. The guy was very helpful. He...
49 Incredible Years

49 Incredible Years

Our 49th Wedding Anniversary…   You might be wondering what it has been like to be married to this woman for 49 years. I can tell you it has been nothing short of amazing. Dare I say, better than you can possibly imagine.     When we first met and fell in love,...
The Scotch – Part 2

The Scotch – Part 2

After we played our first set, it was time for Jimi to do his thing. Chas introduced him and he took the stage with Brian, Roger Sutton on bass and Clive Thacker on drums. And James Marshall Hendrix playing for the first time on a James Marshall amp, a pleasant...
The Scotch – Part 1

The Scotch – Part 1

On that fateful night, exactly 50 years ago, I left home at around 7:45 pm. Climbing into my 63 Yellow VW Beetle (Bug), I drove the 15 miles to the West End of London in about half an hour. Often Brian Auger (see pic) and I would drive together to gigs like this but...