Hi All,
Hope you are all in good health and spirit. I wish a speedy recovery to Mr. Harris and my good friend Dick Dale.
Both of them are going through difficult times. May God bless and heal them both.
It was a rather fruitful Weekend for me as I had the privilege to attend the Deke Dickerson show with and meet
with legends: Duane Eddy, George Tomsco and Victor Wooten. If you don't know Victor Wooten, he is the most
sought after bass player of these days. Having drawn from Pastorius and Marcus Miller, he took a road of his own and
came up with a flabbergasting style to say the list.
I met him and saw him perform at the NAMM show and it was mesmerizing.
All 3 artists I met were the finest kind both on the music and human sides.
I am attaching some pictures.
On another note, we ended the weekend with a rehearsal of Shadows music in Simi Valley.
Myself and 3 Surf musicians form what they called now the "Mystery Men" or "Men of Mystery" (MoM).
It sounded surprisingly good for some reason.
What' s most surprising is that before we even exist, we got booked for 3 gigs already, Huntington Beach Pier Plaza - a stage
on the beach, The BeachComber and the US SurfGuitar101 convention (they probably don't realize the risk they are taking).
Also, after seeing Duane Eddy perform, I got inspired (it happens to me somtimes) and wrote a tune (no name yet) in the Duane / Surf style. I' ll try and record it on my day off tomorrow God willing.
Blessings to all,
Abel