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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 4, 2019 13:34:26 GMT -5
OK, I'm going to stop it. Telling these old stories is not conducive to my health. I'll relate one more, though.
I'm in a NYC guitar store (Manny's Music, out of business last I heard). Looking at guitars.(duh). I'm f***ing around with some guitar, doing the "dweedily, dweedily" thing that everyone does in a guitar store, and this guy comes over to me.
He says... "Hey, man, knock it off... it sounds like s***."
I look up.
It's f***ing Eric Clapton. No s***. I was told I sounded like s*** by Eric Clapton.
I guess I can die happy.
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Post by kirk13 on Mar 4, 2019 13:39:04 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 4, 2019 14:28:50 GMT -5
Man, no higher praise than to be told to stop playing by Eric Clapton.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2019 14:33:58 GMT -5
That's too funny, DT! Nothing like being told you sound like shite by the best!  OK, I'm going to stop it. Telling these old stories is not conducive to my health. Thanks for sharing your stories, Martin. Brightened my day. |
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Post by qmechanics on Mar 4, 2019 15:12:38 GMT -5
Well Martin, if you have to hear it from someone might as well be from a legend!!
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 4, 2019 15:16:16 GMT -5
You should have said, 'you're one to talk...' 😉
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2019 15:18:12 GMT -5
You should have said, 'you're one to talk...' 😉 Hah! Would have served him right. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Mar 4, 2019 15:51:22 GMT -5
OK, I'm going to stop it. Telling these old stories is not conducive to my health. I'll relate one more, though. I'm in a NYC guitar store (Manny's Music, out of business last I heard). Looking at guitars.(duh). I'm f***ing around with some guitar, doing the "dweedily, dweedily" thing that everyone does in a guitar store, and this guy comes over to me. He says... "Hey, man, knock it off... it sounds like s***." I look up. It's f***ing Eric Clapton. No s***. I was told I sounded like s*** by Eric Clapton. I guess I can die happy. When they start to make you uncomfortable, I guess it is time to stop. But if I may boast, on behalf of the group, I think we all enjoy hearing about tidbits from the past. I'd post some of my own but they might put me in jail...so I keep my stupidity to myself and hope no one else followed my path. |
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Post by qmechanics on Mar 4, 2019 15:53:14 GMT -5
OK, I'm going to stop it. Telling these old stories is not conducive to my health. I'll relate one more, though. I'm in a NYC guitar store (Manny's Music, out of business last I heard). Looking at guitars.(duh). I'm f***ing around with some guitar, doing the "dweedily, dweedily" thing that everyone does in a guitar store, and this guy comes over to me. He says... "Hey, man, knock it off... it sounds like s***." I look up. It's f***ing Eric Clapton. No s***. I was told I sounded like s*** by Eric Clapton. I guess I can die happy. When they start to make you uncomfortable, I guess it is time to stop. But if I may boast, on behalf of the group, I think we all enjoy hearing about tidbits from the past. I'd post some of my own but they might put me in jail...so I keep my stupidity to myself and hope no one else followed my path. How will we know what path not to follow without your wisdom? |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Mar 4, 2019 15:54:50 GMT -5
My only wisdom has been only of late, He has unveiled it to me. The crap I've done is nothing to boast of, believe me when I say that.
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Post by joeman on Mar 4, 2019 15:59:00 GMT -5
OK, I'm going to stop it. Telling these old stories is not conducive to my health. I'll relate one more, though. I'm in a NYC guitar store (Manny's Music, out of business last I heard). Looking at guitars.(duh). I'm f***ing around with some guitar, doing the "dweedily, dweedily" thing that everyone does in a guitar store, and this guy comes over to me. He says... "Hey, man, knock it off... it sounds like s***." I look up. It's f***ing Eric Clapton. No s***. I was told I sounded like s*** by Eric Clapton. I guess I can die happy. I have to ask. When you looked up...did EC have a half grin on his face (indicating he was just messin')...or did the scowl on his face indicate that he meant it? Sorry...but if it's the latter...that would remind me a bit of the earlier Stallone tale.  |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 4, 2019 17:31:59 GMT -5
OK, I'm going to stop it. Telling these old stories is not conducive to my health. I'll relate one more, though. I'm in a NYC guitar store (Manny's Music, out of business last I heard). Looking at guitars.(duh). I'm f***ing around with some guitar, doing the "dweedily, dweedily" thing that everyone does in a guitar store, and this guy comes over to me. He says... "Hey, man, knock it off... it sounds like s***." I look up. It's f***ing Eric Clapton. No s***. I was told I sounded like s*** by Eric Clapton. I guess I can die happy. I have to ask. When you looked up...did EC have a half grin on his face (indicating he was just messin')...or did the scowl on his face indicate that he meant it? Sorry...but if it's the latter...that would remind me a bit of the earlier Stallone tale. ...actually, he was scowling, but I didn't get the feeling that he was truly pissed off... I think he was just messing with me... |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 4, 2019 17:33:33 GMT -5
OK, I'm going to stop it. Telling these old stories is not conducive to my health. I'll relate one more, though. I'm in a NYC guitar store (Manny's Music, out of business last I heard). Looking at guitars.(duh). I'm f***ing around with some guitar, doing the "dweedily, dweedily" thing that everyone does in a guitar store, and this guy comes over to me. He says... "Hey, man, knock it off... it sounds like s***." I look up. It's f***ing Eric Clapton. No s***. I was told I sounded like s*** by Eric Clapton. I guess I can die happy. When they start to make you uncomfortable, I guess it is time to stop. But if I may boast, on behalf of the group, I think we all enjoy hearing about tidbits from the past. I'd post some of my own but they might put me in jail...so I keep my stupidity to myself and hope no one else followed my path. ...yeah, I'm shutting up after this one... I might get sued or something... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 0:37:20 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 0:43:38 GMT -5
Yeah Martin, if Eric Clapton told you to SFTU, then maybe it was time to stop. You had to be really no talent dude.  Obviously, it ruined you life...... |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 5, 2019 0:56:16 GMT -5
Yeah Martin, if Eric Clapton told you to SFTU, then maybe it was time to stop. You had to be really no talent dude. Obviously, it ruined you life...... ...yes, I am a failed human being in every way, worthless and of use to no one... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 1:15:38 GMT -5
Yeah Martin, if Eric Clapton told you to SFTU, then maybe it was time to stop. You had to be really no talent dude. Obviously, it ruined you life...... ...yes, I am a failed human being in every way, worthless and of use to no one... None of us believe that one - You the man. |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Mar 5, 2019 1:24:59 GMT -5
I have to ask. When you looked up...did EC have a half grin on his face (indicating he was just messin')...or did the scowl on his face indicate that he meant it? Sorry...but if it's the latter...that would remind me a bit of the earlier Stallone tale. ...actually, he was scowling, but I didn't get the feeling that he was truly pissed off... I think he was just messing with me... It's Eric Clapton.
Dude spent most of his life out of his damn mind, so odds are, it didn't mean anything one way or the other.
But it's a cool f'in story.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Mar 5, 2019 1:26:13 GMT -5
Most of my "famous people encounters" stories in NYC involve being coughed on, or body-checked.
I have caught the flu from a very notable actor. But it's a very boring story. Y'all have heard it. It's right there. A fellow coughed in my damn face and I got the damn flu. That's all there is. It's quite dull.
Getting sneered at and/or chastised by Clapton in a music shop is a way better story. It resonates.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 2:11:38 GMT -5
Awesome story
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Post by kxg on Mar 5, 2019 12:49:26 GMT -5
He wouldn't have had to say a thing to me, just looking up and seeing Eric Clapton staring at me while I had a guitar in my hands would have pretty much freaked me out! I probably would have just quietly put it down and slowly backed off.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 5, 2019 13:10:31 GMT -5
He wouldn't have had to say a thing to me, just looking up and seeing Eric Clapton staring at me while I had a guitar in my hands would have pretty much freaked me out! I probably would have just quietly put it down and slowly backed off. ...it happened so fast, I didn't really realize who it was until he was gone... |
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 5, 2019 14:44:57 GMT -5
"You don't know what you got till it's gone..."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 14:51:16 GMT -5
Well, Here's how I look at it, of course I'm a ornery SOB anyway.
Just because he's Clapton dosn't mean he has any class or manners.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 5, 2019 14:51:25 GMT -5
...wait 'til I tell you my Keith Richards story...
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Post by roadsdiverged on Mar 5, 2019 14:51:35 GMT -5
Great story!
(Not sure how I missed this one since I practically live here)
I could only imagine a Keith Richards story!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 19:37:42 GMT -5
Oh man we are like brothers of a different mother! Another Atlanta story . . . I was in the CD shop looking at jazz albums when this guy bumps into me while looking for something specific. I hear, "Sorry about that." in an English accent and said, "No problem." I look over and then look at the box set of Crossroads and back at him and back at Crossroads. Thought about buying the box and seeing if he would sign it but best respect I could give him was to leave him alone. I'm sure he get's hounded everywhere he goes.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 5, 2019 22:42:03 GMT -5
Oh man we are like brothers of a different mother! Another Atlanta story . . . I was in the CD shop looking at jazz albums when this guy bumps into me while looking for something specific. I hear, "Sorry about that." in an English accent and said, "No problem." I look over and then look at the box set of Crossroads and back at him and back at Crossroads. Thought about buying the box and seeing if he would sign it but best respect I could give him was to leave him alone. I'm sure he get's hounded everywhere he goes. I learned that when I lived in NYC... you leave 'em alone. If they invite a conversation, fine, but don't push... otherwise, you sink to the level of "fanboy/girl"... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 14:44:47 GMT -5
Oh man we are like brothers of a different mother! Another Atlanta story . . . I was in the CD shop looking at jazz albums when this guy bumps into me while looking for something specific. I hear, "Sorry about that." in an English accent and said, "No problem." I look over and then look at the box set of Crossroads and back at him and back at Crossroads. Thought about buying the box and seeing if he would sign it but best respect I could give him was to leave him alone. I'm sure he get's hounded everywhere he goes. I learned that when I lived in NYC... you leave 'em alone. If they invite a conversation, fine, but don't push... otherwise, you sink to the level of "fanboy/girl"... Yeah I kind of learned that as a kid growing up in Fairfield, CT. I was always riding my bike over to Westport and you would run into Paul Newman, Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Ludlum . . . you just let them live a normal life. |
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Post by qmechanics on Mar 6, 2019 17:43:51 GMT -5
Yeah Martin, if Eric Clapton told you to SFTU, then maybe it was time to stop. You had to be really no talent dude. Obviously, it ruined you life...... ...yes, I am a failed human being in every way, worthless and of use to no one... Far from it, though I believe you know better and understand sarcasm when you see it. |
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