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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 5, 2019 15:16:16 GMT -5
Keith was a hell of a bass player. He remarked one time that he was probably a better bassist than a guitarist.
Anyway, I'm at a party in LA in the early 70s. You can imagine what that was like. I remember seeing Mike Nesmith there, and Tom Waits was hanging out... this was before was was well-known... So was Rickie Lee Jones.
I light up a cigarette, and Rickie Lee asks me for one. I oblige.
This guy comes in the door, unannounced, and it's f***ing Keith Richards.
Keef? F***in' A!
I start trembling. It's Keef. Wouldn't you?
So, he comes over to the sofa and sits down next to me, and asks me for a smoke. I hand him one.
There are instruments in the room. Keef picks up a bass, and starts to do a riff. I pick up an acoustic guitar and start doing a blues thing.
He's getting into it... so am I... I'm thinking to myself... "this can't be happening"
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 5, 2019 15:20:13 GMT -5
Great story, Martin. At least this guitarist appreciated you're talents.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 15:28:47 GMT -5
Cool
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Post by just ol ed on Mar 5, 2019 15:37:36 GMT -5
can picture that scene. Think a u-tube of him jammin' with ChuckBerry on state. Chuck mentioned later on..."this the only dude who can come anywhere close to my style of pickin'"
Quite a tribute from Berry
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 5, 2019 15:42:39 GMT -5
I consider myself lucky, with the people I've met and interacted with, and I try to be humble about it. I'm just an average schmoe who happened to be in places where this s*** happened. I've resisted telling these stories all my life because, first of all, I figured no one would believe them... but now that I'm looking at the end, I feel like I should get them out there.
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Post by peeps on Mar 5, 2019 16:23:37 GMT -5
Not to hijack, but since Chuck Berry was mentioned this was one of my favorite days!
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I never got to see him perform, but left me a great memory.
Back in '78 I was cruising up I-45 around Corsicana, TX and spied a white Eldorado convertible just ahead. Closer inspection showed red leather interior and a plate reading CBERRY.
YES!!
Pulling along side he shot me a narrow grin. We paced each other for a bit, up to about 95, and I swear he dropped a gear then hit overdrive. The last I saw of him was when he topped the hill doing 110....
Thanks for the ride.
It was a good day to be 20 in Texas.
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Post by qmechanics on Mar 5, 2019 19:27:23 GMT -5
I am enjoying these short stories. Not because I am star struck. Martin with each story I feel a bit closer to knowing you, in a good way, through your unique experiences.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 19:32:53 GMT -5
Tangent story to your Keith! I frequented a small, hole-in-the-wall, blues bar in the Virginia/Highlands area of Atlanta in the early 90s. They have expanded I believe since then. Anyway, if you didn't get there early enough you were standing. So me and my date got there and grabbed the last table and we had 2 chairs left. This guy and gal come in with an enormous man and sit at my table with the big guys standing next to it. Waitress came over to take our reorder and see if they wanted anything. It was Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. Mick was filming "Free Jack" at the time and often caught a show at Blind Willie's. Mick was a super nice guys, Jerry not so much. Anyway that is my Mick story.
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Post by balticbriar on Mar 5, 2019 20:01:17 GMT -5
Keith was a hell of a bass player. He remarked one time that he was probably a better bassist than a guitarist. Anyway, I'm at a party in LA in the early 70s. You can imagine what that was like. I remember seeing Mike Nesmith there, and Tom Waits was hanging out... this was before was was well-known... So was Rickie Lee Jones. I light up a cigarette, and Rickie Lee asks me for one. I oblige. This guy comes in the door, unannounced, and it's f***ing Keith Richards. Keef? F***in' A! I start trembling. It's Keef. Wouldn't you? So, he comes over to the sofa and sits down next to me, and asks me for a smoke. I hand him one. There are instruments in the room. Keef picks up a bass, and starts to do a riff. I pick up an acoustic guitar and start doing a blues thing. He's getting into it... so am I... I'm thinking to myself... "this can't be happening"
Ok Martin, I may just be a New Member and and all . . . but . . . YOU DA' MAN!!!!!!! Awesome story!
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Post by roadsdiverged on Mar 5, 2019 20:34:37 GMT -5
I am enjoying these short stories. Not because I am star struck. Martin with each story I feel a bit closer to knowing you, in a good way, through your unique experiences. 100% this. Really cool story and I bet it was one hell of an experience! |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 5, 2019 22:08:29 GMT -5
Tangent story to your Keith! I frequented a small, hole-in-the-wall, blues bar in the Virginia/Highlands area of Atlanta in the early 90s. They have expanded I believe since then. Anyway, if you didn't get there early enough you were standing. So me and my date got there and grabbed the last table and we had 2 chairs left. This guy and gal come in with an enormous man and sit at my table with the big guys standing next to it. Waitress came over to take our reorder and see if they wanted anything. It was Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. Mick was filming "Free Jack" at the time and often caught a show at Blind Willie's. Mick was a super nice guys, Jerry not so much. Anyway that is my Mick story. That is a cool story, Geoff. I found Mick to be a pretty friendly guy. Never met Jerry Hall. |
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Post by headrott on Mar 9, 2019 12:37:02 GMT -5
Their Satanic Majesties Request is a fantastic album! Never met Keith, but glad you got to hang out and do some music with him Martin.
Oh, and:
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 9, 2019 15:56:44 GMT -5
I like Ricky Lee Jones and I still listen to her vinyl often.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 9, 2019 18:39:40 GMT -5
I like Ricky Lee Jones and I still listen to her vinyl often. ...at the time, I thought she was a "street kid", but she has certainly done some excellent work since those days... |
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Post by lenticula on Mar 10, 2019 8:33:32 GMT -5
In the early 1960's I was a student at a college in Chichester in West Sussex on the south coast of England.
I was not a great fan of college food and had a favourite pub at Dell Quay on Chichester harbour where I used to go for snacks and cider !
One night I went into what was really a very small bar and elbowed my way past 4 scruffy men.
As I got to the bar the barman said " don't you know who they are?
It's the Rolling Stones!"
Well I didn't know then but that would change.
The Stones had homes at the time at West Wittering, again close to Chichester.
I was friendly with the son of the chaplain at my college. He was a police officer at Bognor Regis, the next town.
Several times he was called to rowdy parties the Stones were famous for.
He got to know them so well before long he was being invited himself.
Guess who got to tag along !
Many apocryphal stories came out at that time, regarding Rolls Royce cars in swimming pools, and chocolate bars and famous singers.
Were they true ?
I will always keep that to myself !
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 10, 2019 9:18:45 GMT -5
My life sucks hahaha
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Post by qmechanics on Mar 10, 2019 13:18:59 GMT -5
No it doesn't...Tell the folks about your childhood memory when you met Mr. Snuffleupagus!!! I believe only Big Bird could see him at the time, Big Bird and yourself that is.😁 |
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 10, 2019 13:39:42 GMT -5
In the early 1960's I was a student at a college in Chichester in West Sussex on the south coast of England. I was not a great fan of college food and had a favourite pub at Dell Quay on Chichester harbour where I used to go for snacks and cider ! One night I went into what was really a very small bar and elbowed my way past 4 scruffy men. As I got to the bar the barman said " don't you know who they are? It's the Rolling Stones!" Well I didn't know then but that would change. The Stones had homes at the time at West Wittering, again close to Chichester. I was friendly with the son of the chaplain at my college. He was a police officer at Bognor Regis, the next town. Several times he was called to rowdy parties the Stones were famous for. He got to know them so well before long he was being invited himself. Guess who got to tag along ! Many apocryphal stories came out at that time, regarding Rolls Royce cars in swimming pools, and chocolate bars and famous singers. Were they true ? I will always keep that to myself ! I was watching Rumpole of the Bailey on Netflix. Very old BBC series. I mean old. There was a reference to the Stones as a new 'jazz type' band. Funny. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 10, 2019 13:43:09 GMT -5
I was just watching "It Came From Beneath the Sea". I was wondering if Martin remembers when the giant octopus attacked the Golden Gate Bridge?
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 10, 2019 22:04:44 GMT -5
No it doesn't...Tell the folks about your childhood memory when you met Mr. Snuffleupagus!!! I believe only Big Bird could see him at the time, Big Bird and yourself that is.😁 Don't get me wrong. I have stories. I have piloted moments that would make Bukowski blush, but I've never jammed with Keef Richards at a party in 70s San Fransisco. That is litterally something I've only dreamed about. I'd trade a winning Powerball ticket for ten minutes of that. |
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Post by Mac on Mar 10, 2019 23:03:44 GMT -5
Funny- as in odd coincidence. An old SNL was on my DVR, ca 1990- recorded yesterday, though. It had a skit where Mike Meyers did a skit with Mick Jagger. But Jagger "was" Richards and Meyers "was" Jagger.
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Post by Wolfman on Mar 11, 2019 2:08:00 GMT -5
Dramatwist Imagine if things turned out different... It could have been Martin instead of Ron Wood all these years!
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Post by headrott on Mar 11, 2019 3:12:20 GMT -5
Funny- as in odd coincidence. An old SNL was on my DVR, ca 1990- recorded yesterday, though. It had a skit where Mike Meyers did a skit with Mick Jagger. But Jagger "was" Richards and Meyers "was" Jagger. I remember that skit. Lol! |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 11, 2019 7:00:57 GMT -5
Dramatwist Imagine if things turned out different... It could have been Martin instead of Ron Wood all these years! ...ah, I doubt it, lol... fun to consider for a second, though... |
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 11, 2019 7:42:29 GMT -5
Dramatwist Imagine if things turned out different... It could have been Martin instead of Ron Wood all these years! ...and Keith would be on the forum writing about his encounters with Dramatwist . |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 11, 2019 7:51:17 GMT -5
Dramatwist Imagine if things turned out different... It could have been Martin instead of Ron Wood all these years! ...and Keith would be on the forum writing about his encounters with Dramatwist . LOL! Yeah, maybe in some parallel dimension! Keef's Dad Bert, BTW, was a dedicated pipe smoker... I believe he favored Peterson pipes... |
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Post by Wolfman on Mar 11, 2019 8:54:15 GMT -5
...and Keith would be on the forum writing about his encounters with Dramatwist . LOL! Yeah, maybe in some parallel dimension! Keef's Dad Bert, BTW, was a dedicated pipe smoker... I believe he favored Peterson pipes... And he smoked St. Bruno. |
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