[Spridgets] Les Paul dies at 94

[Jim Johnson]

Jay is right. There is a big difference between a guitarist and a showman. A
distinction seldom if ever made by the great unwashed masses and the media.

Cheers!!
Jim

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Jay Fishbein <jfishbein at snet.net> wrote:

> I saw Jimmy Buffet years ago. The crowd loved him, the band danced around
> with a shark, and sang songs about tequila and so-on.
>
> Personally speaking, I didn't get it.
>
> I guess it was more about the party, than the music.
>
> Jay Fishbein
> Wallingford, CT
>
> --- On Fri, 8/14/09, ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net <ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> From: ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net <ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Les Paul dies at 94
> To: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 9:16 AM
>
> well "jimmy from florida" has always said he is a mediocre at best guitar
> player with a great personality and a VERY loyal following.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels at sbcglobal.net>
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:29:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Les Paul dies at 94
>
> Fellow BE owner Michael Allsup from Three Dog Night sat in with him once
> and
> said the old guy was giving him fits -- trying to make him look bad.
>
> I also heard on the Bob and Tom show that Jimmy Buffet sat in with him once
> and Paul gave him a hard time. B I guess they gave Buffett a heavy guitar
> to
> play and when Jimmy asked for a strap, Paul said not to bother as he
> wouldn't be playing that long, anyhow. B As I recall Paul called him
> something to the effect of "somebody named Jimmy from Florida" as though he
> was a nobody. B He either had a big sense of humor or he could be a bit of
> an
> ass. B Don't know which.
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--
Cheers!!
Jim
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am
not
sure about the former. - Albert Einstein