If DC belongs to the WH it will have enough money to become champions for sure, in golden threads and red cotton. The Commander in chief would love to run the Commanders.
The Potato Skins have Adam Peters the Bengals have Duke Tobin and a couple of M Brown's grandsons. Tragic and depressing for Bengals fans. The best guitarist thing very subjective because there are so many great ones but lately I'm going with Clapton. Whenever I listen to Cream's version of the Robert Johnson song "Crossroads" his solos are "pretty pretty pretty good!
It has been reported that when Hendrix was asked what it felt like to be the greatest guitarist in the world he responded, ‘I don’t know, you’d have to ask Roy Clark.’
Favorite guitarist, for me, means I will stop what I am doing and listen to that guy play whatever he is playing. Almost like they are doing something magical. My list:
1. EVH - Eddie was so creative, never complacent. His sound is instantly recognizable be it a Van Halen tune or a Michael Jackson song he turned into a banger on the fly. He’s the tops for me.
2. Santana - you know a guy is great when singers want to accompany his playing. The guy has had dozens of rock singers begging to sing for him. He’s the reason I started listening to Journey in the late 70’s. Neil Schon was his protege and Gregg Rollie his former lead singer!
3. Derek Trucks - an unconventional choice, but listen (better to watch the live version) to his solo on Midnight in Harlem and tell me that slide is not literally singing. Magic.
No offense to Jimi, Clapton, Slash, or any number of other legends.
Tough to narrow it down to just three, but if I had to pick three... I would go Trey Anastasio (no-brainer), Kenny Burrell, Hendrix. But as soon as I type Burrell and Hendrix, I think of Jerry and Dickey, then I think of Zappa and Richards, then Iommi and Page, then the Young brothers Malcom and Angus, Bob Weir and Robbie Robertson... and on and on
Jayden Daniels is so much fun to watch. He seems to have the "it" factor. Like Burrow, he came into the league a little older than the average rookie and maybe that has translated into a little more maturity. BUT .... let's pump the brakes a little. He took apart a defense that was a shell of it's former self in Detroit last week. While I don't want to diminish what he and the Commanders did because they have had a great season and are a game away from the Super Bowl, let's see what they do this week against a mostly healthy defense in crummy (at least cold) weather. All that said, it's an exciting time to be a Commanders fan. Sort of like being a Bengals fan four years ago.
I saw down the comments column someone noting Prince as a great guitarist. YouTube his solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the George Harrison tribute concert. Watch the other musicians smile and shake their heads. The speed of his hands up and down the fretboard is simply astonishing. It's just nuts to watch. I'd also mention Glen Campbell. He played with the Wrecking Crew in the mid-to-late 60s. As the kids say, if you know, you know.
I’ve said before that REM is great to listen to while blowing snow. Glenn Campbell is my go-to when I scrub our deck. I have ear buds in and I’m singing “Where’s the Playground Susie” and I don’t know why.
I think the Redskins are demonstrating more management commitment and scouting competency than the Bengals, so the Redskins will likely continue to compete. I agree with Xavier choking down the stretch but the officiating was horrible. St. John shot 27 foul shots to Xavier's 19. The three blow OOB calls Scott mentioned were game changers. Mid-tier schools like Xavier stand no chance in this gambling/ NIL world.
I can't argue with your top 3 guitarists, but these three are just as good: Brian May, Richie Blackmoor. and David Knopfler. Mike Slamer is my top choice for unknown guitarist along with City Boy for best unknown (in the US) band.
First a visit to The Davidson and now a reference to The Precinct. Dare I say Johnny Thinwallet is expanding his horizons beyond the Silver Spring House and Texas Roadhouse?
X's bench was horrible last night, and yes, if Hunter makes even 1 free throw at the end of the game X wins. But also X wins if Brian O'Connell, who watched a Marquette player trip Conwell on the way up the court with under 10 seconds and swallowed his whistle a fee weeks ago, doesn't impose his incompetence on this game. Uneven foul calls are always debatable, but this moron blew three very easy out of bounds calls, one where he came on and overruled a ref who called it correctly and who could see the play. Officiating is just one factor, but these calls resulted in 8 points in a game that ended tied. There were so many others.
Finished binge watching Hard Knocks AFC North and it was fascinating. Joe Burrow is so respected by the other AFC North coaches. Watching teams game plan and practice to stop Burrow and then watch him execute and put up points lends no doubt that he's generational and the Bengals best not waste this gift. But.....(audible) sigh. The real test for DC is to stay competitive when Daniels rookie contract expires. This is where the Bengals failed in my opinion.
Guitarist: Too many but I'll offer up those who make goosebumps. EVH, SRV, David Gilmour.
You know, even though they don't much love here, there's another local team quietly having a very good year. I'm talking about the Miami Redhawks. 8 wins in a row, 14-4, 6-0 in the MAC. Big game Saturday against Akron, also 6-0. Miami, while getting bashed in the MAC football championship game against Ohio U., also had a great year, and handily won their bowl game. Maybe it's time for more Cincinnatians to jump on the MU bandwagon.
Favorite Guitarists: Luarindo Almeida, Carlos Santana, Charlie Byrd, Wes Montgomery, Julian Bream, Lindsey Buckingham
I'll add one name to the list: Robert Johnson.
Doc, great thoughts yesterday on your basketball sojourn with Jillian. I couldn't agree more that time spend with children is fantastic.
In other news, Frampton is coming to Indy!!!
Hendrix, Prince and Stevie Ray
If DC belongs to the WH it will have enough money to become champions for sure, in golden threads and red cotton. The Commander in chief would love to run the Commanders.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eddie Van Halen
Tom Morello
The Potato Skins have Adam Peters the Bengals have Duke Tobin and a couple of M Brown's grandsons. Tragic and depressing for Bengals fans. The best guitarist thing very subjective because there are so many great ones but lately I'm going with Clapton. Whenever I listen to Cream's version of the Robert Johnson song "Crossroads" his solos are "pretty pretty pretty good!
Can’t disagree with any of the names here, but not one of y’all has mentioned Buddy Guy or B.B. King. *shakes head*
Nobody understands me but my guitar.
‘Cause you’re damn right I got the blues.
It has been reported that when Hendrix was asked what it felt like to be the greatest guitarist in the world he responded, ‘I don’t know, you’d have to ask Roy Clark.’
Favorite guitarist, for me, means I will stop what I am doing and listen to that guy play whatever he is playing. Almost like they are doing something magical. My list:
1. EVH - Eddie was so creative, never complacent. His sound is instantly recognizable be it a Van Halen tune or a Michael Jackson song he turned into a banger on the fly. He’s the tops for me.
2. Santana - you know a guy is great when singers want to accompany his playing. The guy has had dozens of rock singers begging to sing for him. He’s the reason I started listening to Journey in the late 70’s. Neil Schon was his protege and Gregg Rollie his former lead singer!
3. Derek Trucks - an unconventional choice, but listen (better to watch the live version) to his solo on Midnight in Harlem and tell me that slide is not literally singing. Magic.
No offense to Jimi, Clapton, Slash, or any number of other legends.
Down Don’t Bother Me is an amazing display of slide guitar. Good call.
Tough to narrow it down to just three, but if I had to pick three... I would go Trey Anastasio (no-brainer), Kenny Burrell, Hendrix. But as soon as I type Burrell and Hendrix, I think of Jerry and Dickey, then I think of Zappa and Richards, then Iommi and Page, then the Young brothers Malcom and Angus, Bob Weir and Robbie Robertson... and on and on
Jayden Daniels is so much fun to watch. He seems to have the "it" factor. Like Burrow, he came into the league a little older than the average rookie and maybe that has translated into a little more maturity. BUT .... let's pump the brakes a little. He took apart a defense that was a shell of it's former self in Detroit last week. While I don't want to diminish what he and the Commanders did because they have had a great season and are a game away from the Super Bowl, let's see what they do this week against a mostly healthy defense in crummy (at least cold) weather. All that said, it's an exciting time to be a Commanders fan. Sort of like being a Bengals fan four years ago.
I saw down the comments column someone noting Prince as a great guitarist. YouTube his solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the George Harrison tribute concert. Watch the other musicians smile and shake their heads. The speed of his hands up and down the fretboard is simply astonishing. It's just nuts to watch. I'd also mention Glen Campbell. He played with the Wrecking Crew in the mid-to-late 60s. As the kids say, if you know, you know.
I’ve said before that REM is great to listen to while blowing snow. Glenn Campbell is my go-to when I scrub our deck. I have ear buds in and I’m singing “Where’s the Playground Susie” and I don’t know why.
I think the Redskins are demonstrating more management commitment and scouting competency than the Bengals, so the Redskins will likely continue to compete. I agree with Xavier choking down the stretch but the officiating was horrible. St. John shot 27 foul shots to Xavier's 19. The three blow OOB calls Scott mentioned were game changers. Mid-tier schools like Xavier stand no chance in this gambling/ NIL world.
I can't argue with your top 3 guitarists, but these three are just as good: Brian May, Richie Blackmoor. and David Knopfler. Mike Slamer is my top choice for unknown guitarist along with City Boy for best unknown (in the US) band.
First a visit to The Davidson and now a reference to The Precinct. Dare I say Johnny Thinwallet is expanding his horizons beyond the Silver Spring House and Texas Roadhouse?
No
X's bench was horrible last night, and yes, if Hunter makes even 1 free throw at the end of the game X wins. But also X wins if Brian O'Connell, who watched a Marquette player trip Conwell on the way up the court with under 10 seconds and swallowed his whistle a fee weeks ago, doesn't impose his incompetence on this game. Uneven foul calls are always debatable, but this moron blew three very easy out of bounds calls, one where he came on and overruled a ref who called it correctly and who could see the play. Officiating is just one factor, but these calls resulted in 8 points in a game that ended tied. There were so many others.
The officials were as bad as Xavier’s bench. As Sean said after the game about zero points from his bench That shit is stupid.
I'm not sure what happened to Swain, but it looked like he got shoved (no foul of course). That's why Hunter was in. Swain stay in, X wins, IMO.
Finished binge watching Hard Knocks AFC North and it was fascinating. Joe Burrow is so respected by the other AFC North coaches. Watching teams game plan and practice to stop Burrow and then watch him execute and put up points lends no doubt that he's generational and the Bengals best not waste this gift. But.....(audible) sigh. The real test for DC is to stay competitive when Daniels rookie contract expires. This is where the Bengals failed in my opinion.
Guitarist: Too many but I'll offer up those who make goosebumps. EVH, SRV, David Gilmour.
You know, even though they don't much love here, there's another local team quietly having a very good year. I'm talking about the Miami Redhawks. 8 wins in a row, 14-4, 6-0 in the MAC. Big game Saturday against Akron, also 6-0. Miami, while getting bashed in the MAC football championship game against Ohio U., also had a great year, and handily won their bowl game. Maybe it's time for more Cincinnatians to jump on the MU bandwagon.
Great to see. Used to love making the roadie to Oxford, dealing with Charlie Coles. One of a kind
Charlie was a great coach and man.