Jump to content

hullabelew

Legacy Members
  • Posts

    2521
  • Joined

Everything posted by hullabelew

  1. I have always marveled that he has stayed out of the business for so long. Just set up shop on his farm in Watkinsville and enjoyed life. I may have mentioned this before, but shortly after his aneurysm, I ran in to him in a café in Greensboro, GA. I was the only one in the place who recognized him. As I was leaving, I stopped by his table and said, "I just want to see how you are doing and let you know that people are thinking about you." He asked me to sit down with him and his buddy. They were in town to play golf. We talked about life, weather, kids, travel, golf, health, where we were from. We never talked about music. And REM at the time was very favorite band and still is the most important band to me, personally. For me, they changed music....pretty much were responsible for the "College Radio" sound. At the time, I have 10 CDs in the changer in my trunk, and they were all REM. All the studio records up to that point, plus several bootlegs. A couple of weeks later, Buck and Mills were on a national radio show (can't remember the name) and the question was "How do people in Athens treat you now that you are hugely famous." Mills said, "They just treat us like neighbors. In fact, Bill was recently telling me about running in to a guy at a café who checked on his health, and they talked for half an hour and never talked about music."
  2. The bass player owns an instrument repair shop in Athens called Dave's Fret Shop. Really cool to see him with this band.
  3. Some background. https://www.stereogum.com/2202828/athens-supergroup-the-bad-ends-bill-berrys-first-band-since-r-e-m-announces-debut-album/music/
  4. hullabelew

    The Bad Ends

    On New West Records. Lots of Athens music royalty in the video, and in the band.
  5. Peggy is married to Mark Marchetti, one of Todd's long time buddies. That connection is how Todd and Loretta know each other.
  6. Joe Jackson form his debut, Look Sharp. Los Lobos: Will The Wolf Survive. What a way to set the tone for a fantastic album.
  7. In December 2019 I was in Nashville and had to go to Leiper's Fork to pick up some things from a blacksmith. It happened to be the same weekend as the annual Leiper's Fork Christmas parade. If you are ever in the area, do yourself a favor and attend this spectacle. One local outfitter was using a pontoon boat as a float and were throwing rods and reels to the kids under 12. That year, the grand marshals of the parade were Kid Rock and Loretta Lynn.
  8. Which ever one lets me hang out with Harmoni Kelley.
  9. Jesus, sorry I every mentioned this. Fuck
  10. Thanks. I think I'm out for awhile.
  11. If they don't wipe out my accounts and let me start over, that is what I'm going to do.
  12. I bought this amp because I'm 1000 miles from home for no idea how long and just needed a little practice amp to keep me sane after my two parents go to bed. Caring for them all day and half the night sucks me emotionally dry every fucking day. And like mentioned. It is an issue with app, not the amp.
  13. It resets everything but that, apparently.
  14. If you pick up a Spark amp, be VERY CAREFUL when signing in to your Spotify account. It somehow associated itself with a free Spotify account I had years ago. I had completely forgotten about it and I can't even find it anymore to sign in to it....but fucking Positive Grid did. And there isn't a way to cut the connection so I can sign in to my paid Spotify account. I even deleted the apps, set up a new account under a different email and it still connects to the wrong Spotify account. I've contacted them..they have offered some suggestions, none work. Seems like a simple thing to fix. One issue is once you set up the Spark account on the app, you can't even log out. This is kind of disappointing.
  15. Straight On is an incredibly underrated song. From the drum sound, thru Ann's jump into the song, to the harmonies.....and the driving bass. I love the sound of that acoustic that is mixed in sporadically and that harmony solo...... LOVE that song. and I LOVE the syncopated, funky feel of the ending outro.
  16. Spirit, Firefall and Kelly Willis. Dude plays anything. Analog Mike and MXR get together. Duke of Tone. Looks like it will retail for $149 https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/mxr-duke-of-tone-pedal-demo/
  17. Holy shit. This Spark 40 is a shit ton of fun. I can't believe how good it sounds. Haven't gotten to really turn it up yet but the presets are fun to work through. I fucked and attached it to the wrong Spotify account and can't figure out how to detach it but I'm researching that and will spend tomorrow going thru YouTube videos about this toy. When I get back home, I'll be sitting in with a local songwriting on guitar at open mic nights and I think this thing will be perfect.
  18. I'm in Texas again, helping with some family shit. Brought my hollow body Gretsch to pass the time. As therapy, I've been looking around on various music sites for some new wish list items. My candy arrived today.
  19. Nabo Koff is really funny. I looked him up after he was named checked by The Police.
  20. What is the pedal with the face? How do you like the Pitchfork? I have a Harmonist and hate it.
  21. Be interesting to see what Lorrie has been up to.
  22. Was just looking for my next book. Done. Thx
  23. Plus, I think you lose some low end.
  24. I use John Pearse on my acoustics. Usually the 80/20 12-53.
  25. Do you use the D'Addario NYXL or just the XL? I have been using the NYXLs (10s) on all of my guitars but wondering if they were worth the extra money. I have been using a wound G on my 62 Epiphone and like that so going to try that on the new Gretsch as well.
×
×
  • Create New...