Who R U?

I only occasionally check on this thread-- glad to see it's still going strong. Thanks Evo845 for sharing your personal and painful experiences with us. IMO, it takes a strong man to admit those kind of feelings and "weaknesses". And I think CFB's compassionate response was excellent too. I can assure all that I too have been at or near the bottom of the barrel. My sister also died of ovarian cancer-- at age 48. Thanks for sharing, and welcome aboard. I sincerely hope that you can enjoy the music.

The terrible events of September 11, 2001 may cause many of us to re-assess Who We R. Craig

John J Via
2118 Acklen Ave # 12
Nashville Tn 37212
615 260 9569
47, moved here almost 2 years ago now on a whim,from FTW TX.
Got into selling used audio by accident and now pretty much do it for my living,(great town for old analog, JBL L series)get to hear a lot of great music(and no folks, it ain't all country by a long shot,the likes of Janis Ian live here, and she put out one of the best recorded CDS I had ever heard to that date, and for a while beyond, Breaking Silence) as a reference, and get to hear live on the cheap. But not only that, I get to do these things that I genuinely love. So thats why the address and phone. You want to talk or read or write about this stuff, send it on.

Hi John, hope to hear from you here frequently. Any check out the old threads on C&W and Guilty Pleasures, you'll find more than a few of us dip into the country, bluegrass, and traditional wells.

Well I am leaving in about an hour to go hear about 30 of the best damn Bluegrass musicians in the world. Every Sunday night, Stagecoach Inn on 12th Sreet(Nashville) has an open mike jam. All the old timers and traditionalist stay up front, all the New Grass and Jazz Grass go to a couple of rooms in the back or just out the back door and it is smokin for about 5 hours. Incredible players, one walks in, one walks out, never missing a beat. I want to do a simple stereo mike and record it so bad sometimes I can't hardly stand it. What a recording it could be. That and I am a folk finger picker and I learn so much just watching.
I'm not a big country fan, but some of it is so well done and guys like Vince Gill can just flat out play, you gotta marvel at the talent, even if you don't always like the music, no matter whose it is. Good playing is good playing, a good recording is a good recording, a good song is a good song. Just so much great music here, so little time.

jvia: sounds to me like you're gettin' an education no money can buy. i envy your priorities. welcome aboard & keep us posted about the nashville scene.
- cfb