From zakemo@AOL.com Thu Aug 07 10:42:57 2008
Subject:Re: VK8/8m - what you might have missed


Hi ORF Bob, Thanks for the chime... how are things in SD? Sure wish i could have seen LM *Snip*

??????? Things good here in S.D. Going into our regular hot months. Yeah, if ya never saw LM live you never have heard what a true monster Hammond sounds like. Not surprised he went deaf and opened a?couple of shrimp restaurants. Lots of stories as to?why he basically fell off the planet?but since he ain't talking I don't think anyone will ever know.

Acoustic amps...gritty SS tone....*Snip*

Real Gritty when ya have a wall of about ten or twelve of 'em like he did.?I still have two of mine (260's) that I used trying to get his sound. Got damn close miking my C3 through a 31H into 'em. Sound guys hated me 'cause they had little control over my volume. Even though I'm a "Tube Snob"?those old Acoustic SS amps were great at amplifying an already good sound. Not too fond of them as the main sound producer. (That make sense to anybody?)

Have any pics? *Snip*

Don't have any concert pics but I do have one buried in my band trunk of me (14 - 15 yrs old) standing between him and Frosty. Ditched school one day to hang out at Alberts (music co.) on? Forth or Fifth Street downtown San Diego and in walks Lee and Frosty. Nearly crapped myself. He was down their to buy some more, guess what?, Acoustic amps. Managed to squeak out a couple of "Gee Mr. Michaels....I'm your biggest fan...." or something equally moronic. He was very cool about a request for a picture but you could tell he was more of a private type person. Frosty on the other hand was a regular 'Who's got some smoke" kinda guy. He rode back to where they were playing that night?in my old?mail?truck after I offered to haul the Acoustics they bought at Alberts. Something like "The United Fruit Ballroom" on University Ave. Got to?walk on stage, actually two ft. risers, with Lee and Frosty where Lee moved the crowd back and said, "Hey, can ya make some room for my friend here?" I was flying high for a week after that.? ORF Bob

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