Your Super-Inspiring Moment?

[rklisme]

Probably in this order for me, The Beatles my first bass was a copy of violin style bass. Jimi Hendrix followed by Earth, Wind, and Fire live in the 70's. Verdine White was flying through the air playing bass while attached to a cable, I was hooked. Rare Earth was on the same bill playing Getting Ready(If you were a bass player you had to play that solo) and Yo Love is Fading. Then came Larry Graham and Graham Central Station and my life changed forever(I am sure glad platform shoes went out of style, tough playing bass in those things)! As I grew older and more mature I saw Stanley Clarke with Return to Forever and thought now there is someone who plays just like me! Then I woke up. I have been lucky to see so many in my time I could keep going for quite sometime. Jaco live at a small venue in SF was a total disappointment, Alphonso Johnson with Billy Cobham kicked butt, Marcus Miller with Lenny White blew my socks off, Rocco with TOP at New Years in SF I still have a hangover 30 years later! Willie Weeks with Donny Hathaway another solo to learn. I have been inspired by so many it is hard to just pick one but if I had to I would have to go with Stanley Clarke!
 
Rory

[keith_h]

I would say first was my older cousin John. I saw him play with his band in the late 60's and it just stuck with me. After that Stanley Clarke. Saw him with the original RTF, the classic RTF line up and solo. Of course Jaco. Never saw him with Weather Report but did see him solo.  
 
Keith

[ajdover]

For me ...
 
Wanting to play with our neighborhood band, and the only instrument left was bass.  Started out playing the lower four strings of my brother's Teisco guitar (bought at Uncle Bill's, a discount store in Cleveland, Ohio, by my father for my brother, along with a 20 watt amp).  Sold my clarinet to buy a mail order EB3 copy, which I promptly put Gene Simmons stickers on from the Rock and Roll Over album.  
 
Inspiring?  Wanting to impress my parents and friends.  Simple as that.  I'm still trying.
 
Alan

[811952]

Watching my older brother, Mark, everytime I got to hear him play the old Hofner.  He shared everything he had with me, and pretty much still does.  Our styles are completely different, and I think we learn something from each other whenever we get together to play.  And watching my little brother, Pete, sit down at the piano for the very first time one day and simply start playing.  They are both awesome musicians, and I am truly blessed to even know them.  They're both terribly nice people, too.
John