Author Topic: A question answered from Stanley Clarke... (Read 544 times)

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2010, 11:30:43 AM »

How was it possible you talked to stanley when he never interacts or answers questions with fans on his forum,he's one of most Distant from fans musicians ive talked to ........marcus miller on the other hand is VERY active with his Fans on his forum! actually stanleys forum is one of the Dullest forums on the internet except for my topics!http://www.stanleyclarke.com/interactive/showthread.php?tid=104

the_jester · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2010, 12:23:01 PM »

How is it possible that we exist?

811952 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2010, 02:01:53 PM »

It's not, so I give up trying to pretend that we do.

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2010, 02:24:31 PM »

James Hetfield of Metallica and Randy Blythe of Lamb of God both gave me the finger at the same concert, I had eye contact from both of them as well as Kirk Hammet, most connected I've ever been with anyone...

~Taylor

811952 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2010, 05:32:57 PM »

Lou Rawls offered me a beer once, at a CBS-owned house in L.A., during the height of his Budweiser sponsorship. I declined.

John

the_jester · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2010, 10:38:23 PM »

Why were you with him?

hankster · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:30:55 AM »

I once loaned my amp (a Fender Dual Showman with an Altec 15) to Pops Popwell for a Koko Taylor show.

R.

paulman · « **Reply #22 on:** February 15, 2010, 07:27:45 AM »

Pauldo, that's awesome! Mike is a killer guy I have never met any famous musicians, except all you amazing people at the Chicago gathering!

You better let Stanley play the Toma-hawk, and get pictures, we all LOVE Alembic pictures!

chalieholmes · « **Reply #23 on:** February 15, 2010, 12:46:54 PM »

I met AlDimiola,Lenny White and Stanley @ the meet and greet for the RTF Reunion concert in Phila at the Mann Music center 2 summers ago. I was about 3 months recuperating from rotator cuff surgery and Lenny asked what happened to me and I told him that I tore up my shoulder 10 yrs ago in college and just had it repaired, Lenny replied that he had his shoulder repaired about the same time I did but he had to do the tour so he decided not to wear the sling.Stanley asked me if the injury was a genetic thing and Lenny intervened by saying didn't you just hear what he told me? He said it was from playing basketball! Anyway, the show was excellent (I was in the front row) When Al took a monsterous solo he'd look over to me and laugh! At the end of the show, all of the guys shook my hand and told me to get well. I apologized to Chick for extending my left hand but he siadit's cool man no problem....George Howard (RIP) was a personal friend of mine. He played on come take my hand with Stanley. We both lived in phila.... Gerald Veasley is another personal friend of mine too..I remember him telling me that he started playing the bass (35 yrs ago yikes!!)A few yrs ago after his show in Reading I walked up to him and called his name, Gerald turned and hollered out my name and hugged me telling my friends that I was one of his inspiraions to play the bass.My friends looked in disbelief because they thought I was joking when I told them that I knew Gerald!!I have a few more stories to tell.

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 15, 2010, 03:24:21 PM »

I shared the stage with stanley a total 4 times ....we jammed like Hell!

mike1762 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 15, 2010, 03:59:13 PM »

Let's see... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sat next to me at the airport. I'm not a basketball fan, so I wasn't particularly star struck. He was a complete ass-sandwich to several fans who tried to talk to him.

hankster · « **Reply #26 on:** February 15, 2010, 07:48:41 PM »

Hmm.

The day Mingus died, Michael J. Pollard borrowed my copy of the Los Angeles Times to read the obit while I was sitting in the arrivals lounge at the airport.

otis · « **Reply #27 on:** February 15, 2010, 08:28:12 PM »

I shook Bootsy Collins' hand, took a picture with him, and slipped him our CD while in Cincinnati for the MidPoint Music Festival. Unfortunately my drummer was the one taking the picture, and he closed my phone before saving it. We told our friend Freekbass about that, and he was like, Oh, don't sweat it, I'm sure you'll get to meet him again.

Easy for you to say, Freekbass- you're friends with him, LMAO!

We have yet to meet up with Bootsy, again, but we're hoping...

Peace All;)

Frank

dluxe · « **Reply #28 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:10:39 PM »

I got to touch Albert Collin's Telecaster. Years ago it was in for a string change at South Austin Music and the late Danny Thorpe had it on his bench. I was in awe and I asked him if I could touch it! I also wanted to know what pickup was under the chrome Tele bridge cover that Albert always left on. It was just the stock Tele bridge pickup. He was playing Antone's later that evening. I also touched Albert King's Lucy Flying V that Dan Erlewine built for him. This was back in 1982 at Michael Stevens shop on East 12 Street.

the_jester · « **Reply #29 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:09:08 AM »

Me and wife had dinner with Stevie Wonder and his wife in San Francisco.

They were a table across from us, and before you know it his wife and mine started talking and before you know it, we were asked to join them.

I'll never forget it for the rest of my life.

Stevie is real as his music. A lovey human being and we talked about music through the night.

Peace and Love,

Hal-