Jimmy "Flim" Johnson

[JimmyJ]

Hey Rusty,

Yes, even the Baked Potato has had to shut its doors so we're all in the same boat.  We're hoping the JT tour will be able to play those scheduled May dates but it all depends on the arc of this thing.  If those are postponed I'm sure they'll do their best to rebuild the same routing for a later date.  We'll get there ... eventually.

best wishes to everybody
Jimmy J

[lembic76450]

Jimmy, when you backed Allison Krauss and Jerry Douglas doing Carolina on my Mind, which Alembic was that?
In a couple of spots it  sounds fretless.  When people ask me what an Alembic sounds like, I play them those first
3 or 4 notes you play.  Amazing sound.  And yes, I play the whole song, but, they always take the headphones off
after those notes, look at me, and just say, wow.

[rustyg61]

Hey Rusty,

Yes, even the Baked Potato has had to shut its doors so we're all in the same boat.  We're hoping the JT tour will be able to play those scheduled May dates but it all depends on the arc of this thing.  If those are postponed I'm sure they'll do their best to rebuild the same routing for a later date.  We'll get there ... eventually.

best wishes to everybody
Jimmy J

Hey Jimmy, I hope they don't have to postpone the Houston show too, but if they do, I've been waiting 9 years to meet you so what's a few more months?!! :-)

[JimmyJ]

Hey Kenn,

Thanks for the comments.  You mean from the MusiCares honoring JT thing, yes?  Allison and Jerry are both just ridiculously great, I can't say enough about them. 

That was my regular touring bass (with frets).  They got a nice bass sound on that video, and it's LOUD which also helps. 

Rusty, we'll keep our fingers crossed that the May tour run stays intact.  If not, since so many tickets have already been sold I'm quite sure we'll get there soon.

Hang in there everybody,
Jimmy J

[lembic76450]

Thanks for the info, Jimmy.  Yes, that is the video I am refering to. The first time I had my drummer Joe listen to
it he became a huge Alembic fan.

I would not say it was too loud, but, exactly where it should be.

I, like many others here much appreciate your involvement and the in the trenches knowledge you so freely share.

Kenn R

[jacko]

So this cropped up on my facebook page. 1985 - Can't believe how young you look Jimmy. Sandra and I had just got engaged!

Graeme

[JimmyJ]

Oh my goodness... 

I sure miss Carlos Vega! 

And that bass too, dang it.  Where could it have possibly ended up after being stolen from the Holdsworth equipment van in September of '97?  Where are you old 76-418???

I look young because I wasn't even 30 yet.  Geez!  That was probably my first EU tour and Finland felt ... well ... pretty foreign to me.  Ha!  Lucky to be able to play with that bunch of musos, and we had some good laughs too.

Pay no attention to the extended and only slightly funky bass solo attempt.      Rit made me do it!!

Everybody be safe,
Jimmy J

[KR]

Jimmy, The -facility- bro! Killin.

[JimmyJ]

Thanks Keith. 
I'm afraid it's all gone downhill since then.  HA!
Jimmy J

[rustyg61]

Hey Jimmy, I don't know if you watch American Idol or not, I usually don't but with the stay at home requirement these days I have a lot more time on my hands, anyways, Chad Wackerman's daughter is on it & she's really good! She mentioned that her dad was a drummer who played with James Taylor, but she never mentioned his name & the judges are apparently clueless to who Chad is because they didn't ask her if her dad was Chad. In fact they kind of made fun of her last name & Katy Perry suggested she use her mother's last name of Star. They have showed Chad with her a couple of times so he's getting some TV time too.




Rusty

[rv_bass]

Fantastic playing and tone, beautiful bass, great band!

[reinier]

@Graeme: thx for posting that vid!! Saw that crew at North Sea Jazz that same year. Feels like ages ago but sure brings back some sweet memories. And that bass sound is killer!!

[JimmyJ]

Rusty,

Yes, all of the above is true.  We can't bring ourselves to watch any of these "competition" style programs but we're happy that Sophia on an interesting adventure.  She has definitely inherited a lot of musical talent from her dad and her late mom and we'll be hearing from her in the future regardless of the outcome of this "contest".  We just hope that the corporate TV experience doesn't completely put her off Showbiz...

Rob and Reinier, thanks for the comments.  I'd love to find that instrument.  You'd think in this age of Ebay, CL, Reverb... it would show up somewhere.  But so far no...

Jimmy J

[rustyg61]

I'm sure Sophie has gotten some great advice from her dad over the years about being in the music business, so hopefully the judges comments & outcome of the contest if she doesn't win, will not affect her negatively. If nothing else she is getting her name out to the general public who had never heard of her before.

[JimmyJ]

That's right.  And she seems to be dealing with the whole thing by recognizing it's just a "show" even when they try their best to make her cry on camera - which is pretty disgusting.  Chad says she hopes to NOT be the winner because the contracts the contestants are required to sign lock them into management and record deals for many years.  Yikes!!  And...  Ewwww!

Jimmy J