Jimmy "Flim" Johnson

[David Houck]

Love that 26th fret!!

[lbpesq]

Jimmy,  thanks for the laugh.  There is undoubtedly a place awaiting you in the DIY Hall of Fame!  Your mod makes Mickey Mouse proud!

Bill, tgo

[rustyg61]

Hey all,

Yes, it feels like we're slowly emerging from this dark tunnel and there may be some live music happening again soon.  Even the Baked Potato has reopened - at 1/2 capacity which means only 20 people in the club.  HA! 

Mike in Chicago; first of all, thank you for hanging on to your original 2020 tickets.  It seems over 80% of the audience did that, which is amazing!  July 28 & 29 are the first shows of this twice-rescheduled tour and there is still a bit of concern.  Because it was essentially a sold out tour, by the time we get there all venues in all states need to be able to operate at 100% capacity.  Plus the audiences members need to feel comfortable being in large crowds again...  As long as our virus numbers keep going down and vaccine numbers up, I think we'll be ok.  But you can see it's still a gamble on how soon we'll be able to operate "normally".  Hopefully it will happen as planned, this time.


Jazzyvee, what people like musically is of course all over the map so you might want to check it out a bit to see if it appeals to you on some level.  JT's music is generally pretty mellow - but one of the things we all like about it is that it includes a variety of musical styles and dynamics.  And I think his lyrics are quite amazing - plain (American) English words but with deep meanings which can be interpreted in different ways.  He's a clever poet.

Cheers to all. 
Music is about to make a comeback!
Jimmy J

Hey Jimmy, JT also rescheduled the Houston show for October 17 & I still have my ticket from last year, so looking forward the seeing you & hopefully meeting you!

[jazzyvee]

Good bit of Lateral thinking there Jimmy, and I have no doubt you will find another opportunity to use it.
I'm sure I saw Mike Miller with Chick Corea's Elektric band back in 93 at the Leeds Jazz Festival in the UK.

[edwardofhuncote]

You know you're in a different bass forum crowd when two octaves just won't cut it.   

Well-dun!

[fmm]

I also saw Mike Miller with Chick Corea, at the Maintenance Shop in Ames, IA.  It's a very small venue, about 150 seats.  I was seated right in front of Mike.

He and I have the same name.  We were staying at the same hotel.  At the beginning of the second show, I handed him a list of messages meant for him, he handed me a list of messages he received meant for me.

[David Houck]

... He and I have the same name.  We were staying at the same hotel.  At the beginning of the second show, I handed him a list of messages meant for him, he handed me a list of messages he received meant for me.

Hah!  Great story!

[dadabass2001]

You beat me to it, Dave! 
Hi Mike. I hope you are well.
I’m starting to get back with my musical brethren in Chicago as vaccinations pick up.

[jacko]

I saw Mike miller with his super all stars band at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles in September 2012. It was an amazing show with our very own Jimmy Johnson(b), Walt Fowler(T) and Smitty Smith on drums. I don't recall who played keys that night but it was one of the best show I've seen.


Graeme

[mb94952]

I absolutely LOVE the Wayne Johnson Trio stuff. I have all the CD's. Thanks for reminding me to put it back into rotation in my CD changer in the car. Yup, I don't do downloads, etc. I still love my CD's.

After I bought an iPod on Craigslist with over 2,000 songs on it and didn't know you had to use the same Apple computer to download iTunes or you'll lose everything, I never used an iPod again. Good thing they weren't songs I cared about too much or were hard to find, it's the principle. An excuse for me not being current on technology.

But yeah, I LOVE the old Jimmy stuff like Wayne Johnson, Flim and the BB's, and of course Allan Holdsworth !

[keith_h]

I was out and around on Youtube and this popped up. My granddaughter loves it and starts bouncing as soon as she hears it.

Oh and who ever put the video together finally put the bass player out front where they belong. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfNo8UUyWBQ

[edwardofhuncote]

If only that Cat would quit beatin' on that dented up wash-pan so I could zone in on Jimmy's bass part.      

That's Fantastic! Makes me want to take a tropical vacation. and take my bass.

[JimmyJ]

Keith, now you know your granddaughter enjoys 7/8 time.  That's funny!

You've found some more of my home-made bass work (audio and video), this time for Chris Wabich.  I know him mostly as a drummer but he plays a bit of everything including steel drum.  And he enjoys odd time signatures and can play fluidly over any combination of numbers.  I've never been great at that ... but I can see that the more you do it the easier it becomes. 

Cheers,
Jimmy J

[keith_h]

It is kind of funny since she can't even count to one.

[eddievig]

Jimmy,

A certain drummer mentioned it on his FB feed, so I wish you a very peaceful and Happy Birthday! Hope to hear you in person again soon.

Best,

Ed V