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New Bernie Torme video, photos and interview w/Randy info!!!
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:54 am
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
If you go to this link I have a new interview I conducted with Bernie Torme at the last Guitar Society evening...enjoy!!
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... =315598104
This is exciting. Here is some new stuff.
First of all here is Bernie's opening piece from the album Bitter and Twisted called 'Canonball'...observe the screams and how Bernie really does tame his guitar!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVPQni0FPIw
Here are some pictures first of all.
This is me holding Bernie's 1964 Fender Stratocaster. He is showing me here how he sanded the neck of the blues 62 Strat Ozzy gave him
Bernie live in action
Exchanging jokes before the performance
It was an honour being in the company of such a great musician
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:33 pm
by The Flying Dutchman
Nice read! Thnx!
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:40 am
by Trigger
This started in the Bernie section but because I didn't think it would be noticed I have moved it here.
Bermie gives an account of filling in for Randy which is very sad, it gives an idea how tragic it was for him and all the band and crew.
T
Re: New Bernie Torme interview with Ozzy/Randy info
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:29 pm
by siro_angel
that is a nice read
he sounds such a warm person wish i was there but hey
Simon
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:49 pm
by Geo Sav
Cool thanx.
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:25 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
This is exciting. Here is some new stuff.
First of all here is Bernie's opening piece from the album Bitter and Twisted called 'Canonball'...observe the screams and how Bernie really does tame his guitar!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVPQni0FPIw
Here are some pictures first of all.
This is me holding Bernie's 1964 Fender Stratocaster. He is showing me here how he sanded the neck of the blues 62 Strat Ozzy gave him
Bernie live in action
Exchanging jokes before the performance
It was an honour being in the company of such a great musician
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:24 am
by siro_angel
Awesome Matt!
Wow, he loves to chug the chops on canonball dont he?
I loved the video and the pictures are amazing
Simon
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:51 am
by rice_pudding
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:46 am
by Trigger
tHis was great, and had he had enough time to work with Tommy Rudy & Don I imagine he would have been remembered in a much more favorable light.
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:34 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Trigger wrote:tHis was great, and had he had enough time to work with Tommy Rudy & Don I imagine he would have been remembered in a much more favorable light.
I am a huge fan of his playing and also his single mindedness. Several times Bernie could have chosen a commercially bigger path than he walked and each time he followed his own dreams as a musician.
He has that rare and cool thing integrity.
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:36 pm
by siro_angel
Hey Matthew.. just wondered what did bernie say when you asked him to sign for me?
Btw, I am loving the videos on your youtube, its inspired me to go learn celtic traditional songs on guitar!
Simon
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:04 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
hi Simon
It says
"to Simon, rock on Bernie Torme"
I will post as soon as the post strike is done.
Yeah there are 5 players that I have become really fascinated with this year
Bernie Torme
Brian Setzer
Chet Atkins
John 5
Johnny A
Check out his current work with GMT. They are a fantastic power trio!!
Matt
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:35 pm
by siro_angel
Matthew wrote:hi Simon
It says
"to Simon, rock on Bernie Torme"
I will post as soon as the post strike is done.
Check out his current work with GMT. They are a fantastic power trio!!
Matt
Awesome
and I checked out GMT, man he knows how to make me laugh, gasp and smile at the same time!
I mean Rocky Road (To Dublin)! Makes me howl with laughter, its the sort of song you can picture yourself singing while drunk stubbling across ireland!
well its what i picture anyways
I cant wait to recieve it
and yeah that postal strike is very annoying lol
me thinks if I see a postman i shall slap him in the face with a tunafish!
Thanks a millon Matt
I owe you a pizza if you should ever come up here
Simon
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:40 pm
by siro_angel
oh and why did Bernie sand the neck of the guitar ozzy gave him?
Simon
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:49 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Hi Simon
Bernie did it to make the neck more to his liking. I went straight upstairs and sanded my customised strats neck and I love it even more now.
My Flying V is a faded finish and has a gorgeous neck, my Tony Johnson Classical is a natural feel neck...they are so, so comfortable!
Simon if you write to Bernie on myspace he will most likely write back..he is very cool like that.
