Nick Edelstein

Archive for June, 2008

Bo Diddley has passed …

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Hello again friends! Last week was filled with more sadness as we learned of the passing of another Blues legend on June 2, and the great news journalist Tim Russert on June 13. I wanted to write a good obituary for Bo Diddley, but time was limited in my schedule. Fortunately the Associated Press did an excellent job in their attempt so I’ve pasted it below. Please keep the greats alive in your thoughts! ~Nick
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Tags: Blues, diddley, florida, funeral, guitar, rock, video, YouTube
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Newnan: our first time

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

… at the Alamo! Well, except for John. He had played there once before with Chick Willis. But for me and Andy, it was a new town and a new venue. I was VERY excited. Built in the 1920s, The Alamo has a lot of history including original curtains and amazing natural acoustics. Even after our audience filed in, you could still hear the pitter-patter of John’s drums and we only used mics for our vocals! I had a small 15-watt tube amp and never raised it’s volume past “4.”
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Tags: 1920, acoustics, adam, alamo, chick willis, clinton, curtains, dave, etowah, historic, jason, kirby, little joe, newnan, pizza, utah, yamacraw
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