The Most AMAZING Thing You Have Ever Seen?

Doh! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

In line w that train of thought, I would have to say that the "most Amazing Thing that I did'nt quite see [but heard about here in HODhb]" would've have to have been VC #2'ing his britches at a gig upon seeing Virg walk in the club...i think i recall that was "the story"...now that would've classified as somewhat "amazing" ;c)...similar to Portnoy opening up for Virg w Vai at G3... j/k ;cp

Now, b4 that upsets anyone, I might add that I too would prob do the same if i had to share the stage w him...Depends, tho...

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ July 15, 2004 03:50 PM: Message edited by: FuseU1 ]</font>

That was from me Fuse.

and Vinnie was watching Virg play. It was at the BP (now closed) in Hollywood. I think with Planet X if I remember right. He was sitting in front of me with two very attractive women.

Ah, yes, well...thx for the clarification. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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He was sitting in front of me with two very attractive women

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Then it's prob safe to say that he really didn't sheheist his draw's...figuratively rather than literally...;c)

Glad to see he's back in the saddle / up & runnin', there...

LOL Fuse. You crack me !


Cesar, I saw Jack in Recife while I was in town playing and vacationing back in the late spring of (1997 ?) I believe. - a long time ago...

I met Jack and his wife and was asked to hang out with him (by the promoter) the next day but refused on the basis that Jack was one of my heros, (especially during that time) and that I didn't want to interfere with his family's vacation . [img]redface.gif[/img]

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ July 15, 2004 05:50 PM: Message edited by: blake1 ]</font>

Seeing Vinnie at the Jazz Bakery w/Randy Waldman, sitting w/Virgil and then going backstage with both.

Seeing Vinnie w/Jazz Ministry at Potato after NAMM--the video camera incident--EPIC on all accounts!

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Originally posted by PocketPlayer:
Seeing Vinnie w/Jazz Ministry at Potato after NAMM--the video camera incident--EPIC on all accounts!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pocket, what does this mean? Explain this incident please! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Prob the situation where a guy wielding a camcorder at Vinnie & the band was politely asked by Vinnie to put it away [after letting him film for a little bit], & the guy continued anyway, kind of ruffling Mr. C's feathers a little bit because it seemed somewhat rude, like he was defying VC...prob because the guy was from the orient & there was perhaps a language barrier...[either that or the guy was pretending there was!] [img]wink.gif[/img]

I'll let someone else like Pocket clarify or elaborate [img]redface.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ July 15, 2004 09:14 PM: Message edited by: FuseU1 ]</font>

I forget we have a lot of newbies in here... I did a search for the original post but it was a couple years ago. Basically, it was after the NAMM show at the Baked Potato a few yaers ago and Vinnie just KILLED. It was the first time I ever saw him live. Maybe because there were people from all over the globe there, checking out Vinnie and the Jazz Ministry (Mattesison, Landau, Laborial) that some figured, what the hey, I will record the gig.

One guy was video taping and Vinnie told him to stop after the first song. He might not have understood English, but Vinniee was pissed, Abe Sr calmed him down. Second song, the guy starts taping again. He was sitting on the floor (place was PACKED--BP is a very small venue btw) and Vinnie blew up yelling at him it was so disrespectful. The guy should have stopped, he knew Vinnie was mad, understand English or not, and the Potato crew was so busy they did nothing. Guy taped again and long story short, after the first set, literally the last note played, Vinnie jumped up like a bolt of lightening and ran outside after the guy. We were all wondering what was up--did he have to take a leak, have a smoke, what? He demanded the tape from the guy. The place was so packed it was hard to hear or see anything a few feet away, but this is what I was told from a good source. It was hilarious really...Vinnie was so inside this gig, it was like Barry Bonds hitting off a little league pitcher!

Yeah Da Chuch,

Omar Hakim with Sting on "Bring On The Night Live", absolutely awesome !!!

Dennis chambers too with John Schofield's "Pick Hits" live.

1. - Sitting in a room watching Vinnie, Gadd, and Weckl rehearsing their performance of trading solos at the 1st BR Memorial Scholarship concert. There was only myself and my HOD buddy CBrady in the room for a good hour watching this rehearsal. Then later watching Dennis, Greg, and Louie do the same thing.
2. - Watching Vinnie with Dog Cheese for the first time in 84' in Santa Monica and meeting Bissonette there that night.
3. - Watching Buddy and Louie at Disneyland several times.