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| From | Bill Silvers <wsilvers@earthlink.net> |
| Subject | Re: Mr. Bob |
| Date | Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:29:27 -0400 (EDT) |
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Mr. Gold writes:
>And like them, when we first arrived in St. Louis to play the
>TwangFest(ival),
>Beatle Bob was THERE (along with our good pal Jordan Oakes, btw).
>
>Sure, Bob did his dance, had a good time, yada yada,
>but more importantly by far
>he made a point of catching up with us outside in the parking lot
>afterwards,
>critiqued our performance most knowledgeably, imho,
>then besides simply waving us adieu with encouragement
>he went that extra few miles by promising to contact us later with
>names and numbers
>of clubowners, DJ's, writers etc. who could help further our mission.
>
>And not only true to his word on that,
>but a year later when we returned for TwangFest Two
>(this time as semi-headliners),
>Bob brought an entire batch of pals along to cheer us on,
>including one quite influential local program director who played a big
>part in our subsequent career.
Great story, and clearly one that reflects the feelings of several folks here.
Knowing the Twangfest organizers, I'd guess that Beatle (as The Morells Lou Whitney referred to him) probably scammed his way in to the shows. He's pestered his way into every Twangfest as far as I know. Mr. Bob's certainly got a talent for scamming, if not dancing. I'd refer interested readers to an excellent, if somewhat dated, piece done for the St. Louis weekly Riverfront Times:
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/issues/2000-03-22/feature.html
Personally, having been up front at many a show where Mr Bob made his scene, I subscribe to the sentiments expressed in this Riverfront Times article:
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/Issues/2005-08-24/music/music.html
b.s.
So what do the locals know that the rest of the nation doesn't?
"They don't have to see him at every freaking show," says Alberty. "At first there's a novelty to him. But by the thirtieth time you've seen him, it's just like, enough already."
--from the 8/24/05 RFT article
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