The Last Bass Outpost

They can't get rid of us bass players that easily.   Good news!   

Fowley spent some time leaching around Chicago.  I know he promised to make some people stars again for 75%, and was laughed at.  He came into contact with my singer at the time, who described him as looking like "a gay basketball player", and took no interest in any of his offers.

Anyone who's spent any time in the music business, even at the entry points, will find these kinds of parasites.  Music is a wonderful thing, but the life can destroy your soul.

Nofi and his dark past.  The mind proggles. 

And finally someone who not only admits to seeing ELP, but also liking it. 

I saw ELP on their last (or was it the penultimate one?) reunion tour. They played well, but you could see that Lake's heart was no longer in it (if it ever was, he's a folkie at heart) and after an hour or so, their muscular "prog on steroids" had overstayed its welcome with me, they can become harsh-sounding after a while.

My first time seeing Yes might well have been that same tour, as openers for ELP.  I loved both bands.  I saw each a second time, on different shows.  ELP supporting Brain Salad Surgery, and very good.
I saw Yes again for Relayer, from the fourth row.  Simply astounding.  Squire liked to play in one rhythm, sing in another, and move in a third that was somewhere in between the two.  He drove me nuts....as did Anderson, who seemed to lilt around the stage and always looked as though he was too far from the mike for his vocal queues, but always seemed to show up in front of the mic when duty called.

Very sad news.  I remember talking to the late Paul Goddard in August of 2013 and he stated that Chris Squire was his biggest influence.

I heard the news on my drive home.  Sad day, indeed.  As everyone has said, Squire influenced scores of bass players (if not all) beyond the realm of prog.  He's always been a big influence on me.  That comment from Paul Goddard makes his solo on "Another Man's Woman" make a lot of sense now.

Very cool!

I know how you feel.  Music was a huge part of my whole life.  It helped fill a gap, and fulfilled a deep desire.  My bad marriage was "only" 27 years.  I was the last person to see how bad life really was for me.

So...I got divorced.  I stopped playing, for many reasons. I still love music, but my heart isn't in playing anymore.  There were too many negatives, including some physical limitations, that took a lot of the joy out of it.  I lost about 80 lbs. over the past 4 years.  I have an incredible woman in my life, whom I love more than I ever thought possible to love a single person.

Patman - take care of your soul first.  Everything else will start coming together once you work on that.  Trust me.  I've been there.

Wonderful bass!  I love those.  I had a black one, and the semi-hollow body to boot.  It was a *GREAT* Ronnie Lane kind of bass.  I have always been sorry I let it go, but doing so led to the Embassy.  Enjoy it.