So I was hangin' out with Johnny Colt the other day...

pamlicojack · March 30, 2009, 06:08:27 PM

Last weekend, the practice space where our band works out had an open house to show off the facilities and to entice new bands to rent spaces. One of the owners of the building is ex-Black Crowes and current Train bassist Johnny Colt. During the day, I was tooling around with a couple bandmates when he walked passed and froze. He stuck his head inside and inquired about my upright.

We spent the next 30 minutes or so talking shop and he was just fawning over the bass. He said he had an upright a long time ago and wouldn't mind having another one some day. He asked if i had cinder-blocked it.

He explained that a lot of upright players back in the day used to cut a small door in the side of their uprights and mount half a cinder block inside. They used it for balance when they stood on it and it gave a modicum of support. I had no idea about that. I don't stand on mine because I'd snap it in two. After a awhile he said he was coming to our show that evening (which was part of the open house).

That night he came up to me and said of all the bands playing, he really wanted to see The Rayguns because I had the only upright. After the set, he come up and thanked us before heading back to Atlanta.

He was a really nice guy who had some...interesting stories about the Crowes that I will not mention here...

Freuds_Cat · March 30, 2009, 07:01:51 PM

Nice Story, I like both the Black Crowes and Train. I saw Train here in Adelaide a couple of years ago with LIVE. Great show. Train are a very good live act.

Chris P. · March 31, 2009, 01:12:42 AM

Great! It's always nice to meet heroes, especially when they'r just human and interested:)

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 31, 2009, 01:40:58 AM

Cooool! That upright of yours IS very attractive.

Basvarken · April 01, 2009, 12:51:27 PM

Great Story. Johnny Colt is way cool.
What's with the teeth?

OldManC · April 12, 2009, 09:39:14 AM

I always thought he looked cool back in the day. Now, he looks... different.

I can imagine the stories! I didn't know he was in Train. I need to check out more of their stuff.

pamlicojack · April 15, 2009, 04:23:06 PM

Quote from: OldManC on April 12, 2009, 09:39:14 AM
I always thought he looked cool back in the day. Now, he looks... different.

I can imagine the stories! I didn't know he was in Train. I need to check out more of their stuff.

It is a bit sad what 20 years on the road will do to a person...