Jas
and his family with Emerson Drive
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Samantha helping in the kitchen
at the palacial Caffrey estate one fine day... |
Believe it or not, the goofy kiddo
really cleans up well. This was taken the night of
her second grade Christmas program. |
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Can
you imagine the thrill? I've played a little guitar
with many of my heroes over the years, and been all
over the world with a guitar in my hands...but I will
always remember June of 2006 when I got to get on
stage in front of thousands and play rhythm guitar
while Julie Jones WAILED out a lead! Check out the
chops here as Julie makes the official "woman-in-the-middle-of-a-solo-and-this-is-serious-stuff!"
face. She was so hot that the sound guy actually insisted
that she wear safety glasses per union policy.
We
were asked to keep moving for security reasons, but
DID manage to sneak a fast peek at the rig she was
playing. The guitar is a limited edition Bud-Air,
with a vinyl finish and a faux rosewood fingerboard
- according to the rep, there were fewer of these
made than anyone realizes. It's clear from the photo
that she was wireless, but I'd swear I saw an early
70's Marshall stack in a really rare pink tolex backstage,
loaded with vintage Celestions and hard-wired to a
vintage variac circuit signed by Van Halen himself
with the message "To Julie Jones, who taught
me everything! Love always, Eddie".
Sadly,
all good things must end, and the fire marshal shut
us down just as Julie was really getting warmed up.
Truly, I am not worthy.
Thanks
Julie - |
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"The
Terminantha"
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It was an honor
to participate in the 2006 "The Cruise" ride to
benefit the Rochester Ronald McDonald House. Being part
of a parade of nearly 1,000 bikes was cool, but helping
to raise over $81K for a great cause, that's the stuff I'll
tell my grandkids about someday. Please see all of the pics
on the KWWK photos page - and as always, thanks to Terry
Greenwaldt for the pics. Yes, that is my beloved bike, named
Loretta.
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(Top) Jillian,
Jas and Deb at the Steve Holy show
(Bottom)
Jas and a friend doing a little dancin' |
(L) Samantha Caffrey
and her favorite weird hat
(R) Jas, Samantha and Smilin' Steve Richards (Jas &
Steve in bad hats)
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Here's another shot
from Terry, and this time I even got to be in the
photo with the guitar! If I had a nickle for every
hour I've spent with this guitar in my hands, I could
probably pay for a really nice vacation somewhere... |
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