johnnydoom

I've followed college hoops all my life but really didn't get into the Smooth Jazz genre up until about a decade ago. By the time I'd listened to his last album release (Rebound) in 2008, a year later he was gone. Years later, when I hear one of his songs on Sirius XM's Watercolors channel (smooth jazz) I often think about how cool it would've been to attend one of his concerts.

He was a tremendous college basketball player (his 12 years playing in the NBA was average for the most part)... one of the top college players on the 1984 US Men's Olympic basketball team, the last amateur team to win a gold medal in the Olympics.

But as good as he was playing hoops, he became an even greater musician his later years. And he seemed like such a cool dude too, with an infectious smile and a down-to-earth way about him.


    PA-PLAYA

    My kind of music!

    This one has some pieces in it that cause something to well in me... maybe, the setting, the song, the crowd singing in unison...oh, the Spirit, for sure!

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      I stumbled into this one yesterday - love the guy's energy!

        hobbit Well there is energy, I can’t deny that! I think, but can’t tell for sure, that I like the woman’s voice. I did admire, and laugh as well at the way the dude vocalized “you” on the first run through the chorus.

          Always dug this song. This version is mesmerizing.

          23 days later

          A lot of garage days songs are kick ass, i love this one-

          Enjoy and turn the volume up

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          One of my favs, just missed out on Ten, but made Lost Dogs-

          We all go through valleys. Maybe it's the loss of a loved one, or the passing of a dear friend, or having a child move thousands of miles away and not being prepared to deal with that situation as a parent.

          I've had three dear people in my life pass away over the past year. Two golf buddies, and my father who passed just a month ago. As much as we want to think that we're resilient and impenetrable emotionally - sometimes it's just not that easy.

          Having people you can count on, in the backdrop providing love and encouragement and assuredness means everything. That one word... assuredness. It's the hardest. Because sometimes we just aren't emotionally equipped to deal with things and see the bigger and brighter picture, that everything is gonna work out. It's human nature.

          But my wife of 29 years, who has been my support system throughout the past 29 years (but especially the past year), is the reason I want to keep going forward, want to move beyond the sad feelings and keep moving ahead.

          This one is for her. She's been my rock. When I found her 29+ years ago - I found out what true love really means. And it took a while for me to figure that out. Too many years to be honest. But better late than never!

          She just gets better with age. 🙂

          Can't beat it when your son is the Twisted Sister/Dee Snider Band guitarist and you can sit on the couch and listen to him practice going through a set. Right now " Under the Blade"

          An intolerable screamo metal band going acoustic and sounding fantastic...

          Unbelievable, absolutely AMAZING cover of Rush's Red Barchetta. Better than the original. Love it.

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          Watch for my boy Nick in the Official Dee Snider "For The Love Of Metal" video. All the live footage as you will see from seeing Nick is from one of their shows.

            Typhoon I’m not a metal fan, but that was a well done video production. Good to see your son doing what he loves at the highest level!

              Great tune. Not sure if I like this or the original better, depends on mood I guess. Drummer rocks it!

              Going to try to check out the new Dream Theater.

                LB, Nick was with Dave Ellefson a few weeks ago.

                Ack8236
                Can't tell you how many times I've had that version going with the volume up. Love it!

                  2 months later

                  Was watching TV the other night and heard a part of what I think was a B.B. King cover of this Albert King song. It made me nostalgic and then I saw this video where he teamed up with Stevie Ray. When I looked it up I found out it was co-written by Booker T. Jones from Booker T. and the M.G.'s along with William Bell.

                    Love Joe, one of , if not the best rock/blues guitar masters in the world.
                    Have much of his music and have seen him several times now in concert.

                      Weirfan

                      We saw him once in Clearwater FL is a small venue (2K seats). As a blues/rock guitarist myself, I find myself worshiping the man.

                        Nick just landed in Sydney Australia today. He's got 2 Dee Snider Band shows this weekend. Sydney I think and Melbourne. Comes home Sunday night.

                          I love this guy... my wife saw them come into a store she works at part-time a few months ago...

                          Typhoon

                          It's gonna suck for him to come back from nice warm weather to this arctic crap.