TOM HAMBRIDGE

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FOR CURT (10/4/09)

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:01:00 +0000

FOR CURT (written 10/4/09)

I PLAYED THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL LAST NIGHT IN TEXAS.

I’M ON A FLIGHT TODAY UP TO BUFFALO TO SAY GOODBYE TO ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

JOHN FLYNN ALSO KNOWN AS CURT PASSED AWAY.

HIS HEART STOPPED AND NOW MINES BROKEN.

I FIRST MET CURT WHEN I PLAYED AGAINST HIM IN AMHERST LITTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL. WE WERE BOTH 11 YEARS OLD.

I WAS ON THE PATRIOTS AND HE WAS ON THE CHIEFS. WE FOUGHT HARD AGAINST EACH OTHER ONE COLD DAY ON DELLWOOD FOOTBALL FIELD.

THE PATRIOTS WON THAT DAY BUT IT GOT HEATED AND DURING THE GAME HE CHALLENGED ME TO MEET HIM AT THE 50 YARD LINE AFTER THE GAME AND FIGHT.

WHEN THE GAME ENDED BOTH TEAMS MET AT MID-FIELD TO SHAKE HANDS. I WAS EXPECTING THINGS TO GET PRETTY UGLY BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I MET CURT WE JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SHOOK HANDS.

A FEW YEARS LATER WE WERE BOTH ON THE AMHERST FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM. I PLAYED TAILBACK AND HE PLAYED FULLBACK. THEN ON JUNIOR VARSITY (WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP) THEN VARSITY (WINNING ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP). IT WAS ME AND CURT I WAS #20 HE WAS #22. WE WON A LOT OF GAMES TOGETHER.

A MILLION YEARS LATER HE’S STILL ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS. WE TALK EVERY WEEK.

I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY SHOWS CURT CAME TO SEE ME PLAY. LET’S SEE CHUCK BERRY (NEW HAMPSHIRE & NEW JERSEY), BB KING (SYRACUSE), ALLMAN BROTHERS (SOMEWHERE) , ROY BUCHANAN (TORONTO & SCHENECTADY), YANKEE JACK (SAN DIMAS, CA) BUDDY GUY (ALBANY) GEORGE THOROGOOD (ATLANTIC CITY), BO DIDDLEY (SOMEWHERE), SUSAN TEDESCHI (HARPER’S FERRY), T.H. AND THE WRECKAGE (EVERYWHERE), CUB KODA (CURT’S HOUSE), MELLENCAMP (SOMEWHERE). THERE WAS NEW ORLEANS, THE COLISEUM IN PASADENA, WATER STREET IN ROCHESTER, CASINO BY THE SEA ON CAPE COD, BOSTON MANY TIMES, BUFFALO MANY TIMES, LAS VEGAS, SARATOGA SPRINGS, CLEVELAND,, NEW YORK CITY, TIJUANA, MEXICO, CLUBS, THEATERS, FESTIVALS, SHEDS, TOO MANY TO COUNT TOO MANY TO REMEMBER.

GOOD TIMES BUD.

LIFE WON’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT CURT.

A DO ANYTHING FOR YOU AT ANYTIME, YOUR ALWAYS WELCOME AT MY HOUSE, READY TO GO AT A MOMENTS NOTICE, GRINNING, SMILING, LIVING FOR THE MOMENT, STEAK COOKING, CHICKEN WING CHAMP, ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK, LATE NIGHT CALLING, GENTLE GIANT WITH A HEART OF GOLD. THAT WAS OUR BUDDY CURT.

THIS ONE HURTS…..YOU WILL BE MISSED. REST IN PEACE JOHN FLYNN

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TODAY SHOW THIS MONDAY

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:08:00 +0000

A WONDERFUL NEW ARTIST THAT I AM PRODUCING NAMED QUINN SULLIVAN WILL BE FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW MONDAY MORNING. HE IS TEN YEARS OLD……….. YEA YOU HEARD ME RIGHT. HE PLAYS GUITAR AND SINGS LIKE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD….. YEA I MEAN IT. THEY FILMED US IN THE STUDIO, THEY INTERVIEWED HIM AT HIS HOUSE AND FILMED US IN ATLANTIC CITY THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH BUDDY GUY. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD 2 SONGS I WROTE AND PRODUCED FOR HIM “SUMMER OF LOVE” AND “BLUES CHILD” NEXT WEEK ON CDBABY AND ITUNES. CHECK THIS KID OUT YOU WON’T BELIEVE IT.

SO I GOT TO HANG OUT LAST WEEK IN CHICAGO WITH ERIC CLAPTON, STEVIE WINWOOD AND BUDDY GUY……..YEA CRAZY SHIT HAPPENS

CRAZY DAYS

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:51:00 +0000

I WOKE THIS MORNING TO BE TOLD MY GOOD FRIEND TIM KREKEL PASSED AWAY. TIM AND I WROTE MANY SONGS TOGETHER INCLUDING “BEST THING I NEVER HAD”. I WAS HONORED TO PLAY IN A BAND WITH HIM CALLED “THE LINDY’S” WITH JOEY SPAMPINATO (NRBQ) AND JACK IRWIN AND I LOVED PLAYING SONGWRITER NITES WITH HIM. I WOULD SIT ACROSS FROM HIM AT THE BLUEBIRD AND JUST BE MESMERIZED BY HIS MUSICALITY. HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING INSIDE AND OUT AS WELL AS AN AMAZING SINGER, GUITARIST AND WRITER. MAN HE WAS A GOOD ONE, THE KIND YOU CAN NEVER REPLACE. GOD BLESS YOU TIM MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOUR FAMILY. RIP BROTHER.

BLUES MUSIC AWARDS

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:06:00 +0000

JUST GOT BACK FROM THE BLUES MUSIC AWARDS IN MEMPHIS.

THE BUDDY GUY RECORD I PRODUCED “SKIN DEEP” WON “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” AND “CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR”. IT WAS A FANTASTIC NIGHT. PERFORMERS INCLUDED: B.B. KING, TAJ MAHAL, KOKO TAYLOR, MARIA MULDAUR, IRMA THOMAS AND ELVIN BISHOP JUST TO NAME A FEW. BONNIE RAITT WAS THERE AND I SAT AT A TABLE WITH ELVIN BISHOP AND STEVEN SEGAL. I HAD NOT BEEN TO THE AWARDS SINCE THE SUSAN TEDESCHI “JUST WON’T BURN” RECORD THAT I PRODUCED WON ALL THE AWARDS A FEW YEARS BACK. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF OLD FRIENDS AND CATCH UP.

I’M BACK WRITING AND RECORDING. I’VE RECENTLY BEEN WORKING WITH: JOHN WAITE (MISSING YOU) STEVE CROPPER (SITTIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY) FELIX CAVALIERE (GOOD LOVIN’) AND BUDDY GUY.

I’M PLAYING A BENEFIT WITH DELBERT MCCLINTON TONIGHT AND THE BLUEBIRD IN NASHVILLE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. IT’S IN THE ROUND WITH SOME GOOD BUDDIES OF MINE: GEORGE TEREN, BILL LLOYD (FOSTER AND LLOYD) AND KASIM SULTON (TODD RUNDGREN, UTOPIA) SHOULD BE FUN.

ON A SADDER NOTE TWO GOOD BUDDIES OF MINE PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK.

EAN EVANS (THE MISSISSIPPI KID) WHO PLAYED BASS WITH LYNYRD SKYNYRD AND STEPHEN BRUTON (A WONDERFUL MUSICIAN AND SONGWRITER FROM TEXAS)

I WILL MISS THEM DEARLY AND MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THIER LOVED ONES.

PEACE,

BOOGIEMAN TOURS ROLLS THROUGH JERSEY!

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:41:00 +0000

ALRIGHT!
JUST GOT OFF STAGE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES IN ATLANTIC CITY. WHAT A CROWD! THIS PLACE IS JUMPING. I’M IN MY DRESSING ROOM ABOVE THE STAGE AND THE PLACE IS GOING NUTS. LET’S SEE I PLAYED: GET OFF, GOOD TEACHER, SHOTGLASS, RACHEL FAY, 19, UPSIDE OF LONELY, I GOT YER COUNTRY RIGHT HERE, ROCK ME RIGHT AND HENHOUSE.
GEORGE THOROGOOD IS ABOUT TO HIT THE STAGE. I GOT TO GET DOWN THERE AS HE WANTS ME TO SIT IN WITH THE BAND ON HIS SECOND SONG “WHO DO YOU LOVE”
HE FOLLOWS “WHO DO YOU LOVE” EVERY NIGHT WITH “THE FIXER” HE TEARS IT UP.
I SPENT THE AFTERNOON HANGING WITH GEORGE. WE COVERED A LOT OF GOOD STUFF: STONES, J. GEILS, DIMAGGIO, MCCARTNEY, TONY CURTIS, TOM JONES, TED WILLIAMS, ALI , YOU NO THE GREAT ONES……GEORGE DELIVERS EVERY NIGHT…..THE GREAT ONES ARE GREAT BECAUSE THEY COMPETE AGAINST THEMSELVES. THEY EXPECT THE BEST EVERY AT BAT, EVERY FIGHT, EVERY SCENE, EVERY SHOW, EVERY NIGHT!! IT’S ON I GOTTA GO…..I’LL FINISH THIS TOMORROW.

ON THE ROAD…..SOMEWHERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. PLAYING THE FORUM TONIGHT IN HARRISBURG. SOLD OUT….CAN’T WAIT TO HIT THE STAGE AGAIN.

RIP BROTHER BILLY POWELL

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:57:00 +0000

WE ALL LOST A GREAT FRIEND WITH THE SUDDEN PASSING OF BILLY POWELL LAST WEEK. I WANT TO SEND MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE POWELL FAMILY. I ALSO WANT TO SAY WHAT AN HONOR IT WAS TO HAVE MET AND WORKED WITH BILLY OVER THE YEARS. HE WILL BE MISSED AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT HE, RONNIE, ALLEN, STEVE, HUGHIE AND LEON ARE HAVING ONE HECK OF A REUNION IN HEAVEN.

GOD BLESS,

HEADING TO THE GRAMMYS!!

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:36:00 +0000

WHAT A BLAZING START TO A NEW YEAR.

LET’S SEE…I FINISHED SONGS WITH BILLY GIBBONS FOR A NEW ZZ TOP CD, FINISHED PRODUCING BB KING, WROTE A BUNCH OF NEW SONGS AND RECORDED THEM WITH DELBERT MCCLINTON AND FINISHED MY NEW CD “BOOGIEMAN” WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT CDBABY.COM.

ME AND THE RATTLESNAKES PERFORMED ON BACK TO BACK CRUISES. FIRST THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD SIMPLE MAN CRUISE WHICH LEFT OUT OF MIAMI FLORIDA AND CRUISED THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN. WE PARTIED WITH ABOUT 5000 OF OUR FRIENDS INCLUDING: LYNYRD SKYNYRD, MARSHALL TUCKER BAND, 38 SPECIAL, MOLLY HATCHET, BLACKBERRY SMOKE AND MANY MORE. WHAT A BALL. WE DID 3 CONCERTS ON THE SHIP. MY BUDDIES JOHNNY AND DONNIE VAN ZANT SAT IN WITH US ON “GOES DOWN EASY” TO THE DELIGHT OF A JAMMED PACKED AUDIENCE.

WE GOT BACK TO AMERICA AND FLEW TO SAN DIEGO TO SET SAIL DOWN THE MEXICAN COAST ON THE SANDY BEACHES CRUISE WITH DELBERT MCCLINTON, RAUL MALO, MARCIA BALL, CYRIL NEVILLE, MIKE FARRIS, PAUL THORN, AL ANDERSON, BRUCE CHANNEL (“HEY BABY”) AND MANY OTHERS. WHAT A GREAT TIME. WE DID 3 SHOWS ON THAT CRUISE AND I DID A SONGWRITER NIGHT. OH YEA PLAYED DRUMS WITH GARY NICHOLSON TOO. WHAT FUN. MET SO MANY GREAT FRIENDS ON THE SHIP. HOPE WE GET ASKED BACK NEXT YEAR!

I HEAD TO LOS ANGELES THIS WEEKEND FOR THE GRAMMYS. WIN OR LOSE, IT’S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOUR WORK BE NOMINATED.

WE WILL BE HITTING THE ROAD AND DOING SOME GREAT SHOWS WITH BUDDY GUY AND GEORGE THOROGOOD IN THE COMING MONTHS SO KEEP CHECKING THE TOUR DATES.