Wild Angels - Fuzz Guitar by Davie Allan

I had the good fortune of jumping into a phonebooth a couple of weekends back and finding myself onstage with the legendary Davie Allan. He gets the majority of the credit especially in North America for really setting the "tone" and laying the foundation of "fuzz" guitar. Numerous cool films including some of those great Peter Fonda biker movies utilized his music. If you look at the shaggy headed guy on stage right (to the left of the viewer), you might see someone daydreaming about big browns. Oh and YES, that is the Queen Mary in the background. The band got THE Queen Mary suite for the night. Remember, what happens on the Queen Mary, stays on the Queen Mary!

The Jaded Trout

Well no good fishing experience is without its sonic backdrop. My preferred music comes from a plunge and the champagne-like fizz of bubbles mixed with but a drop of light slaps as the water laps against a sheer rock face along the opposite bank. That said, the electric guitar still circles the runway at 11 thousand feet (11, you know, Spinal Tap!). I snuck out a few nights ago and hung out with some serious rock and rollers. Dressed as my evil twin "Vince" I tortured my eardrums and caroused with the finest. The streams will have to wait.

Pictured above: Yours truly, Phil Jaurigui of Swinghouse Studios, Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls and Frankie Infante of Blondie. Oh yeah ... Merry Christmas!