It's become almost a joke that we keep turning up in concert videos. Back in 2004, my face appears for a couple of seconds on Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival video. Coincidentally, I show up right after Eric Johnson plays (my favorite guitar player! How could they have known?
The last one where we got face time is Willie Nelson's Tsunami Relief (Austin to Asia) DVD. Again we were on the front rail, and standing next to someone in a motorized wheelchair! This time it was a celebrity, a local legend if you will, it was Liz Carpenter. She was at work on a book about Bobbie Nelson, Willie's sister who plays the piano. She wasn't familiar with all the performers who played that night, and after Joe Ely played she commented to us that she didn't know who he was but he sure did sweat a lot. Don't tell Joe she said that. It wasn't unkind, just an observation.
We turn up in the extra features of Los Lonely Boys Texican Style DVD, standing at the front of the crowd at Waterloo Records. Then there seem to be countless little preserved snippets in other concert videos or TV coverage where we know that's the back of our heads or my hand waving or something. I've decided that it's just our job. Need a couple of old-timers to be colorful in the front row of your live video? Just let us know. We'll squeeze you in somehow if you can squeeze us in. (and a tight squeeze it can be.)
;-)
Tags: Music - Austin - Rolling Stones - Clapton
5 comments:
You have to be the music industry's poster girl for concerts. Someday, they will pay you for your interview of what it was really like.
Aahhhhh. $$$$$$ is gooooood.
LOL, that is incredible! You have a niche! People are going to start wondering whether it is something you do for a living. "Hey, there's that same woman again..." They might even induct you into the Rock Hall. There should be a categorie for "regular extras" like, you know, sidemen.
Too cool!
Your fan in Ohio,
MM
OMG, that is you in front of the girl holding the bottle in the shot right after Eric finishes Desert Rose! I never noticed that before.
yes ee, that's me!
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