What have you done for Joe today? (Page 1 of 2)

You must have read my mind or something! Im a letter carrier in the Sacramento area, I see people all day, I am always pimpin Joe when out on the street delivering the mail. Today as a matter of fact I go into this burger place on the way to my route. This man walks in, he's wearing this faded " Hendrix" shirt. I grab a napkin, write Joe's name on it as Im eating. He gets a "to go '' order ,walks towards me on the way out, I say I loved " Hendrix" wish I could have seen him. He smiles and comments "me too". I say I enjoyed seing Stevie playing his music, I reach in my pocket, pull out the napkin. "If you got a computer check out this guy." He looks at it and says "Joe Bona,ahh bonea", so I save him. It's always the same isnt it? If there is one thing I'vd learned, its the way I compare Joe to other guitar players. My wife says," not everyone thinks like you", so I say " In my opinion he is the greatest rock and blues guitarist to come along in years." When I put him in the same sentence with the all time greats, I get the look or comment " Yeah, well those are big shoes to fill." I gave the guy a smile and say you can trust me, " Im the mailman".
He laughed and said he'd check him out!

Though not a Street Team member I like to think I do my bit ..... I was talking to one of the guys where I work and it turned out both he and I like the same kind of music.  He's a big Hendrix fan so I suggested he listened to my copy of ANDY live, which I just happened to have in the car.  Next thing, he tells me he's been on to the website, checked out Joe's CDs and bought a couple of them as he was sooo impressed.

There's a local guitarist who I'm always nagging to listen to Joe - tells me he's been listening to 'your friend, Mr Bonamassa' (if only!), thinks he's amazing and has now got all his CDs and Rockpalast DVD.

Now that spring seems to have sprung in the UK over the weekend I've been playing Joe in the car driving around with the windows down, sunroof open and if people look my way I smile and point to the CD unit and say "Joe Bonamassa - remember the name".  (It's OK, I'm usually perfectly sane  .......

When the rumoured re-visit to my home town comes around in October, there'll be no stopping me!

I'm not an official street teamer but my husband and I push all the bands we love as often as possible.

The other day he burned a copy of a show he downloaded and passed it along to a coworker's son who plays in an (unfortunately) punkish/rock band. Suffice it to say, he is hopefully going to move into the blues direction. He was greatly impressed!

Your funny! Ive done the same thing, I hit em with " Your Funeral and My Trial" and I crank it. One kid about 30 (sorry Joe, Im a little older) says  "oh thats the good stuff".

Greetings my fellow ancient. Isn't it wonderful to find a young player that moves you so much!! The thrill's NOT gone! I think age gives you the knowledge that he is special. You must have the DVD to A New Day Yesterday. It includes a "behind the music" kind of bit that show Joe playing w/B.B.King at the age of 12. AND this is my favorite Joe project. But there are no bad Joe cd/dvds!!

A guy I know who plays guitar,and wants to give lessons as a career, had heard of joe but never heard any of his stuff. I turned him on to joes music and now he is planning to go to joes concert in may. A new convert who will be spreadin the word

Good work Marianne,

Where is that place, I surely come if I can!

Andre Wittebroek.

Respect to all of you across the pond who have made Joe's tour successful!! You are true fans!!!!