Hello from Germany!

Greetings from the Rheinland-Pfalz region of Germany!  My name is Rob Chapman.  Originally from North Collins, NY, I grew up in the military and moved a lot.  Ultimately I joined the Air Force myself.  Between Southwest Asia, Africa, Korea, and Europe (mostly Germany), I have been outside the USA longer than inside for the past 20+ years.  Now 38 years old, I have been married to my wonderful wife of  10 years, and was blessed with our daughter 6 months ago.

I grew up listening  to Blues Music.  Always on the lookout for the next big thing.  I first heard of Joe Bonamassa through a friend upon the release of “Sloe Gin” and have been hooked ever since.  Now, having all his albums, I am still amazed that his name isn’t bigger than it is.  But, I feel that will change quite soon. 

It’s not often to get a big name this close to us stationed at Ramstein.  So when I heard Joe would be playing in Saarbrücken, I jumped right on tickets.  When I asked my colleagues if they would like to go as well, most just said “Who”?  For the few of us that did go…it was a treat.  Timing was perfect as we first saw his guitar tech taking a break outside.  Great guy Mike…great conversation.  Shortly after, Joe pulled up…Helluva guy....took the time to chat for a while.  About two minutes later, we were invited in for the sound check.  When that was over, we toured the stage and checked out Joe’s guitars/rig with Mike.  An hour later, the best show Saarbrücken has seen in years.  It was incredible.