Another Case of Better Late Than Never (Page 1 of 2)

You've definately come to the right place VaFan. All that you seek and desire can be found within these pages! Resistance is futile! There is no cure!

Welcome to the asylum!!

Haha! We've all been there and understand. I thought the same thing in 2004...how in the #*!? is it even possible that I've never heard of this guy?? Since then I've told everyone I know (and lots of people I don't know) about Joe. What's cool is some of those friends are now coming back and saying "Hey, I saw your Bonamassa on Palladia (or public TV)...wow, he's really good"!
Well DUH!!!, I've only been saying that for eight years...glad you caught up! Lol

Thanks for the replies. Mary from the "Recently converted Bonaholic" thread described it really well: "I can't stop listening.... Kind of hoping that some of this will wear off but afraid it won't."

I was in a long business meeting yesterday and I swear, no matter who was talking, I had a "Slow Train" earworm running in the background.

Welcome! You have a lot of catching up to do. Don't think twice about grabbing a spot at the live show, and soon or it will be sold out. If you think he is good on his recorded output, you have no idea what Joe live is like.
Rick

Yeah, yeah we do...   

As for tickets, while of course some seats are better than others, and in some venues there are positively wretched seats, I don't know that I'd pass on a chance to see him regardless of the seating availability (and I definitely wouldn't reward the scalpers!).  To paraphrase Richard Pryor, the worst Joe show you ever see is still going to be pretty good, right? 

I wound up in the nosebleed balcony seats for his show in Omaha, for instance, and still got my a$$ thoroughly kicked...   

Apologies if it’s bad form to keep posting in a welcome thread, but I just had to share this.

One month after seeing the light, I have annihilated the iTunes credits (and then some) that had been in my account forever. Probably should have set up direct deposit with the man.

Anyway, the concert tickets arrived via snail mail, I’ve picked up every album plus the two BCC studio albums, and continue to enjoy these new-to-me sounds literally every day.

At the risk of TMI, I usually have my … “stuff” together pretty well, but the last month or so has been unusually challenging. Joe’s music gave me something to look forward to every day and helped me pull through. The healing power of music indeed.

Oh, and on a lighter note, to anyone else who’s just getting into Joe’s music, jump all over the Live From Nowhere In Particular CD. I’d held off on that one, figuring I already owned the studio albums plus Royal Albert Hall, so how much different could LFNIP be? The answer is plenty, and I’d consider it a must-buy.

Nothing wrong with keeping your "Intro" thread alive, when you keep having fun with it.  Obviously, your fellow bonamaniacs are enjoying hearing of your shared addiction.

I generally use LFNIP to hook people who've heard some Joe (hard not to when somebody knows me), and it's time to reel them in.  A buddy of mine is hosting a BBQ next weekend, and I've already been asked not to forget the Joe.  Being known as the guy with the full collection can be a problem.  Have to torque on people about buying their own copies.  And no, I don't burn them, even for best friends.

Glad to hear you went nosebleed for the show.  I would rather see those go, as well...heading towards another sell-out.  And not contributing to the inflation of prices by scalpers, or people who seem to buy just to resell at a profit--maybe not pros, but they are no better, in my book.

A heads up post like this is appropriate and a great addition to Off Topics where it will be appreciated by many. Thanks for the tip!