• Registered: 2012-05-31
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Re: Hello, all, I'm new here!

murphala wrote:

Last  night, November 5th, was a milestone night for me:  my first Joe Bonamassa show at the Louisville Palace.  I have tickets for another one in April.  I will never miss another JB show if I can help it!   It was nice to see that Joe is loved by people of all ages!  I'm really, truly humbled by this experience.  I've had the pleasure of being at a lot of shows over my years, seeing many greats...  but Joe Bonamassa is a true genius.  It was a life-changing experience. I posted on FB during the break that I could die happy (almost) because I had witnessed his acoustic performances live and in the flesh.  But oh my, the second set blew me away even more!  Wow!

OK, wait, this is my introduction... sorry!  Joe gushing can come later!  I am from Bloomington, IN, teach at IU and I'm a relatively new Joe fan.  Thanks to Spotify, I discovered An Acoustic Evening just before or as it was released.  I bought the blu-ray and  then bought 3 DVDs to give to friends (including my guitar teacher!) who was blown away (he was a doctoral student at IU training in classical performance). My connection with Joe's music was immediate and irreversible. Another fun fact: Joe will feature prominently in an 8-week special topics course I'm teaching in the spring called Social Networking and the New Music Business.  I'm spreading the Joe Gospel wherever I can!  I'm glad to find a forum dedicated to Joe Bonamassa fans.  Thank you for being here!  :-)

Welcome. My husband and I were also there at the palace.  You can't go wrong with joe.  You should get the tour de force DVDs and watch all the bonus items.  Joe and his business partner Roy describe how the made it in the music world.

  • From: Bloomington, IN
  • Registered: 2013-04-15
  • Posts: 19

Re: Hello, all, I'm new here!

Jigsawearth83 wrote:

Welcome! Looks like you, Erin, and I make up a fun little Midwestern guitar-newbie trio! smile

Thank you! I haven't looked around a lot yet, but is there a thread for Bona-wannabes where we can cry and weep and wish we could play like that? :-)   I play acoustic and am just starting toying with my electric.  I have a major guitar fetish, so I'm always fascinated by what people play and why they like what they play.  Speaking of which, I should probably stumble through a practice before I hit the pillows....Blackbird!

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  • From: Bloomington, IN
  • Registered: 2013-04-15
  • Posts: 19

Re: Hello, all, I'm new here!

wvgirlinky wrote:

Welcome. My husband and I were also there at the palace.  You can't go wrong with joe.  You should get the tour de force DVDs and watch all the bonus items.  Joe and his business partner Roy describe how the made it in the music world.

I wish I had known about all you guys before I went there!  I was there solo, and met some really lovely people sitting around me and at my hotel.  Thanks for the tips on the bonus items... I have seen a bit and I think we're going to actually be watching these in class, along with a few other documentaries about how people have 'made it', both traditionally and how Joe has done it/is doing it.  Smart people, they are!  Glad to meet you (from West By God Virginia! The land of my father!) :-)

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