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Topic: Happy RAH Day "X" Joe & Co ... and Forum Family

After 20+ years … this special bend in the Road that began at World Cafe Live (WXPN Studios) in Philadelphia, PA on October 23, 2008 … and with 67 shows … traveling across 14 countries … the Road brings Joe to his destination ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/24057301@ … 7853015980 (samjp4) … on this day in BonaHistory …

05/04/09 - London England - Royal Albert Hall
     So the day has come.. by Joe: https://forum.jbonamassa.com/viewtopic.php?id=10221
     Royal Albert Hall 5/4/09 (4/5/09) Thread kicked off by bomber: https://forum.jbonamassa.com/viewtopic.php?id=10240
     Roll Call Thread: https://forum.jbonamassa.com/viewtopic.php?id=8434
     RAH Start AND Finish snipits… a 5 min vid: http://youtu.be/26B6kGUejFo (Bonameyer)
     A Night to Remember by pattyluvsjoe: https://forum.jbonamassa.com/viewtopic. … 37#p107137
     samjp4's show pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24057301@ … 487502870/
     Michael hits Bonametal with RAH!: https://forum.jbonamassa.com/viewtopic. … 21#p108121

"I was in Space for less than 2 weeks … and suddenly Jeaniene’s back … half the Band is off the gd wagon … we have comedians opening for us … and the nice kid that ran our website is now a kleptof’nmaniac.  Boy ... did you guys miss me!!"  Phil Valentine - Road Manager - Staton House Band

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Re: Happy RAH Day "X" Joe & Co ... and Forum Family

I was wondering when someone would get around to posting about this.  It was such an amazing event for so many of us.  Those of us who were there will never forget it - it was the start of many wonderful friendships that persist to this day.  It was also a turning point in Joe's career - if you hadn't heard of him before this so many people did after the video started getting played on PBS here in the states that Joe finally started getting the recognition he deserved.

I have just returned from London where I attended one of the ten year anniversary shows.  Here are a few pics: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/24057301@ … 1265987263

It was great being with so many I spent that first RAH show with, but bittersweet that all of us who shared that special night couldn't do so again.  So glad Joe came into my life 15 years ago.

Sandy

"There's a lot of people that are in so much of a hurry to be, I guess, to be famous or that they don't want to take the time to learn to play and do all that.They'd rather just knock it down off a computer and maybe get on a game show and get famous..That's fine if that's what you want to do.
"We're more old school than that. We like creating the sounds."  - Tom Petty

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Re: Happy RAH Day "X" Joe & Co ... and Forum Family

I remember going back and reading your posts from the show and after with the pictures of the post show party at The Cocoon.
What an eventful night for Joe. He took off like a rocket. Just look at where he is now.
Rick

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Great to read these posts and although I wasn’t there that was a special time in Joe fandom.
  So much excitement. All the people a buzz here on the forum and the number of people posting in here too.
  Has the excitement faded?
  Was it that we had a special secret that is no longer one?
  That first RAH time was something you can’t replicate. If you were here the sheer energy surrounding it was amazing.
If I had a time machine I would dial it up for that show!

Your rock candy baby
Your hard sweet and sticky

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Helen and I joined a watch party this afternoon, all the good ones from RAH1. She remarked how lucky we were to be able to do #2 and the TDF week. Over the moon she said. We couldn’t swing #3, but the inet had us almost there. Thanks for the memories, I was lurking here and got the post stream.
Rick

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Beautiful and historic post! Thank you RoadcaseBoy! Here is Joe dedicated a post on his instagram to May 4th https://www.instagram.com/p/BxC9waAHubZ/

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reo l wrote:

Beautiful and historic post! Thank you RoadcaseBoy! Here is Joe dedicated a post on his instagram to May 4th https://www.instagram.com/p/BxC9waAHubZ/


That was the one and only picture I took that night.  I had tweeted it on the fourth but didn't realize Joe had used it on  Instagram as well.  I actually yelled at Christie Goodwin to get out of my way to take that one - and she did!  lol   (My camera had been sitting under my seat all night and we were on strict orders not to take any photos during the show).

https://twitter.com/JBONAMASSA/status/1 … 8358167554

Sandy

"There's a lot of people that are in so much of a hurry to be, I guess, to be famous or that they don't want to take the time to learn to play and do all that.They'd rather just knock it down off a computer and maybe get on a game show and get famous..That's fine if that's what you want to do.
"We're more old school than that. We like creating the sounds."  - Tom Petty

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Re: Happy RAH Day "X" Joe & Co ... and Forum Family

samjp4 wrote:
reo l wrote:

Beautiful and historic post! Thank you RoadcaseBoy! Here is Joe dedicated a post on his instagram to May 4th https://www.instagram.com/p/BxC9waAHubZ/


That was the one and only picture I took that night.  I had tweeted it on the fourth but didn't realize Joe had used it on  Instagram as well.  I actually yelled at Christie Goodwin to get out of my way to take that one - and she did!  lol   (My camera had been sitting under my seat all night and we were on strict orders not to take any photos during the show).

https://twitter.com/JBONAMASSA/status/1 … 8358167554

Sandy

Thank you reo ... but ur too kind ... I just copied / pasted an entry I made in the May Bonahistory Thread 5 yrs ago (got a big big smile when Joe posted a short reply to it back then.)  Those posts and links from the Forum Family are ... as MasterCard says ... priceless.

Sandy ... congrats on the Joe IGram use of your photo for the 10th ... very cool!! ... and your great backstory on the photo ... = smile

"I was in Space for less than 2 weeks … and suddenly Jeaniene’s back … half the Band is off the gd wagon … we have comedians opening for us … and the nice kid that ran our website is now a kleptof’nmaniac.  Boy ... did you guys miss me!!"  Phil Valentine - Road Manager - Staton House Band

JBLP#251 (unaged) ... thank you Ron.