Greg, What a great story! As a video producer I have some brushes with the big leagues, but nothing like this. Please keep us, or at least me informed. If you open for Mr. Miller I'll buy a ticket. I saw his last two tours and the shows were fab! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Michael Danese > On Aug 17, 2016, at 8:48 PM, Phillip Ayling <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fantastic and congratulations from a fellow musician and poster geek. > > -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg > Douglass > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 4:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOPO] OT-But Ver-r-r-ry Interesting...Rockers & Poster collectors; > Can they C0-Exost? > > OK, OK, this post is a bit of a stretch but there are enough hobby related > characters in the tale to make it ALMOST relevant (although a flame or two > would not be completely unexpected,,,,) As some of you know, i am a > guitarist/songwriter who had achieved a modest degree of notoriety for my > work with Steve Miller, Hot Tuna, Big brother & the Holding Co., Van > Morrison, Greg Kihn and...., OK, enough of THAT, right? Suffice to say I make > enough off music to support my poster habit. > I recently hooked up with Richard Halegua at second-tier comic show. Rich and > I had a blast hanging out speaking reams of fluent geek when I met a pal of > his. We hit it off instantly; he knew a LOT about music. He and I we both > stunned to discover that I knew many of his decades old vinyl bootleg cover > art, including an EC-style "Tale from the Who". We bullshitted for a very > long time and i mentioned that I had just finished what i felt was my > absolute best collection of musical work. He agreed to do the cover, and deal > was struck. Shortly after, I discovered he was none other than Willam Stout, > an album artist, movie poster designer ("Wizards" comes to mind, , the set > designer for ZZ Top's early 90s tour, and th creator of many of the undead > pinks in "The Return of the Living Dead" . He told me recently that he would > have purchased my CD regardless and considered it string career renaissance > for me. The CD is now up for Best Rock CD at the San Diego Music Awards, > among other honors. Final side note: my pal was playing the CD (titled > "Flight of the Golden Dragon" by Greg Douglass & the Accomplices when Steve > Miller's manager dropped. He exclaimed, "Holy s**t, who is THAT?". My pal > informed him it was me. Mr. Miller, my former boss, was called and 15 minutes > later I was the opening act on October 8 at the Sonoma Music Festival, going > on before Paul Barrere , Dave Mason, and... Steve Miller. I am under > consideration for an opening slot on an upcoming world your if things go well. > Somehow, MOPO played a part in the whole thing maybe I'll be able to get a > another copy of that INVISIBLE GHOST sheet i so floating let go of during a > moment of unfortunate $tupidity. > The CDs in question are available on Ebay, ten bucks + zero shipping, if you > wish to hear what the hubbub is about. > Yes, I am living proof that it is possible to be both a dweebus Americanus > and at least borderline cool. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/222221884312?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 > > Greg Douglass > > > > > > > -- > Greg Douglass > Guitarist- > Lessons, Live Shows, Touring, > & Studio Work > (760)212-3648 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
