Whaaaat??? Bill Stout did your album cover??!! Been following his career for years. Before I was a poster dork I was a cartoon dork. You know he did the art on the Rock and Roll High School one-sheet, right? So the guy who put the Ramones on a poster is doing your album cover. I'll buy it! (Also, I hear the music is pretty good.)
Dave -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Douglass Sent: August-17-16 7:56 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.
