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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:43 am
by studiotwosession
Stunning performance by very early EJB, pre-Davey Johnstone...just EJ, Nigel and Dee
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShIuifUMYjA&search=elton%20john
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:07 am
by firstbassman
Thanks Glenn, nice clip.
I've never been very much of an EJ fan. But there's a dazzling version of Burn Down The Mission on the 11/17/70 CD:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000001EGI/qid=1140186970/sr=1-42/ref=sr_1_42/103-3586587-4879822?s=music&v=glance&n=5174
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:06 pm
by studiotwosession
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:53 pm
by karl_teten
My wife and I got to hang with Ron after The Dirty Knobs show in Bakersfield a few weeks ago.
Ron is a down to earth and genuine guy!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:27 am
by studiotwosession
Cool. My first TP show was the first show of the last tour with Ron, in '81. I'm glad I got to see them with him the first time 'round. I remember it was kind of funny when he retired. They said something like he was going to run a swimsuit shop with his wife. I hope that worked out for him.
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:11 pm
by jwilli
Just caught a video of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers singing "Baby, Please Don't Go" live. Tom played a Tele while Campbell was tearing it up on a beautiful '59-'60 345! It was a very dark FG and had a Bigsby. The sound was awesome and he was killing it. I want to see it again!
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:57 pm
by rick_ovic
Jwilli, I bought the DVD just so I could freeze frame that gorgeous Capri!
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:09 am
by iamthebassman
I'm glad Ron is back in the band, I never considered Howie a bass player.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:34 am
by levykev
well, Howie was, apparently, into other things...
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:51 am
by studiotwosession
What did Ron do all those years off?
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:44 pm
by karl_teten
Sold ladies swim suits.
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:49 pm
by studiotwosession
I heard that was what he and the wife planned. I wonder why he rejoined, and if he had wanted to earlier. Years ago, I bought a strat from a guy in LA who took bass lessons from Howie before he was a Heartbreaker.
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:20 am
by clearblue
At rollingstone.com there's a picture of Tom Petty With a Rickenbacker fireglo. I can't determine the model because of the pickguard shape. 450 maybe?
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:11 am
by karl_teten
It's a 425. Tom has been playing it live since last years tour.
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:18 am
by clearblue
Thanks for the info.
