The Subject: Re: kenny, self taught At 10:23:51 on 07/16/07, John from Gernika (john_piercey@hotmail.com) wrote:
Kenny,
It was around 1984/5 at a tiny club in Salt Lake City. That might explain the curtness. I
mean, you were in Salt Lake City... turn your clock back 25 years, as the saying goes.
At the time I was dumbfounded, there in the hallway as you went back up to the stage. I
did think "What a dick"! I do apologize for the a-hole assessment, but that also did unfairly
cross my mind. You walked away so fast, I also thought, "boy, that was a dumb question".
So.
If you had given me a tad more insight I might not be as crappy a musician as I am today.
It's all your fault! (I'm just kidding).
>Greetings John, >I'm curious to know just when and where this took place. >Kenny > > > >At 11:24:37 PST on 07-15-07, john from Gernika wrote: > >> >>I listened to Kenny's albums for years before I got the rare chance to see him live in a >super intimate setting in a small club. There must of been less than 50 of people there, >and I thought, "wow, what a treat, maybe I can chat with him a bit about his guitar >playing", as I was a young curious guitarist at the time. >> >>At the break, I ran into him in the hallway and praised his playing and asked how he had
>learned to play that unique style, hoping to receive insight and perhaps some helpful >guidance. In a heartbeat, he glanced at me through the corner of his eye, and declared, >"self-taught", then briskly walked away. >> >>"WHAT A DICK!!!", I thought. >> >>I still enjoy his music, but the man is an asshole. >> >>Sincerely, > >
