Is my old man any good? Or not so good?

>>> Subject: Is my old man any good? Or not so good?
>>>
>>>
>>>> My dad who is 54, played some guitar in some New York clubs when he was
>>>> younger and I never knew really. I knew he finger-picked a bit on an
>>>> acoustic, but had no idea he could play electric blues guitar. I shot
>>>> some videos of him playing his new guitar and uploaded them, but he
>>>> doesn't know yet! )
>>>>
>>>> Here's a link to the clips :-
>>>>
>>>> http://www.georgeblades.com/video.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well...'is he any good?!
>>>>
>>>> Curious!
>>>>
>>>> C.C.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> He also played in New Jersey and all around the west coast. He's played
>>> with Clapton and Buddy Guy to name but two famous bluesmen. My
>>> step-brother and step-sister also did not know about his past, neither
>>> did his present-day wife. My mother knew though, but she never told me.
>>> He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and has played there also. Jeez, he's
>>> been around, I'll say that! So how come George Blades is not rich and
>>> famous then? Hmm, he should be I'd say.
>>>
>>> His url again..... www.georgeblades.com
>>>
>>> Well?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hi Boyd, thanks for your email...'in answer to your question, he plays a
>> Gibson ES-335 Tobaco Brown Sunburst guitar mostly and this is an original
>> and cost him around $10,000. He pays big money for his gear and 10
>> thousand dollars is peanuts to him, but he's not rich these days....'so
>> where's all the money gone then? You tell me!
>> You must've googled the wrong george blades btw as the link you sent me
>> was a UK link, not USA.
>> No, he's never been a boxer and no, he never payed an Epi LEs Paul.
>>
>> Cheers.
>> Jim.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Could you please post to the newsgroup rather than email me direct?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J
>
>
>

Ah, I see. You can read the NG posts, but you can't post? Is that right?
Okay, I guess you really have cause to email me then! It's fine by me man.

J


P.S. How are things in Canada these days Boyd?

:-)

"J" <> wrote in message
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>>>> Subject: Is my old man any good? Or not so good?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> My dad who is 54, played some guitar in some New York clubs when he
>>>>> was
>>>>> younger and I never knew really. I knew he finger-picked a bit on an
>>>>> acoustic, but had no idea he could play electric blues guitar. I shot
>>>>> some videos of him playing his new guitar and uploaded them, but he
>>>>> doesn't know yet! )
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's a link to the clips :-
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.georgeblades.com/video.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well...'is he any good?!
>>>>>
>>>>> Curious!
>>>>>
>>>>> C.C.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> He also played in New Jersey and all around the west coast. He's played
>>>> with Clapton and Buddy Guy to name but two famous bluesmen. My
>>>> step-brother and step-sister also did not know about his past, neither
>>>> did his present-day wife. My mother knew though, but she never told me.
>>>> He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and has played there also. Jeez, he's
>>>> been around, I'll say that! So how come George Blades is not rich and
>>>> famous then? Hmm, he should be I'd say.
>>>>
>>>> His url again..... www.georgeblades.com
>>>>
>>>> Well?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Boyd, thanks for your email...'in answer to your question, he plays a
>>> Gibson ES-335 Tobaco Brown Sunburst guitar mostly and this is an
>>> original
>>> and cost him around $10,000. He pays big money for his gear and 10
>>> thousand dollars is peanuts to him, but he's not rich these days....'so
>>> where's all the money gone then? You tell me!
>>> You must've googled the wrong george blades btw as the link you sent me
>>> was a UK link, not USA.
>>> No, he's never been a boxer and no, he never payed an Epi LEs Paul.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>> Jim.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Could you please post to the newsgroup rather than email me direct?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>>
>
> Ah, I see. You can read the NG posts, but you can't post? Is that right?
> Okay, I guess you really have cause to email me then! It's fine by me man.
>
> J
>
>
> P.S. How are things in Canada these days Boyd?
>
> :-)
>
>
>
>

>>> Subject: Is my old man any good? Or not so good?
>>>
>>>
>>>> My dad who is 54, played some guitar in some New York clubs when he was
>>>> younger and I never knew really. I knew he finger-picked a bit on an
>>>> acoustic, but had no idea he could play electric blues guitar. I shot
>>>> some videos of him playing his new guitar and uploaded them, but he
>>>> doesn't know yet! )
>>>>
>>>> Here's a link to the clips :-
>>>>
>>>> http://www.georgeblades.com/video.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well...'is he any good?!
>>>>
>>>> Curious!
>>>>
>>>> C.C.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> He also played in New Jersey and all around the west coast. He's played
>>> with Clapton and Buddy Guy to name but two famous bluesmen. My
>>> step-brother and step-sister also did not know about his past, neither
>>> did his present-day wife. My mother knew though, but she never told me.
>>> He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and has played there also. Jeez, he's
>>> been around, I'll say that! So how come George Blades is not rich and
>>> famous then? Hmm, he should be I'd say.
>>>
>>> His url again..... www.georgeblades.com
>>>
>>> Well?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hi Boyd, thanks for your email...'in answer to your question, he plays a
>> Gibson ES-335 Tobaco Brown Sunburst guitar mostly and this is an original
>> and cost him around $10,000. He pays big money for his gear and 10
>> thousand dollars is peanuts to him, but he's not rich these days....'so
>> where's all the money gone then? You tell me!
>> You must've googled the wrong george blades btw as the link you sent me
>> was a UK link, not USA.
>> No, he's never been a boxer and no, he never payed an Epi LEs Paul.
>>
>> Cheers.
>> Jim.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Could you please post to the newsgroup rather than email me direct?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J
>
>
>

Ah, I see. You can read the NG posts, but you can't post? Is that right?
Okay, I guess you really have cause to email me then! It's fine by me man.

J


P.S. How are things in Canada these days Boyd?

:-)

"J" <> wrote in message
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> "J" <> wrote in message
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>>>>> Subject: Is my old man any good? Or not so good?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> My dad who is 54, played some guitar in some New York clubs when he
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> younger and I never knew really. I knew he finger-picked a bit on an
>>>>>> acoustic, but had no idea he could play electric blues guitar. I shot
>>>>>> some videos of him playing his new guitar and uploaded them, but he
>>>>>> doesn't know yet! )
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's a link to the clips :-
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.georgeblades.com/video.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well...'is he any good?!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Curious!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> C.C.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> He also played in New Jersey and all around the west coast. He's
>>>>> played
>>>>> with Clapton and Buddy Guy to name but two famous bluesmen. My
>>>>> step-brother and step-sister also did not know about his past, neither
>>>>> did his present-day wife. My mother knew though, but she never told
>>>>> me.
>>>>> He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and has played there also. Jeez, he's
>>>>> been around, I'll say that! So how come George Blades is not rich and
>>>>> famous then? Hmm, he should be I'd say.
>>>>>
>>>>> His url again..... www.georgeblades.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Well?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Boyd, thanks for your email...'in answer to your question, he plays
>>>> a
>>>> Gibson ES-335 Tobaco Brown Sunburst guitar mostly and this is an
>>>> original
>>>> and cost him around $10,000. He pays big money for his gear and 10
>>>> thousand dollars is peanuts to him, but he's not rich these days....'so
>>>> where's all the money gone then? You tell me!
>>>> You must've googled the wrong george blades btw as the link you sent me
>>>> was a UK link, not USA.
>>>> No, he's never been a boxer and no, he never payed an Epi LEs Paul.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers.
>>>> Jim.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Could you please post to the newsgroup rather than email me direct?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Ah, I see. You can read the NG posts, but you can't post? Is that right?
>> Okay, I guess you really have cause to email me then! It's fine by me
>> man.
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>> P.S. How are things in Canada these days Boyd?
>>
>> :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>>>> Subject: Is my old man any good? Or not so good?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> My dad who is 54, played some guitar in some New York clubs when he
>>>>> was younger and I never knew really. I knew he finger-picked a bit on
>>>>> an acoustic, but had no idea he could play electric blues guitar. I
>>>>> shot some videos of him playing his new guitar and uploaded them, but
>>>>> he doesn't know yet! )
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's a link to the clips :-
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.georgeblades.com/video.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well...'is he any good?!
>>>>>
>>>>> Curious!
>>>>>
>>>>> C.C.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> He also played in New Jersey and all around the west coast. He's played
>>>> with Clapton and Buddy Guy to name but two famous bluesmen. My
>>>> step-brother and step-sister also did not know about his past, neither
>>>> did his present-day wife. My mother knew though, but she never told me.
>>>> He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and has played there also. Jeez, he's
>>>> been around, I'll say that! So how come George Blades is not rich and
>>>> famous then? Hmm, he should be I'd say.
>>>>
>>>> His url again..... www.georgeblades.com
>>>>
>>>> Well?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Boyd, thanks for your email...'in answer to your question, he plays a
>>> Gibson ES-335 Tobaco Brown Sunburst guitar mostly and this is an
>>> original and cost him around $10,000. He pays big money for his gear and
>>> 10 thousand dollars is peanuts to him, but he's not rich these
>>> days....'so where's all the money gone then? You tell me!
>>> You must've googled the wrong george blades btw as the link you sent me
>>> was a UK link, not USA.
>>> No, he's never been a boxer and no, he never payed an Epi LEs Paul.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>> Jim.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Could you please post to the newsgroup rather than email me direct?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>>
>
> Ah, I see. You can read the NG posts, but you can't post? Is that right?
> Okay, I guess you really have cause to email me then! It's fine by me man.
>
> J
>
>
> P.S. How are things in Canada these days Boyd?
>
> :-)
>
>
>
>

Just who the **** is Champagne Charlie ????

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> "J" <> wrote in message
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>> "J" <> wrote in message
>> news:%QBBj.247239$ .uk...
>>>>>> Subject: Is my old man any good? Or not so good?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My dad who is 54, played some guitar in some New York clubs when he
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> younger and I never knew really. I knew he finger-picked a bit on an
>>>>>>> acoustic, but had no idea he could play electric blues guitar. I
>>>>>>> shot
>>>>>>> some videos of him playing his new guitar and uploaded them, but he
>>>>>>> doesn't know yet! )
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here's a link to the clips :-
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.georgeblades.com/video.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well...'is he any good?!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Curious!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> C.C.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He also played in New Jersey and all around the west coast. He's
>>>>>> played
>>>>>> with Clapton and Buddy Guy to name but two famous bluesmen. My
>>>>>> step-brother and step-sister also did not know about his past,
>>>>>> neither
>>>>>> did his present-day wife. My mother knew though, but she never told
>>>>>> me.
>>>>>> He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and has played there also. Jeez, he's
>>>>>> been around, I'll say that! So how come George Blades is not rich and
>>>>>> famous then? Hmm, he should be I'd say.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> His url again..... www.georgeblades.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Boyd, thanks for your email...'in answer to your question, he plays
>>>>> a
>>>>> Gibson ES-335 Tobaco Brown Sunburst guitar mostly and this is an
>>>>> original
>>>>> and cost him around $10,000. He pays big money for his gear and 10
>>>>> thousand dollars is peanuts to him, but he's not rich these
>>>>> days....'so
>>>>> where's all the money gone then? You tell me!
>>>>> You must've googled the wrong george blades btw as the link you sent
>>>>> me
>>>>> was a UK link, not USA.
>>>>> No, he's never been a boxer and no, he never payed an Epi LEs Paul.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers.
>>>>> Jim.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Could you please post to the newsgroup rather than email me direct?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ah, I see. You can read the NG posts, but you can't post? Is that right?
>>> Okay, I guess you really have cause to email me then! It's fine by me
>>> man.
>>>
>>> J
>>>
>>>
>>> P.S. How are things in Canada these days Boyd?
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>>>> Subject: Is my old man any good? Or not so good?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> My dad who is 54, played some guitar in some New York clubs when he
>>>>>> was younger and I never knew really. I knew he finger-picked a bit on
>>>>>> an acoustic, but had no idea he could play electric blues guitar. I
>>>>>> shot some videos of him playing his new guitar and uploaded them, but
>>>>>> he doesn't know yet! )
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's a link to the clips :-
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.georgeblades.com/video.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well...'is he any good?!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Curious!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> C.C.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> He also played in New Jersey and all around the west coast. He's
>>>>> played with Clapton and Buddy Guy to name but two famous bluesmen. My
>>>>> step-brother and step-sister also did not know about his past, neither
>>>>> did his present-day wife. My mother knew though, but she never told
>>>>> me. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and has played there also. Jeez,
>>>>> he's been around, I'll say that! So how come George Blades is not rich
>>>>> and famous then? Hmm, he should be I'd say.
>>>>>
>>>>> His url again..... www.georgeblades.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Well?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Boyd, thanks for your email...'in answer to your question, he plays
>>>> a Gibson ES-335 Tobaco Brown Sunburst guitar mostly and this is an
>>>> original and cost him around $10,000. He pays big money for his gear
>>>> and 10 thousand dollars is peanuts to him, but he's not rich these
>>>> days....'so where's all the money gone then? You tell me!
>>>> You must've googled the wrong george blades btw as the link you sent me
>>>> was a UK link, not USA.
>>>> No, he's never been a boxer and no, he never payed an Epi LEs Paul.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers.
>>>> Jim.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Could you please post to the newsgroup rather than email me direct?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Ah, I see. You can read the NG posts, but you can't post? Is that right?
>> Okay, I guess you really have cause to email me then! It's fine by me
>> man.
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>> P.S. How are things in Canada these days Boyd?
>>
>> :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Just who the **** is Champagne Charlie ????
>
>
>

Hey Boyd! At first I didn't understand what you were asking, but now I do.
Sorry for not explaining about the vids website. I put it up but it was only
supposed to be seen by his friends in New York originally, then I posted the
link to it in the NewsGroup. I can see how it 'could' be confusing, but I
wanted it to be "surprise" when his friends atarted to email him saying "I
didn't know you played like that" and stuff, but the thing is that not a
single person
emailed him to say a word about it. I know there is something strange about
it all, but he'd never have posted the vids himself, so I did it for him.

Someone suggested "something sinister" might be going on coz I never knew he
played all those years ago. How close they came to the truth, they will
never know! I don't hate my dad or even dislike him, but I never saw him
when I was a kid as he split from us for another woman when I was only in
junior school. He got married again and had what he calls his "second
family" and since he showed up again just a few years back, we are all
suppose to act like nothing ever happened. Well, something sure as hell
'did' happen. I now have a son of my own and he is getting all the attention
that I never got from my own dad. BTW, I am NOT jealous or angry in any way,
just a son who was dumped along the way. He's a weird guy my dad, but I
don't know his past at all. It has been hinted at to me by the odd friend of
his that he DID play in bands in New York a while back, but I can't find
anyone to give me the facts. He certainly wont. He says he's never had any
lessons in his life...'really?! I find that very hard to believe for a
start. He also refuses to talk about his past and laughs when I ask if he
played in any
bands. I am sure he did though. He once gave me an electric guitar and I
still have it, and old beat-up Les Paul which I play some chords on and pick
a bit, mostly country-rock stuff, but I'd loved to have had him around
to show me how to play differently. I love mynew half-bro and sis very much,
I mean it ain't their fault what he did. I have a younger sister of my own
and she won't even talk to him, so I guess I at least have made more of an
effort to talk to him.

Hey guys....'please do NOT email him any of this stuff I have posted here!
He is nice enough, but he does have another side to him, so keep this
strictly in the NG. Guess you all know his email address, but I am pretty
sure that nobody could be as heartless as to back-stab me. I hope I'm right.

Boyd, I know you meant well, but sometimes being a detective can lead you
into places where there is a lot more going on than you'd like to know
about. You're a cool guy, but lighten up a little, and NO, I don't blame you
for the confusion. I take all the blame for that one my friend.

Cheers.

C.C. (Jim).