Topic: Introductions: When the Roll is called...

[Slack]

Welcome CoolJack!

[Johnm]

Welcome, Ragged time!
All best,
Johnm

[Slack]

Welcome RaggedTime.  Do you know Lonewolf?  He is a regular here, from Israel, and about your age.

[phangeaux]

This must be the place for introductions.  I enlisted yesterday.  I'm too tired to write a profile  now but briefly I have a pen name of ~V~ Phangeaux which is a pen name that I'll probably keep for songwriting.   I'll be 58 on January 21, 2008.    I've always been close to the blues, since I first started playing music (looong ago) trumpet in 57 age 7, acoustic guitar about 61-62 electric about 65.  After my teen years about 68-69  I set guitar playing aside for decades, playing only intermittantly through those years  and then in about 2,000 I had sort of a revellation about playing blues.   I became thoroughly obsessed with the Blues, having certainly lived the hard times for it, and blues guitar had always been the base for me.   I decided that this is all I want to do for the rest of my life, study music, learn, play and write/compose some good songs.  It's the last thing that I want to excel at.  I'm not interested in becoming a public performer (due to current  medical disability) so creating some good music that will be appreciated for many years into the future is what I have been planning, organizing and working to do. 

The rest is pretty simple. I am here because of my fascination and affinity for blues and the depth of the cultural experiences that brought it.

Later,

Phangeaux

[BluesSlave]

Some of y'all know me, I recognize some names from the Blindman's Blues Forum and other places out there.  I'm NOT a musician, I'm mainly a fan but I have worked in the music business most of my life and I was a professional jazz trumpet player 1,234 years ago.
I'm in Portland, Oregon and I'm here to learn more about pre-war blues.

[Slack]

Welcome BluesSlave!

[mississippijohnhurt1928]

Some of y'all know me, I recognize some names from the Blindman's Blues Forum and other places out there.  I'm NOT a musician, I'm mainly a fan but I have worked in the music business most of my life and I was a professional jazz trumpet player 1,234 years ago.
I'm in Portland, Oregon and I'm here to learn more about pre-war blues.

Hey, nice to see ya here!

Welcome to Weenie Campbell.

[BluesSlave]

Hey ... it's YOUR fault I'm here, I mean it's because of you .... heh.

Hey, nice to see ya here!

Welcome to Weenie Campbell.

[Ol Scratch]

Hey, I'm a 16 year old blues fan (more specifically pre-war blues) from England. I've been deeply involved in the blues for a few years now and I play guitar, bass and a little harmonica. I'm glad I found this site and look forward to spending time on here.
Joe 

[Parlor Picker]

Welcome young Ol' Scratch!  Nice to find another example of the younger generation getting into this fine music.  We seem to breed blues fans in my native Yorkshire.

[Rivers]

Me mam was from Sowerby Bridge!

[Parlor Picker]

Me mam was from Sowerby Bridge!

Well I hope she taught you to pronounce it correctly.  It's not "Sow" as in female pig.  Trouble is I can't think of a comparable pronunciation in conventional English.  Anyway, more like "sew" which is close but not right.

[uncle bud]

Hey, I'm a 16 year old blues fan (more specifically pre-war blues) from England. I've been deeply involved in the blues for a few years now and I play guitar, bass and a little harmonica. I'm glad I found this site and look forward to spending time on here.
Joe 

Welcome Joe! Enjoy the site.

[Rivers]

Sawby silly.

[ClaudeCat]

Howdy folks and folkettes (if any). I just joined. Great place you have here... so many deeply knowledgeable people! By way of introduction, I've been a Blind Blake fan for most of my 46 years, can play some of his stuff even, and made a living playing more electrified blues in the 80s with people like Joe Beard. Meeting Son House at age 8 had a big impact on me... worst breath ever though. Anyway, hello to all you fine humans :=}