https://powerpickers.mbstcounseling.com/721 Musicians of the Flower Generation Sat, 14 Dec 2013 06:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://powerpickers.mbstcounseling.com/721/comment-page-1#comment-7241 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:15:49 +0000 https://powerpickers.mbstcounseling.com/721#comment-7241 Well, I just recently got put onto your site, and I’m loving everything I read! I was an Ash Grove hanger for all of these years, but really just learning to pick and sing at that time, so definitely down at tier 5 or 10 (i.e. got near the folks but never dared to speak). That includes you, as the guy who ran the Eagle Music Exchange in the front room- I was in awe. Anyway, this particular post had me shooting coffee out my nose. I was pretty good friends with Herb- we were in college at San Fernando Valley State, and hung out with all the players and singers there- people like Bill Vanaver, etc. Your description of Herb and his behavior is so spot-on! Short, pudgy, smart, and a wicked wise-ass (always stuttering a little as he just creamed someone’s last statement or his playing). Woe to the hipster who said, “Wow man, that’s far out- what kind of axe are you playing?” The acid-tongued reply: “Th-that’s not an axe, MAN, i-i-it’s a guitar!” Many great remembrances of those days and Herb and all those guys- His Bluegrass group had what I still think is the best of all group names- the Pseudo-Mountain Boys. THANKS for the stories, Al.

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