I was born on Halloween, in Stillwater, Minnesota (a double Scorpio).
My mother was an artist, and my father was also very artistic, so it seemed natural that I was brought up expecting to be an artist.
Music was a natural part of my young life-the radio was exciting back then. But, I never connected what I was hearing with my first guitar, a Mickey Mouse guitar.
Music was just there, then gone... magic.
Some time later, after my parents had died, I heard Eric Clapton. WBZ, in Boston, played "Disraeli Gears" the first night that it was released, all the way through. The TONE captured me, like "sirens sweetly singing..." I got my first "real" guitar (an Epiphone Melody Maker) and found someone to help me start to learn.
In my high school yearbook my senior year, under "aspirations," I said that I wanted to be a "wandering minstrel"... as a joke, kind of...?
Many years later, here I am... a new age rock 'n' roll wandering minstrel, pied piper of the electric guitar.
Take what I offer you on whatever level you choose... as an avid student of life, I draw from many levels as I express myself.
all photos by Laurie Knowlton
copyright Laurie Knowlton 2008
Hi Patrick! I hope all is fine for you! Picture and video of Van Wilks pick up at my home his VLeffects Bullitt Booster Fat Vintage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkCXu3vGFFw You can heard the Bullitt Fat Vintage Pedal is adapted to each Guitar Player Style.
Morning, my love... wish I didn't rush off this morning afterall...I had the most wonderful couple of days with you... my plans with Mom got canceled... I love you~I'll talk to you soon?
I can't even begin to tell you how very devastated I am about Zoe, my love...I'm here for you, ALWAYS... you know that! I love you, darlin'...talk later...
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