for Bonnie Raitt Fans.....
STRATQUEEN
I spoke with Bonnie's former manager Saturday night, who is still a very close
friend. He told me Bonnie's long-awaited new CD will be released in April, and
it's fabulous. Look for an in-depth interview on VH-1 very soon.
Being her #1 fan, I can't wait.......
~~ Sharon ~~
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/STRATQUEEN/index.html">Stratqueen's Page</A>
Andrew P. Mullhaupt
STRATQUEEN wrote in message
<19980216133...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
>I spoke with Bonnie's former manager Saturday night, who is still a very
close
>friend. He told me Bonnie's long-awaited new CD will be released in April,
and
>it's fabulous. Look for an in-depth interview on VH-1 very soon.
Little Feat have a new one due out in a month or two. Based on their gig, it
ought to be good.
Later,
Andrew Mullhaupt
Steve Cobham
On 16 Feb 1998 13:31:43 GMT, strat...@aol.com (STRATQUEEN) wrote:
> Bonnie's long-awaited new CD will be released in April, and
>it's fabulous.
>Being her #1 fan, I can't wait.......
As you're her #1 fan, could you answer a question for me, please? Two
questions to be precise.
1) Will she appear on the forthcoming Lowell George tribute album?
(it's probably out in the States already.......)
2) What slide does she use? I've seen a video where I'm sure she uses
a glass slide, but she gets that LG sound. Does she use a socket too?
Thanks in advance.
Steve.
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Steve Cobham
st...@guitars.powernet.co.uk
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STRATQUEEN
st...@guitars.powenet.co.uk wrote:
>1) Will she appear on the forthcoming Lowell George tribute album? (it's
probably out in the States already.......)
I checked with my buddy and he hasn't heard anything about this yet.
He'll ask when he talks to her office next week.
>2) What slide does she use? I've seen a video where I'm sure she uses a glass
slide, but she gets that LG sound. Does she use a socket too?>
Bonnie almost always uses glass slides. More recently she's mostly used
clear glass slides (me too), but in the past she has used the top of a green
wine bottle (the name of which escapes me). I have never seen her use metal
but . . who knows?
Slide on......
STRATQUEEN
Mike Rejsa wrote:
<<Sharon, maybe you can answer a question for me. I am under two conflicting
impressions/memories:
1. Bonnie is from Texas.
2. Bonnie was part of the Minneapolis coffee house scene back in the 60's/early
70's, along with people like Leo Kottke and Ray Glover. Can you straighten me
out?>>
She was born in Burbank, CA, on November 8, 1949 . . . no Texas roots
whatsoever . . .
She came to Cambridge in the Fall of 1967 to attend Radcliffe. She met John
Koerner (of Koerner, Ray & Glover) who was living there and working as a solo
in the local clubs.
He influenced her somewhat and she did his "I Ain't Blue' on her first album.
She recorded her first album ourside of Minneapolis at a lake there because her
brother (Steve) lived there. Koener's friend, Willie Murphy, produced the album
and Dave Ray played on it.
(courtesy of my buddy, Dick W.)
SEFSTRAT
<<What slide does she use? >>
Coricidan bottle. OLD one. They're now rare. I understand she pays for old
ones, if people have them.
SEFSTRAT
STRATQUEEN
<<Coricidan bottle. OLD one. They're now rare. I understand she pays for old
ones, if people have them.>>
They are rare; I had one, but it was lost in the great fire of '92. I have not
been able to find one since. Well, I have......but the owner refused to sell
it.
SEFSTRAT
<<<Coricidan bottle. OLD one. They're now rare. I understand she pays for
old
ones, if people have them.>>
They are rare; I had one, but it was lost in the great fire of '92. I have not
been able to find one since. Well, I have......but the owner refused to sell
it.>>
I still have one. It fit perfectly into a pill bottle.....the last one that
isn;t broken.
SEFSTRAT
Frank Carr
SEFSTRAT wrote in message <19980217014...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
><<What slide does she use? >>
>
>Coricidan bottle. OLD one. They're now rare. I understand she pays for
old
>ones, if people have them.
Have you tried any of the medicine bottle copies that are around, such as
the Duane Allman Coricidan bottle copy or the Dunlop Blues Bottle? If so,
how do they compare to the real thing? Are there any tell-tale signs that
distinguish an original from a copy?
One thing that I always kick myself about is that my dad took Coricidan
regularly for years for his sinus problems. No telling how many of those
bottles he threw away over the years. Of course, he doesn't have any of the
old bottles now and Coricidan now comes in a plastic bottle or aluminum
punch out packs.
Frank Carr
jfc...@msn.com
Patrick f. coleman
"Frank Carr" <jfc...@email.msn.com> wrote:
>Frank Carr
>jfc...@msn.com
It seems to me that company ought to be approached by some savvy
entrepreneur who offers the following or close to it..
You get as much free advertising of your product name as advertising
you pay for.. among the guitar community.. why not capitalise on it?
And make it grow... you have the perfect opportunity.....
why not reintroduce the original bottle.. run a few ads with great
slide players in the commercials... ending with something like..
even the bottle can cure your blues...
and do the guitarists and music lovers of the world a favor,
make a really popular commercial..
get a lot of news show coverage (more free advertising) because it's
original..
and maybe win a few awards in the process
not to mention increasing sales...?
I don't know about you, but I like the idea of Bonnie Raitts Dad with
a sinus headache.. (we KNOW he can do the acting.. and he's a handsome
devil at that) with Bonnie in the background stealing his old pill
bottle..
the commercial ends up with bonnie playing a happy dad some nice
slide..the camera pans down and the label is still on the bottle...
Even the bottle can cure your blues....
er.. maybe it's not such a good idea..
It seemed good when it popped into my head.
twang!
patrick f. coleman
http://members.wbs.net/homepages/t/w/a/twangme.html
TWANG!
Jared G. Donze
>
>STRATQUEEN wrote in message
><19980216133...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
>>I spoke with Bonnie's former manager Saturday night, who is still a very
>close
>>friend. He told me Bonnie's long-awaited new CD will be released in April,
>and
>>it's fabulous. Look for an in-depth interview on VH-1 very soon.
>
>
>Little Feat have a new one due out in a month or two. Based on their gig, it
>ought to be good.
>
>Later,
>Andrew Mullhaupt
>
>
Andrew, did the Feat play some new tunes when you saw them? The
lineup is still Barrerre-Tackett-Gradney-Payne-Hayward-Clayton-Murphy,
correct? I've seen 'em a half-dozen times through the years (June '96
most recently), and they are consistently amazing. Are they still on
Zoo Records?
JARED
Geomac
STRATQUEEN wrote:
>
> She was born in Burbank, CA, on November 8, 1949 . . . no Texas roots
> whatsoever . . .
>
She used to live down here behind the Orange Curtain in Santa Ana. In
fact I sometimes drive home down Raitt Street (actually named in her
father's honor).
pH
STRATQUEEN
<<She used to live down here behind the Orange Curtain in Santa Ana. In fact I
sometimes drive home down Raitt Street (actually named in her father's
honor).>>
That's interesting. I got my info from her former manager.
Slidetone
STRATQUEEN schrieb:
>
> <<Coricidan bottle. OLD one. They're now rare. I understand she pays for old
> ones, if people have them.>>
>
> been able to find one since. Well, I have......but the owner refused to sell
> it.
>
Hi Sharon,
at last year's NAMM show I've seen a company which sold the Coricidan
Bottles ("as the original Allman Slide"). I didn't liked it; the glass
was to thin (try the neck of a cretan wine bottle...very thick
glass...":))
slide on...
Slidetone's Home http://www.bigfoot.com/~slidetone
Joe Bac
SEFSTRAT (sefs...@aol.com) wrote:
: <<What slide does she use? >>
: Coricidan bottle. OLD one. They're now rare. I understand she pays for old
: ones, if people have them.
: SEFSTRAT
You can get a decent replica of a coricidan bottle from a company by the name
of The Delta Slide Company. They market it as the Duane Allman slide. I
don't have the address handy. Look in back issues of GP and VGM for their
ad. I think Thoroughbred does a mail order for em for about 10 bucks. Guitar
Center stocks em too. Good replica if it fits your finger.