Chicago Blues festival

Subject: BS: Cicago Blues festival
From: Daveuku
Date: 23 Jan 11 - 01:09 PM

Hi

I plan to go to the Cicago blues festival 2012.
Anyone been and could recomend.

Subject: RE: BS: Cicago Blues festival
From: Stringsinger
Date: 23 Jan 11 - 01:41 PM

Did you mean Chicago? I think Cicago is a long way from there. (Italy? Tasmania?)

Subject: RE: BS: Cicago Blues festival
From: Wesley S
Date: 23 Jan 11 - 01:54 PM

Well the price is right. Here's a link. It doesn't look like they have a roster yet for 2011.

Chicago Blues Festival

Subject: RE: BS: Cicago Blues festival
From: Neil D
Date: 24 Jan 11 - 12:04 AM

I went several years ago and saw Koko Taylor, Albert Collins, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Johnnie Johnson and others. The best free music festival I've been to.

Subject: RE: BS: Cicago Blues festival
From: Bobert
Date: 24 Jan 11 - 09:12 AM

Deadline to apply to perform is Feb 1st...

To far to drive for me otherwise I might send 'um a promo packet...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Cicago Blues festival
From: Daveuku
Date: 25 Jan 11 - 07:19 AM

Yes I did mean Chicago..........lol

I would like to go to listen.
I think it would make a good holiday.!
thanks

Subject: RE: BS: Cicago Blues festival
From: GUEST,jeff
Date: 25 Jan 11 - 09:44 AM

Chicago. Do yourself favor and go. Get in contact w/t Old Town School Of Folk Music and they'll put you on to clubs to go to in addtion to the concert(s). It's the real deal.

One experience if I may. Most of the known stars played clubs regularly in the 70s when I lived there. On an open stage/blues jam night I found myself playing bass in a pick-up band w/Buddy Guy who was a local act at the time. Anyway, I was a little full of myself and thought I was 'Chris Squire'. Hundreds of unnecessary notes w/t treble pot wide open. Finally, Buddy turns around and says, "M**********r, if you don't slow down and put some bass on that amp I'm gonna yank that treble pot out and shove it up your a**!! You got a death wish or somethin'?" Then he bought me a shot and a beer after the set. He said when the bartender brought me my drink, "You bad, man but you don't know s***. Learn somethin' an' you'll be all right." Last time I spoke with him. Hope he lives forever.