Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...

Subject: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:11 PM

Well, well, well...

Lotta fun but the Charlotte Blues Society folks must like what I did 'cause I won it... Now let's see how much cash they will come up to sponsor me to the IBC (International Blues Challenge) in Memphis in February...

Tired... Lotta stress and all... Met a lot of nice folks...

Like I said... Tired...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: GUEST,999
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:17 PM

Congratulations, Bobster. Ya done good. YES!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:21 PM

YAH!!!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Janie
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:28 PM

Why am I not surprised? Way to go Bobert!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Amos
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:31 PM

Hoohah!! They must be glad they found someone like you, Bobert!! Well done!!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: maeve
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:35 PM

Congratulations, Bobert. That must feel purty good after so much hard work moving, and garden making, and such.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:36 PM

Thanks all fir them kind words... I might even get something up on YouTube as it was all filmed...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:45 PM

I think that's great news! well done!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Leadfingers
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:51 PM

Good For You Mate !

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Cool Beans
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:53 PM

Excellent!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: frogprince
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 09:03 PM

Big hairy deal! I won the local adult division in pinewood car racing twice !!!

Proud of ya, Bobert; us here can say we knew ya back when!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 09:14 PM

YES!

They didn't see YOU coming down the pike.

They're lucky to have you : )

Dani

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 09:24 PM

Well, one thing I can say is that people don't play that North Mississippi groove around these parts so it's different enough...

Best part about it is that this is going to open some doors to play some local festivals next year... One guy from the blues society told me he'd make a couple calls and get me in the lineups... That alone, is all I was hoping for... But now that I have won it maybe I oughtta take a shot at the IBC??? I donno...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Ebbie
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 09:25 PM

Well, well, well! Not surprised actually but grinning all over the place here. Congratulations, Bobert!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: freda underhill
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 09:36 PM

Glad to hear it Bobert!
This is almost enough to motivate me to come to Memphis in Feb, my ex, Don Hopkins won the Sydney Blues Challenge and will be competing there too, and I've been thinking about scraping together the money to get there. I'd love to hear you perform, so if the universe is good to me, I may be there to cheer you both on!

freda

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: frogprince
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 09:36 PM

How many puformers precipitated in that there challunge thing?

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: michaelr
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 09:41 PM

Good on ya, Boberdz! Congrats and kudos.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Genie
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 10:02 PM

Whooo, doggies! Them Charlotte Blues Society folks mus' has sum dis-urnin' taste, 'cuz ol' Bo Bear done won the gol darn trophy! Yassuh!

Next year ya gots to braing yer blues-wailin' self an' yer funky geetars ta th' Getaway!

Genie

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: freda underhill
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 10:06 PM

yeh.. :-)

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 10:08 PM

There were 6 acts in the challenge, f-prince...

BTW, freda... Last IBC I was at there was a cool kid from down under names Ash Grunwald who came from Australia... Nice kid and played very well...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: SINSULL
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 10:25 PM

Well done, B. There was no mention of BIG BUTTED women at the Getaway and I was afraid you had lost your touch.
CELEBRATE!
SINS

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 10:31 PM

Ash Grunwald

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 10:34 PM

Lemme tell you, Sins, that there was one BIG BUTTED woman in one of the bands category and she smoked the joint... I mean, she got it all going... Good God, All Mighty... Made my knees go weak... Sho nuff did...

B;~)

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: freda underhill
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 10:44 PM

:-D

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Genie
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 11:44 PM

; D

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 11:52 PM

Congrats!!Go for IBC!!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 12:42 AM

Nice job Bob!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: JennieG
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 12:54 AM

Yay Bobert! We always knew you could do it.

And yes, young Ash Grunwald is a nice young feller and a good player indeed.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 01:59 AM

Must be a winning day for Mudcatters -- I myself won the intermediate level singing competition today at the Old Time Fiddler's Convention in Goleta, Calif. I don't know how many others there were in that category, though...

Congratulations, Bobert! Hope you go to Memphis and show 'em how its done.

~ Becky in Long Beach

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: alanabit
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 02:16 AM

Nice one Bob!Great news in a tough year.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Little Robyn
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 02:22 AM

Great.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 03:53 AM

congratulations, Becky.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: fat B****rd
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 05:09 AM

Outstanding, Bobster, oustanding. Well done, congratulations, all the best and many other superlatives.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: David C. Carter
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 05:25 AM

Nice one Bobert.Congratulations.

David

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 05:26 AM

Congratulations (but let me make this clear, not the Cliff Richard recording...)

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 05:59 AM

Well done!
RtS
(who isn't even the best blues singer on his chair)

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 07:15 AM

SINS, my big ol' butt was there. Missed YOU!

Dani

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 07:34 AM

Was it having a $#@%! Shaped Thing that did it fer ya?

Good job - no matter what inspired you.

John

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 08:52 AM

Sorry, Dani, but (pun intended) you a few trips to Bojangles shy of the BIG league...

Well, I reckon reality has sunk in and that means I can't just sit on my couch night after night just mindlessly jammin'... I gotta actually PRACTICE SONGS...Out side of every silver lining is a dark cloud...

B:~(

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 12:51 PM

Gee, Bobert, you said earlier you hoped not to win, as you weren't looking forward to a trip to Memphis. Now you've won, so it's hard to know what to say.

Well, the important thing is that you did a good job and you wowed 'em. Congratulations on that.

You know, when someone has a happy and successful life, we say that they were born under a shining star. Sometimes I think you must have been born under a patchwork star, Bobert, because your life is so complicated. Know what I mean?

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Ron Davies
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 01:17 PM

Fantastic. Congratulations.    Sounds like they recognize quality.

You sure were missed at the Getaway but maybe it was for a good cause.

Though we hope you're starting to make plans now to be there next year.   Don't know if we can stand 2 years without you.    After all, the Getaway this year has even been branded as "low key".    That's your fault (not trying to guilt-trip nobody or nuthin' like that--not much anyway.)

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Genie
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 01:24 PM

Well, it was "low key" except when Rose and Abby & co-conspirators got going on bawdy songs in the Peace Cabin, maybe.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 02:01 PM

I feel bad for the guy who came in 2nd... He earns his living as a musician and is younger and I'm sure this would have helped his career... I don't necessarily want a career... I just like playing music and want to do a festival here and there... That's gonna happen as a result of this win...

Memphis??? I donno??? I mean, part of me says, "Hey, you ain't gonna get any more chances" and the other part says, "Who cares??? What if you did win the IBC??? You want to go on the road???"... The answer to the second question is "Hell no!!!"

No matter... It's done now...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: frogprince
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 02:18 PM

Hey, go for it and win the IBC; is you don't want to increase your performance load that much, you can become a mysterious, reclusive blues legent. : )

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: frogprince
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 02:28 PM

...or maybe a legend ...

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bob Landry
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 03:41 PM

Congratulations, Bobert.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: ClaireBear
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 04:34 PM

Fantastic, brother Beau-Bear! Not that I had any doubts. Now, go practice, so you can do us Bears proud!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 05:11 PM

I hate practice... I hate practice... I hate practice...

What the hell have I done to myself now???

B;~(

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 11:37 PM

Of course you won! I told you to break a string. I hope you didn't really break a string. Anyway, congratulations Bobert and Desert Dancer!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: gnu
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 11:46 PM

Well... sumbitch! How did I miss this thread? Kick it Bobert!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Janie
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 11:59 PM

WE WANT YOUTUBE LINKS!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 01:27 AM

It was the kitty!

GfS

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 09:00 AM

I think there will be some YouTube but I'm not too sure how that all works... There was a real nice woman doing the recording and picture taking... She took a bunch of pics of me and showed 'um to me in her camera...

I think what really iced the competition was the Lowebow... No one had ever seen one or even heard of one... Then here's this ol' gray haired guy up there with a cigar-box with 2 broom handles for a neck plugged in and cookin'... The other part was that, like back in Virginia and in DC, people just don't play that North Mississippi groove so they are curious about it...

No matter...

Will work on pics and YouTube....

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 09:24 AM

Okay... Not sure about the YouTube but pics at:

http://www.vizualexplorations.smugmug.com

click on blues competition

Check out the Lowebow...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: gnu
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 01:57 PM

Winner of the solo AND duo talent competition.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: gnu
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 02:00 PM

Here's a link from the site Bobert linked to. Cooool.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: frogprince
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 02:34 PM

I feel sorta stupid asking, but: the site confirms, winner of both solo and duo, but I don't see any pictures of a duo???

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 04:52 PM

It called the solo/duo, f-prince... That the format at the IBC... One or two doesn't matter 'cause it's all gonna be called solo/duo meaning that if I go to Memphis I can take a harmonica player with me or just play solo...

Make any sense???

3 or more is band class...

The Cigar Box page was put together by Ted Crocker for me... He's the guy who built my "Back Porch" geetar which ended up being a prototype for the guitars used in Danny Glover's mover, "The Honeydripper"...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: frogprince
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 05:00 PM

Okay, gotcha now.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 05:15 PM

Didja see the pics, f-prince that were taken at the challenge??? Like the Lowebow???

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: freda underhill
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 05:27 PM

Sure did - mighty impressive!

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 05:49 PM

BTW, the headless-Bobert picture at the site the frog-p linked was taken a couple last year at the Getaway... I'm not too sure who took it or how it ended up at the Cigar Box Nation site but it's the best one out there of the Lowebow and headless-Bobert's boney fingers...

"Work your fingers to the bone
Whadda ya get
Boney fingers, boney fingers"

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: frogprince
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 06:21 PM

Achually, it was Gnu what made the link. But yes, I saw the pics; them's a couple of wild lookin' axes!. Two strings, or more, on the Lowebow?

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: frogprince
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 06:25 PM

And yes, those definitely look like boney fingers: long, boney fingers. : )

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 06:35 PM

4 strings, frog-p... One fat (.072ish) bass and three trebley ones (.011 to around .022, none wound), 3 hand wound pickups with one output jack for the bass and the 2 pickups for the trebley ones... Best sound is using a bass amp for the bass and a different amp for the others...

There are about a hundred of these that John Lowe has made and sold to folks... I'd say that most of them are hanging on folks walls... They look easy to play but it took me two solid weeks of fighting with it before the light cam on... I think it was a day or two away from becoming wall art... lol...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Genie
Date: 12 Oct 11 - 12:18 AM

Well, these ain't from yer award-winnin' performances, Bo-bear, but here you are playin' yer funky blues axes in the "Bobert's Blues Band" 'workshop' at the 2008 FSGW Getaway:

Bobert's Blues Band 1 - 2008

Bobert's Blues Band 2 - 2008
">Bobert's Blues Band 1 - 2008

And here you is with Lonesome EJ and Leadfingers at the 2008 Getaway concert:

Bobert, LEJ, Leadfingers, Getaway concert 2008

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 12 Oct 11 - 07:32 PM

Ouch!!!

Glad I didn't repeat any of those performances this past Sunday or this thread wouldn't exist...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: olddude
Date: 12 Oct 11 - 11:20 PM

congrats my brother

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 13 Oct 11 - 09:11 AM

Thanx, ol'ster...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Fortunato
Date: 13 Oct 11 - 09:57 AM

EXTRA FINE AND MOST DELUXE.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 13 Oct 11 - 11:48 AM

Thanks, Chance... Don't know what "most deluxe" means but it sounds good to me... BTW, if you read this, I still ain't got no contact info on ya'...

B~

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: GUEST,The Bush League
Date: 20 Oct 11 - 08:06 AM

Congrats man!!! We will see you in Memphis. We won the Natchel challenge in Virginia Beach. Can't wait to tear up Beale Street with ya!

~JohnJay, Shane, Royce & Kenya

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Linda Goodman Zebooker
Date: 21 Oct 11 - 04:39 AM

Good work, Bobert! I always enjoyed your playing, and now you have a new set of folks appreciating it too. Please let the crowd at Archie's Barbershop know...they'll be right proud of you.

Subject: RE: Bobert Wins Charlotte Blues Challenge...
From: Bobert
Date: 21 Oct 11 - 08:38 AM

Hey, Bush League...

Very cool!!! Can't wait to see ya'll!!!

The folks at Archie Edwards barbershop already know, Linda-G... BTW, the barbershop itself is a winner, having won a KBA (Keep the Blues Alive) W.C. Handy award back a few years ago...

B~