i knew of jim from believer, but it
wasn't until turmoil we met up. the
band crashed at my place for some days
since they were hating life in a van
with matttresses stacked upon amps --
i'm too damn old to remember the exact
year but it was right after south park
came on the air, because we were
watching tapes of the first few
episodes and loving it.
i remember jim wanted to cook up some
sort of vegan smorgasbord for everyone
(okay, maybe it was just pancakes) and
he had the audacity to complain about
the quality of our cookware. "it's
sticking to the pan, don't you have
anything better? i can't use this" he
deadpanned. well, maybe it was
deadpan -- with jim, you're never quite
sure. so that same day, i went out and
bought a new frying pan, some
hyperspace model that nasa physicists
and m.i.t.'s top minds had designed
specifically for picky-ass vegan
ingrates, and showed it to jim. "you
didn't really need to buy a new pan"
was his first reaction. but hey, when
jim says you need to do something, you
just DO it. no questions asked. you
know what they say, it's the quiet ones
you have to watch.
later that night, as he was cooking
food on the new pan and we were talking
about jazz-metal, when the food slipped
right out of the pan onto his plate i
thought i *almost* saw the traces of a
smile cross his lips. but then, just
like jim and his cohorts would be soon
enough, the moment was gone.
I've been meeting Jim randomly at
shows/on the streets for like five
years now.He is a quiet no-bull shit
gentlemen.He's alot more than that
though, he's a guy who's entire
life(just about) is dedicated to
incredible musics. He is a non
discriminating secret music
connoisseur, and player of the
highest order.Many in Philadelphia
and elsewhare regard him as a
legend. I think this veteran is just
getting started.
Rock legend, guitar wizard, great dude.
And can I say label mate?? I think so.
definitely need more people like you
around here. Hopefully I'll be seeing
you some time soon.
you got alot of nerve...lot of fuckin
nerve...dont you ever..i mean
EVER...you got that junior..you're
about two pricks away from being
totally fucked...
- he stays at my house when on tour with
the mighty Earth Crisis 95 or some
crap..a couple of days later he loses
his spleen.
I called him up
"dude I am calling you and Dennis to
make sure you guys are cool and letting
you know we are thinking of you guys"
jim "mumble something or other"
me " huh"
jim "thanks dude"
Maybe he was on drugs?
- we are eating dinner and some girls at
the bar start to dance and be obnoxious.
Jim randomly pipes up in the manner we
all know and love :
"knock it off"
confused looks and hilarity all around.
- is he really older than me? dude is
the dick clark of hardcore, except with
better hair and sick guitar chops.
- j w really IS the legend...I'm stoked
to see this dude whether on the e-ternet
or the real world. Viva Winters!
Wether its jumping into the Earth
Crisis van to help finish our tour, or
flying out of the Erath Crisis van to
help finish our tour, this 60 year old
kid is the Guitar Phantom of the
Appalachians! Ive known him for, what,
12 years now... never did I think I
would ever run into him at a place like
Making Time.
wasn't until turmoil we met up. the
band crashed at my place for some days
since they were hating life in a van
with matttresses stacked upon amps --
i'm too damn old to remember the exact
year but it was right after south park
came on the air, because we were
watching tapes of the first few
episodes and loving it.
i remember jim wanted to cook up some
sort of vegan smorgasbord for everyone
(okay, maybe it was just pancakes) and
he had the audacity to complain about
the quality of our cookware. "it's
sticking to the pan, don't you have
anything better? i can't use this" he
deadpanned. well, maybe it was
deadpan -- with jim, you're never quite
sure. so that same day, i went out and
bought a new frying pan, some
hyperspace model that nasa physicists
and m.i.t.'s top minds had designed
specifically for picky-ass vegan
ingrates, and showed it to jim. "you
didn't really need to buy a new pan"
was his first reaction. but hey, when
jim says you need to do something, you
just DO it. no questions asked. you
know what they say, it's the quiet ones
you have to watch.
later that night, as he was cooking
food on the new pan and we were talking
about jazz-metal, when the food slipped
right out of the pan onto his plate i
thought i *almost* saw the traces of a
smile cross his lips. but then, just
like jim and his cohorts would be soon
enough, the moment was gone.
shows/on the streets for like five
years now.He is a quiet no-bull shit
gentlemen.He's alot more than that
though, he's a guy who's entire
life(just about) is dedicated to
incredible musics. He is a non
discriminating secret music
connoisseur, and player of the
highest order.Many in Philadelphia
and elsewhare regard him as a
legend. I think this veteran is just
getting started.
And can I say label mate?? I think so.
definitely need more people like you
around here. Hopefully I'll be seeing
you some time soon.
forever young.
nerve...dont you ever..i mean
EVER...you got that junior..you're
about two pricks away from being
totally fucked...
the mighty Earth Crisis 95 or some
crap..a couple of days later he loses
his spleen.
I called him up
"dude I am calling you and Dennis to
make sure you guys are cool and letting
you know we are thinking of you guys"
jim "mumble something or other"
me " huh"
jim "thanks dude"
Maybe he was on drugs?
- we are eating dinner and some girls at
the bar start to dance and be obnoxious.
Jim randomly pipes up in the manner we
all know and love :
"knock it off"
confused looks and hilarity all around.
- is he really older than me? dude is
the dick clark of hardcore, except with
better hair and sick guitar chops.
- j w really IS the legend...I'm stoked
to see this dude whether on the e-ternet
or the real world. Viva Winters!
Crisis van to help finish our tour, or
flying out of the Erath Crisis van to
help finish our tour, this 60 year old
kid is the Guitar Phantom of the
Appalachians! Ive known him for, what,
12 years now... never did I think I
would ever run into him at a place like
Making Time.
i rarely wear
he's the best dude
i have a picture of him sleeping on
my couch hanging above my
bathroom door