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| That's correct. I went to the Gospel Mission (Salem, OR) when he was homeless and helped revive him! (around 93 I think). Brought him to Portland, fed him, encouraged him, hired him to record guitar stuff. John and I were friends from 1968. I recorded for Takoma, never released - not due to the music etc but... a long funny story. We were good friends, went turtle hunting back in the day.... I have unreleased recordings of John from just before his Sonic Youth phase. SOMEday... I heard the first printed copy of 6 & 12 String guitar by Kottke. Was living in Venice California at the time, all entwined in the Fahey whirlwind of madness. Up to hearing that record, I had fantasies of being a great guitarist - I thought I was good. After hearing it, I knew the hill was too steep - that's when I switched to songwriting. In my opinion, John was a real artist - of the highest order. I've known many artists, but John was right up there with Roy Buchanan for pure old school, no-Hollywood artist vibe. And John was absolutely and utterly original when he came out with his first records in 1959. Multitudes owe John so much but so few nowadays know how much impact he had on acoustic (and elect.) guitar playing as we know it. Alternate tunings, use of the Weissenborn, crazy electronics, taking the guitar where it had never been before. Yeah.... sorry to see him go. Merry Day After Richard On Dec 26, 2008, at 10:09 AM, RP Collier wrote:
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