waltertore
213 posts
Feb 28, 2010
5:36 PM
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An older bluesman I played quite a bit with is having some health issues. He has lived his life from gig to gig and doesn't have hardly a dime to his name. thus he probably will go through a lot of painful hoops to get some help. This really saddens me. The last time we saw each other, about 14 years ago, he just kept shaking his head saying " I can't believe you are now a teacher. I should have done something to get ready for my old age." We had that conversation backstage, in a funky old dressing room, that was much like 1,000's of other ones around the world. He had his suit on, and got up to do his first set. There were maybe 50 people in the club. The lights were on him and he played. I watched for a set and drifted back over the gigs and times we had and that memeory spurred this song and the set I recorded tonight. Walter
Relax awhile
another old bluesman is failing
the black cat lounge austin texas
broken hearted blues
you gotta get old to find the blues groove
women that wiggle and jiggle
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
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jforrest
3 posts
Feb 28, 2010
7:48 PM
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It's a shame there isn't a fund. I'd kick in some, for the old-timers.
Maybe there could be a raffle, or something, at Hill Country to start a fund.
I know it's fraught with organizational problems (like who'd run it? Who'd benefit?), but it sounds like a good idea.
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waltertore
214 posts
Mar 01, 2010
7:30 AM
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jforrest: FYI there is a foundation you can donate to. I recorded the song to hopefully bring a bit more awareness to this ever growing problem. Here we sit at our computers and type, with our fancy custom harps and gear, and these old guys are living like crap a lot of the times- and many of us call them our heros. Thanks for giving this issue some thought! Walter
http://www.musicmaker.org/mission/
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
Last Edited by on Mar 01, 2010 7:39 AM
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jforrest
5 posts
Mar 01, 2010
3:28 PM
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Thank you, Walter. I had no idea. I'll get in touch there.
John
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waltertore
224 posts
Mar 04, 2010
7:38 AM
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That is sure nice of you John! Walter
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walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year.
2,000 of my songs
continuous streaming - 200 most current songs
my videos
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