I had an amazing night last night; my hangover today is evidence of this. I went down to Chicago and caught Eddie and The Hot Rods at Reggie's Rock Club. I
was surprised at how few older punks were there - mostly youngsters were there to see the three openers.
The thing that amazed me was how nice a person Barrie Masters is. Being about the only old punk there, I was the only person who knew who he even was. This led to much beer-buying and album-signing, and I had the pleasure of sitting and talking about all kinds of subjects with him. We discussed his work with Paul Gray in the Hotrods and the fact that the club he was playing last night was located smack in the heart of Chicago's near South Side - not far from where Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley did their stuff for Chess Records in the 1950s. He was impressed by this.
Anyway, Masters seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself touring the U.S., talking music and loving life at an age when he could easily fit into the Rolling Stones. It's nice to meet musicians of that level of experience who are still nice people. Long live these bands like Eddie and The Hot Rods and The Damned.
The thing that amazed me was how nice a person Barrie Masters is. Being about the only old punk there, I was the only person who knew who he even was. This led to much beer-buying and album-signing, and I had the pleasure of sitting and talking about all kinds of subjects with him. We discussed his work with Paul Gray in the Hotrods and the fact that the club he was playing last night was located smack in the heart of Chicago's near South Side - not far from where Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley did their stuff for Chess Records in the 1950s. He was impressed by this.
Anyway, Masters seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself touring the U.S., talking music and loving life at an age when he could easily fit into the Rolling Stones. It's nice to meet musicians of that level of experience who are still nice people. Long live these bands like Eddie and The Hot Rods and The Damned.
