BRING ME THE HANDS OF STOCHELO ROSENBERG

wayne nakamura · April 2008

Eddy:

Hey I'd love to take credit for "Bring Me the Hands of Stochelo Rosenberg"! I think you did a great job! Very impressive!

Hate to be persnickity, but I feel, as important as Stochelo's hands are to his sound, I've noticed that most of the really top level players have even more impressive ears. Not just in their ability to hear things and be able to anticipate and/or absorb material quickly… but… (I'm trying to be Politically Correct here…). All right I'll just come out and say it. Their ears are huge. I mean physically huge. Not trying to be impolite here but just look at the photos. And it's not just guys like Stochelo who you might understand has a pre-disposition to large ears, but even relative newcomers to this music. Check out the before & after Gypsy Jazz photos of Denis Mich-Mich Chang.

I rest my case.

So maybe it should have been "Bring me the Ears of …"

cheers to all and no offense meant and (Stochelo I owe you a beer for your good nature)

Wayne

Super Mario Maccaferri · April 2008

OK, this is it, we're bringing Nunchakus over to DFNW ! :twisted:

Archtop Eddy · April 2008

Wayne, I think you're onto something and pretty much explains why Nous'che had the response he did to my music (as seen in the avatar to the left). This recently discovered photo -- shot only moments before the photo of me and Nous'che -- shows up close what the problem may have been. Thanks for the laugh my friend!

Super Mario Maccaferri · April 2008

Hey Eddie you're using a normal guitar turned around into a lefty, with INVERTED STRINGS ? So you're doing la pompe "à la Patrick Saussois", upside down ?
:shock:

vilgo2003 · April 2008

hi
this one 's the real thing ,no wonder he was talented

as for myself i don't the talented big ears ,i do have big feet though if that counts for something

pascal

Super Mario Maccaferri · April 2008

Yeah, french slang uses "Cabbage leaves" for "ears", and this Monsieur called himself the "cabbage-headed man"

Archtop Eddy · April 2008

The guitar is Nous'che's 30's Maccafferri D hole. The picture was taken in his home at their camp in Holland. I normally play a lefty, strung left-handed. Of course, I wasn't going to restring Nous'che's guitar -- nor lose the opportunity to try out his Macafferri!

AE