My friend Scott.

[El Gobernador]

I met Scott back in the mid 80's at a songwriters showcase at a pub called McGinty's on Wilshire near 26th St. in Santa Monica. I was playing guitar for a singer/songwriter named Barb Donovan and he was doing his thing.

After watching our set he came over and introduced himself. We talked music until the bar closed, then went to his house on 6th St. and talked and played until dawn.

We just clicked. Over the years I've played hundreds of gigs with him, played on sessions. He was truly a constant in my life, and I love him like the big brother he turned out to be.

We played just about everywhere in L.A. backs of trucks...rooftops...you name it.
There was a club in Santa Monica called the Amazon, and we played in a treehouse ten feet above the ground. LoL

He produced Talk To Your Daughter for Robben Ford. He also had the best ears of anyone I've ever met.

He was always there for me, and I was always there for him.

This year, at 69 years young, Scott left us.

This is one of our last gigs together, doing a song he wrote. Scott on vocals and slide guitar. Me on the Telecaster. GA Beals on harp. Teru Sato on bass. Jim Doyle on drums.



Scott, Teru, and yours truly. Young men making noise.



See you soon brother.

 

[Stratoskater]

Sorry for your loss Chris. Sounds like he was a great person and musician. Thanks for sharing brother!

 

[El Gobernador]

He was the shizz Rob. He's the one who guided me to tweeds.

 

[Nate D]

Great tune. Sorry to hear about your friend. It sucks when a good one goes. But you’re still here and I’m here for you.

This is a good tribute.

Also- I hear more Clapton and Page in your playing here than I do now. I love it- it’s great.

 

[El Gobernador]

Also- I hear more Clapton and Page in your playing here than I do now. I love it- it’s great.

Yeah, I hear that too. For some reason the Tele ( not Tele Gib, regular old Tele) makes me go there. I was still using a pick then too. Solo goes neck ..middle, then bridge to slam it home.

 

[Nate D]

Yeah, I hear that too. For some reason the Tele ( not Tele Gib, regular old Tele) makes me go there. I was still using a pick then too.

I really liked it. I think it’s great.

I like teles. I like playing teles. I like listening to you play your tele.

 

[Strat Jacket]

Righteous tribute. Sorry for your loss. Too many as of late.
And, thanks for sharing.

 

[El Gobernador]

 

[Nate D]

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That’s a killer combo. I like my tele through my Deluxe Reverb a lot.

 

[El Gobernador]

One of our first gigs together I was playing my black Strat through my 62 Tremolux. I was using an Arion Digital delay. Not on the floor, on top of the amp and always on.

On a break, Scott asked me to take it out of the chain. "Just trust me Chris".

On the friggin' nose.

The track above is the amp I played when we jammed in Phoenix.

 

[Nate D]

One of our first gigs together I was playing my black Strat through my 62 Tremolux. I was using an Arion Digital delay. Not on the floor, on top of the amp and always on.

On a break, Scott asked me to take it out of the chain. "Just trust me Chris".

On the friggin' nose.

The track above is the amp I played when we jammed in Phoenix.

That amp and my blue meanie are special.

 

[Seamus OReally]

My condolences, Chris. Anybody who produced for Robben has my deepest admiration.

 

[Martin Mim]

Sorry for your loss. Friends like that are true gems.

 

[El Gobernador]

My condolences, Chris. Anybody who produced for Robben has my deepest admiration.

For a while Robben lived at Scott's when he was between residences. I used to get drunk and jam with them on the front porch.

Scott's work:

 

[monte merrick]

you sound great... i'm sorry for your loss, Chris...

 

[El Gobernador]

You know...life moves in different sized circles. I'd always circle back to Scott. It's gonna be weird.

I found this on that hard drive I dug up, along with that live version of Tangled Up In Blue I posted in another thread. There's a ton of stuff on there.

 

[Dadocaster]

Sorry for your loss, thankful you put up the music.

 

[Boneman68]

Sorry for your loss. The story brings back memories of my time in Santa Monica, lived at Arizona and 9th. If I recall correctly, McGinty’s became Sonny’s( where I drank copious amounts of beer and sang karaoke)

By the way I like the Guild acoustic in that pic

 

[El Gobernador]

By the way I like the Guild acoustic in that pic

That was Bonnie Raitt's guitar.

I lived at 4th and Montana for years. During the good old days of rent control.

 

[CigBurn]

Sorry to hear about your loss, my condolences. Losing good friends cuts deep.