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Alicia Keys) and
Steve Turay (SNL Band)".
Dave Bokhour - bass:
This guy is so in demand even I
haven’t met him yet, "Dave has
been on one stage or another since
age 10. His Mom always told him to
play whatever he felt. Outside that
nurturing environment he was
expected to "do what bass players
do" (play "in the pocket" and out of
the way). After more than 20 years
of reconciling these two outlooks,
Dave’s playing has become a unique
blend of melody and groove. His goal is
to create bass lines that stand on their
own, yet support and drive the rest of the
band, and the listener. He includes Larry
Graham, Stanley Clarke and Danny
Partridge among his major influences.
Dave is also the co-founder of Free
House Productions which specializes in
sound design and original music for theatre
and film. (Hey, I’m intrigued. Roger
says he’s a "monster". That’s jazzspeak
for "obscenely talented". I can’t wait to
play with him).
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NEW WEBSITE
I’m very excited to tell you all about
the new website. I think it absolutely
rocks. I haven’t actually calculated, but
it’s got about 10 kermillion percent more
content than the last version. (And that’s
a lot. Believe you me).
New improvements include: completely
new design/bio/pics, numerous
downloadable songs from albums and
past performances, lyrics to all songs
(including all the new stuff from
Reckoning that’s only being played live),
a downloadable picture gallery of all my
photography (including all album insert
pics), links to over 100 radio stations
(many of which are broadcasting live
over the internet right now!), a direct
mailing list/correspondence link, a diary
of the Massimo music business day to
day and the life that goes on around it
(The Flip Side), an archive of this and all
previous newsletters and full reviews, a
new feedback section and finally a list of
fun links to go waste time at. Can you tell
I’m excited? Do check it out,
www.michaelmassimo.com, and let me
know what you think. A big ‘thank you’ to
Doug Duhon for his expertise, patience
and creativity in helping me bring my
ideas to the computer screen.
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NO MORE
MAILINGS?
No more regular mailings that is. Only
email updates from now on. The cost of
mailing these newsletters simply can’t
compete with the lower cost (read: free)
of sending email. While I may mail The
Ride out quarterly at best, email is really
the best way to stay updated on the latest
news (That and the website, of
course. Have I mentioned the website?).
You can use the link on the site to send
me your email address or just drop a
note to Mmassimo@aol.com . Those
that only know me from Todd’s Theory
that want to stay on this list should let me
know because I won’t be sending to the
TT list again (I know I hate it when I start
getting stuff from some band whose list
I never signed). And I know some of your
addresses may have changed since ohso-
long-ago but if you don’t get this
newsletter via email the week of the
show, it’s safe to say I don’t have it anymore.
And I’d hate for you to lose touch now.
Because I have a feeling this ride is
gonna get good….
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