chris667
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That's really lovely.
I did not think my name would show up in these posts...but I am sincerely moved that it did. Thank you Sean and Pancho....and well Pancho, that song is why I play, so thank you for that as well old friend.
Know that every song I play is dedicated to one of you...all of you, and this place. Thank you all for being a part of it.
With distance graduation looming I may not get here this week, as my work days are pretty long right now. If I could play a song for all of you (and likely I could of if this season was three weeks from now) I would.
Much love. Bless up.
The kid.
In 2011 I made a video of my in-law Freddy Moore and his band partner Dennis Peters, performing a song at Ghengis Cohen in Hollywood, which Freddy wrote in 1991, "Born on the Wrong End of the Mississippi" which they also recorded in the studio early that year.
I've known Freddy (we call him Rick) since the late 70s when he had an up-and-coming rock band, The Kats, and was close friends with the sisters of my twin brother's wife and their friend Demi Moore, before she was famous. Freddy married Demi, but they divorced and he later married one of the sisters, and we've all been close ever since. The bad news is Freddy has been suffering from Alzheimer's for the last few years, inherent in his family, and is now in a care facility, to the great dismay of everyone in the family, especially his wife. Posting this video is my personal tribute to him.
When I went to edit the video that I shot, I found that the audio track from my video camera was not very good, so I decided to meld the studio track Rick and Dennis made to my video, and was very pleasantly surprised how closely it matched up, they were that tight. I covered up some mismatches with superimposed photos of his life, which I used throughout the video. The very beginning is live, and as soon as the music starts, it transitions to the studio recording, and back to live at the end.
This is Michael Kohan in Los Angeles, Beverly Grove near the Beverly Center
9 tenor cutaway ukes, 4 acoustic bass ukes, 12 solid body bass ukes, 14 mini electric bass guitars (Total: 39)
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Thank you for sharing this tribute video with us, Michael. Even though this is an ukulele thread, I personally think it doesn't matter that neither Freddy nor Dennis was playing an uke in the video. It is music. And it is what this thread is all about. I am sorry to hear that Freddy is suffering from Alzheimer's. I hope that he is able to remember the music he used to make. This is a beautiful dedication video, Michael. Thank you for sharing it with us. As mentioned, I look forward to your contribution to the Seasons. I noticed your impressive collection of ukes. Join us! Best, Joo