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👍🏻 you reminded me of how hard it was learning back in the early 80s as opposed to all the 🎸resources available now on the internet to young dudes or chicks 👉at the click of a button .. man i had scraps of paper and listen to the recordings.. tAB started being easily available later , made things a bit easier

Dude, you're a beast! Outstanding.

Bad Brad man, you could have another career doing voice overs or narrating audio books. Maybe you already do? Anyway, great video! Love your stories & killer guitar work!

Another interesting video Brad! Thanks

Naw.... You don't walk away from nothing like that without taking a big long piss first!

Was the guitar player Lenny Breau?

"Well I quit touring after 21 years in 2011 best decision I ever made.It's a really grueling & ruthless business."You have to be a true warrior to thrive & survive it isn't for the faint of heart.

I wish i had found you earlier! Ive watched 3 or 4 of your videos now, and the things you say really resonate with me. You are such a warm and affable dude. Im 58, and not a "real" musician, i play guitar in a 3(sometimes 4) piece basement band. Just good buddies making some drunken noise om Saturday night. But the joy it brings is immeasurable. I almost quit the other day, because it has stagnated,no progress being made, but realized how therapeutic it is for me. Im a mediocre guitar player, but i have learned much, and have written a couple of things now, and hearing you in this video has helped rekindle my fire. I hope your new chapter in Fla. is all you would like it to be. Now im going to listen to you play! Thanks.

At 4m 24s I was thinking "Oh that would be SO GOOD for Time. At 6m you proved me right.

How long did you stay in Hollywood/ California?

I can’t even imagine trying to make a living now on the road. I can’t tell you how many meals I cooked in my room how many dishes I’ve washed in a bathtub. We used to have to bring our own microwave before they were a part of the motel hotel life.

❤you are a bright spot in the entire musical sky Brad. Hey girl, I had in my band back in the late 80s maybe early 90s went to GIT Tushy Lieberman

Some times I think, some bands like that image just "sex, drugs and rock n roll". Happy go lucky bums. Yes Im sure there have been times that they've been that also but if you're succesful, you have to be able to produce. Albums, tours. Yes maybe works for short time. But its a lot of work. Its not possible really too long. I think it gives sometimes wrong idea. Morrison, Stones, Aerosmith, GNR, Motley. Im sure they they worked their ass off. But the image sells that being fucked up you're gonna be rock star also.

I dig that one string at a time exercise. A lot of good ideas can come right out of that.

This should be taught in music schools as requirement. Reality is also important for artists

Was the famous guitarist found dead in the pool, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones?

Sounds like a day on north beach or leopard street here in Corpus Christi. Glad you survived it. You've got about four years on me brother. Funny how things change through the years yet they seem to always stay the same in so many ways. So, who was the famous guitarist found in the pool? Or are you planning to do a separate video?

Rock on in heaven. Great players up there and Jesus is a wonderful guy!

All I have is the horrors of Nashville from the ‘70s till now. One of my favorites from the 80’s is former Mayor Bill Boner playing harmonica on the Phil Donahu show. It’s a must see. A creepy one is having meet the Nashville Christmas Day bomber multiple times throughout my life. The first time around ‘83 was at this music store in Nashville called Music Man before and after it moved. His security company did the alarm systems there and later for TN Stage & Sound. I used to run into him there a lot there because TSS was beside Tebeaux’s Tavern. I also ran into him at a bar once and had a long drunk conversation with him. It’s really creepy looking back at it. I should have told you about the 3 Charlie Manson look alikes I had as guitar store customers. A story for another time. 🍺😂

I remember the culture shock when I first got to LA, and having to buy a THOMAS GUIDE just to be able to figure out how to navigate to anywhere! Like Brad said, 2 lane freeways were the norm, and then dealing with 8-10 lanes of traffic madness in LA! And also..... every phone call beyond 11 miles was into a different area code, and considered long distance! I had roommates that went to GIT, and we lived in a dump in North Hollywood...Nobody owned a car, and they had to take like 3 different busses just to get over the hill!! You kids got it easy man!

Wow and I thought London was bad

Great video Brad!

badbrad I swear that we have identical pasts! I moved from Kansas City out to Hollywood in 1988! lol It still was the best time of my life- I too, am in my late 50's now, and still rockin (albeit writing for film and TV stuff) Love your videos man, keep it up!

I suspect we were in Hollywood at the same time around 86....I stayed in a high rise apartment behind Manns Chinesse Theature...I cannot remember the name of the building lol...I spent allot of time visiting GIT but never enrolled.

My studio is in Chicago, and now I have a spot in Miami. I'm in the same boat, feeling out the music scene in Miami so I can spend more time, especially in the Chicago Winters, brrrrrr.

I do not recommend the path of the old drunkenmasters and it’s clear she didn’t study her Country, Blues, and Rock history. 🍺😂

outdoor gigs i always carry a couple of blue tarps automatic if there isn't a stage or good tent i won't setup period only bring my Mex Fenders or epi's for guitars for amp its my 96 HRD always , indoor gigs i have zero issues bring my early LP customs or even my Pre CBS strats for amps its always a Marshall / Fender combo size depends on gig just gotta no before u go and believe me gigging in Hawaii rainy forecast has whole new meaning to passing showers

I Sang Dixie, Dwight Yoakum. Tells a Hollywood story

So success is making a video whining about how broke you are from gigging? Haha that's funny

interesting story brad , i attended to GIT in 1989 ! for a young french guy coming from a little town in France Hollywood was "something"😉 still it was the best time of my life ( despite all the horror things you talk about that i also saw myself ) talk about a cultural shock 😁but also a good experience of life ( i ' m still a "working" musician today) Your videos are great, thanks.

Guitarist found in poo? .L.B ?

GIT....don't forget Ron Eschete, Vic Trigger, Keith Wyatt, "Stormin" Norman Brown, Howard Roberts. The old location was above the Hollywood Wax Musuem, that's when I went there. Cheers...!!!

Another great video Brad!

This is so embarrassing lol

You’re bringing back all the “good”stories. Great advice. Did a wedding at Helmsley Palace NYC, look up Leona Helmsley/evil) plugged amp into unmarked 220volt outlet, instantly fried my amp, never got reimbursed for damage. Now I bring new boss model pedal just in case, outlet tester, etc.

Jewell was homeless in California in the early 1990s. Then she became a musician and everything worked out fine. All homeless people should just become rock stars...

L.A. comes across as a very dark place to me. The glamour/fame is a facade

I definitely caught the Col. Kurtz apocalypse now tone in your voice!! Point taken!! As a Vietnam Marine combat vet(69’) I personally know about the Horrors you speak of..and then some. This video brought it all back Brad!! Seeing the seedy side of the city..the people of the street..of the night..and on foot..your only way was put one foot in front of the other and not look back!! Semper Fi

The 80s was a crazy time to grow up. Cheers Brad!

being able to IMPROVISE WELL is a HUGE DEAL MAKER. if the crowd aint into it,BRING em into it.

We do this on a weekly basis

I did my time in Nville in the mid-late 90’s. When 1 leaves,5 more come in to replace them.

you suffer for your music!

I had the same experience going from small town in NC in 1976 --- and not knowing anything----- to LA. I remember seeing attractive people, much older than me, waiting on tables. WTF? I later learned they they were all trying to make it in show biz. LOL And then I was forced to get horrible jobs! LOL I left. Live and learn.

They call it Alpha House in my city and was formerly referred to as the DOAP squad. Upon encountering a desperate soul lapsing into a “f......l” overdose one can given them a call. I have the number on speed dial since I walk to work. 911 will work in your community. It only take a moment to check for respiration. Call if your intuition deems it prudent.

❤Brad, you are sharing your joy for sure and those that are not glad to be here ….eff em

I still have some of those old Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazines that inspired to want to become a better guitar player. I came close to buying a camper and rolling out to LA and going to GIT about the same time you went, but I saw enough crap and heard enough stories in the music scene in my small town/state, that I chose not to go after a music career or touring musician. Good thing for many reasons as I came down with serious illness and it would have been for nothing since I wasn't able to play for many years. I can now, though :)

Thanks Brad 👏👏💯💯💜💙❤🤍

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