Yeah it was clash of the titans….wasn’t too many white boys rocking dreads back then. I was drunk of course and I yelled “hey!!! You’re that dude from Alice In Chains!!! “ he kinda gave me an odd look like what is this big mofo gonna do…. Finished with “You guys fuckin rock!!!”….then he went “Yeah!!!”, and we high 5’d each other and that was it.
That is too cool!
Back in 89/90, the only club that resembled your description was the Mirage...big club, 6 ft stage, big house PA and light system...I saw Eric Johnson, Kings X, Lynch Mob, BulletBoys, a few more I forget. Cool club though.
i saw him in Waipahu last week at a tiny music store checking out loopers with his buddies. you taught him wellI taught Jack Johnson how to play guitar....as cool, humble and mellow as it gets, he deserves everything he's worked for. Got to watch most of a Ben Harper show from next to the drum riser standing with Jack, one of the most profound music related moments I've ever had watching 25,000 people completely lose their shit when he started. His music puts me to sleep though
He was super motivated. On our doorstep everyday after school. Funny though he was 100% a Hendrix head and I was knee deep in the shred guitar realm that he wasn't at all interested in, so we went that route. But reality is he was just the youngest brother of the local crew, tight North Shore neighborhood thing. Mind blowing unpredictable what he became, but he takes care of everybody that was in his orbit before shit went nuts. Funny, few years ago I was back on the North Shore and paddled out to Rocky Point with him, John John Florence was out and absolutely going bonkers, that guy is a rock star to me. Thick mean early Winter crowd, all eyes on JJF and Jack, no scraps for anybody even though I grew up right there. John John paddles up to us and Jack asks if I know him, tell him no. Jack introduces us, tells him I grew up right there with his older Brothers and that I taught him how to play guitar. John John looks at me and smiles and says "looks like he was paying attention!", everybody in earshot snaps their head around to look at us. then he calls me into a wave "go go go this ones yours" . That was MY rock star moment haha. It was a sick wave and everybody got out of my way from then on the rest of that session. Jack gives back to the community and Hawaii, his success couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.i saw him in Waipahu last week at a tiny music store checking out loopers with his buddies. you taught him well
Icon's first album was a must own back in the day. My bass player at the time worked in a gas station, they came through and he was like you guys are in Icon, started naming the guys off. They were surprised someone knew them in podunk TN, he was like we're doing some of your songs, then went out to his Trans Am lol, got their cassette and had them all sign it. The cover band we were in at that time played two of their songs - On Your Feet and Rock On Through the Night. We used to open with On Your Feet.Watched Ratt and Icon play a club in Chicago before they were huge. Standing literally 10ft in front of both bands. Chatted with a few of the members. Don’t remember much of the night after that
That was a killer album. One of the best of the genre/era imo.