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The NAMM Show '94
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Well, I finally attended the NAME show this year; I say finally
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as I have been writing rock-related pieces since 1990. The scene
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is somewhat funny, as a wide range of personalities attend. The
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dress was hilarious with (few) three-piece suits (aside from
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display people) intermingled with rockers in torn T's. I could
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probably do a "best and worst dressed" list, but considering my
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preference for jeans and a t-shirt, no one would be interested.
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I met a few individuals from "Hot Guitarist" video, a company
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that releases instrumental performance/teaching videos. They are
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to send some material for review, so stay tuned. Amongst the
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personalities, Jeff Watson (ex-Night Ranger) was present for a
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while at the Guitar Recordings booth. He was not very talkative,
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seeming almost "stand-off-ish," so I didn't break his bubble. By
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the way, nice beard/mustache Jeff (kinda looked like a Turkish
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swordsman)!
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So, what's in these shows anyway? I have long since given up my
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(pitiful) attempts at musicianship. If you are an artist, there
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were literally hundreds of manufacturers booths full of
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equipment. There were also millions of sales people trying to
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make a buck; not a too attractive sight! A few performances were
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intermittently scattered at these booths. One of note was a young
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lady (I think her name was Dragon Plaid) at the Celestion booth,
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who plays the hell out of the guitar. Following her performance
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about thirty people converged on her, so I didn't. She probably
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plays better than any woman I have ever seen with a nice dose of
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sequenced runs. If I find her (or visa versa), I'll be reviewing
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her stuff almost definitely.
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Rock-It comics was present with a slew of books featuring the
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like of Ozzy Ozbourne and Metallica. They wouldn't supply samples
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for yours truly, so no review coming up on them. The bottom line:
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if a company wants a review (which I equate to free publicity,
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regardless of my opinion), then they can front the material. I am
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not going to pay to advertise for them.
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I guess that concludes the memorable portion of my NAME '94
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experience. Overall, if you are satisfied seeing a few "stars,"
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or are yourself a musician, it was probably a worthwhile trip.
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