Adam Turtle, Freelance Web Design in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Since1986
Look who I met
- 19th August, 2007
- filed under: San Francisco
- 2 comments
Who’s the other guy in the photo you’re thinking. Well, he’s one of the greatest guitarists on the planet. And the other guy is Joe Satriani. He’s pretty good too. Two great guitarists side by side.
Yeah, ok. Maybe Satriani is slightly better than me but really we’re splitting hairs here. I managed to get off work a few minutes early so me and Ralph burned rubber and got to Hyde Street Studio. It’s in one of the worst areas of town, middle of the Tenderloin – couldn’t believe it! Turns out it’s the same studio where Joe recorded his Surfing with the Alien album 20 years ago. So after being about half an hour late at turning up we’re taken upstairs to Studio C where there’s about 30 people hanging out. Free drinks and snacks on the go which is a nice touch. Then we headed in to the studio, which is pretty small. Then Satriani comes out.
He’s looking pretty good for a guy in his 50’s. Trademark sunglasses on. After a brief introduction it’s straight in to Surfing. It’s pretty loud in the room, and roasting too. I filmed a load of it so maybe I’ll get it all thrown together and upload it.
He played for about two hours with his band. He was quite simply fantastic. I’m never touching my guitar again! Because the group was small there was a lot of banter between him and the crowd so it was a cool atmosphere. I took loads of photos but as usual they turned out really bad. Once again, complaints can be forwarded to this guy. At least I managed a non-blurred photo with me and Satch at the end. He’s a nice guy. Free t-shirt on the way out too. Good night out for a Ballymena man, didn’t have to open the wallet once.
hey hey, dont blame me for the camera, its a great camera… and i cant believe u met satch, lucky dog…
Legend…..Defo one for the grand children…..