So I met Lee Sklar yesterday at Moondance Jam

dustklose · #1 07-15-2007, 03:35 PM

Long story-

So I was introduced to this set of twins a few weeks back. We jammed out and they were some amazing people. Well I was invited to go to Moondance Jam with them. They said that they were good friends with the bands REO Speedwagon and Toto. I was invited to go to the Toto show. Of course I accepted the invitation. Toto's origional bassist-Mike Porcaro- had injured his hand, so Leeland Sklar has been filling in for him this past tour.

So yesterday we are getting ready to take the 4 hour drive to go see the show in Walker, MN. We make our drive and go to the will call booth because thats where we were told that our tickets and backstage passes would be...they weren't. So we sat outside the booth for about 2 hours waiting for them to "show up"...well tickets cost 70$ a piece. So I gave the two girls the money so they could go buy the tickets and see the band. RIGHT after they had left, the lady comes out of will call saying that she just checked her email and our tickets were there. So we got into the show and it FLIPPEN ROCKED, we made it to the 2nd row right in front of Lee! He seen us..well the girls and smiled at us. Pretty much the whole band at one time or another had looked at us and aknowleged us. Well after the show, things started looking better, there was a meet and greet to see the band, and once Sonny*the bands manager* had seen us we got to go in and talk to them a bit, the other fans looked VERY jealous. After the meet and greet we hung out with the band talked joked around took pictures and got to go the the "VIP" area with Lee and watch The Moody Blues play. It turned out to be a very great night, that just had a rough start. The whole band told us that we would get our 140$ refunded and that they would make sure that it NEVER happend again!

Lee, if you read this, thanks for the great night! Was a pleasure to meet you!

MysticMichael · #2 07-15-2007, 03:46 PM

Cool. I'll bet LS is a real hep cat...

MM

johnvice · #3 07-15-2007, 03:56 PM

David Hungate was the orignal bassist for Toto whom Mike Porcaro replaced. Hungate quit the band in 1982 at the peak of their sucess to become a Nashville session player so he could spend more time with his family.

dustklose · #4 07-15-2007, 04:03 PM

Ya he's amazing!

johnvice by original i meant he is their current bass player.

#5 07-15-2007, 04:13 PM

Lee is one of my favorite Bass players and one of the best I have ever heard. I have spoken to him a few times in the last 30+ years and he is not only immensely talented but a really nice guy as well.

George

PocketGroove82 · #6 07-15-2007, 04:32 PM

Sounds like a great time! Were the twins hot? LOL.

One of my buddies has spent some time in the studio with Mr. Sklar, since his dad was/is one of the singers in The Seldom Scene. Anyways, I hear he is a wonderful person on top of being a true bass player, in every sense of the word.

Murf · #7 07-15-2007, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustklose

So I was introduced to this set of twins a few weeks back.

Any post that starts with these words grabs my attention immediately

Murf

jasper383 · #8 07-15-2007, 04:44 PM

No pics, no twins.

markjazzbassist · #9 07-15-2007, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MysticMichael

Cool. I'll bet LS is a real hep cat...

MM

+1

cool story.

dustklose · #10 07-15-2007, 08:04 PM

LOL i expected a "no pic" no Lee comment so i got that pic

i wasnt even thinking about a "no pic no twins" comment

i spose i could get a pic of them...but since their only 17 i wouldnt want the older guys gettin in any trouble

PilbaraBass · #11 07-16-2007, 12:58 AM

That's NOT Lee Sklar…come on, dude…you were volunteering at the soup kitchen in Duluth last Saturday and some dude who looked just like Lee rocks up and you get a photo op with him after you made him take a bath and put on some clean threads,

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cool story! great photo...Lee's DA MAN!

Aaron · #12 07-16-2007, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustklose

Long story-

So I was introduced to this set of twins a few weeks back. We jammed out and they were some amazing people. Well I was invited to go to Moondance Jam with them. They said that they were good friends with the bands REO Speedwagon and Toto. I was invited to go to the Toto show. Of course I accepted the invitation. Toto's origional bassist-Mike Porcaro- had injured his hand, so Leeland Sklar has been filling in for him this past tour.

So yesterday we are getting ready to take the 4 hour drive to go see the show in Walker, MN. We make our drive and go to the will call booth because thats where we were told that our tickets and backstage passes would be...they weren't. So we sat outside the booth for about 2 hours waiting for them to "show up"...well tickets cost 70$ a piece. So I gave the two girls the money so they could go buy the tickets and see the band. RIGHT after they had left, the lady comes out of will call saying that she just checked her email and our tickets were there. So we got into the show and it FLIPPEN ROCKED, we made it to the 2nd row right in front of Lee! He seen us..well the girls and smiled at us. Pretty much the whole band at one time or another had looked at us and aknowleged us. Well after the show, things started looking better, there was a meet and greet to see the band, and once Sonny*the bands manager* had seen us we got to go in and talk to them a bit, the other fans looked VERY jealous. After the meet and greet we hung out with the band talked joked around took pictures and got to go the the "VIP" area with Lee and watch The Moody Blues play. It turned out to be a very great night, that just had a rough start. The whole band told us that we would get our 140$ refunded and that they would make sure that it NEVER happend again!

Lee, if you read this, thanks for the great night! Was a pleasure to meet you!

Did you warn him that Sauron's forces are moving from the East?

dustklose · #13 07-16-2007, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilbaraBass

That's NOT Lee Sklar…come on, dude…you were volunteering at the soup kitchen in Duluth last Saturday and some dude who looked just like Lee rocks up and you get a photo op with him after you made him take a bath and put on some clean threads,

…

cool story! great photo...Lee's DA MAN!

dang man, you caught me! I was hoping that their resemblance would throw everyone off...guess i was wrong

Aaron- dude, c'mon he's Gandalf, he already knew that! thats why when the show got done at 830ish he had to leave by 1030, he had to go save the world!

Vandelay · #14 07-16-2007, 03:52 AM

Does that guy EVER stop working? Just the other day I had read that Leland Sklar is the bassist on Billy Bob Thornton's new album that comes out next week.