Who on TB do You Admire the Most?

[Dr. Cheese]

I've been thinking about this lately, and here is a tentative list:

Jauqo III-X: a monster player, nice guy, and man who has overcome struggles to be the great success he is.

KJung: sneaky good player, nice guy, very comfortable in his skin guy who knows what he likes.

Woodchuck: Not on TB so much anymore, but a man who has lived the bedroom bassist's dream, going from non-player to major pro in seven years well after turning thirty.

Choad42: The man has groove for days, cranks out wonderful downloads, and is also super nice.

Shelly: She has the perfect bass collection! Another monster player, and great source of information.

Brad Johnson: Dude can really be abbrassive, but he tends to really know his stuff too.

Cheewiz: Down to earth guy whose honesty I admire.

SteveC: as a horrible GAS whore, I can express how much I admire his discipline over the years. Maybe one day, I will be like him.


This is a tentative list, there are lots more people here I admire too.

[Phalex]

Out of that list, I'd go with Woodchuck, but if I had written the list, your name would have been on it someplace.

You're a very articulate fart smeller. I mean smart feller.

[BartmanPDX]

Here are a couple to add to that list:

Chef -- great guy, level head, knows his stuff straight up.

Lokire -- Crazy good player especially for his age, and you won't meet a nicer or more modest guy.

Passinwind -- Smart as heck, and funny to boot. Very generous with his time and knowledge.

greenboy -- Also crazy smart, and very generous with his work on the fEarful stuff.

4mal, Jerry J, and too many others to mention -- local fellow gearhounds who have helped me quite a bit (or enabled my bad habits, depending on your viewpoint).

I know I'm leaving out a lot of great people, but my daughter is screaming in the other room . . .

[Lesfunk]

Dr. Cheese!

[Chad Michael]

Ed Fuqua

Chris Fitzgerald

DWBass

... just 3 cool-ass bass players whom I'd like to meet.

[TheSuzie]

Without thinking about it, the name that pops up is Paul Warburton over on the DB side.

If I do think about it it, there are a bunch of folks on both sides of TB who have been really nice to me. Better for me to not make a list because someone will be left out. My brain isn't what it used to be.

Peace,
S

[Thunderscreech]

Ron Now (monster DOOM)

JAQUO III-X

[Dr. Cheese]

I would like to add DW Bass to my list too. Although he has accompplshed more than me, we are of the same generation, and I really feel a strong connection to his posts and links. He is another great guy.


Although early on, we had a really nasty fight, I admire Bruce Lindfield. He is clearly a dedicated educator and ambassador of Jazz and the double bass.

[Dr. Cheese]

The last person I will mention for now is Dr. Funkdamental. The man is clearly smart as a whip, and I would really love to hang out with him sometime.

Clearly there are hundreds more people that I have enjoyed chatting with over the last five years, but hey, you can't mention everybody!

[BartmanPDX]

Originally Posted by Lesfunk

Dr. Cheese!

+1. He's always had a level head and maturity, even when he has been the focus of some heated debates that have threatened to get very personal, and he has resisted the urge to climb into the mud during those times. He's also very intelligent and pretty even-handed.

That, and he's a raging GAS-aholic but yet still has an open mind when it comes to gear.

[jmattbassplaya]

Stumbo

[phxlbrmpf]

For me it's Alvaro Martín Gómez A. because he's a monster bass player and all around cool guy, has perfect pitch and is apparently willing to transcribe anything for you if you ask nicely. If he posted more, Jeff Berlin would probably be number two.

[wld3]

JimmyM

jayarroz

[Hamrhed]

Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

The last person I will mention for now is Dr. Funkdamental

+1

I was going to add the two Doctors to my list- but one of the Drs beat me to it

[bikeplate]

HI

Cripula

Rob

[DWBass]

Jauqo III-X Free thinker and most misunderstood member. Gifted player. Dude actually has your back! For real!

Woodchuck He's about the funk!

Brad Johnson Extremely opinionated and extremely intellegent!

Dr. Cheese He's also about the Funk!

BassSlave Currently en'Slave'd in the funk!

pyrohr Fender bass expert and keeper of the Funk! An original funk player from the Himalayas!

jeremyr Young man with an old soul! Spiritual. Gospel player.

Bobbo 77 My Latino funk brother! iOrale!

Billy Low Means what he says and says what he means! Keeper of the funk!

Funkee1 Actually he's over at Harmony Central but I know he has the same tag over here as well. Also keeper of the Funk!

All who are dedicated to keeping Funk music alive!

Everyone who participated in the Funk 101 thread! All my Hampton Roads Virginia bass playing brethren!

Those are just a few I can think off the top of my head right now! I feel I have a connection with these guys!

[Joe Gress]

Pacman

Major Metal

Jauqo III-X

[Darkstrike]

There's a lot of cool folks here, that I really do admire, but I'll not name names, of course, I'll forget someone.

[hbarcat]

Of all the discussion forums I've frequented over the years, TalkBass is populated with a greater concentration, by far, of members worthy of not just admiration, but respect.

There are too many bass players that I admire on TB for me to list but I'm also constantly impressed by Off Topic threads and the level of thoughtful discourse that takes place there, compared to other sites. I've come to admire many members here for their intellectual and philosophical viewpoints, as well as for their bass related knowledge.

TB really is a special place.

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Paul of course for giving the initial spark to this all, and all the

Adminstrators and Moderators for keeping this site well organized and civilized.

Regards
Sam