disAbled bass players

[Bassinat66]

Hi - I edit a web site for musicians with disabilities and read an article here about a bass player with several dibilitating disabilities and yet he still plays bass. Any one recall this post.

I'm a paraplegic and wear hearing aids in both ears can't hear the deep lows that I love so I use head phones. I was a pro once in San Francisco 30 years ago and am just a hobbiest with 3 basses now. Anyway, I just joined and wanted to say hello and keep the bottom end down!

Gary aka Bassinat66

 

[Matt R.]

Welcome. Dude, you gotta pimp the web site. What is it?

 

[Folmeister]

Welcome!

 

[Broadbent]

well theres Beaver Felton in a wheelchair. And then there is Bill Clements. who only has one arm. those are the only two I know.

 

[Bassinat66]

Damn, I been a sleep I guess!

www.future-link.com

Thnaks for the tip Matt!

Bassinat66

 

[Valerus]

Welcome man!!

 

[EpicSoundtracks]

welcome, Gary.

 

[T-Bird]

Hi, Gary.

Welcome to TalkBass

LaserDrake comes to my mind.

Pics can be found here: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312814&page=16

Amazing guy. There was also a link somewhere to his Youtube clips.

Sam

 

[Sufenta]

Kevin Brandon (Warwick) had polio IIFC. He has MONSTER chops.

 

[smperry]

Welcome to Talkbass!

Wow, lots of great information on your site.

Marshall

 

[fenderhutz]

I like the content of this thread so much I don't have the heart to say wrong area

 

[Never_grew_up]

I remember Randy Lewis from Atlanta. He played around here with a band called Mose Jones, then later with the "Out a Hand" band. He was missing his left arm just below the elbow.

http://www.java-monkey.com/remember-mose.htm

 

[Never_grew_up]

Oh, also the Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble. Not bass players, but a group of disabled musicians:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrichment_Center_Percussion_Ensemble

http://www.microearth.com/ecpe/disco.html

 

[Bassinat66]

Thanks T- Bird

Love to get Laser on www.future-link.com

bassinat66

 

[BartmanPDX]

Welcome!

 

[jazzbo58]

Welcome aboard! I've just checked out your site, it's really great!

Cheer,
Jim

 

[Yvon]

I remember who you are talking about. I think he was playing drums also.
I forgot his nick name though.
There is Scott Piaza also. He is in a wheel chair also.

 

[chaunceytoben]

Bill Clements, one armed bassist:
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[Ian Perge]

Me, Cerebral Palsy. Needless to say, I don't have nearly the chops of Bill Clements or Laser and therefore disability doesn't automatically gift you with Jaco-like ability - otherwise we'd have bassists left and right chopping off limbs or hurling themselves in front of cars hopeing for a spinal injury.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

I'm legally blind, but that doesn't affect my playing much. Just can't sight read because of it