The Dirty Knobs Live-Duesenberg Guitars USA After NAMM Party - 1/17/09

[Refugee]

First off, thank you SO much to The Dirty Knobs and Nathan Fawley of Duesenberg Guitars USA for this wonderful night of music! Words tend to be hard for me to describe this show. How about f&%king awesome? :heart:

I've been very fortunate to attend this special show for the last 3 years. Each year just raises the bar for the next.

I'm very sorry that I did not catch the name of the opening band, but they were fantastic! They jammed out and played some great tunes! Their singer was just amazing, not only could she sing but she played this very unique electric fiddle. Some tunes I remember ranged from Aretha's Chain of Fools with Peter Stroud on stage joining them, The Motel's Only The Lonely and I know it's a Melissa Etheridge song, but for the life of me, I can't think of the title. :017:

They had great energy and set the atmosphere up for the next band.

Then the Dirty Knobs (with Phil Jones on board) take the stage! Playing balls out, old tunes and new ones. At one point they had David Rawlings come out and join them on stage, then Marc Ford and also Peter Stroud. One special guest that joined them on stage for a rousing Bride of Frankenstein, was Mr. Darian Campbell himself. Then they had 6 guitars players, one mean ass bass and drummer, and also a percussionist on the stage, just imagine what this sounded like! Especially on a number like Neil Young's Powderfinger. WOW! :045:

Some great tunes - I don't have a setlist in front of me, so I know I will miss some songs, but I'm sure others will fill the blanks.

Bride of Frankenstein, Powderfinger, Senor, Like A Hurricaine, Minimum Wage, If You Gotta Go, Working Class Hero, Hey Bulldog, You Got To Hide Your Love Away, Humdinger, London, Loaded Gun, and a very special favorite, Battleship Chains. Also, Don't Wait Up For The Shrimp Boat, and Reelin' and a Rockin'.

Something very special happens when the Knobs play this party. :003:

Very cool thing they did, was auction off a stage banner for money for CHOC, Children's Hospital of Orange County. Hope that gentleman who won has a place to hang it! It was big.

I had way too much fun, lol. I have no voice today, haha. I hope everyone who went had as much fun as I did. Thank you all for being there. :)

Nothing like a great venue, great friends (old and new) and awesome music!

[acomplexkid]

I can't add much more to what Ref already said - what an amazing night of music.
I LOVE when they play Battleship Chains!

We already know how much we all love the Knobs, so I'll give another shout out to the wonderful special guests: chip-off-the-old-block Darian Campbell; the fantastic Marc Ford; the sublime Peter Stroud; and my new favorite, the joyful, adorable and talented Dave Rawlings. Back off, bitches, I saw him first!

I didn't catch the name of the opening band, either, but I think the singer's name was Katie Lawrence? She was terrific!

I feel very lucky to attend this show - thank you to Nathan for putting it together - and thank you to a special "dirty angel" for getting me in the door.

[weird monkey]

I saw that the NAMM thing was this weekend and wondered if the DKs would play.

They really played Señor? Interesting seltist all 'round, not mention the guests.

[Refugee]

^ Yes, they did. I know you love Bob, they also played If You Gotta Go. I'm sure they played another. I hope I am not delusional, lol.

[weird monkey]

Of course you're delusional, but in a good way! :041:

Thanks for sharing about the show, guys. Now that I've been Knobbed, I know what all the excitement's about! Even a secondhand Knobbing's a Good Thing. :045:

I loved Jason singing Love Minus Zero at Cozy's. If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or else you'll have to stay all night) would be a fun one too!

If You Gotta Go, Go Now

"Listen to me, baby,
There's something you must see.
I want to be with you, gal,
If you want to be with me.

Chorus:
But if you got to go,
It's all right.
But if you got to go, go now,
Or else you gotta stay all night.

It ain't that I'm questionin' you.
To take part in any quiz.
It's just that I ain't got no watch
An' you keep askin' me what time it is.

[Chorus]

I am just a poor boy, baby,
Lookin' to connect.
But I certainly don't want you thinkin'
That I ain't got any respect.

[Chorus]

You know I'd have nightmares
And a guilty conscience, too,
If I kept you from anything
That you really wanted to do.

[Chorus]

It ain't that I'm wantin'
Anything you never gave before.
It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon,
It'll be too dark for you to find the door.

[Chorus]"

[Square One]

Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the show Refugee, sounds like a blast!

[Gatorfan]

Wow...sounds like a great night of music and fun! Love the TDK's set list! And all those guitars on stage together :041:

Thanks for the re-cap Linda :)

[Katie]

It was such an amazing night! My ears are still ringing!

The opening band was called the Katie Lawrence band and they had such tangible energy! Katie would step down from the stage and dance with the audience...such a fun way to open the night.

The Knobs were simply amazing. I think the highlight for me was hearing six guitars jam, solo, and play together...we were definitely in the presence of some genuine "guitar heros."

I took a LOT of pictures so I'll try and put them up by the days end. Gotto be honest, though, I'm still wiped out from the gig and the ride back home! It was all worth it though! :D

[Pankie]

I love the Mannfred Man version...

[PumpkinBumpkin]

Thanks for sharing Ref! I want to see them so bad and it makes it worse to know that they played a Dylan song! :003:

[Pettyjunkie]

Wow, that sounds like an amazing show!! Thanks for sharing!

[WildflowerNJ]

What an amazing show....the Dirty Knobs rocked the roof off at that Imperial Ballroom Saturday night!! I am still in the clouds this morning, got back very late last night, the pilot had to fly a more northern path coming home because of turbulence (made two pots of coffee this morning and might go for a third now) but I wanted to come and say thank you so much to Linda, Nathan and those Dirty Knobs for another awesome show. This is my third time at the Ball and it always becomes magic when those guys hit that stage. The Imperial Ballroom is such a beautiful place. That was so cool about auctioning off that banner....such a great thing for a great cause. I really loved that first group, too...Katie had such passion and energy in her voice and I loved when she came out dancing on the Ballroom floor. I loved that group!

The Knobs....WOW!!! I loved watching the interaction between these men....Mike watching Jason play.....Jason watching Mike play....Matt holding down that beat...Lance bringing the bass in. I loved hearing Somewhere in London....was hoping they would play that. Those opening chords just give me a chill... Working Class Hero/Hide Your Love Away.....just beautiful singing....Like A Hurricane....Powderfinger, yes!!!!! My head is still spinning and like Katie, here, I am still a little wiped out (yes, I think I will make that third pot of coffee now, ha)

It was so special to see so many of my dear friends here, and meet some new ones...to share this great music again. I love you guys and it means the world to me to be with you all. The Dirty Knobs do that....bring people from all over together for the music. Ahhhh, that music.....:heart:

So again.....thank you Linda, Nathan and Dirty Knobs for rocking my little world again.....:b55:

[Doxiejoe]

What a fun night! Seeing all those guitar greats on stage at the same time was a highlight. It was an exhausting trip, but so worth it! It was nice to see everyone there having such a great time!

[Katie]

ok, here are some pics I snapped. Most have that over-used rock-photo angle, but they came out pretty well all things considered. Enjoy! ;)

Katie Lawrence Band (with guest Peter Stroud)

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Peter Stroud
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The Knobs take the stage
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[Katie]

Mike
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Jason
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Marc Ford
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David Rawlings
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half a dozen guitar gods
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I have a ton more, but these were some of the best. I definitetly have lots to add to the Dirty Knob Pic of the Day thread ;)

[Doxiejoe]

Nice!

[weird monkey]

Yay! Great Pictures! The server's gonna burst!

[WildflowerNJ]

YAY!!! Katie, these are great!! Love seeing these....it brings it all back. My camera fell out of my backpack at the airport coming...broke the hinge so no pictures for me. This might be the time I get that digital.....:p

Thank you so much!!! :heart:

[Refugee]

Great pictures, Katie!! Damn, that's a fine looking lineup, whew!

[BrandyZep]

those photos are great!!! Thank you!!

[Katie]

Damn, that's a fine looking lineup, whew!

Oh man, you can say that again! I didn't realize just how many pics of Pete I took....shhhhhh! :icon_wink:

[Refugee]

I love that shot of Marc Ford wearing that "I Got Knobbed" button.

[KansasPettyFan]

What a great night! I always love the Ballroom shows. There is something magic going on in there for sure. I absolutely love watching how much fun the Knobs have together and when they added Peter Stroud, Darien Campbell, Marc Ford and Dave Rawlings...it was incredible. Mike had them all play in unison the opening chords of Johnny Be Good. It was too cool!!!! I have a great picture of all of them that I will put up in a little while.

Thank you, Nathan and Linda! We had a GREAT time!

[WildflowerNJ]

Teresa, can't wait to see your pictures, too.....these bring it all back :heart:

[Echosoftom]

Wow! That was one amazing night of music! I'm still rockin' out in my head. :003:

First of all I absolutely loved the Katie Lawrence band. That woman has got energy galore! Even after her bands set was done, I looked over there at her and she was really rockin' out to the Knobs. I had to laugh though because when she's performing she leaves the stage and she's all over the place and it caught me off guard me when I looked up and she was singing right in front of me. I was like where the f*%k did she come from? LOL!
They were a great opening band!

Next up, our boys, The Dirty Knobs! And man, did they get down and dirty. This was one incredible show! Marc Ford, Peter Stroud, Darian Campbell and Dave Rawlings, along with the usual dirty suspects, lol. What else can I say. These guys played their asses off! From Mike and Jason opening with that incredible guitar playing to Dave Rawlings singing, "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" which literally gave me goosebumps. My other faves were Battleship Chains (I haven't heard that since DiPiazza's, I think), Powerderfinger and OMG! Senor! :heart:...That about blew me away! I'm also getting such a kick out of Matt doing "Hey Bulldog"! He does a great job with that song. And Lance even got to showcase some of his bass skills. Very cool! "Bride of Frankenstein", one of my absolute favorite Knob songs was a big highlight for me, especially with Darian playing along side his dad. :)

But how cool was that to see six extraordinary guitarist playing the intro to Johnny B. Good all at once? Man, was that sweet! :045:

It was a pleasure to see everyone. I know as always, it went by too fast.
Nancy, thank you for treating me to the biggest sideshow ever, LOL! (And you know what else.

It was a very special night and I felt honored to be there. Big thanks to The Dirty Knobs and Nathan Fawley! But, I can not go without thanking my dear friend Ref! You're the best! Love you! :)

[Echosoftom]

Katie, the pictures are fabulous! Thank you for sharing!

[Starfish]

LOL Sharon, don't you mean freak show? NAMM sure does bring 'em out!

What an incredible night all around. I can't add much that hasn't already been said, but must mention that hearing Powderfinger and Battleship Chains made my night.

Katie Lawrence is a sweetheart! After her set she asked me if we were all having a good time. Yeah, I'd say we were! :)

[KansasPettyFan]

^ I have a great picture of that rockin' front row!

[KansasPettyFan]

Dave Rawlings and Jason Sinay. :heart:


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Peter Stroud, Darien Campbell, MC, Marc Ford, Dave Rawlings, Jason Sinay and Lance Morrison. They brought the house down!!!!

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[Pawie]

I have nothing to add. Everything is said!! But I have to anyway. It was more than GREAT. What a feeling. My hair stood up when all the six guitars did that intro. And everything was cool and smiles and happy. Music really makes me happy.

Nathan and Linda, Thank you !!!!

My camera stood by me this time and I will go to Photoshop now and try to get some out here:)
See you later. ( I almost said gator ;-)):003:

Oh, and all the photos up here so far. They are brilliant. :) I like your camera Katie, was it a 710??

[fandlinvegas]

Beautiful photos everyone!

The show was just killer! Thank you Nathan, Linda and The Dirty Knobs for an amazing night of music!

[Pettyjunkie]

Wow, great pics Farmers!!

[Pawie]

Here are some of my pics....

[Katie]

^ AWESOME pics!!! :)

[Pawie]

Crap. I can't get them in like everyone else so they look weird .

[Pawie]

Now, who 's Mike and Jason pointing at???

[Pawie]

They are pointing at........
Chinner!!!! :003:

[surfnburn]

I just home. What an amazing night. The set list was pure bliss. (Everyone knows my favs.) Thank you Knobs! And thank you Linda and Nathon. What a special night that was.

The photos are great! Lotta, you're too funny...LOL

[Rock'n'RollWoman]

Everyone has said it all so well already but...wow...what an awesome show! I don't think I will ever be in the presence of such guitar greatness again!! Johnny B. Goode has taken on a whole new dimension for me now!
Thank you Linda, Nathan and the Dirty Knobs for making such a special night possible. And a special thanks to Marion & all of the Farmers I met for making me feel so welcome. :045:

[WildflowerNJ]

I love reading all of these....Johnny B. Goode totally rocked!!!!! Rockn'RollWoman, I am sorry I did not get to meet you this night. Teresa and Ames, love your photos, thank you so much.....:heart:

[WildflowerNJ]

I meant to say Teresa and Lotta's photos.....I need more coffee....

[wild1forever]

Great photos! Glad everyone had fun.

[KansasPettyFan]

Lotta, those are great! Thanks for sharing.

[Echosoftom]

Lotta, I love your pictures! Very nice job!

Hey, I forgot to mention those nifty little Dirty Knob cups they were serving the drinks in, how cool was that?

[Marion]

Hey everyone! Just popping in to say hi. I'm still traveling on vacation and will be back soon to put in my two cents about the concert and share a couple of pictures. Just wanted to pop in and see what's going on.

Fabulous pictures Lotta! Great show. It was nice to see so many friends. Rock'n'RollWoman it was very nice to meet you and share the concert with you. I hope we meet again. I'm sorry, I don't think we got to say goodbye!

[WildflowerNJ]

Hey, Marion.....hope the weather is beautiful for you...have fun and see you soon.

Sharon, those cups are so cool!! :045:

[Magnolia]

I love that shot of Marc Ford wearing that "I Got Knobbed" button.
I was cracking up over that button all night.
Thanks for all the great photos, guys! What a fabulous night it was!

[Marion]

What a fabulous night! It was so spontaneous with all the special guests and Mike was trying new things with them. Everyone was flying by the seat of their pants. You never knew what was going to come up next and that was a blast.

Senor was amazing with all of those guitars. I don't think anyone mentioned that they played Bob Dylan's Isis! I never thought I'd hear that one. Dave Rowlings did a fine job.

We got Powerfinger AND Like a Hurricane! I really love that new instrumental they've been doing, I think it's called Feed The Snake. That is just mind blowing. Bride of Frankenstein was also amazing! Battleship Chains was fun too, dedicated to Chinner with a little teasing thrown in. I think he narrowly escaped getting goosed!

Here are a few of my pictures. I got pretty much the same as everyone else but I thought I'd share anyway.

I got such a kick out of Phil Jones. The smile never left his face all night. He's so animated.

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Mike was having such a great time conducting this band.
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They were all trying to keep up.
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It was great to see Darian come out and play with them. He is so talented and he is such a nice young man and always very sweet to these silly fans. I can't believe how tall he is. He must be about 6'2".
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This is my favorite picture of the night.
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Ape was trying to help Lance with Senor. I think he told us later that he had never played it before. Such an awesome song. They are all just incredible musicians who can play just about anything.
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Nathan, thanks once again for putting on this show.

It's always such a treat. Dirty Knobs, you are just so special. I will come out to see you play every chance I get. It's always so worth it.

Ref, I love you! Thanks for everything.

I love meeting up with all the fans who came out. It was great to see everyone again and meet a couple of friends I had never met in person before.

Can't wait for the next time.

[WildflowerNJ]

Wow, do I love seeing these photos!!!...thank you so much, Marion :heart:

I have all these songs playing in my head still.....I have to come out again to see these men. To share this with my dear friends again makes it the more special (I am remembering when Like A Hurricane started and Ames was behind me on the bench :).........Linda, I cannot thank you enough....Nathan, the shows are always amazing and I love that banner auction off.....Dirty Knobs, you always rock my world.....always...

[surfnburn]

I was waiting for your review, Marion. It's awesome! I love your photos!

Oh Beth...we had so much fun!

[Refugee]

Love those photos!! :heart: What a handsome lineup this year. Guitars and men.

[weird monkey]

Thanks for more Marion! Terrific pictures, everyone!

Isis!?!? Wow!

[Marion]

This is silly afterthought but I forgot to mention that Dave Rawlings has the most joyful, genuine and infectious smile. He was really having the time of his life out there. I love seeing pure happiness come across someone's face like that. That's what this trip with the Dirty Knobs is all about for most of us and why we keep coming back again and again. http://www.mudcrutch.com/honeybees/images/smiles/7222.gif (javascript:emoticon(':love:'))

[WildflowerNJ]

Marion, his smile was sure contagious....lots of passion and joy on that face. :heart:

I just want to say, too, I finally got to see Ronnie Wood's beautiful paintings. I have been checking his web site, too. Amazing colors and textures in his art....

[KansasPettyFan]

Love your pictures, Marion! That was quite a night. :) Thanks for sharing.

[Echosoftom]

Marion, wonderful pictures! It's so obvious looking at these photos that these guys were having a blast playing together.

[Katie]

Love your pics, Marion! You sure snapped some great ones! :D

[PumpkinBumpkin]

Wonderful pictures Marion! Looks like so much fun.

By the way,I love Mike's outfit.:heart::heart::heart:

[Starfish]

Wonderful pics, Marion - that shot of Ape is priceless!

Speaking of infectious smiles, Marc Ford's no slouch. :)

[Pawie]

Great shots, Marion. I loved your review. That lineup was definitely something :)

[Marion]

ok, here are some pics I snapped. Most have that over-used rock-photo angle, but they came out pretty well all things considered. Enjoy! ;)

The Knobs take the stage
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/katieai/DSCN0994.jpg

This is a great shot, Katie. You got them all, even the Fox!

[TheWildOne]

Great photos Marion! Thanks for posting.

[Refugee]

From Sarah Austin's Photography -

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[angelic_22]

Dang that is a heck of a lot of talent all in one place at the same time!

[KansasPettyFan]

Very nice. Thanks for posting those, Linda.

[weird monkey]

:045:

[Magnolia]

Awesome!!!

[WildflowerNJ]

Wow!!!!! Beautiful!! Thanks, Linda....

[Pawie]

Great shot. Nice to see Peter Stroud there too, he was hard to catch on camera in the end :)

[Refugee]

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/56/l_4c92b846b75f4603b72d3be228068802.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=70811688&albumID=853621&imageID=41352133#a=853621&i=41352333)

[WildflowerNJ]

Love that picture, thanks, Ref. :heart:

[Pawie]

Ack! Brings back such sweet memories.

Thanks for those great pics!!!

[surfnburn]

I loved that night. Thanks, Ref...

[brandonwood20]

Oh my gosh those are amazing photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pettyphile]

Here are some of my photos http://www.mudcrutch.com/photos/showgallery.php/cat/612

Thanks to Ryan for getting them into the gallery.

[LizzieB]

Those are sweet! I especially love this one:

http://www.mudcrutch.com/photos/data/612/medium/100_0937.jpg

Ape is looking mighty fine these days! :heart:

[weird monkey]

Here are some of my photos http://www.mudcrutch.com/photos/showgallery.php/cat/612

Thanks to Ryan for getting them into the gallery.

Only some!!??!! :eek: Great pictures!

[WildflowerNJ]

Marcia, I love seeing all of these!! Thank you....:heart:

[Starfish]

Great pics, Marcia!

[KHBUSH]

This thread was just brought ot my attention- for those who enjoyed the opening band referred to here, it's the Katy Lawrence Band from the SF Bay Area, at www.hometownpreacher.com (http://www.hometownpreacher.com). Katy Lawrence and her husband Dell Burchett will be at 2010 NAMM once again at the John Jordan Booth-- he is the luthier who designed and built that gorgeous electric violin Katy plays, along with many other wonderful instruments. Catch up with them at the show this year, and go to the website, sign on... they are talented and versatile musicians-- this from a fan, a friend, and their webmaster! Thanks for your great response!;)

[Refugee]

Thanks for checking us out, KHBUSH! The Katy Lawrence band were awesome!