Leo Koetkke

[Cindy]

Any one know what happened to Leo? In my opinion one of the best 12 string guitarists. I went to several concerts in Australia when he toured, and I do not want to belittle anyone. But if you can sit on a stool, in front of a microphone, play a 12 (or 6) string and that is your limit of special effects and the audience begs you to continue. You have a modicum of brilliance.

He may have retired. I saw some of his stuff on You tube tonight; for some reason I was thinking of Pamela Brown. Reminded me.

If you can open tune your 12 string to what Leo plays you are a 1%er (IMO)

Sorry Kat wasn't being rude.

I may be getting old but skill and music and noise and crap are getting blended. I watched a Brittany video (for a short time) her lead guitarist walked around a large stage playing the chord of G. To introduce her. Superb. People paid money for that?

Geez the Floyd would have you eyeballs in your ears by then.

Old and grumpy.

Cindy

[Padma]

Here's the wikibobby on Leo (note the spelling ):

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

[RachaelAnn22]

Leo is a great guitarist.

[Lacey Lynne]

Yes!

Imagine being very old and playing like this:





Well, what can I say?   Thanks, Cindy.  Wonderful thread!

Peace       Lacey

[Felix]

Okay, so, I'm young and naive. Too old to be so young and naive, but it is what it is.

I'd never heard of this guy, and I didn't think anything of it until yesterday. I was going through a huge box of tapes I acquired, and most of them were either no good, recordings of city council meetings and such, or worn out and unplayable. I did find some Miles Davis and David Bowie. And a Leo Kottke tape, and I couldn't remember why the name meant anything. I called my nerdy musician friend, and he reminded me of Kottke references in Get Fuzzy.

Anyway, it's Leo Kottke, John Fahey, and Peter Lang. I'll post back after I listen to it.

[Gretchen]

Leo's great, he puts on a fun show. He used to come around these parts at least once a year and I have not seen him for  four or five years. I wish he would come back around.

[Julie Marie]

Back when Chicago actually had a kind of underground/hip/progressive station, I used to hear a lot of Leo Kottke on the radio.  Amazing guitarist.  I knew a lot of people who didn't care for his vocals, they complained his voice was too deep, but all agreed he was phenomenal on the guitar.

Cindy, are you starting a campaign for the revival of music that comes from actual musical instruments and not computers?

[Gretchen]

I've always liked Leo's voice and when you see him live he tends to stop in the middle of a song and start talking to the audience and it usually has nothing to do with the song, then after a few minutes he starts the song right were he left off.

[tekla]

He's still playing.  Mostly does 300-1000 seat shows, lots of festivals.  Matter of fact he was just here in SF area.  Check here:

http://www.leokottke.com/

[Gretchen]

Of course I missed him, he played 1-27

[Cindy]

Back when Chicago actually had a kind of underground/hip/progressive station, I used to hear a lot of Leo Kottke on the radio.  Amazing guitarist.  I knew a lot of people who didn't care for his vocals, they complained his voice was too deep, but all agreed he was phenomenal on the guitar.

Cindy, are you starting a campaign for the revival of music that comes from actual musical instruments and not computers?

It seems strange and in a way makes me feel old. I bought a DVD last week of Dave Gilmore (Ex Pink Floyd) in Concert, the Meltdown Concert at RFT 2002. There was him, a second guitarist, a Bass, a cello, percussion and back up singers. They played technically difficult music. The guitars were electric acoustic.

It was a joy.

OK I like his music. So I'm biased, but there was no thump thump computer 'percussion' there was no drift electronic noise. There was music.

There was no 'I'll stick my finger up Ohh Ahh" Raunchy video. There was music.

There was talent and,if I may be bold, musical talent and not the ability to be a soft porn star miming to a multi-tracked recording.

I will open this thread  up. I don't have children for obvious reasons, but many of my friends do. Some let their young children watch music video programs without supervision. It's music and that's it. It isn't. Are the Pussy Cat Dolls music video's music or soft porn? Same for Beyonce, Rhianna. etc.

I like them, I think they are super cute woman and I would die to have their bodies and talent.  But should 'we' be letting our young and teen children watch this stuff?  Young teen girls have lots of image problems and you show them miss big boob gorgeous wear no clothes hang out with ultra cute guy video and it doesn't affect them? You show a sexy women in very sexual arousing clothes and positions, and a 15 yr old boy isn't going to go nuts? Of course he is and will probably masturbate happily away. Fine. I have no problem with that. What happen when he goes out with his girlfriend who is dressing up a bit like the female models she sees on her videos and  boyfriend knows what to do? 

I may just be getting old and males and females play the same games they always have, and that is wonderful biology. I'm just sort of worried that we are giving an outlet to people who should not have that stimulation and should never have it.

For discussion

Cindy

[Julie Marie]

I don't know how many times I sat with my kids watching TV and something beyond their understanding popped up on the screen.  Be it sex, violence, prejudice, or just bad manners, I felt there was a chance their little sponge minds could pick up on it and process it in a bad way.

When those times occurred, I never overreacted but simply added my two cents, typically trying to play down the scene and educate my kids about what they just saw. 

You can't smother kids, you can't be there watching over them constantly.  When they leave the nest, you hope you've given them the right tools to deal with whatever they may encounter so that they handle it in a way that does them and those around no harm.  You also hope you've given them an appreciation for the beautiful things this world has to offer.

My kids are 26, 29 and 34 now.  A few years ago, my youngest, who has decided since I transitioned his life is better without me, told the middle one he was really happy I gave him the appreciation he has for music, that would be the kind of music that includes musical instruments and people who can sing.  I was happy to hear he accepted my gift.  But I never introduced him to Leo Kottke.  I think he would have liked that gift too.