tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336700541347528629.post3622327728186807320..comments2023-09-09T11:46:04.720-04:00Comments on Plochmann Lane: Happy b'day to Randy "Rando" Ciarlante... may you stay forever young.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336700541347528629.post-50686480882271477952012-07-04T11:22:12.745-04:002012-07-04T11:22:12.745-04:00( borrowed from BFB site )
Subject oh yeah
Commen...( borrowed from BFB site )<br />Subject oh yeah<br /><br />Comments:<br />One more thang,,<br /><br />the amount of musical knowledge Randy imparted to me is immeasurable,<br /><br />from Harp Attack in W.Helena, to That phat Meters groove, in N.O.<br />his study of complex Latin rhythms went so deep he studeied Santeria religion to underatnd their grooves,,<br /><br />His knowledge & incredible Calabrezze work ethic,,, learned on the back of a blacktop truck @ 12 yrs old,, is 90% of what Randy brings to the table,, that World Class drumming & singing is gravy, folks,<br /><br />Bd <br /><br /><br />butch <br />Yesterday<br /><br />Subject Rando<br /><br />Comments:<br />I've been fortunate to be friends with Randy Ciarlante since the 70's i guess,,<br />I was hipmotized by a great doghouse Bass pl;ayer, Billy Troiani, ( now in Norway, btw ) lots of blues in the bars in New Paltz in those days & Randy played the best drums around, along with Dennis " Rainbow Man" Minnervini, I gravitated to Randy's style early & often, it was Randy, who that fateful night @ the Lone Star -downtown, brought me on the Bus to meet the boss, & so it went,,<br /><br />NO ONE better in the trenches, when the road got rough, or weird, knowin that Randy "guarded mah gunside" as Levon always said,, got me through some bumps in that road,,,<br /><br />His music sense is impeccible he doesnt suffer bad music, he is generous, musically , to a fault,, modest, a real working man,, but so much more in folks like me's eyes,,<br />even tho we always had drum techs of the 1st order, Randy did his own work & fine tuning,, always told Pauly - go help the boss,, I got it covered, bro,<br />always BRO,<br />His harmony work , with Rick, was a joy,, listen to that gift of Forever Young,, amazing men-like but sweet harmonies,,, on the note,,,<br />what a gift those years were,, for me and for us,,,<br /><br />I, for one, never took one second of it for granted,, I knew how blessed i was to be in that chair, & tried to share it with whomever i could,, the better -behaved ones, anyway,,<br />Happy Birthday Rando<br /><br />This is for all those Birthdays of yours we had on the road & you swore me to silence,, tell no one you threatened,,<br /><br />I reminded told the boss tho,,<br /><br />Forever Young, Bro, Forever,,<br /><br />BdDon Butchininoreply@blogger.com