Looking for Steve Morse/Albert Lee Stories...

[Butch Snyder]

Reading all these great stories here, I would like to read some about two of my biggest influences - Steve Morse and Albert Lee.

Anyone care to oblige?

 

[paranoid70]

I've meet Steve Morse a few times after Dregs shows. He was always very polite and curteous. He actually comes off a bit shy and very humble. You would think a guy that talented would have a huge ego, but it seems to be the exact opposite.

 

[Spudmurphy]

It's been posted here many times that Albert Lee is the same.
I've met him twice.
The first time he signed my guitar and had a great chat with me about it.

The second time he was equally as engaging with the fans.

A good friend of mine saw him "all on his lonesome" after a gig in Cardiff and said how great a guy he was to talk to.

I bet BP can chime in with some great stories?

 

[Butch Snyder]

I bet BP can chime in with some great stories?

I'm hoping...

I know he's busy running the EBMM empire and trying to keep all us here in line and behaved.

Almost every video I have of Albert (mostly instructional) has him playing bass. Talk about a humble guy; the Starlicks video, done in the early 80's has Albert introducing BP as joining him on bass to help him demo the B-bender on his Phil Kubiki Tele. BP looked like - get the camera off me and lets just play. On the Albert Lee "Highlights" DVD, BP plays all the bass and rips it up on Country Boy with a bass that was too cool. I don't watch Albert's instructional vids for the teaching. I gave that up a long time ago. I watch'em for the joy of seeing the performances.

 

[Spudmurphy]

^
for sure - I love those DVD's with "Biff". I have another one "winging its way to me" right now. (Country boy Tutorial DVD).

I wish Albert and BP would do some more!!!
- maybe around BP's mansion

 

[Butch Snyder]

Anyone else????

 

[Big Poppa]

which mansion?

I have so many ALbert stories and some great ones too....

Ferraro and I were on an australian tour with Albert as the headliner. Each night it was like death inbetween songs..Big Al mumbling inbetween songs..." THis has been a tremendous undertaking" was lsaid the first threee nights. Ferraro and I started calling him the undertaker...

THe next night I said " BIg, Im taking the mike your are kelling the crowd with boredom" "Oh Dear, Thank you so much

 

[Lew]

^
for sure - I love those DVD's with "Biff". I have another one "winging its way to me" right now. (Country boy Tutorial DVD).

I wish Albert and BP would do some more!!!
- maybe around BP's mansion

its worththe price alone to see al rip up some tunes but the guy interviewing has pretty weak questions and doesnt look like he thought it out much,just imo

 

[Butch Snyder]

which mansion?

I have so many ALbert stories and some great ones too....

Ferraro and I were on an australian tour with Albert as the headliner. Each night it was like death inbetween songs..Big Al mumbling inbetween songs..." THis has been a tremendous undertaking" was lsaid the first threee nights. Ferraro and I started calling him the undertaker...

THe next night I said " BIg, Im taking the mike your are kelling the crowd with boredom" "Oh Dear, Thank you so much

That's pretty funny...

 

[Big Poppa]

OK one day al and I are out washing my sports car and talking about life...I handed him the hose and said "Ill be right back, I have to bake a loaf" Albert is standing there minding his own business and my wife came out and asked "Albert, Do you know where Sterling went"....He said.."He said something about baking a loaf of bread" My wife starting laughting so hard...she said 'Al, hes in the bathroom"
ALobert actually thought i went into the kitchen to make homemade bread

 

[Butch Snyder]

OK one day al and I are out washing my sports car and talking about life...I handed him the hose and said "Ill be right back, I have to bake a loaf" Albert is standing there minding his own business and my wife came out and asked "Albert, Do you know where Sterling went"....He said.."He said something about baking a loaf of bread" My wife starting laughting so hard...she said 'Al, hes in the bathroom"
ALobert actually thought i went into the kitchen to make homemade bread

I got it, I guess it was because he's either British or a true gentleman; or both....

 

[Big Poppa]

or stupid

 

[brasco68]

OK one day al and I are out washing my sports car and talking about life...I handed him the hose and said "Ill be right back, I have to bake a loaf" Albert is standing there minding his own business and my wife came out and asked "Albert, Do you know where Sterling went"....He said.."He said something about baking a loaf of bread" My wife starting laughting so hard...she said 'Al, hes in the bathroom"
ALobert actually thought i went into the kitchen to make homemade bread

Ialmost choked on my morning muffin when I read that! HAHAHA

 

[Butch Snyder]

or stupid

Well, I was giving him the benefit of the doubt....

 

[Spudmurphy]

I would have too!
Bags I the crust with some beef dripping!!

 

[Colin]

OK one day al and I are out washing my sports car and talking about life...I handed him the hose and said "Ill be right back, I have to bake a loaf" Albert is standing there minding his own business and my wife came out and asked "Albert, Do you know where Sterling went"....He said.."He said something about baking a loaf of bread" My wife starting laughting so hard...she said 'Al, hes in the bathroom"
ALobert actually thought i went into the kitchen to make homemade bread

That's incredibly funny