Leadfoot

Beagle
I've also met Stephen Curtis Chapman, he's a huge CCM artist who has won several Dove awards.

Very talented guy. I'll never forget the story about his daughter. It still brings tears to my eyes. I remember him talking about the first time he performed the Cindarella song after her death. It took a lot of strength and faith to be able to pull that off.

yep.  and a really down to earth guy, too.  doesn't act like he's a big star or anything

I smoked a bowl with Steve J Weird Als Bass player in his hotel room in the shower with the hot water running after their concert...it was cool. I was on SONAR X. -Shawn Lee Farrell
 

so wrong...

batsbrew

dmbaer
This probably won't impress anyone here, but I've had Nicholas McGegan, an internationally renowned conductor and the musical director of the Baroque Philharmonia Orchestra, over to my house for dinner on several occasions.

what is his favorite food?

He's not vegetarian, but I recall that he didn't like to eat pork because he was rather fond of pigs - don't laugh, I feel the same way about these very intelligent animals.
 
Also, I remembered another famous musician.  I know Jake Hegge, the opera composer (Dead Man Walking, Moby Dick).  One of the nicest and most modest fellows I've ever met.  We had a fascinating conversation about the roll of software in modern composition.

Our bass player was on a softball team with Robby Krieger's cousin.

I too think we've had similar threads like this before. And like a few others I've met too many to mention or even remember nowadays. Nashville truly is a "little big town" and, at least while I was there, everybody knew everybody at least peripherally. But one twist I can provide for this thread is that during the years I had my nightly gig at the Wharf many artists and players would come by to listen to us and sit in...we played jazz and some Dixieland. The players were as disparate as Jerry Lee Lewis to Ray Stevens to A-List session guys. I had a Rhodes 76 Stage model at that time (it now sits in one of my former engineer's studio) so it got to "know" all those folks way better than I did. But I can tell you this...it did not like Jerry Lee. Not one bit.

Knew, lived same apt complex with and partied much with Mick Brown - Dokken Drummer who was in Xiter with George Lynch. I attended a warehouse rehearsal of Xiter where I met Mr. Scary himself. 
 
Xiter became Dokken after Don Dokken took Mick and George for himself and added Jeff Pilson? on Bass.
 
 
 

My stepson's father in law is a very, very famous musician.
 
Actually thiinking more on that his stepfather is famous too, I have met Bapu in person after all ya know.

yorolpalI had a Rhodes 76 Stage model at that time (it now sits in one of my former engineer's studio) so it got to "know" all those folks way better than I did. But I can tell you this...it did not like Jerry Lee. Not one bit.

I'd heard he had a long term relationship with one particular Joanna until he put his foot right in it...
 
I guess that could have been your very own beloved EP there then ol' pal.

rsp@odyssey.net
We've done this kind of thread before if memory serves me.
 
Randy
 

 
Yep, I think we have, I seem to recall Gary Barden once of Michael Schenker Group fame came up once as he was a near neighbour of mine in my childhood.  I always thought it was amazing that he ended up with a relatively fruitful singing career because he had a terrible stammer when speaking that he managed to overcome on stage.
 
Like many here to I'd start sounding like a crass name dropper if I was to compile a list but another one I probably didn't mention before through embarassment was Elkie Brooks.  I had a powerful crush on her as a young teen and used to watch Vinegar Joe at a local venue which meant standing within inches of her.  She was absolutely mind-blowingly good and I used to watch them often enough that she'd often chat with me after the gig.  Poor hormone induced delusional fool that I was I reckoned I was in with a shout at one point... I was totally smitten.
 
The one that I miss the most though is Kenny Craddock who served as musical director for Van Morrison at one time I believe among many, many other good things, he was the best B3 player I've ever heard and I was lucky enough to work with him in a pub band and he managed to sort our set out completely on his first appearance.
 
He was so generous with his time and experience yet had so much humility, he tragically died just after moving to Portugal in a quest for a quieter life in a car accident.  I still feel a sad loss whenever I think about him.