Around 2003 or 2004 me and my bud were checking out the Blues section at Hastings book store and found this guy, Joe Bonamassa and there's this two disk set for like $5.00 so I say what the heck and snag it. One was a CD and the other was a DVD. We tossed the CD player in the deck on the way back home and immediately liked the guy so later that night we were setting around and put the DVD on and wasn't really knowing what to expect. Well let me tell you, both of us sat there just mesmerized by this man and his band. He wasn't very well known at the time and came up fast. I was thoroughly impressed as was my bud.
For a three piece band they are just amazing and his voice is something else for sure. I tried to see him in Lubbock, TX one time and about a week before he was supposed to play I get an email from the club with a refund of my ticket money and an apology letter saying the club had closed their doors. I was shocked to have gotten my money back but very sad to not to get to see him. It was a new years eve party and it must have been fate or something as that night, New Years Eve 2004/05 my dad who was living with me passed. I was so glad I was home to find him and not off at a party. It was a sad day. The irony of it all was after getting rid of all the official people and all later that day I had to go to town to the funeral home and when I got in my pickup I had Los Lonely Boys in the CD player and their song How Far is Heaven comes on. Man talk about breaking a man down. I couldn't drive that day after that. Oh well, long live all the greats and R.I.P. to a dear friend of mine, Michael Burks. Knew him, loved him. Spidey.