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Stuck on the Border
Re: Joe being goofy
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Re: Joe being goofy
TBS Fanatic - just noticed your question was never answered - the reason being that I don't know the answer! lol
Anyway, I found this story about Joe online. It's from 1990ish when he was touring with Ringo's All-Starr Band. He's being goofy, alright, although I didn't like his joke in the end too much! Why was always making fun of Stevie at that time??? This time period was, according to her, the lowpoint of her life - but she's never had a bad word to say about him, EVER.
Anyway, here's the story, written by Ian McNabb:
JOE WALSH OF THE EAGLES:
IAN has at this point befriended Zak Starkey, Ringo’s son, and has been asked by his new pal to entertain Joe Walsh of The Eagles while he was in Liverpool. Short of anything to do, the pair head back to Ian’s house in Fairfield.
Joe Walsh can’t raise anyone on a payphone to find out which hotel he may or may not be booked into.
Sunday, right? I end up driving him to half a dozen hotels before he decides which one he’ll be happy in. He settles for the Crest, which is conveniently located around the corner from tomorrow’s gig. We head back to mine to chill out. I give him a warm glass of Liebfraumilch.
I put the telly on. Stuart Hall is hosting Quiz Night as predicted. Gawd. I’ve got all my guitars out and Joe is showing me how to play Eagles songs. He shows me how to play The Bomber by the James Gang.
He insists I leave Quiz Night on and keeps shouting - clearly wrong - answers out. I’ve got an electric fake fire in the living room. There is an orange bulb in it which, when hot, causes a piece of metal to rotate above it and give the appearance of flickering embers.
When I come back from the toilet, Joe is on his hands and knees in the middle of the room studying it. He does this for about two minutes.
“Oh! Hey! I got it now!”
I get Joe a cab back to his hotel and promise to meet up with him the next day.
Next day I turn up at the Empire just after soundcheck. It’s great to see Zak again. Joe introduces me to Todd Rundgren, Nils Lofgren and Dave Edmunds.
I’m in my element. I worship these guys. They want to go to a bar, a good way away from the gig.
I take them to the Philharmonic pub on Hope Street, a beautiful old boozer with huge chandeliers hanging in every room. Joe looks up and surveys the two above him as he’s waiting for his drink.
“Hey! Look at that! Stevie Nicks’ earrings!”
from the Liverpool Echo
Always in our hearts, Never forgotten
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