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Martin Gibson

Martin Gibson - Skiier/Musician/Songwriter/Outlaw Trucker

About Me

"I've roamed and rambled, and followed my footsteps"..."Life is a Banquet, and most of the poor bastards are Starving"..."Hey there driver, what you got in that cigarette pack"..."Old Truckers Never Die...They just get new Peterbuilts""Whatever Dosen't Kill Us...Makes Us Stronger"I've Travelled and Lived all over the North America and Europe. I reside in the NYC area, but have homes in New Hampshire, Utah, Tahoe and Vancouver. You may run into me anyplace, I'd be the guy with a Guitar or Ski poles in my Hands, maybe both.

My Interests

Everything... Skiing Europe, Canada and North America Good Food, Good Music. Historical Aspect of American Music and it's Influence, Hot Cars and Fast Guitars (or the other way around ?)

I'd like to meet:

Nobody in Particular, Everyone in General

Music:

Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, Carl Perkins, The 5.6.7.8's, Hank Williams, Luther Perkins, Buddy Holly, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Sirius "Outlaw Country" and many more.

Movies:

Warren Miller Ski Films, Bergman, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Scorcese, Tarentino, Eastwood, Warren Miller, F.F. Coppola, Anime, Old Drive-in Movie Horror Flicks, Anything "Film-Noir", Like "They Drive by Night", with George Raft, Ida Lupino, Alan Hale and that "Rat Pack" founder Mr. Bogart. I'll watch Errol Flynn Anytime, the later ones filmed in Jamaica are Great and Rarely viewed.

Television:

Twilight Zone, Beverly Hillbillies, Green Hornet, The Johnny Cash Show, Sopranos, OZ. I view mostly DVDs and things that my TiVo hard drive has been programed to catch. My kids rule the Cable Box when awake, but we cut out all commercial programming for them. I usually have better things to do than watch TV.

Books:

Anything by: Mark Twain, Frank Herbert, Ray Bradberry, R.L. Heinlen, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, L.R. Hubbard-(Fiction only,Thank You), Anne Rice, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, J.K. Rowling or Clive Cussler

Heroes:

Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, John Lennon, Martin Luther King, Etc...

My Blog

2007-2008 Ski Season was fantastic !!! Last Turns on April 27th

This Years Skiing Season has been Fantastic !!  Here in the Northeastern U.S. we had low temps in November to allow Snowmaking and several big storms in the Mountains to give a good base early th...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:10:00 PST

Odetta and Pete Seeger - April 6th, 2008 - Beacon, NY.

Several of Folk Music’s Greatest Artists Performed together this past Sunday Evening (April 6th 2008) at Beacon High School, Beacon, NY. The Clearwater Foundation held their "Spring Splash"...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:05:00 PST

New Shows just Added at B.B. King’s - NYC

It seems that the Management at B.B. King’s just books the best Entertainment Available. This week they just added Etta James with her band (April 14th-16th). Pete Best - The Original Drummer fo...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:11:00 PST

PBS-American Masters with Pete Seeger

This Month on PBS (Public Broadcasting) features an installment of the American Masters Series with Pete Seeger.  Pete Seeger is one of the most Influential and Inspirational Artists of all time....
Posted by Martin Gibson on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:21:00 PST

2008 Concerts - Update - Eric Clapton and Ramblin Jack Elliot

This Years Concert Scheduale is shaping up nicely. First Up is Next Weeks Concerts ( Feb. 25, 26 and 28) at the Garden with Eric Clapton in a Reunion with Steve Winwood. This has been a "Hot Ticket" i...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:06:00 PST

NYC 2008 Concerts: Robert Cray,Jerry Jeff Walker, Chuck Berry at B.B.s

Now that 2008 is here, the Late Winter and Spring Concerts are starting to Book. Last Month we caught up with Richie Havens last month at the Ridgefield Playhouse. He is always Great and a pleasure to...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:47:00 PST

Chuck Berry closes out 2007 at B.B. King’s - 12/30/2007

      Chuck Berry and his Longtime Bass Player, Jimmy Marsala flew in from St Louis and took Command of the Stage of B.B. King's NYC this past Sunday Evening. This year Chuck ...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:08:00 PST

1968 - with Tom Brokow - History Channel - Dec. 2007

 This evening a Documentary on the Discovery Channel premired called "1968- with Tom Brokow".  It turned out to be quite well done. Normally I would stay away from any program produced by a ...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:30:00 PST

Guthrie Family at Carnagie Hall -11/24/2007

           The Guthrie Family playing Carnagie Hall on Thanksgiving Weekend has almost become a Holiday Tradition. Last Year's "Guthrie Family Legacy ...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:14:00 PST

Earl Scruggs at B.B. Kings -NYC - 10/17/2007

Earl, Gary and Randy Scruggs played B.B. King's Lounge on Wednsday October 17th with their band, including a talented Dobro player named Jennifer, and they brought that signature Earl Scruggs Bluegras...
Posted by Martin Gibson on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:59:00 PST