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Mr.Johnny B. Hall

Soul-Searching is Good for the Soul

About Me

Well...I'm a rocker! I love the old-time rock and roll, particularly rockabilly. I have been privileged to meet some of the pioneers of that type of music and now we are friends. September 5, 2007 was our 37th wedding anniversary, and it has been a wonderful 37 years. We have two great kids, both of whom have musical ability, both of whom can play some guitar, and both of whom I enjoy being around in their own lives. I spent 34 years in state civil service and retired in January 2004. I now work part-time as a shuttle bus driver for a well-known medical center in Central PA. I also play in my band, which reasssembled after 38 years, and we still got it! We are as busy as we want to be and have a great time doing it, but oh my, those amps have gotten heavy!! And, yes, I am left-handed and play with righty stringing. I have coined the phrase " lefty-inversion" to describe the technique, which sounds so much cooler than "upside down and backwards!"

My Interests

I am a performer at heart, and I love performing before an audience. I hope that comes through when I perform. I hate crowds, except when I am the cause of them. I missed my calling as a rock star, so I am trying to play catch-up! I play guitar, I have worked as a professional clown ( with pictures to prove it!), and I enjoy doing volunteer work with a local Christian radio station and our local public broadcasting station. I like to cook, too!

I'd like to meet:

um..gee, I don't know! You, who are reading this! I would like to meet you! I really like meeting people and becoming friends. I think I'm a friendly guy, except when my gout is acting up! I have had the pleasure of meeting some really cool people, the famous, the not-so-famous, and the never-heard-of-em. I hope to meet more really cool people. I know you're out there!!

Music:

I enjoy most types of music, although I perform only certain kinds. My wife and I regularly attend our local symphony concerts, and I like to go to certain other types of concerts, as they occur.

Movies:

Forrest Gump, Knock on Wood, Without a Clue. Some of the superhero stuff is fun, although I will never enjoy violence. I did not enjoy the "X-Men," since seeing someone impaled is not my idea of a good time. I don't watch R-rated movies, and even some of the PG-13 stuff is pretty strong for me. I know,I know, it's only a movie. Still, I can think of much better use of my time.

Television:

I hardly ever watch it. I find so much of it is absolute garbage. I don't really care who the new "American Idol" is, the reality shows are so boring(You want reality? You need to get out more!), the "comedy" shows are not funny (if you enjoy watching people constantly trying to one-up each other, be my guest) and the crime shows leave absolutely nothing to the imagination. It's all shock tricks.

Books:

"The Return of the Trumpet" by Randy Baran, a personal friend. "Rendezvous with Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke

Heroes:

My dad, whom I lost at age 59. Helicopter rescue crews.

My Blog

Okay, a po-em

Written years ago...what does it mean?   A boy builds a castle and leaves it to its fate at the hands of the sea The wild waves sweep forward, bent on destruction Smashing the walls, bringing dow...
Posted by Mr.Johnny B. Hall on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:18:00 PST

You Not the Mann

Well, I went to Hippiefest at the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia last night. I treated my daughter to buffet dinner at the Vista Grill and the Hippiefest show. The show was okay, but the rest of th...
Posted by Mr.Johnny B. Hall on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:17:00 PST

A Gig Saturday Night!

Hey, we are doing a gig Saturday night up in Dallas, PA for the Harvey's Lake Firemen's Assn, sharing the bill with the unique Tom Slick and his Thunderball Greaseslappers, obviously not a string...
Posted by Mr.Johnny B. Hall on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:48:00 PST

Well, it IS my name!

You know, John Hall or even Johnny Hall is not the most unique name in the world. I got my first name courtesy of my dad. Come to think of it, my last name is his also. I got my middle name from my mo...
Posted by Mr.Johnny B. Hall on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:53:00 PST

Latest default photo

My new default photo is of me with a Gibson ES-369 I picked up on eBay. Great guitar-basically an ES-335 with a Les Paul neck.  All I did to adapt it to my playing style is turn it upside-down. I...
Posted by Mr.Johnny B. Hall on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:40:00 PST

The New Photo

I put up a copy of the Starfires' publicity photo as my current default shot. In case you don't know, that's me with the fedora!! We look pretty good, considering we were all in desperate need of slee...
Posted by Mr.Johnny B. Hall on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:25:00 PST

Let me say this about that!

I must say, I am truly humbled and very impressed with the folks who have either added me as friends to their Myspace page or have asked to be my friend. I know other folks may have several thousand f...
Posted by Mr.Johnny B. Hall on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:10:00 PST