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OutlawSteph

BIG Hair - Circa 1989

About Me

My day job is at a roots music venue called the Bamboo Room in Lake Worth, Florida. I work in the office and promote the shows. Check us out at http://www.bambooroomblues.com

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My Interests

Classic rock, alt.country and bluegrass, record collecting, guitars, history - My Telecasters:

I'd like to meet:

Anyone that shares my interest in music.

Music:

The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman (the best!) and Herb Pedersen and the Desert Rose Band, Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, The Dillards, Richie Furay and Poco, all of Sid Griffin's bands, Allman Brothers Band, The Outlaws, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Neil Young solo, Drive-by Truckers, Son Volt, Jayhawks, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Clarence White, Chris Anderson, Roy Buchanan, Jerry Donahue, Billy Jones, John Jorgenson and his Quintet, Hank Garland, Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West, Buck Owens and Don Rich and the Buckaroos, Merle Travis, Joe Maphis, Eldon Shamblin, Herb Remington, Tiny Moore, Junior Barnard, The Stanley Brothers, Jim and Jesse, the Osborne Brothers... and God Bless LEO FENDER for making our guitar who is in Rock and Roll Heaven even though he didn't play!

Movies:

I like old westerns, foreign films and indie films. The best movie I've seen in a while is a Chilean film called Machuca about two boys, one upper class and one poor, who form a friendship amidst social and political turmoil. My other favorite movies are the Red Violin, The Story of the Weeping Camel, Children of Heaven, the Joy Luck Club, The Motorcycle Diaries, Easy Rider, Key Largo, How the West Was Won, and To Sir With Love.

Television:



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Books:

I do a lot of reading. Anything by David McCullough or John Steinbeck is worth reading. For magazines, I read No Depression (my favorite), Guitarist, Guitar Techniques, Mojo and Classic Rock regularly. Every country music fans should read "Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music In America."

Heroes:

The Desert Rose Band.. who I saw as a teenager.

My Blog

The BYRDS new boxed set is released!

I'm very happy that the Byrds have released a new boxed set.  It was long overdue and the first one had issues.  I've been listening to their music since I was 10 years old and bought second...
Posted by OutlawSteph on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:10:00 PST

Being an 'outlaw' means standing up for what is right..

I would like to explain what my handle means.  First of all, it's a direct reference to the band from Tampa, the Outlaws.  It's also a tribute to the late guitar player Billy Jones who went ...
Posted by OutlawSteph on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:05:00 PST

CSNY ROCKED

First of all.. I really loved how everything from Living With War sounded.  I wish Neil had David and Graham sing on the album because they really added to all those songs.  Most of all...
Posted by OutlawSteph on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:49:00 PST

Dead Butterflies...

Recently I heard a quote that just about sums up every era and style of music at some point.  I don't remember who said it, but it goes something like this: Music is like a butterf...
Posted by OutlawSteph on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:46:00 PST