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J.J. Vicars

Hard Drivin' Blues,Boogie & Rock'n'Roll

About Me

J.J. Vicars tore outta the Sci-Fi Diner in a '59 Cadillac with mounted steerhorns and backward flames, his trusty six-string peeling off hot, greasy slabs of barbecued Blues, hard driving Boogie, and barn-burning Rock 'n' Roll. For two decades he's been tearing up stages throughout the U.S. and overseas with his full-throttle guitar, gruff vocals, and driving backbeat. His straight-ahead, no-prisoners approach has dance floors heaving and sweat running down the walls at that greasy spoon of the celestials.
"And if there come the singers and the dancers and the flute players, buy of their gifts also. For they too are the gatherers of fruit and frankincense, and that which they bring, though fashioned of dream, is raiment and food for your soul."
--Khalil Gibran,THE PROPHET
"...who at the best knows the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
--Teddy Roosevelt
"The hero is the one who asserts his humanity in the face of the machine."
--Joseph Cambell
"I love being alive and I will be the best man I possibly can.-- I will take love wherever I find it and offer it to whoever will take it...seek knowledge from those wiser and teach those who wish to learn from me."
--Duane Allman
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/10/2006
Band Website: jjvicars.com
Band Members: J.J. Vicars - guitars, bass, vocals, coffee, cigars
Influences: ~Guitar~
Lightnin' Hopkins, Freddie King, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Albert Collins, Magic Sam, Hubert Sumlin, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Lonnie Mack, Link Wray, Don Leady, Denny Freeman, L.A. Jones, Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Rory Gallagher, Tommy Bolin, Kenny Burrell, Ike Turner
~Literature~
Seth, James Allen, Khalil Gibran, Joseph Cambell, Zen, Oscar Wilde, Douglas Adams
~Film & Comedy~
Tommy Chong, Redd Foxx, George Lucas, Aaron McGruder
Sounds Like:

Record Label: Annie Gator Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Steve Lukather Video Shoot

I spent today being the bass player in the video for EVER CHANGING TIMES, the title track for the upcoming Steve Lukather album. On drums was Christian Muhr from Sweden. We arrived at 1:00 and by 3:0...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:22:00 PST

Shattering Illusions

It's September 11th already. Six years later and what have we learned? Nothing. The Republicans are still a bunch of self-righteous religious whackos who want to kill or enslave anybody who doesn't wo...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:09:00 PST

Albert Collins

As some already know I met Albert Collins several times in my teens and was pretty chummy with him. He was a badass guitarslinger on stage and a humble,down-to-earth gentleman offstage. Knowing him wa...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:34:00 PST

21st Century Blues

"Keep the Blues alive!"How many times have you heard that phrase? Keep the Blues alive...why? Real art doesn't need to be kept alive. It lives on its own waiting for each succesive generation to disco...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:53:00 PST

May The Force Be With You

When people ask me if I'm religious I say 'sort of'. When they ask me what church I go to I tell them that I don't go to church,the world is my church,and that I believe in The Force. Some people get ...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:36:00 PST

Rich & Poor,Heaven & Hell

I've heard something disturbing lately. Several friends of mine have been going on and on about how poor they are and it's getting under my skin. I've been a musician all my adult life,I have no other...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:06:00 PST

Hi-Tech Hillbilly

And so I've finished my sophmore disc HI-TECH HILLBILLY,which is a departure from the raw,in-your-face guitar-trio sound of SCI-FI DINER. This one was recorded at my home studio,direct to board,all di...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:00:00 PST

Antone's Photo Album

The influence that Clifford Antone had extends far and wide. My story is one of probably thousands. In the late '80s when I was a teenager I wanted to go to Austin in the worst way. That was my big th...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:49:00 PST

Ike Turner - Architect Of American Music

Too often people scrutinize public figures -musicans, actors, politicians- according to their personal lives as if they themselves have commited no sin and completely overlook their actual work that m...
Posted by J.J. Vicars on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:04:00 PST