Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats

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"Rain heals the land ~ tears heal the soul ~ I like to play blues but I can play rock and roll" As Popeye would say... "I yam what I yam". I could write some incredibly pretentious bullshit about my music and the circumstances under which it is written, but the fact of the matter is I'm just a guy with a guitar and a genuine soul, born to create. I write, play, record, and produce all of my music. Whatever I do, I put my stamp on it, as any artist should. I've been playing guitar since I was 10 years old. Saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and I was sold! My style is diverse... blues, jazz, Texas style... but its mine. I hope you enjoy it. I have a deep abiding faith in Christ that will never leave me... it has made me the man I am and I thank the Lord for it everyday. I'm a proud father and a good son. I'm also a Methodist... always have been, always will be. I like being a Methodist because we let out early enough to beat the Baptist to the Dairy Queen. I'm 53, but I read at the 63 y/o level. I've never done time, still possess all my teeth, and always put the toilet seat down! I try to be a man my girls and my mother can be proud of... I'm not always successful, but I try."Somebody loan me a dime ~ I want to call my old time use to be"... John Lee Hooker~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~.. width="425" height="350" ..Create or get your
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Member Since: 5/24/2006
Band Website: you are on it dude
Band Members: Chris Reecer ~ guitars and vocals ][ Joanie 'Minnie Mouse' Reecer ~ backup vocals ][ Edgar 'D-Con' Degas ~ bass ][ Pablo 'Ratkiller' Picasso ~ percussion ][ Vincent 'Vermin' Van Gogh ~ xylophone, accordian, blues harp, and trash can lid ][ Thanks to the Packrat Rodents who pack us up and rat us away ][artwork by moi~ +~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~
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Influences: Jesus ~ Jimi Hendrix ~ Alfred Hitchcock ~ Ray Charles ~ Yo Yo Ma ~ John Lee Hooker ~ the Beatles ~ Dixie Dregs ~ Steely Dan ~ Grand Funk ~ Carlos Santana ~ Wade Bowen ~ Delbert McClinton ~ Stevie Ray ~ that lil' ol' band from Texas ZZ Top ~ Keb' Mo' ~ Smokey Robinson ~ Bob Dylan ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*
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Sounds Like: No one but me... I have a style all my own +~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~+~*~ + /
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Record Label: Dragonfly Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

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What a show!!! This is at least the sixth time I've seen them and they get better and better every time. No... they're not like fine wine. More like good sippin' whiskey! I've seen Stevie Ray, Grand ...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:50:00 PST

flight

I took a leap of faith... doing my best to fly. And I did for a short while until the ground rose up and slapped me in the face. Crashing hurts... it hurts to extremes! But it won't diminish my desi...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:24:00 PST

someday I'll be home

You feel like home to me. My refuge from the onslaught of the storm called life. I would walk a thousand miles to enter your sanctum and know the peace of resting in your arms. You've given me comfor...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:12:00 PST

eighteen

Today my little girl turns eighteen. She is now considered an adult just about everywhere but my home where she will always be my little girl. She has ALWAYS been MY little girl... her daddy's girl. ...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:05:00 PST

hearts

hearts breaksouls achescars form time passeshearts heallife goes onwithin youor without youto all you have beento all that you areto all that you shall bete amo...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:00:00 PST

graduation

Three weeks from tomorrow, my baby will graduate high school. Before she was born just under 18 years ago, I was terribly worried. I was honestly afraid that I would never be able to love her as much ...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:13:00 PST

100 years...

She would have been 100 years old on the 1st day of May, had she lived another year. My wonderful grandmother. She died a year ago just a few weeks after her 99th birthday. She was the best friend I ...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Thu, 03 May 2007 07:11:00 PST

death of a memory

you have placed me on a shelfpushing me back amongst the other memories that reside there and there I will remain...until one day when you remove the clutter and come across me and your mind will wand...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:05:00 PST

feels like home

let no good deed go unpunished

I once had a boss years ago who said " it takes ten atta boys to make up for one aww shit". What a very real and true look at human nature. Its a little bit this side of 'let no good deed go unpunishe...
Posted by Chris Reecer & the Rhythm Rats on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:57:00 PST