11/11/11 Nigel Tufnel Day!

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:21 am

Good timing, 666!

I'll celebrate by using the DP's Dubly plugin.

davedempsey · Post by **davedempsey** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:46 am

Shooshie wrote:
So, do we all have our souvenir burritos? (Yes or no will suffice; no need to explain WHERE!)

I got a giant one and then realized I wasn't hungry, so I wrapped it up in foil and put it away for later..

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:05 pm

I'll direct you to a special project I just finished yesterday and the video is being finished as I wrote this. A song I wrote in tribute to the one of the greatest living guitar legends of our time.

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Phil O · Post by **Phil O** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:31 pm

Nicely done, James.

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:52 pm

Thanks! Wait till you see the video!

davedempsey · Post by **davedempsey** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:33 pm

Love the "Tufnelesque" guitar solo James

mhschmieder · Post by **mhschmieder** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:54 pm

That's a great tribute, James -- and you have a very good voice as well (for some reason, I hadn't gotten around to clicking on your Facebook music before).

I have "This Is Spinal Tap" at the ready for later tonight, along with "Brothers of the Head", which is like the punk rock version and has a cameo by Rob Reiner.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:28 pm

James Steele wrote:I'll direct you to a special project I just finished yesterday and the video is being finished as I wrote this. A song I wrote in tribute to the one of the greatest living guitar legends of our time.

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That was great! Wow, what a lot of work; Tufnel will be virtually honored.

Shoosh

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:51 pm

Well thanks guys. If you wanna help your friendly site owner out, and feel like contributing to my "retirement plan" which currently is to wear a blue vest and say "hello" as people walk into Wal-Mart, your 99 cents will be appreciated! LOL

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Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:08 pm

Duh! It just dawned on me why the amps are set up that way. They make an "11." How did I miss that the first time? Stared right at it and just thought "left & right." Cool.

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:24 pm

Yeah... subliminal. I did the whole thing in like five days from concept, writing, tracking, then having my bud Jim lay drums and mix in L.A. through various back and forth notes between us and then got it on iTunes and then performed and edited a music video with the help of some great friends. Five days from concept to completion. I haven't slept much!!

Oh... and here's that video... enjoy:

BobK · Post by **BobK** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:41 pm

Nice, James! A fitting tribute to Nige!

I just watched the movie again - my new favorite moment is when Nigel pauses to tune the violin he's using to bow his guitar strings.

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:41 am

James Steele wrote:Yeah... subliminal.

Like, hardly. That Marshall array is the rock-n-roll twin towers (respectfully lower case). That jumped out at me first. Then there is the "ele" connection. Brilliant artwork all around-- clever on so many levels. Great job.

James Steele wrote: Oh... and here's that video... enjoy:

Dude-- do you do ANYTHING by halves? Hokey smoke, Bullwinkle!

Great, GREAT job, James.

Man, that mix was terrific. I think the whole thing went to 12. What a worthy tribute. Thanks out loud.

So much for hobbity "elevenses". This track makes second breakfast look stupid!!

Me wanna buy.

Great stuff-- cleverly done-- respectfully rendered-- and somehow in its own way quite original. That alone is no small feat.

twistedtom · Post by **twistedtom** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:19 am

Very cool James.

I am going to get my self a Gumby.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:16 pm

James Steele wrote:Yeah... subliminal. I did the whole thing in like five days from concept, writing, tracking, then having my bud Jim lay drums and mix in L.A. through various back and forth notes between us and then got it on iTunes and then performed and edited a music video with the help of some great friends. Five days from concept to completion. I haven't slept much!!

Oh... and here's that video... enjoy:

Loved the vid! Man, as Frodo said, do you do anything halfway? That was excellent. I didn't even miss the 11 go-go girls, but now that I said that, I'm starting to

(but that has nothing to do with the quality of the video). I'm glad to hear that the drums were really "someone." They sounded great, and I was wondering how you got that from a drum library. Shoulda known.

Shoosh

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