From: owner-wanderer-digest@smoe.org (wanderer-digest) To: wanderer-digest@smoe.org Subject: wanderer-digest V2 #43 Reply-To: wanderer@smoe.org Sender: owner-wanderer-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-wanderer-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk wanderer-digest Saturday, May 18 2002 Volume 02 : Number 043 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Meeting Fred W ["Kate Bennett" ] RE: Meeting Fred W ["Kate Bennett" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 22:23:46 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Meeting Fred W Had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Fred Walecki at Westwood Music today. What a sweetheart of a guy!!!! (he's the one who helped ..design?..Joni's VG-8 so she could tour again. He seems to be in great health, very energetic, incredibly knowledgeable & soooo friendly... he pointed up to where he said he had a bunch of Joni's guitars for sale (1,2, 3, 4 numbered in cases...man, did he have my number! not cheap he said...so, I didn't even want to see them because I would have been in deep deep trouble- Paz I know you know the kind)... we talked a bit about Joni, her tunings, the website & the AMAZING people who figured out her tunings!!!! & how she told him that having her VG-8 was like having a whole new palette... what a nice guy, no wonder everyone did that benefit for him...Kakki, have you met him?...I can imagine the two of you chatting away for hours!!!! Although I didn't buy anything (yet) he walked me to my car (I was lugging 3 guitars) & talked about so many wonderful sound technicalities...I think he is really some kind of genius...on that same level of niceness (for lack of a better word) as Graham Nash ... I just want to buy something from him because he's such a cool guy! ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ******************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 23:04:48 -0700 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: RE: Meeting Fred W I wish I'd had much more time...I can see why Joni would consider him one of her dearest friends. He is so genuine, so incredibly bright & he went out of his way to talk to me about all sorts of stuff...my head was spinning absorbing such a variety of information...wow wow indeed!!!! I understand why so many pros go to him for what they need...he really knows a lot about sound & really cares about people & performers...he's a very very rare being, I can tell...I just wish they weren't so far away...I'd use them more but maybe I will anyway... >That is so wonderful that you got to meet Fred and spend some time with him! Seeing him onstage at the Walecki benefit a few years ago, I instantly sensed what a sweet and special person he was.The caliber and quanity of artist turn-out both nights to perform at the benefit are a truw testament to him. > ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ******************************************** ------------------------------ End of wanderer-digest V2 #43 *****************************