Anyone here "Famous"?

Anyone here been in a successful band? Opened for a well known band or been part of the road or recording crew of one?
Im intregued!!!

Later

we've already got another discussion here about the same topic ;)

Hmm...
Point me the way of that thread.
While I'm here, the band I'm in shared the stage with Sloan, on a jam to "If IT Feels Good Do It."
What a rush that was. Thats how I got my guitar autographed.

It seems a friend of mine sent my picture into somethingaweful.com and I made the "Cliff Yablonski Hates You" section.

Does that count?

After 30 years of playing the only thing I'm famous for is my chili recipe.

I like Chili

me too, can i have a recipe?

One chili recipe comin up...

Guitar Tricks Chili

1 1/2 lb Lean Ground Beef
1/2 Large Red Onion
1/2 Large White Onion
1 medium cooking onion
2 cloves garlic
28 oz can tomatoes, crushed
1 small can tomato paste
19oz can Kidney Beans
1/2 Green Pepper
1/2 Red Pepper
4 Large Mushrooms, chopped
2 Stalks Celery, chopped
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup water

SEASONINGS (TO TASTE)
1 tblsp Chili Powder & 1 tsp each of Tumeric, Cayenne Pepper, Italian Seasoning, dried hot
chilies
(You can also use a package of Chili Mix for added flavour)
1/2 bottle Tabasco Sauce
Freshly ground black pepper.


Put the Ground Beef into a frying pan on medium and cook until brown.
Add the Tomatoes, Kidney Beans, Tomato Sauce and spices to a crock pot on low heat.
While the beef is browning & while the crock pot is starting to heat, chop the onions and
vegetables into various sized pieces, keeping the different veggies separate.
When the beef is browned , crumble, then add it to the crock pot and stir.
Put chopped onions & crushed garlic into frying pan on low heat and cook until translucent.

While onions are cooking, add Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce to crock pot mixture.
When onions are cooked, add to crock pot along with all the remaining vegetables EXCEPT
the celery.
Stir the mixture in the crock pot thoroughly, crush the tomatoes up and crush some of the
beans against the side of the pot.
Let simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Be careful not to let the bottom
burn. Add more liquid (water/wine/beer) if it's too thick.
Add the celery and cook for another 30 minutes on low heat.
To serve, put in oven proof bowl and top with grated cheddar & Mozzarella cheese &
freshly ground black pepper. Put in oven and broil until cheese is melted.
Top with sour cream and a sprinkle of dried mint.
Serve with Guitar Tricks bread or crusty rolls

Guitar Tricks Bread

10 oz Pizza Dough
2 tblsp butter
1 tsp garlic salt
Fresh Parmesan cheese

1) Preheat oven to 425 deg f
2) Unroll dough on cutting board. Position it lengthwise (longer from left to right than from
top to bottom) With a sharp knife, cut the dough in half down the middle. Then cut each of
those halves vertically in half, and then in half once more so you have 8 even strips of
dough.
3) Being careful not to stretch the dough, place each strip on a lightly greased cookie
sheet and bake for 6-8 mins, or until the top just turns golden brown.
4) While the dough bakes, melt the butter then add the garlic salt and stir until it dissolves.

5) Remove the browned dough from the oven and with a pastry brush or spoon spread a
coating of garlic butter over each piece.
6) Sprinkle lots of Parmesan, Mozzarella or Cheddar cheese on top


Makes 8 pieces

amazing, well you see im going shopping today and i know what im buying! thanks alot!!!

I hear girls like jamaas* who cook.
*kenyan slang for "dudes"
Hootyah,what is the difference between normal(read red,white etc)and cooking onions?
And it's not like I know the difference between a white and red onion,but that can wait.

[Edited by kingdavid on 01-27-2003 at 02:29 AM]

Originally posted by Axl_Rose
Anyone here been in a successful band? Opened for a well known band or been part of the road or recording crew of one?
Im intregued!!!

Later

Well, yes the idea of being famous is very intriguing, but that's not the only thing that drives me as a musician. some people set deadlines for themselves, they feel that if they don't become famous within the next few years, then they're done for. Well, if that's the case, then you're doing this for all of the wrong reasons. Music is all about challenging ourselves, and finding new ways to express our creativity, and to simply understand ourselves.

I've met some famous musicians over the past few years, and hopefully I'll get to share the bill with them one of these days. But still, even if I'm just playing clubs to an audience of one hundred something instead of thousands, I'll still be happy, because I'm sharing my music witrh others, and of course that I'm enjoying myself. But yes, we all want to make a comfortable living, (financially) as musicians, we don;t aways have to be greedy. All we can do iswait for the right opportunities that don't compromise our integrity. I could never play music just to make money, I make music for myself!

Music is in my heart, and I'll be writing music for as long as i live, because I like it, and not because I'm trying to prove anything to anyone, or live up to someone elses expectations. I only have to prove something to myself, and that's that my love for music is undying. And as long as I don't set limitations for myself, I'm on the right tracks..

And yes... girls do look cute in pajamas. :)

hootayah, the recipe you gave me was amazing! ok, i must admit a little hot but was very nice, thankyou for such a good meal! ps anyone who reads this please make some of the chilli its sooooooooooooooooooo nice!!!

good on ya! :)

Excellent :)
Glad you liked it. I've been making that recipe for over 20 years so I'm probably used to the hotness by now.
I figure eating the chili is like playing guitar - it hurts a bit, but you like it so much you keep going back for more.

You can get by with just any one of the onion types but they have subtle differences in taste and the combination of the three just seems to work.
The cooking onions are those smaller ones that you usually buy in a bag. They're stronger and more intense in flavor. The red and white onions are sweeter, larger and pretty mild in comparison.

I'm going to try that Chilli of yours but mine'll be animal friendly and use quorn, I'll let you know what its like. Thanks for the recipe. It's kind of you to share the fame, I hope people'll credit your recipe when they become famous guitarists. I'm off to make axe chops..

once again i must credit you on such a good recipe and must stress that its the best chilli ive had for ages! :)