The Well CXVIII: Wattage you say?

[Wattage]

If you could go back in time and relive 1 event in your life (with the ability to change it or not), what-when-where would it be...and why?

I would go back to being 4 years old when my Abuelita died and make sure I was able to see her in the hospital. They wouldn't let me in and I never saw her again, I was devastated. It would be have helped me a lot as a kid, I cannot picture the last time I saw her, I just remember an ambulance coming and taking her to the hospital. My Mom was so emotionaly and physically drained she did not go to her Mother's funeral and I never understood or appreciated what had happened, there was no goodbye or closure. That screwed me up pretty good. I was extremely close to her, she died of complications from pneumonia but really she had breast cancer that would have ended her life soon enough. She was living with us at the time so that my Mom could take care of her, it is still a heartbreaker.

[Wattage]

Do you still have the Harley Forty-Eight? Where are your favorite places to ride? What's the longest trip you've taken on it? And what kind of helmet do you have?

Oh, if you win that $10 million somebody else mentioned, you should buy your wife that bowling alley and rename it "Memory Lanes."

That's great I could see doing that, nice idea, should I win I will actually do that.


As for the 48, absolutely still got it, I love this bike. I like riding out on the North Fork of Long Island, just cruising mostly lowkey. I tear around town after work when I can, I drive a lot for work so it is my escape from the tin can. Right after I got it I had a few health issues that kept me off of it for a few months but I have been quite a bit lately, all local. Haven't really gone on any long trips with it, maybe 100 mile round trip out east so far. My wife hasn't been riding much lately but I am sure this summer I will take it for a good ride, probably head up to New England. Just threw a National Flyscreen on and hoping to do pipes and intake before the end of the summer.

I have a Skid Lid half helmet and a Scorpion full face for colder weather but I rarely ever use it, I prefer the Skid.

I should be out riding right now but Friday rush hour around here scares the crap out of me lately, people are out of their minds.

[Wattage]

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Gotta comment on a few responses here. Then I'll submit my questions...



The question was not "Do you speak French?" It was "Does the flesh shovel in your mouth know how to dig in the tuna trench? ANSWER THE QUESTION!

The question wasn't near that trashy so I didn't answer it trashy, it asked about it as an art which made me think of the French. The answer is yes, I didn't think that could be misunderstood. I don't gargle with it if that's what you want to know btw how does a French woman hold her lover? By the ears......


Haven't been to Ray's in 20 years...[mouth waters uncontrollably]

Sucks for you I should be there Sunday night after Elvis Costello at the Beacon.



I'd like to field this one....KRS is shot by multiple parties immediately. I turn and ask the others if they mind if I shoot GuitarStv. That whole "Is it a science thing" is pissing me off.

That's the first scene. Take it from there...

Well of course GuitarStv has to go and quickly, Christ he'd eat our ****ing brains before we had a chance to think otherwise! I am hoping there'd be guitars and beer available.


Really? Why that?

All-American Man is an old fave and that set is actually for something I am working on at the moment. Cmon you don't love that riff? I know it's not Ace but what the hell it Rocks, Bald Bob did good on that one.


I think that is so DEAD on!

Right? You can picture it happening with no effort, Ace's laugh and Rick's wit would keep the place in stitches.

[Aceman]

Ok - I'm back, beer in hand, tunes going. Let's see....haven't done a well in a while, but this one is shaping up nicely...

#1 Ace Gene Peter or Paul? answer is obvious...however - WHY that individual?

#2 Three favorite KISS tunes up up to and including ALIVE?

#3 Three favorite KISS tunes up to and including ALIVE II

#4 Favorite KISS album of all time?

#5 If you were going to be prison raped - what position?

#6 Where do you stand on pantaloons?

#6 Rick Nielson guitar you would want to own?

#7 Fave Cheap Trick records Old/New?

#8 Famous person living who you would like to have dinner with - and what is one thi ng you would want to discuss with them, and where would you like to eat?

#9 Correct ingredients for a truly awesome cheesesteak - besides the steak, and roll?

#10 ((((10.2*893)(457.9 / 873))raised to the 5th power *.00000473) divided by the square root of 17) + 2

#11 Roth vs Hagar - a critical assessment?

#12 what ONE piece of KISS memorabilia would you like to have, besides one of Frehley's guitars?

#13 Women: Naked or in lingerie?

#14 Best IPA, Lager, Stoudt, and Pilsner?

#15 Today's youth - moral terpitude or the impact of escalating materialism?

#16 Lingerie - favorite outfit?

#17 Should we feed starving nations even though they continue to live in a frickin' desert?

#18 Do you believe that the American legislature has became so disconnected from the populace that we are headed for a second revolution? What will be the weapon of choice by the proletariat?

#19 What is the one thing you hope your kids do, that they probably won't? What is something you think they will do that reflect best on you as a parent?

#20 Ever administered the Shocka?

#21 If you could only use ONE duncan pup in all your guitars forever - which model and why?

#22 Which TV show do you wish they would start making again?

#23 First TV/Movie actress crush?

#24 Age when you last ate a booger?

#25 Hobbies as a kid? Are you still doing any?

#26 Most erotic part of a woman besides bewbs, buns, and coochy?

#27 The "All American Man" tune - seriously - why?

#28 KISS without Gene and Paul - possible?

#29 Which way do you dress?

#30 You are dying - you have one last request for a cheese burger; Describe it (weight, toppings, etc....)

[Aceman]

Really? Why that?

All-American Man is an old fave and that set is actually for something I am working on at the moment. Cmon you don't love that riff? I know it's not Ace but what the hell it Rocks, Bald Bob did good on that one.

Why thank you -oh - wait; you meant Kulick; The OTHER bald Bob....thought you were talking about me there for a second....

[Wattage]

Ok - I'm back, beer in hand, tunes going. Let's see....haven't done a well in a while, but this one is shaping up nicely...

HOLY CRAP!

#1 Ace Gene Peter or Paul? answer is obvious...however - WHY that individual?

Ace all the freaking way. It started out as Gene for me, the blood and fire had me hooked but once I really got into KISS, it was all about Ace. His whacky off beat sense of everything, the Spaceman, the laugh and eventually the solo album. He was Rock N Roll in spades.

#2 Three favorite KISS tunes up up to and including ALIVE?

Deuce, All The Way, Love Her All I Can (bonus for Alive - 100,000 Years)

#3 Three favorite KISS tunes up to and including ALIVE II

Detroit Rock City, Take Me, Shock Me (bonus for AliveII - Rocket Ride)

#4 Favorite KISS album of all time?

Hotter Than Hell - I love the guitar sounds on it, so freaking RAW!

#5 If you were going to be prison raped - what position?

Heavily sedated hopefully

#6 Where do you stand on pantaloons?

I don't know reminds me of Skarey and a Dave Matthews Band thing he had going on, I hate Dave Matthews Band so I'll say I hate pantaloons!

#6 Rick Nielson guitar you would want to own?

His '58 Les Paul, one of my dream axes. In case he tried to kill me when I was sneaking off with it I'll take his first Hamer Standard.*** I change that after the LP I want Uncle Dick, the double neck that looks like a cariacature of him.

#7 Fave Cheap Trick records Old/New?

In Color and Black and White from the old stuff, Next Position Please for the Non-Tom era and Cheap Trick '97 from the later catalog. The last few discs are excellent though, they will never get enough credit for how great they are as far a I am concerned.

#8 Famous person living who you would like to have dinner with - and what is one thing you would want to discuss with them, and where would you like to eat?

Right now probably Wayne Kramer, he is a really intelligent musician from a very important band on Rock history. He basically lost everything and somehow turned it around. He may be more successful now than ever in his life, he is a very impressive cat. I would like to discuss his life, personal philosophy and how he got where he is. Where to eat? Mmmm Irondoquit Hots next to House of Guitars in Rochester, NY then maybe we could go next door and talk guitars for a few.


#9 Correct ingredients for a truly awesome cheesesteak - besides the steak, and roll?

Grilled green peppers and onions with cheddar cheese.

#10 ((((10.2*893)(457.9 / 873))raised to the 5th power *.00000473) divided by the square root of 17) + 2

13,642,214,158,016,100 (like this is going to be even close! ha)

#11 Roth vs Hagar - a critical assessment?

Dave can't sing like Sammy but was super cool for longer than most men have hair. Sammy can sing but cool has never been his thing. VH was never the same without Dave but Dave lost it and will likely never find it again. Sammy keeps treading on the scared Montrose ground but never quite can capture the greatness of Bad Motor Scooter can he? They've both had pretty good runs. Sammy lost me at "I Can't Drive 55" and Dave lost me when he got Vai on guitar, oh well. Wasn't Steve's fault Dave just became all cartoon at that point. Where was that badass MF'er that did the first VH album, where Dave, where the hell did that guy go?????

#12 what ONE piece of KISS memorabilia would you like to have, besides one of Frehley's guitars?

Space Bear


#13 Women: Naked or in lingerie?

Hmm.....naked! But it is cool if it starts out with lingerie for sure.

#14 Best IPA, Lager, Stoudt, and Pilsner?
IPA - don'tlike them much at all so I don't have much reference but I'll go with Brooklyn Brewery's East India Pale Ale.
Lager - Sam Adams Boston Lager, Blue Point Toasted Lager but probably Spaten Premium
Stout - Portsmouth Brewery Milk Stout
Pilsner - Pilsner Urquell

#15 Today's youth - moral terpitude or the impact of escalating materialism?

I don't know are they that much worse? I think today's parents are worse than the kids. So since it is put on them I'll go with escalating materialism.

#16 Lingerie - favorite outfit?

I don't usually wear lingerie but when I do...Oh OK I see - black teddy

#17 Should we feed starving nations even though they continue to live in a frickin' desert?

Sam Kinison? I think we should have an abundance mentality as often as we possibly can. I understand the "teach a man to fish" and get him somewhere he can grow crops thought but I don't know how we can as a nation pick them all up and move them, probably be cheaper in the long run though huh?

#18 Do you believe that the American legislature has became so disconnected from the populace that we are headed for a second revolution? What will be the weapon of choice by the proletariat?

The populace is getting so disconnected from reality that there is no hope for an earnest revolution forget how self serving and power hungry the legislators are. They populace would want the government to fight the damn revolution for them, so no I don't think a revolution is coming anytime soon. If there is one the weapon of choice it will be a smart phone.


#19 What is the one thing you hope your kids do, that they probably won't? What is something you think they will do that reflect best on you as a parent?

I wish my kids would really learn to play guitar well (or some instrument). They've both had their hand at it, my son got pretty good but he moved on to different things. My daughter gets excited about it now and then and has a uke that she learned a bunch of tunes on. They love music but the need to create it isn't there unfortunately, maybe when they get older.

They already make me look like a superstar parent just being who they are. I am pretty sure they will both make incredible parents and that would be a great legacy as a parent.


#20 Ever administered the Shocka?

hehe yup!

#21 If you could only use ONE duncan pup in all your guitars forever - which model and why?

The '59, it is as versatile a pickup as there is, great voice and very consistent from pickup to pickup.


#22 Which TV show do you wish they would start making again?

Easy, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr but I miss the X Files a lot.

#23 First TV/Movie actress crush?

Jeannie/Barbara Eden

#24 Age when you last ate a booger?

I don't think I ever ate one, that has always given me the gag reflex when I have seen someone do it, ugh!!!!

#25 Hobbies as a kid? Are you still doing any?

I was never much of a hobbyist, I can't say I can think of anything...oh OK airbrushing. I still have one and while I haven't used in quite a few years I am planning on doing some stuff with it this summer. I was OK with it but I always have fun with it. I used to draw a lot but I don't remember the last time I did any kind of real drawings, mostly it was copies of album covers and music stuff. I dreamed of working for Hipgnosis who did all the really cool album covers in the 70's.


#26 Most erotic part of a woman besides bewbs, buns, and coochy?

Her neck, then shoulders

#27 The "All American Man" tune - seriously - why?

Really? You don't love that riff? Great riffing, fun song. It also fits part of the schtick for a new project I am working on. Think Evel doing that tune.


#28 KISS without Gene and Paul - possible?

If they can have KISS without Peter and Ace they can have KISS without Gene and Paul.


#29 Which way do you dress?

Over under sideways down. For work - slacks, button down shirt & tie. Casually I am a jean a tee shirt kind of guy, usually a black t-shirt.


#30 You are dying - you have one last request for a cheese burger; Describe it (weight, toppings, etc....)

1/2lb lean sirloin, medium with charred top and bottom, american with grilled onions on a pretzel roll with mustard, ketchup and some habanero sauce.


Think I got them all now! That was a hell of a list of questions, good job man!

[LesStrat]

As a fellow monaural musician I have to ask:

Does it annoy you to not be able to hear in stereo?

Do you have difficulty with auditory location (hearing where a sound originates)?

Related to #2: When someone calls your name do you find yourself turning in a circle to find them?

[Wattage]

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As a fellow monaural musician I have to ask:

Does it annoy you to not be able to hear in stereo?

Almost everyday, especially since headphones are sort of waste for quality listening. Recording is always a pain in the arse.


Do you have difficulty with auditory location (hearing where a sound originates)?

Yup, it is kind of funny for others to watch.

Related to #2: When someone calls your name do you find yourself turning in a circle to find them?

Almost every single time. See above....especially in a crowd. My friends do it to screw with me, background noise makes it so much worse.

I am deaf in my right ear and I generally need to be looking at someone to have a conversation with them so when I am driving my passengers generally scream "look at the road" in horror several times during the trip, hehe. I have excellent peripheral vision

[BloodRose]

Bald Bob?? When did Bob play w/kiss? I know hairy bruce did..

[Simon_F]

Did you sell that white SG yet?

[Wattage]

Bald Bob?? When did Bob play w/kiss? I know hairy bruce did..

Bob Kulick did a bunch of stuff for KISS in the studio starting with Alive II.

[Wattage]

Did you sell that white SG yet?

Both my white SG's are for sale....I am just not an SG guy as much as I want to be.

The original one is still in a constant state of restoration and I don't have the time or the money to really make it happen properly and the new one I just hae not synced up with for some reason. It is a beautiful guitar, really nice to play but it just isn't me unfortunately.

[Sludgenutz]

I'm thinking that lineup right there is my dream party just bring in Big Daddy Roth.

So Ron has a 1/2 stack and a Strat just blasting out riffs in the far corner of this big room that is sort of like the local VFW hall. Iggy is reading Bukowski poems over the noise very dramatically thru the house PA. Bukowski is cursing the noise and trying to find some classical music on a little AM/FM transistor radio he got from some hooker with amazing legs that stole his wallet but he keeps falling off the chair we put him on. Rick and Ace are playing Pool and cracking jokes, Jonesy is watching Asheton in awe and playing air guitar while Steve and Joe are in the bathroom chopping up baby aspirin to snort since they are "clean" again. Up front Big Daddy has his airbrush, paint guns and stripping brushes and is going to town on everyone's guitars that are sitting around. He's in full dress too, Red Tux jacket, overalls and his big ole tophat with the Von Dutch eye. Oh yeah he'd make everyone there a monster t-shirt!

Yeah man that would be a party. I'd be running around between everybody having 8-10 conversations in my manic ADD sort of way, whooohoo!

No pics or recordings, if you weren't there you'd never believe it happened.

Acutally I am going to add Andy Prieboy to the list of guests there. He could take the whole thing in while playing piano and drinking red wine off the to the side. Then when it was all over he would write a spectacular musical based on the proceedings.

Fantastic, Watty...Fantastic!

Check out Iggy on an odd Star Trek Deep Space Nine. I never knew about this episode until this week...

[Wattage]

Oh how cool I'll watch later, on 4 hrs sleep 2 nites in a row and just got back from NYC seeing Elvis Costello & the Impostors absolutely kill it at the Beacon Theatre.

[Frankly]

Thank you?

Thank you.

[Wattage]

Thank you?

Thank you.

Thank you

[firebirdV]

Nice, I love Elvis Costello.

If you had a choice between a CS Esquire and a CS Les Paul JR (single cutaway), which one would you take?

[Wattage]

Nice, I love Elvis Costello.

If you had a choice between a CS Esquire and a CS Les Paul JR (single cutaway), which one would you take?

Much Elvis love for sure.

Probably take the Esquire just to shake things up a bit though I love single cut Jr's, well all Jr's really.

Seafoam Green preferably on the Tele.

[Wattage]

So who's up next? Jolly you down?

[Frankly]

Thank you

Interesting answer.

Thank you.