#1 Johnny Ramone Guitar presented to Ed
Roman by Johnny in 1999
Ed Is The Only Dealer Who Has Mosrite Mark II's Like The One Above In Stock
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Vinnie Moore & Ed in The 80's
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want to give a shout out here to a couple of long time Vegas
performers who's Show you should make a point to definitely see when
you are in town. Lately I have been reading a lot about laughter being the best medicine etc etc. Supposedly it's a scientific fact that laughter causes the body to create more white blood cells. I have heard stories of people who say that laughter helped them cure their cancer. I am not agreeing with that theory, but I am not disagreeing with it either. It seems to me that anything entertaining that makes me laugh usually makes me feel better. Vegas is all about making people feel good, It's a great place to live because the entertainment here is the best in the world. Anybody who is anybody plays here whether it be theatrical, music or comedy. Vegas get's the creme de la creme of the performers. I never much cared for Carrot Top until I got to see his show when I first moved to Vegas, I have seen his show at least 30 times and I'm not the least but tired of it. People like Carrot top & Johnathan don't play this town steady for 15 years without having anything to offer. Their shows are stellar. I have seen Johnathan's show at least 6 times in 2009, My
daughter saw him several years ago and told me I would enjoy his
show. The show I have seen is the same but different. It seems like
the same jokes get even funnier. I especially love Johnathan's
facial expressions!! He says a lot with just a look.
The first show I saw was totally unexpected for me. I laughed so hard it hurt, He also does this musical parody thing at the end of the show that is downright awesome. |
Here we are heading out to the desert hunting gophers with machine guns Brent, Bob, Paul & Mike Paul Crook (Meatloaf - Anthrax) posing with the
gun is one of those people who will open the door and shoo a fly out
before he will kill it. He won't eat meat or any animal by products.
Protect our right to bear arms
!! Protect the second amendment !!! |
Wayne Newton (Mr. Las Vegas) & Ed Roman (Guitar King) Wayne is incredibly multi-talented |
Godfrey Townsend, Steve Luongo & Ed Roman Only minutes after this picture was taken, Godfrey is currently playing with Alan Parson's,
Denny Laine & Eric Burdon. |
Kerry King, Ed Roman & Michael Angelo Batio 2004 |
Doc McGee 2006 Kiss Manager Among Many Others |
Eric & Me & Jim 1996 (Upstairs at Stephen's Talkhouse) |
Me & Hilton Valentine The original lead guitarist with "The Animals" 2008
Hilton is responsible for the amazing chord arpeggios on "House Of The Rising
Sun"
He also named Jimi Hendrix's Band "The Experience"
One of my first guitar heroes even before I heard of Clapton, Beck or Page
House of the Rising Sun was the first song I ever learned on guitar
along with 700 million other people
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A young Hip Eric Burdon 1968, An older even Hipper Eric Burdon with Richie Scarlet Richie Scarlet is Known by his close friends as
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I had met Richie Scarlet several times, In fact Richie did a TV Commercial for my store in 1980 or so. I first became very close with Richie at an Animals Reunion Tour Concert in 1983. We discovered we had a common musical bond, Eric Burdon & The Animals. We would discuss his music for hours & hours. We used to actually watch old reruns of Shindig & Ed Sullivan. Not for the Beatles though. We watched Eric Burdon The Dave Clark 5, The Searchers, The Zombies, The Electric Prunes, The Standells, Paul Revere, The Kinks and last but definitely not least the Yardbirds & Sean Bonniwell's Music Machine. We would argue about what a song was about or what the correct words were. We would pick them apart piece by piece until we knew every single nuance of every single track. Richie worked with me in my shop for 6 years, then he went on to play with Ace Frehley, Sebastian Bach & Leslie West. He helped me develop my vocalizations & I learned a lot of guitar licks from him, once we Jammed with Ace Frehley in his garage Richie on drums, Ace on Guitar and I was playing Bass. He also produced my first CD "World Class Rock N' Roll" between 1992 & 2002 it took us 10 years to finish it. We were not in any hurry & Richie was on the road a lot. One evening in the studio we were recording "It's My Life" or "When I was Young," I can't remember which one, and as usual we were talking about Eric Burdon. Richie was telling me that he had been in some club in upstate New York, where he wangled his way backstage somehow. He actually got to meet Eric. Luck was with him because, I remember him telling me all about the conversation, that he was alone with Eric in the dressing room for almost an hour. He was giving me some of the highlights of the conversation and I remember Richie looking up from the board, he had a very serious look on his face and saying something to the effect that "Eric Burdon Was Definitely The Coolest Fu*k#ng Person In The World". Of course I immediately blindly agreed with him. That conversation with Richie & the highlights of his conversation with Eric, stuck with me for many many years. In November of 2004 Eric & The Boys were playing here in Vegas, I was backstage delivering a guitar to Dean Restum (Eric's Guitarist for 15 years or so). I had been backstage with Eric at least 35 times but there were always lots of people around taking pictures, geekin' and a gawkin'. This time I got lucky. We were there just the two of us with my daughter Lindsey Star. Eric got a little talkative, Both Lindsey & myself are huge Morrison fans. Eric started telling us all these amazing Morrison stories, and then he started in with the Hendrix stories. I have been an Eric Burdon fan for 41 years. I am definitely in awe of him. I commented to Eric about how once 40 years ago I remember seeing Ed Sullivan playfully tousle Eric's hair on TV. Well that really got him going, it seems that he had embarrassed Eric a little. Eric was not very fond of Mr. Sullivan to say the least. He told us what really transpired with Jim Morrison & Ed Sullivan & the real reasons that Ed Sullivan tried to blackball Jim Morrison & The Doors. He told us all about Morrison's father & his role in the Vietnam war & why Jim disowned his family etc. (Not The Book or Movie Version) I am usually not star struck but with Eric it's hard for me not to be. I finally had gotten to meet the real legend. That night while I was driving home, I was thinking about Richie. His words that night 15 years earlier. Richie was 100% right when he said that "Eric Burdon Was Definitely The Coolest Fu*k#ng Person In The World". Ed Roman Dec 2005 |
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Alan Price, Eric Burdon,
Chas Chandler
(Back Row)
The Animals
BTW This was considered long hair back in 1964
Chas Chandler discovered Jimi Hendrix and
Chas managed him his whole career. |
Eric Burdon is the best white blues vocalist in the world!!!! So Sayeth Ed Roman |
Eric On the Ed Sullivan Show 1964
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