Spill The Beanz

ALICE COOPER - ORLANDO - 2011

2011-12-18T22:57:00.012-05:00

ALICE COOPER IN CONCERT!
"No More MR. Nice Guy" Tour
Hard Rock Live Orlando - December 14th, 2011

Artwork by Java John
Photos by Dylan & Java John Goldacker
My fifth time seeing the "Godfather of Shock-Rock" in concert in 36 years, was no less exciting than the very first ("Welcome to my Nightmare") or any of the others, as a matter of fact, it quite possibly could have been the best of them all!
Something that made the night very special was the fact that I had my son, Dylan with me. At 14 he's only slightly younger than I was the first time I saw Alice (at the Hollywood [FL] Sportatorium, April 18th 1975, with Suzi Quatro opening) . For most of the show Dylan was on his feet singing, rocking, and taking pictures...makes a father proud!
One of the many highlights of the evening was the opening act, a rocking London based five piece band called LIVAN. Great songs, a lot of power, and the lead vocalist, the band's namesake, has an exciting stage presence reminiscent of Freddy Mercury, or even Alice himself. I'm looking forward to an interview with LIVAN after the first of the year.
Alice's band is tighter than ever, especially with the addition of the beautiful, and amazing ORIANTHI on lead guitar! Wow what a talent. Ori is best known for her hit single "According To You", and her work with Michael Jackson for the "This Is It" tour that was never to be (see the DVD for "This Is It").
Orianthi was performing right in front of my son and I (we happened to be in the front row!), and we even gave her an Alice 'troll' doll that I made and he kicked around on stage a short time earlier. She spent the first part of the evening with a scowl and fake blood on her face (no doubt trying to live up to the "Nightmare" mystique!). Eventually she loosened up, slyly sharing her gorgeous smile...and plenty of guitar picks!
The show opened up with VINCENT PRICE'S voice...speaking an intro to "The Black Widow". Followed up by "Brutal Planet", "I'm Eighteen", and "Under My Wheels". Next came everybody's favorite "Billion Dollar Babies", during which Alice flings "Cooper Cash" off his sword into the audience...Dylan and I both managed to get our hands on a few!
Halfway through the show Alice played "I'll Bite Your Face Off", the only track he was to play off his new album "Welcome 2 My nightmare". I really like the CD, though it does not remind me enough of the fist "Nightmare" album. But, I did think a better choice would have been for him to play "What Baby Wants" off the new disc. An awesome song with which he shares vocal duties with Ke$ha on...maybe Orianthi could have sang it on stage. Several songs that surprised me in the set list was the ancient "Halo of Flies", his 'new wave' hit "Clones (we're all)", and "Feed My Frankenstein"...which featured a very kool giant 'frankensteined' version of Alice(?)!
After a Full Set that also included "Cold Ethyl", "Muscle of Love", and "Poison", Alice came back with the double-punch encores of "School's Out", (and another fave of mine) "Elected". The former added the chorus from Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall Pt.2", and the latter with Alice (the all-American boy) clad in red white and blue, waving a huge flag. I'd vote for him. Again!The Setlist:
(Vincent Price Intro) Black Widow
Brutal Planet
I'm Eighteen
Under My Wheels
Billion Dollar Babies
No More Mr Nice Guy
Hey Stoopid
Is It My Body
Halo Of Flies
I'll Bite Your Face Off
Muscle Of Love
Only Women Bleed
Cold Ethyl
Feed My Frankenstein
Clones (We're All)
Poison
Wicked Young Man / Killer - I Love The Dead (excerpt)
School's Out (incorporating 'Another Brick In The Wall pt 2')
Elected

CHECK OUT MY BLOGPOST FROM MY LAST COOPER SHOW IN '09

....."REMEMBER THE COOP"!

visit our friends online-
ALICE COOPER: alicecooper.com/
ORIANTHI: www.orianthi.com/
LIVAN: livan.co.uk/

ERIC BURDON & FRAMPTON Live In Concert!

2011-11-20T22:12:00.022-05:00

ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS
IN CONCERT

Thursday October 6th, 2011 - Seminole Hard Rock, Florida

photos by "Java" John Goldacer

"The House of The Rising Sun" by Eric Burdon & the Animals came out during the 1st British Invaision in 1964, when I was 4yrs old.

And I played the hell out of the "Spill the Wine" 45rpm...the smash hit by Eric Burdon and his new band WAR, when it came out in 1970!

In the mid 2000's I rediscovered the awesomeness that is ERIC BURDON by way of his two incredible studio albums "My Secret Life", and "Soul of a Man" that my friend FRED MIGLIORE turned me onto.

Earlier this year, in February, I had the distinct pleasure ofinterviewing Mr. Burdon for my radio show "On The FlipSide" which will finally air in December! - (more about that below.)

BUT, I had never had the chance to see The Man perform LIVE. That is until....

Thursday October 6th 2011!
Lemme tell ya, it was quite worth the wait!
One of the greatest voices in Rock and Roll still KICKS ASS!

Eric (and The Animals) Rocked the Roll, and Soul and Blues during a solid hour and 45 minute set to an ecstatic crowd at the Seminole Hard Rock in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Animal came out shortly before Eric, starting the opening riffs of "When I Was Young" the extended version showed that Eric was in fine form (and looking quite fit as well)...then they ripped into a one-two punch of "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"!

During the psychedelic classic "San Fransisco Nights" (from the Summer of Love) you could almost smell the patchouli and weed in the air (or maybe that wasn't my imagination!).

A few tunes later, I was overjoyed that Eric decided to include a lengthy jam of "River Deep, Mountain High" in the set. A song that Tina Turner killed (in a good way) in '66, but Eric brought back to life and murdered(!) in '68 and again on this night!

Toward the end of the show, "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" had the whole crowd singing at the top of their lungs, and by the time the band came out for the encores we were ready for "The House of The Rising Sun", which kicked off with a beautiful acoustic lead in, then Eric singing his heart out! The crowd (and I were delighted) by the whole performance...

Now with a Live Album, and a CD of new material on the way soon, I can't wait to see Eric perform his solo material!

Thank you for everything Mr. Burdon, you are a true Gentleman!

setlist:
When I Was Young
Don't Bring Me Down
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - (Nina Simone cover)
San Franciscan Nights
Before You Accuse Me - (Bo Diddley cover)
I Believe to My Soul - (Ray Charles cover)
River Deep – Mountain High - (Ike & Tina Turner cover)
Boom Boom - (John Lee Hooker cover)
Tryin' To Get You - (The Eagles cover)
It's My Life
We've Gotta Get Out of This Place
encores:
Crawling King Snake - (John Lee Hooker cover)
The House of the Rising Sun - (Clarence Ashley cover)

My portraits of Eric Burdon and his good friend Jimi Hendrix that I presented to Eric prior to show time.

photo of a fan's denim jacket

Join me, "Java" John on Saturday evening December 17th, at 6pm, when I air a Very Special program featuring the music of, and the Interview I did with Eric Burdon earlier this year!
TUNE IN:
"On The FlipSide" w/ "Java" John
Saturday's at 6pm on WFIT 89.5fm Melbourne, FL
LISTEN ON-LINE: www.wfit.org

For more about ERIC BURDON visit: www.ericburdon.com

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PETER FRAMPTON
FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE 35
Tuesday October 11th, 2011 - Hard Rock, ORLANDO

photos by "Java" John Goldacer

The last time I saw Peter Frampton in concert was September 3rd, 1977, when he was touring behind the FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! album in 1977 (we also saw him play there in September '76 on the same tour, although mostly from a rooftop across the street!).
That show was at the Miami Baseball Stadium, and the show was open by the "Dreamweaver" himself, Gary Wright. What a show! (video below)

In Orlando, 2011 Peter did not disappoint, again! The show highlighted the 35th Anniversary of the ' Comes Alive!' album, playing it in it's entirety, and flawlessly, in the 1st set!

Peter looks great, and sounds great (though he's lots his famous locks!), and seems like his is truly having a great time. At 61, he's still playing the hell outta that guitar.

The second set consisted of several tunes from his great new CD "Thank You Mr. Churchill). Some instrumentals, and another HUMBLE PIE song - "Four Day Creep"....with some very cool old video.

The Encores were the stellar cover of SOUNDGARDEN'S "Black Hole Sun", from his Grammy Winning 2006 CD FINGERPRINTS. And then a very groovy cover of THE BEATLES "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".

set 1:
Something's Happening
Doobie Wah
Lines On My Face
Show Me The Way
It's a Plain Shame
Wind Of Change
Penny For Your Thoughts
All I Want To Be (Is By Your Side)
Baby I Love Your Way
I Wanna Go To The Sun
I'll Give You Money
Shine On - (Humble Pie song)
Do You Feel Like We Do
Jumpin' Jack Flash - (The Rolling Stones cover)
set 2:
Asleep at the Wheel (from the Mr. Churchill CD)
Restraint (from the Mr. Churchill CD)
Float (from the Fingerprints CD)
Boot It Up (from the Fingerprints CD)
Double Nickels (from the Fingerprints CD)
Four Day Creep - (Humble Pie song)
Off The Hook (from the '00 CD Peter Frampton)
encore:
Black Hole Sun - (instrumental Soundgarden cover)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - (The Beatles cover)

My 2011 PhotoPass

a stub from the '77 concert (not mine)

FRAMPTON "Show My The way" IN MIAMI ('76 or '77)

The ORLANDO '11 Concert Audio Available @ www.abbeyroadliveus.com

More about PETER FRAMPTON: www.peterframpton.com

JAMES and BEN TAYLOR In Concert!!

2011-03-27T10:28:00.011-04:00

JAMES TAYLOR IN CONCERT!
With Special Guest Ben Taylor
Jacksonville -March 22nd, 2011

Last Tuesday night I had the distinct pleasure of
photographing James Taylor and his son Ben in concert
at The Moran Theater in Jacksonville.

James and Ben sound wonderful together, as you might expect.
It makes me think that it would be awesome to see more
of the Taylor clan tour together in the future!

The show was sold out, and being approved as a press
photographer, I was only permitted to shoot and be in the
building for the first 3 songs! But, it was worth it,
and I am truly grateful to to James, Ben and the
Moran for all of their assistance!

This one's for Jen....

Before the show, I ran into Ben Taylor outside
his bus...he said he was very excited to be on
tour with his dad, and promised to do an
interview with me soon, so watch for that!

In January, I shot James' younger brother Livingston
at his performance here in Florida. Larry Hoppen
of ORLEANS joined me, and I caught this great pic
of he and Liv singing "Still The One" backstage
before showtime. What a great bunch of guys!

Jennifer and I with JT backstage at The King Center,
January 1996.

And with Livingston the following year.

My portraits of James and Liv, signed by both.

JAMES TAYLOR

BEN TAYLOR

LIVINGSTON TAYLOR

REMEMBERING "JAVA" JENNIFER CONCERT

2010-11-01T17:00:00.005-04:00

REMEMBERING JENNIFER

A Concert To Celebrate a Beautiful Life Friends and Family Come Together to Celebrate a Beautiful Life!!

Jennifer who passed away on October 1^st, was a longtime resident of Brevard county. She spent a number of years in the corporate world, and was a large supporter of the local Art and Music scene largely as owner of the music venue Kool Beanz Coffeehouse. Before during and after Kool Beanz, Jen was always helping others by organizing, attending, or donating to help others in need. She is survived by her husband of 15 years, “Java” John, and her 13 year old son Dylan.

Sunday, November 7^th 2pm-9pm
At The SPACE STATION - In The CLARION HOTEL
260 E. Merritt Island Cswy. Merritt Island, FL 321-305-4951

Live Music Lovingly by friends of Jen:

Featuring:
LARRY HOPPEN of ORLEANS
Hits like - "Dance With Me", "Still the One", "Love Takes Time", "Let There be Music"!

The “KOOL BEANZ” set: Jeanie Fitchen, Bluesgotus, One Street Over, Terry Kelly, Dianne Karlovich, & Logan Bell

The “JAVA THE HUT” Set: Taylor Made, Anna Delgado, Billy Chapman, Billy Lee & Dave Clark, & Steve Setron

Also, Jessica Ottway, Robin & Eddy, and possible surprise guests!

HOSTED BY FM ODYSSEY'S FRED MIGLIORE!

$20 (suggested) Donation at the Door.
There will be Raffles, an Auction & More to Benefit Jennifer’s Family

MAP TO EVENT

LARRY HOPPEN/ORLEANS

HIPPIEFEST 2010 - Ruth Eckerd Hall

2010-09-01T11:27:00.011-04:00

HIPPIEFEST
August 28th, 2010
Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, Florida

What a kool event! It was my fist visit to the beautiful Ruth Eckerd Hall, and let me tell ya, those folks sure know how to treat a bunch'a hippies!

There was an old car, Volkswagon, and VW bus show outside. 'Hip' vendors inside, life-size classic photos of John & Yoko, Joni, Janis and others, and a very kool chalk album cover illustrating contest.

But the music was the real treat.

Legendary CREAM lead vocalist and bassist JACK BRUCE was my personal favorite. Jack's voice was in fine form, and there is no doubt in my mind now tthat he may be the world's greatest bass player. Jack kept with the fest's mode playing all CREAM tunes: Sunshine of Your Love; N.S.U.; I Feel Free; We're Going Wrong; I'm So Glad; Politician; and White Room. All of the songs kicked ass! With Politician probably being my favorite of the night...heady stuff man.

The other players on the bill: WAR; RARE EARTH; and MITCH RYDER I'd seen before, and all put on fine performances, with a few cracks about their age thrown in for kicks. Mitch said we came to the point in the show where he would have normally cut loose with his famous dance moves, but being that he was on his second hip replacement he'd forgo the boogieing down. Although he did sound great - "Jenny take a ride", "Devil with a blue dress", and my fave "Sock it to me" all sounding awesome!

I'd never seen Joey Molland's BADFINGER thinking he was not in the original band, but apparently he joined in '69 and was in the band for all the hits. It was great to hear Baby Blue; Come and Get it; Day After Day; and No Matter What.

HIPPIEFEST

RUTH ECKERD HALL

JACK BRUCE

WAR

MITCH RYDER

RARE EARTH

JOEY MOLLAND

My First Rock ‘n’ Roll Art & Photography Exhibition!

2010-07-16T01:20:00.004-04:00

Classic Rock ‘n’ Roll Art & Photography Exhibition
featuring the works of "Java" John Goldacker
July 16th – October 9th, 2010
King Center of the Performing Arts
Melbourne, Florida

Press Release:

Brevard County Artist, Photographer, and Radio Personality "Java" John Goldacker will have his first ever Gallery Showing of his original Rock & Roll posters, and concert photos.

The Classic Rock ‘n’ Roll Art & Photography Exhibition will coincide with this season’s run of the popular CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE series at The King Center.

"Java" John is an in demand local Graphic Artist/Illustrator. A designer of music related posters and CD covers, Festival posters and T-Shirts, and more. John illustrated the book “River Dragon” about the local legend Annie the Dragon, and he’s also been featured in PhotoShop Creative Magazine, and had his posters reproduced in the 2009 books - "PhanArt: The Art of Phish Phans"; and "HOPE: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints".
In 2008 & 09, he was also selected along with 35 artists (in each city) to be a part of the Orlando and Miami Gibson "GUITARTOWNS", having painted original artwork on two 10ft tall Gibson guitar replicas. The 70 guitars were donated by the artists, then auctioned, and raised approximately $400,000.00 for local charities!
Last December, Brevard’s Beachside Resident magazine ran a three page article on John’s artwork, and had him design a Holiday themed cover featuring Bob Dylan.
Currently, John is working on illustrating a book written for children of all ages, called “Bud The Spud”. Written by local writer Adam Bryn Tritt, the book will go into national publication in the near future!

There will be an OPEN HOUSE on Thursday August 12th, from 5pm-8pm...with Live Music from some special friends!

The King Center- www.kingcenter.com
3865 N Wickham Rd. Melbourne, FL
“Java” John- www.koolbeanz.com

At the King Center: CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE & MORE!

Friday, July 16, Classic Albums Live: LED ZEPPELIN: II
Friday, July 23, Weird Al Yankovic In Concert
Sunday, July 25, Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard In Concert
Saturday, August 14, Classic Albums Live: PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Monday, August 16, 2010 CATS
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 CATS
Saturday, September 11, Classic Albums Live: 40 YEARS OF WOODSTOCK
Saturday, October 9, Classic Albums Live: THE BEATLES: WHITE ALBUM

Hope to See You There!!
Please Tell Your Friends!!

Peace,
"Java" John Goldacker

www.koolbeanz.com
www.spiltbeanz.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/acousticrecord

ZZ TOP - Live @ The King Center, Melbourne, FL 2010

2010-05-08T04:08:00.003-04:00

ZZ TOP IN CONCERT
April 30th, 2010

I had the pleasure of shooting pictures for the King Center
last week! How kool. 6th time seeing ZZ TOP, 3rd time this decade,
and they are better than ever!
Enjoy!!

ZZ TOP
THE KING CENTER
My FaceBook

JERRY DAZE RETURNS!!!

2010-02-25T02:37:00.005-05:00

JERRY DAZE 2010
A SPACED ODDYSSEY!
February 27th, 2010 2pm-Mid
At THE SPACE STATION
Merritt Island

After a 5 year hiatus (due to ill health and scheduling conflicts) the 7th installment of the very popular local tribute to the late Jerry Garcia makes it's long awaited return.

Born of an idea by co-creators ("Java" John, and "Grateful" Dave) to pay tribute to the Grateful Dead frontman, JERRY DAZE began in the fall of 1999 at Java John & Jen's KOOL BEANZ Coffeehouse. The very successful event ran three years before Kool Beanz closed. The event was so popular, that fans clamored for more! So, the event continued on in different venues for the next 3 years with the same excitement and success.

Live Music by:
Dave & The DeadBeats,
New Gravity,
Old Friends in the Way,
Ungrateful Buskers,
and MORE!!
(bands subject to change).

And, Featuring the ever-popular Terrapin StationWagon Liquid-Light Show.

Since most everyone has been effected by a family member with cancer :
RAFFLE/AUCTION to SUSAN G KOMEN For The Cure

$10.00 at the Door
Also....Food, Beverages and hotel rooms available, and a "Shakedown Street".

AT THE SPACE STATION ( At The Clarion Hotel)
260 E. Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, FL 32952

For MORE INFO Contact "Java" John:
javahnagila@hotmail.com

ALL ARTWORK AND PHOTOS by JAVA JOHN
(except JD '99 & '00 posters - Jerry painted by DAVE GROOMS)

JAVA JOHN in New OBAMA POSTER Book!

2009-10-28T11:51:00.005-04:00

Hope:
A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints

I am very pleased and proud to have been included in this wonderful account of the
Art of The Obama Campaign! Thank You Hal for including me.

Author: Hal Elliott Wert

Foreword: Ray Noland
Hardcover, 9” x 11 7/8”
188 pages, 170 color images

From Book Website:

Researched, compiled and written by Hal Elliott Wert, a professor at the Kansas City Art Institute, Hope offers a visually striking and comprehensive chronology of the posters created for Obama’s historic presidential bid. Selected from the largest Obama poster collection known to exist, the 185 full-color images visually emphasize Obama’s inspirational messages of change, hope and inclusion, solidifying a campaign unlike anything ever seen in U.S. history and elevating the man behind the message to the status of cultural icon. The unparalleled collection was scanned at the highest resolution largely from original, signed prints available for viewing at “Officially Unofficial -- Inspired Art for Obama,” a traveling exhibit that will soon be touring the country.

With very few exceptions, each of the visually stunning campaign posters in Hope, created by a diverse collection of artists, have been seen only by a limited number of viewers in the primary states, with others having rarely been seen outside the urban core or the art gallery world. Accompanying text provides the back story of each individual artist and poster, revealing the expressive intent behind these dynamic compositions. As an added visual bonus, the reverse side of the front jacket reveals a fold-out, full-color reproduction of David Choe’s awe-inspiring “Hope” print.

MY inclusion on page 36.

by: Java John Goldacker
order poster

by: Alex Ross

by: Derek Hess

by: Julian Norman

by: David Choe

HOPE - THE BOOK

ORDER BOOK from ZENITH PRESS

ORDER JAVA JOHN'S POSTER

JOHNNY WINTER Live In Orlando!

2009-10-23T00:45:00.000-04:00

JOHNNY WINTER LIVE!
Plaza Theater, Orlando
October 15th 2009

photos and artwork by Java John Goldacker

This was the second time I saw Johnny In Concert, the first was when he headlined the 2nd River Walk Blues Fest in Ft. Lauderdale, 1988.

I was a little skeptical about seeing Johnny again, after years of drug and alcohol abuse. But after our interview a few weeks back, and finding out he's been sober about five years now, my faith was restored. And Mr. Winter delivered!

Johnny played a full set, including my favorites It's All Over Now, and Highway 61 Revisited, and Red House! And his band kicked ass.

Thanks Johnny and Paul for the interview, and great show!
(interview below)

my portrait of Johnny in 1988

Paul Nelson

Scott Spray

with drummer Vito Liuzzi

Java John's JOHNNY WINTER Interview Pt1

Java John's JOHNNY WINTER Interview Pt2

JOHNNY WINTER

PLAZA THEATRE

ALICE COOPER In CONCERT!

2009-10-06T22:03:00.011-04:00

ALICE COOPER LIVE!
Peabody Auditorium
DAYTONA BEACH
October 5th, 2007

(photos and art by "Java" John)

My very first "arena" concert was Alice Cooper with Suzi Quatro in 1975. The Welcome to My Nightmare Tour, in Hollywood, Florida. I've been hooked ever since! Here's a little bit about our adventures with(?) the Father of "Shock Rock".....

you may purchase a poster much like this on my ETSY page:
http://www.JavaJohn.etsy.com

Monday night was my 4th Alice show, and the first time I've been up front since that first one (which allowed me to get some kool photos!), and the second time I've seen him with my brother Tom. Lemme tell ya, his concerts are just as good, if not better than they were in the '70's.

The "Theater of Death" tour show was only about an hour an 50 minutes, but was filled with about 25 killer Alice tunes. My favorites being: Ballad of Dwight Frye, The Awakening, Be My Lover, and Under My Wheels. Oh, and "The Coop" was executed four times!

I did a reworking of a portrait I drew of the man who is no longer Mr. Nice Guy (above) to commemorate the show, and for the hopes of getting it autographed...well, that's now there's a funny story - not!

Immediately after the band left the stage, I hustled around to the back of the building in hopes of meeting Mr. Cooper (since I had no luck making a contact before the show). After meeting up with a half dozen people, we were told he was not coming out (the standard rap), and oh, by the way, I was on the wrong side of the fence...sorry I said, and headed back from where I came to investigate other options.

Well, there was this door, on the side of the building...I looked a little closer, and it was unlocked! So, of course I went in. I knew it was in the backstage area, but not sure where. Then after about 30 feet I was standing on the back of the stage as they were tearing it down! I ran into the gal that played the nurse in the show (usually played by Alice's daughter), but she was in a hurry and said she could not help me in my autograph quest. So I searched a few more doors!

After trying a few more unlocked doors, I went back to the stage to see if I could find someone to help....and just as I asked a guy who looked like he was in charge, I knew I should not have asked him! He asked me what I was doing back there (not waiting for an answer) then pointed to some stairs at the front of stage right, and said I must leave NOW!

So, as I approached those steps, there were three people standing there, and the woman who looked official like, asked me if this was what I was looking for - and pointed to the dressing room! Well, just as I sighted Alice reclining on a couch, the guy who told me to leave, grabbed my upper arm, and asked me what the f%#k I was doing! He called security guard, and the two dragged me out of the building! Rats!!

I met my brother, and we went around to the side of the building where the buses were. The same lady from earlier said he was gone, but the crowd (now about a dozen) moved closer to the buses instead. There we were yaking with a guy who was on the tour, and he said that the best way to meet Alice was to go to the local mall or Golf Course the day of the show! Or if you stick around long enough (after he eats, showers, and relaxes a bit), he usually comes out and meets the die hard fans and signs autographs! Kool!

We waited by the bus for about 45 minutes or so, trading Cooper and other Rock and Roll stories, when a police cruiser pulls up. The officer got out (hand on his billy club!) and told this very unruly and probably very sober dozen die hard fans that we MUST DISPERSE!! When we tried to tell him that Alice was coming to see us, he did not want to hear it. Damn!

Tom and I went back inside where we met up with one of Alice's staff. He had seen my work earlier, and said he loved it. He told me that if I gave him a copy, he would give the copy I had for Alice to him, and would get mine signed and would mail it back to me!

So I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

SET LIST:
School's Out (part only)
Department of Youth
Eighteen
Wicked Young Man
Ballad of Dwight Fry
Go To Hell
Guilty
Welcome To My Nightmare
Cold Ethyl
Poison
The Awakening
From The Inside
Nurse Rozetta
Is It My Body
Be My Lover
Only Women Bleed
I Never Cry
The Black Widow
Vengeance Is Mine
Devil's Food
Dirty Diamonds
Billion Dollar Babies
Killer
I Love The Dead
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Under My Wheels
Schools Out (full version)

Thanks for the Great Show, Alice!

www.alicecooper.com

JAVA JOHN's ORIGINAL ART PRINTS

2009-10-01T13:41:00.004-04:00

I've posted about 2 dozen of my Art Prints on ETSY in the past few weeks. Many have a Rock N Roll Theme.

Etsy is kind of like EBAY, without the bidding. And, for the coming Holidays, I decided to reduce the price per print by 25%!

Please take a look...HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE! Here are a few samples:
I'm also available for custom jobs. Not only do I do posters, I design logos, do portraits, and paint wall murals. Samples of those may be seen on my website www.koolbeanz.com
THANKS!!

JAVA JOHN ON ETSY

JAVA JOHN ART

Rest In Peace Sweet Mary

2009-09-16T23:39:00.011-04:00

From the Peter Paul and Mary Website:

"Mary Travers passed away today. After successful recovery from leukemia through a bone marrow/stem cell transplant, Mary succumbed to the side effects of one of the chemotherapy treatments. We all loved her deeply and will miss her beyond words."

Tell Me That You'll Wait for Me...

Influenced by the likes of Josh White, the Weavers, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, and Pete Seeger, Mary Allin Travers was born on Nov. 9, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky. She later grew up in Greenwich Village, New York City where she was 'discovered' by manager Albert Grossman who put her together with her future partners Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow. Mary, who had a very powerful and beautiful voice (till the end) and long, straight blond hair that she became almost as famous for.

PP&M were at the forefront of the great folk revival of the early 1960's. The group had hits with such tunes as: "Puff the Magic Dragon", "If I Had a Hammer", "Lemon Tree" and "Stewball". Their versions of "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" helped make stars of budding songwriters Bob Dylan and John Denver respectively.

Known for their political activism, "Blowin' In the Wind" became civil rights anthem for the band and the world, they would march with Martin Luther King in Selma, Ala.,and perform at the 1963 civil rights March on Washington and at demonstrations protesting the Vietnam War throughout the 60's.

The group disband in the early 70's, but over the years they regrouped several times performing at such events as a 1978 anti-nuclear benefit organized by Peter Yarrow, Live Aid, Amnesty International Benefits, and the 1995 anniversary of the Kent State shootings.

Peter Paul and Mary continued to tour right up until this year. On a personal note, I've had the pleasure of seeing the trio three times. In 1986 when the group performed on their 25th Anniversary tour at the Miami Marine Stadium, performing all their hits as well as their newer material "El Salvador", and "No Easy Walk to Freedom". And then twice at The King Center in Melbourne, Florida in 1998 and 2002.

At the time of that first Melbourne concert in 1998, my wife Jen and I had just opened our folk music venue Kool Beanz. So I thought it appropriate to take Jen to see PP&M for her birthday. I called for tickets a week before the show, and to our great luck a couple had canceled their Front Row/Center seats moments before, so we had the best seats we could have dreamed of! To top it off, our good friend Fred Migliore helped arrange to get us backstage where we met the group, they signed my portrait, and I got to live a life long dream of sharing with Mary Travers.

Rest In Peace Mary.

"Java" John Goldacker
September 16th, 2009

I will for sure play some Peter Paul and Mary music on my show
AN ACOUSTIC RECORD Monday September 21st at 10pm.
Tune In:
WFIT 89.5fm in Melbourne Florida
or On-Line: www.wfit.org

PETER PAUL AND MARY

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

AN ACOUSTIC RECORD
AN ACOUSTIC RECORD MySpace

FRED MIGLIORE/FM ODYSSEY

PETER MAX INTERVIEW

2009-09-13T16:40:00.007-04:00

This Monday, September 14th, I have the pleasure of airing my 3rd interview with legendary Pop Artist PETER MAX. Tune In to WFIT 89.5fm (Public Radio for Brevard) in Melbourne, Florida..or ON-LINE: www.wfit.org

Below is the story of our first interview, and how we came to illustrate portraits of one and other. Enjoy (interview excerpts below too)!

A colorful brush with the “Cosmic Artist” of our generation!
by "Java" John April 15th '07

My anticipation kicked in immediately after I'd gotten the word that the legendary pop artist (and personal inspiration in my artistic style), Peter Max would be available for an interview on March 8th, on my on-line radio show The Acoustic Record!

Then things just kept getting better. Several days after the confirmation, I was told I'd be allowed to give up to 20 personally inscribed Peter Max posters to lucky winners tuning into the show.

Interview day came, and Mr. Max was wonderful and witty! After having been in the U.S. for over 50 years, Peter still retained a touch of charming German accent he was born with (born Peter Finkelstein) 69 years ago. During the scheduled 20 minute interview (which we stretched into a fantastic hour) Peter and I chatted about his youth, much of it spent in Shanghai, and how daily, from his family's pagoda, he peered down over a temple fence and would watch monks standing on huge sheets of rice paper with huge six foot paint brushes perform an entrancing paint-dance. What an introduction to the world of art!

We talked of his love of music, and how he can't paint without it, even enlisting a 'DJ' of sorts to play snips of 5000 songs at a time off an IPod for approval by Peter for his collection!

During our chat, Peter kept asking if I was coming to Boca Raton the following Saturday for his Showing at the Wentworth Gallery. I mentioned it's a two & a half drive south of us, so I would try to meet up with him next time he was in Orlando. Then at the end of the interview, he asked again, I said probably not, so he said he would 'visualize me there' and then I'd appear. I told my wife Jennifer this and we looked at each other, and knew we had to go!

The next morning after our chat, Tamara from Peter Max On-Line e-mailed me and said Peter had such a great time on the show, and that he would love to paint a portrait of me! Whew!! More about that later…..

When we got to the Wentworth Gallery in Boca Raton, there was a little bit of a line, but they were (rightly so) letting the folks who bought art, chat and pose for pictures with Mr. Max first. So we waited a while, and when he finally came over to sign my book I asked him if he had visualized a DJ there who would it be...and he smiled, shouted "Java John!" and gave me a big hug. I presented him with a portrait I did of him, which he seemed to genuinely like (he held it up for all to see!), then I asked him if he would sign a copy of it for my son Dylan (who's 9). He looked over, shook Dylan’s hand and asked if he was named after Bob Dylan. Dylan said yes, and then Peter said that had done a very popular poster of Bob in '68, and that he would love to send him a signed one! What a nice guy.

We talked for a few minutes, and then took some pictures while he signed stuff for others. Peter wanted to chat with me, but I told him that the nice folks of Boca were still lining up to buy his art, so he should attend to them, and that we could chat again someday soon.

Late afternoon on Friday (the 13th) of April as I was napping, I heard a knock at the door and a voice shouted “UPS” – I knew what it must be, so I jumped outta bed. Sure enough, the package contained a beautiful piece of mixed media artwork, an Original Peter Max portrait of me! Damn, it does not get much kooler than that! Thank You Peter.
Finally, I’m reminded of when we said our goodbyes in Boca, Peter told me that we should plan 'something special' in the future....well, if that what's you visualize Peter - I'm on it!

The summer after our first interview we were in New York City, and had the pleasure of visiting Peter in his wonderful Manhattan studios. What a rush! To be there with all those wonderful paintings I grew up loving.

Since then I tried my hand at doing a Max-style painting of my niece, and I reworked the portrait I did of Peter in color (which I will present to him next weekend in Orlando).
Meet the Artist Peter Max
Wentworth Gallery
The Mall at Millenia
4200 Conroy Road
Orlando, Florida
Saturday, September 19th, 6-9pm
For details call: #407-903-9055

HINT: If you pick up a copy of his book -
"The Art of Peter Max" at your local book store,
he will sign it and make a little sketch near the signature!!

SOME HIGHLITES from Our First Interview:

peter max interview '06 #1

PeterMaxIntro-Monks.mp3

peter max interview '06 #2

PeterMaxIntro-Monks.mp3

See Peter's art at: www.petermax.com

Back to Yasgurs....Happy 40th WOODSTOCK!

2009-08-24T12:41:00.007-04:00

Last month during our vacation up north, we spent the afternoon in the town of Bethel NY, the site of the 1969 WOODSTOCK Concert. At the top of the 'bowl' where the crowd sat is now the BETHEL WOODS Museum and Center for the Arts.

It's a wonderful, interactive museum, with lots of vintage items, music and films. Very nicely done. But, the real treat was going a 1/4 mile down the road to the site where the stage was and looking out where all those nearly 500,000 people were! The rain made it all the more authentic, Kool.

Enjoy the pictures, and be sure to tune into my radio special:
"Java" John's "3 Days of Peace, Love, Music, and Interviews - WOODSTOCK at 40"

photos by Java John

Java John Celebrates the 1st Anniversary of his program AN ACOUSTIC RECORD at WFIT
by commemorating the 40th Anniversary of WOODSTOCK.

Special Guest Interviews include:
ARTIE KORNFELD (Woodstock co-creator)
WAVY GRAVY (Hog Farm/ Stage announcer),
CHIP MONCK (lighting director/Stage Announcer,
HENRY DILTZ (official Concert Photographer),
ARNOLD SKOLNICK (Woodstock Logo/Poster Designer)
PETER MAX,
EDGAR WINTER (shared stage with brother Johnny),
LISA LAW (photographer)
JOANNE HAGUE (author WOODSTOCK: Peace Music and Memories)
FRED MIGLIORE (syndicated FM ODYSSEY D.J., and good friend) fresh from The Woodstock 40th Concert in NY!
...and more!

Plus lots of music by (nearly) all the Woodstock artists, including lots of brand new, previously unreleased Woodstock music!
Mondays -
August 17th, 24th, and 31st at 10pm
89.5 WFIT in Melbourne
LISTEN ON-LINE!: www.wfit.org

GREEN DAY LIVE!

2009-08-07T01:10:00.016-04:00

ORLANDO
August 5th, 2009

The Family That Rocks Together....
Jen and Dylan and I had the pleasure of seeing one of our favorite bands last night, the amazing Green Day! They put on an awesome 2 Hour plus show that seemed part tent-revival and part rock n roll circus that featured 23 songs (and about more 10 in medley fashion), a half dozen audience members participating on stage, and more fireballs than I'd even seen in concert.

I'd been a Green Day fan since their 1993 album , Dookie, but I really love the masterful punk/pop of their newest release 21st Century Breakdown, and especially 2004's American Idiot. These last two recordings seem to me to boil down 50 years of rock and roll sound into one funky stew!

Anyway, here are a few of the 1000 picture I took at the show, hope you like them!

We arrived to see one of the band's buses.

The KAISER CHIEFS opened the show with a short but rockin' set.

Then Green Day took the stage with a BANG!

The stage sets were incredible.

Billy Joe Armstrong "Mr. Green Day"

so kool is Trey Cool!

the powerhouse bassist Mike Dirnt

After a half dozen songs, Billy Joe made his way thru the crowd, to our section, right up to our isle seats, and High-Fived our son! (no shit!) I caught this pic just after....

I think this is Dyl's punk face

The Band play a bit o dress up.

Billy sings Good Riddance.....

Trey says goodbye.....

the night's setlist:

Song of the Century

21st Century Breakdown

Know Your Enemy

East Jesus Nowhere

Holiday

The Static Age

Before the Lobotomy

Are We the Waiting

St. Jimmy

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

medley

Hitchin' A Ride;

Shout at the devil [Motley Crue];

Break on through [The Doors];

Iron Man [Black Sabbath];

Back in Black [AC/DC];

Master of Puppets [Metallica];

You really got me [Kinks/Van Halen];

Hitchin' A Ride

Brain Stew

Jaded

Longview

Basket Case

She

medley

King For A Day

- Shout [Isley Bros.]

- Free Falling [Tom Petty]

- Earth Angel [The Penguins]

- Shout [Isley Bros.]

21 Guns

Minority

Encore

American Idiot

Jesus Of Suburbia

Encore 2 [acoustic]

Christie Road

Waiting [partial]

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

nice shirt dude!

Dyl with the bus after the show (with his real punk look!)

GREEN DAY

Our visit to the LATE SHOW 7-22-09

2009-07-28T01:39:00.020-04:00

THE LATE SHOW
with DAVID LETTERMAN
The ED SULLIVAN THEATRE
July 22nd, 2009

Guests:
TRACY MORGAN
LESLIE MANN
DIANE BIRCH

(my portrait of Dave)

We were notified Sunday afternoon July 19th (just before we left my Aunt's house in NJ to see Diane Birch in Philly) that we indeed had tickets to the Late Show. Kool!

First we arrived at 2pm to show our I.D.s and pick up our tickets.

We had lunch at the famous HELLO DELI ( next to the Late Show's back door). Deli Owner and frequent Late Show guest Rupert Jee with "Java" John

Stagehand Pat Farmer (above), and Handyman George Clark hanging out in front of the HELLO DELI prior to show time.

Diane Birch prepares for her performane....

Diane's Performance-

"Biff" Henderson and Alan Kalter exiting the The Ed Sullivan Theater after the show.

Diane Birch was the last to leave the theatre.

What a great time!

Thanks Dave!

LATE NIGHT With DAVID LETTERMAN

DIANE BIRCH

BOWIE/JAGGER EGGS and ROCK PRINTS!

2009-06-24T12:33:00.005-04:00

artwork & shaker eggs!....

Folks have asked me when I was going to start making prints of my artwork available, well now I have.

I recently posted a handfull of my Art Poster/Prints on ETSY with more to come soon!

Also, my wife, son, and I have been making custom Kool Musical Shaker Eggs! they are available on ETSY too....Please check 'em out! : JavaJohn.etsy.com

Thanks for Loooking!

Peace,
"Java" John
www.koolbeanz.com
www.JavaJohn.etsy.com

ORLANDO GUITAR TOWN (PART 3)

2009-05-09T03:18:00.014-04:00

Over the past two weeks there were two final events for the ORLANDO GUITAR TOWN.
First, the last public display of the guitars at Lale Eola on April 26th.....

Then Came the Gala Auction....

This past Thursday, May 7, the guitar artists, and music and art enthusiasts, attended the Orlando GuitarTown’s last gig. Ending on a high note, bidding on the 72 hand-painted Gibson Guitar sculptures, attendees helped raise more than $175,000 for local charities; the Downtown Arts District, Page 15, the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, and the Parramore Kidz Zone.

Following the auction was a special performance by the
BLUE MAN GROUP!

SEAKING OF GUITARS....

I was at Island Music today, andmy friend Sam showed me a few guitars he was appraising:
a 1936 Gibson ES-150
and Gretsch Chet Adkins Nashville Model (probably 1957-65)

A SNEAK PEEK!
Miami Guitar Town 2009

below is a small sample of the guitar I did for the upcoming Miami Guitar Town

JOE COCKER & FLEETWOOD MAC In Concert

2009-04-22T00:19:00.013-04:00

JOE COCKER
WMMO Downtown Concert Series
Orlando
Sunday April 19th, 2009

As WMMO's Elise Rossi said at the end of the concert, this was by far the best this series has presented yet. I've been to about 10, and I agree, all of them have been great, but this was by far the best!

WMMO's Tent

My Joe Cocker Portrait, Signed by Joe (Thanks Wes!)

(Elise visibly moved during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner by local Cory Dotson)

CC and P.J. from the AMAZING opening act, The BB King Blues Club All Star Band

Finally, the man himself!

a longtime fan, with the koolest flag shirt!

setlist:
Hitchcock Railway
Feelin'Alright
The Letter
When the Night Comes
Up Where We Belong
Shelter Me
You Are So Beautiful
Come Together (My favorite)
Hymn for My Soul
You Can Leave Your Hat On
Unchain My Heart
With a Little Help From My Friends

encore Delta Lady
She Came in From The Bathroom Window
Cry Me a River

2nd Encore
Long As I Can See The Light

JOE COCKER
WMMO

FLEETWOOD MAC
Amway Arena, Orlando
Monday April 20th, 2009

It was just as worth the 30 year wait to see this next act on the next night! Fleetwood Mac look and sound as great as they ever did. I do miss Christie McVie in the band, but then again I've always favored Buckingham-Nicks so it worked out.

My wife and son loved the show too! Special thanks to Bill for the tickets.

The Gypsy herself

An AWESOME set design

Lyndsay let's the fans play a few notes

Stevie kickin' it up a bit

Stevie and Lyndsay coming back for encores hand in hand

Mick sharing some final thoughts and thanks!

setlist:
Monday Morning
The Chain
Dreams
I Know I'm Not Wrong
Gypsy
Go Insane
Rhiannon
Second Hand News
Tusk
Sara
Big Love
Landslide
Never Going Back Again
Storms
Say You Love Me
Gold Dust Woman
Oh Well
I'm So Afraid
Stand Back
Go Your Own Way

encore
World Turning
Don't Stop

2nd encore
Silver Springs

FLEETWOOD MAC

all photos and Art (c) "Java" John Goldacker
www.koolbeanz.com

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 2009 a.d.

2009-03-29T23:21:00.010-04:00

After a wonderful interview with Ted Neeley last week on my radio show "An Acoustic Record" on WFIT, Ted invited my family and I to be his guest for today's afternoon performance of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the King Center in Melbourne Florida. (by the way, keep checking back to their websites...in case you missed it, the interview will soon be podcast on WFIT - and possibly Ted Neeley's site!)

What a performance it was! Wow. In his 66th year, Ted as Jesus is in just as fine a voice as he was in the 1973 motion picture! And as my wife pointed out - he still looks great. The whole cast was truly powerful. The "scaffold" set was not what I would have expected at first, but ended up being a surprisingly effective tool...with some very kool effects that I won't give away right now in case you get a chance to see the show.

Ted taking bows with the beautiful and talented Cristina Sass (as Mary Magdalene) . In a role I can only imagine Yvonne Elliman in, this young lady nailed it...I think she will go far in show biz.

After the bows, Ted took the time to give thanks the local and the production's crew for all their efforts. He also thanked the touring band, and all the fans for making the whole Jesus Christ Superstar phenomenon possible.

Cristina, Ted, and James Delisco (Judas) exiting the stage. James proved to have an incredible stage presence filling the shoes of the late Carl Anderson (R.I.P.)

Above is a poster I designed commemorating the performance. Mr. Neeley truly loved it, and kindly autographed one for me and one for my son.

While we were visiting backstage, Ted also graciously signed more copies of my poster that will be used as premiums for WFIT's Fund Drive tonight, and a benefit for HorseSisters in three weeks (more info on how to get one below).

Ted is a very kind man, not only signing the posters for us, but spending about a half hour with us in between shows - even when the staff and handlers were trying to rush us out, and (his very kind) daughter was giving him his dinner. He told us it was more important to him to connect with us (and other fans), to him it's what provides that extra energy and makes it all worthwhile.
Thank you so much for all your efforts Ted. Your a saint!

My wife Jen, son Dylan and I with Ted.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE OF THE TED NEELEY AUTOGRAPHED POSTERS...

3 of these posters will be available as special premiums for WFIT's Fund Drive Tonight (March 30th) during my program AN ACOUSTIC RECORD from 10pm-midnight (eastern time).

For a pledge or $50.00 you will recieve a copy of my original art, signed by Ted Neeley himself, and personally inscribed to you by myself. PLEASE CALL Us WITH YOUR PLEDGE between 10pm-midnight 321-674-8950 or toll-free 1-800-403-9431

also
3 of these posters will be available as 'auction' items for the HorseSisters fundraiser.

Drop me an email (koolbeanz@koolbeanz.com - with Ted Neely Poster in the subject line) and I will give you details on where to send a check for HorseSisters Inc.

TED NEELEY

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

WFIT 89.5fm (Public Radio for Brevard)

HorseSisters

More of My Artwork

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Wiki)

WE ARE ONE: Obama Inauguration Concert

2009-01-26T15:27:00.010-05:00

The star-studded concert that kicked off the official inaugural festivities Sunday afternoon (1/18/09) "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration," featured a lineup of speakers and musical performers that included Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, Herbie Hancock, Pete Seeger, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, YoYo Ma & Itsach Pearlman and many more.

What a great concert! I can't wait for the report from my cousin who was there!
Inaguration Day was wonderful too....I am especially proud to be an American right now!

Here is some tunes from the day:

04. Bruce Springsteen - The Rising.mp3

11. James Taylor, John Legend & Jennifer Nettles - Shower The People.mp3

13. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses.mp3

23. Usher, Stevie Wonder, & Shakira - Higher Ground.mp3

25. U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)-City Of Blinding Lights.mp3

28. Pete Seeger With Bruce Springsteen - This Land.mp3

MY ORIGINAL
Obama/Inauguration ARTWORK
is now available at:
JavaJohn.etsy.com

Here are a few samples, with lots more to come!

Get your Shepard Fairey style Icon at:
obamicon.me

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' (Part 1)

2008-12-25T03:12:00.007-05:00

Happy Holidays Friends!
Well, it's been a week since we arrived in California for our two week Christmas Vacation. Wow, what a blast...family, Hollywood, Venice Beach, Big Sur, Haight Asbury, Dylan's first snow - and we still have a week to go!
Here are some pictures (in no particular order), hope you enjoy, more to come soon.
Merry Christmas!
"Java" John

first snow

All You Need Is Love

2008-12-08T01:39:00.004-05:00

John Lennon
10/09/40- 12/08/80

Join me for a special
"Radio Vigil" Tonight
on
An Acoustic Record
10pm-Midnight (EST)
WFIT 89.5fm Melbourne, FL
or On-Line:
www.wfit.org

Abbey Outtake

01 - Come Together.mp3

JOHN LENNON

DEADHEADS for OBAMA

2008-11-17T11:51:00.009-05:00

Hello Friends, I've been inspired since our candidate for change has been elected 44th President of the United States! So, I thought you might be interested in taking a look at a few of my new OBAMA pieces that I've posted on EBAY....and hear The Dead perform at their first Obama Rally!

I've now got three of my original LIMITED Edition BARACK OBAMA Posters available.

Also - there are four "DEADHeads For Obama" Buttons designs, and one "PHISH Phans for OBAMA" Button. I may have a few more other designs soon - since the demand has been very kool! So check back often....samples below....

By the way, If you bid on this item, you'll be helping to fund a Christmastime trip to San Fransisco for my family and I to see our niece get married. It's been a lifelong dream of my wife and I to visit the city of lights, and home of The Grateful Dead! Thank You!
click here to bid on EBAY: http://myworld.ebay.com/javadack

Thanks for looking, and please tell your friends!

GO OBAMA!!
Peace, "Java" John

Ripple at Obama rally

ripple.mp3

Phiol's speech at Obama Rally

phils campagin.mp3

US Blues at Obama Rally

us blues.mp3

click here to bid on EBAY: http://myworld.ebay.com/javadack

DEADHEADS For OBAMA

BARACK OBAMA

GRATEFUL DEAD

PHISH

CHEAP TRICK’S BUDOKAN!

2008-10-23T00:18:00.009-04:00

30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION on 3 CD/1 DVD!!
Thanks for the head's up of this new re-release from follow blogger:
Layla's Classic Rock

Rick in Tampa 2008 photo by Java John

From CheapTrick.com

“I WANT YOU... TO WANT... ME” ON DVD!

CHEAP TRICK’S BUDOKAN!: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION,
5.1 SURROUND SOUND DVD + 3CD PACKAGE CELEBRATES LANDMARK TOKYO CONCERT OF 1978

CHEAP TRICK’S LIVE AT BUDOKAN NOW BECOMES A “SIGHT & SOUND” EVENT AS 1978 CONCERT FOOTAGE IS RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALONGSIDE NEWLY MIXED AND MASTERED AUDIO
OF THE ORIGINAL CONCERT ON 3 CDs

DVD features original concert that aired once on Japanese television in 1978 – never aired in U.S. and commercially available for the first time in this package, plus new 2008 interviews with the band members and other people involved with the landmark concert...Follows historic Cheap Trick concert return to Budokan in April 2008

Box set available starting November 11, 2008, through Epic/Legacy;
180 gram audiophile vinyl pressing of original LP in stores October 28th

(SEE VIDEO CLIP BELOW)

I've been a huge fan of Cheap Trick's fun lovin' rock n roll since the first time I heard "Surrender" for Budokan...as are I'm sure millions of folks that were teenagers in the late '70's are. That album was just pure energy! And having grown up a fan of "The Dead End Kids", the look of Rick Nielson and Bun E Carlos was just perfect!

The first time I had the pleasure to see the band was at the FLORIDA WORLD MUSIC FEST April 1979....what a line up! Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Brownsville (Station), and Mahogany Rush. The news that night reported that Ted Nugent could be heard 8 miles away from the Tangerine Bowl! What a show!

I saw the band once or twice in the eighties, the not again till this decade. First off, Robin Zander showed up at Rick Derringer's "Musicians 4 Disaster Relief" at Universal Studios Orlando in February '05, a concert to help Hurricane and /Tsunami victims (sadly, Rick had to cancel out). Others on the bill that night: Eddy Money, Dickie Betts, Loverboy, Michael Bolton, Twisted Sister (first night reuniting), and Mark Farner. All whom autographed my commemorative artwork (other signed copies were auctioned off for the cause).

M4DR poster by Java John

Then in 2007 Cheap Trick put on an awesome free concert in downtown Orlando promoting their latest release "ROCKFORD" - an awesome concert, and awesome cd. It was the first time my 11 year old son saw the band, and he loved them.
I painted the below Ukulele with the artwork from Rockford, with hopes to get it autographed by the band, sadly no luck - yet!

And lastly, we got to see Cheap Trick with Heart and Journey this past July in Tampa - they were awesome as ever, and the stage set looked great (see top picture). Can't wait till next time!!

Surrender - Live Orlando 12-31-99

10 Surrender 12-31-99.wma

surrender....but don't give yourself away.....

CHEAP TRICK

Original BARACK OBAMA Posters

2008-10-20T11:21:00.004-04:00

Hello Friends! I just wanted to give you folks a heads up (because I know that some of you collect my artwork, and some collect Obama memorabilia) that for the first time I'm offering several high quality reproductions of my original OBAMA designs on EBAY!

I designed the above poster commemorating the first time we saw Senator Obama in Maitland, Florida, in hopes of getting Barack to autograph it for me. Well, with many thanks to our dear friend (who helped coordinate the event) for getting it to him, our next President indeed signed it for me. And the report is that he truly loved it and was grateful for the copy I gave to him, and gave his blessing for me to sell copies of it.

This poster "Yes We Can!, Yes We Can!" is based on the same design, only for those who would not nessisarily care for the title "Florida Welcomes" at the top.

I will have both these designs available on EBAY until the Limited Edition (100) Giclées of each are gone.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY EBAY LISTINGS

The design was also the basis for a T-Shirt design I did for the OBAMAWARENESS FEST that my wife hosted here in town last month.

To see more of my original POSTER ART please CLICK HERE.
If you see something you would like let me know, and I'll let you know if it's available!

Thank You...and Don't Forget to Vote!!

www.koolbeanz.com

ORLANDO GUITARTOWN (Part 2)

2008-09-22T03:55:00.009-04:00

This past Saturday saw the public unveiling of the guitars (36 in all) included in ORLANDO GUITAR TOWN at Orlando's City Hall. The event featured many of the guitar artists, the Orlando Mayor, along with a free concert featuring Big 10-4, John Frank, Gerry Williams Band, Christian Wilson & the Wayward Sons and Thomas Wynne & The Believers.

It was a beautiful day for the event, there was a very nice crowd, and the music was great. I was even interviewed by several members of the local press!

Below are some pictures from the event...and check back later - some of the musicians are going to send songs for me to add to this blog.....

By the way, I want to send a special Thank You to Tiffany, Angel, and "Tattoo" Bill for helping me out, and for for their patience with all my questions!

My first view of the event.

We were issued these kool passes.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer poses with my guitar, my son, and I.

"Tattoo" Bill Roberts and his tribute to Aerosmith.

A few groovy pieces.

Mark Hadley and his "Envy".

Some of the small guitars that were displayed inside City Hall.

William Bernoir and his tribute to The Doors.

A couple of my favorites.

The stage and crowd!

ORLANDO GUITAR TOWN

GIBSON GUITARS

CITY OF ORLANDO

ORLANDO GUITARTOWN!! (Part 1)

2008-09-20T03:56:00.006-04:00

Recently, I had the honor of being the only artist form Brevard County to be selected (with 35 other Central Florida Artists) to put our original art works on a 10ft tall replicas of a Gibson Les Paul Guitars!
These guitars will soon be placed all around downtown Orlando for several months, then they will auctioned for charity.

....but, THIS SATURDAY (9/20), there will be a sneak preview Party at Orlando City Hall with many of the artists in attendence! And a free concert (read the official press release below). We will be there at 3pm for several hours. Hope to see you there!

Here are a few snaps of my work in progress.....

laying down the base coat.

with the plants painted on.

the back of the guitar.

"Tequila Sunset" awaiting delivery to it's post at the CITY ARTS FACTORY.....
along with a few of the other (beautiful) pieces.

From www.orlandoguitartown.com:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Official Orlando Kickoff Saturday, September 20 With FREE Concert and Sneak Peak of All Gibson Guitar Sculptures and Epiphone Showcase Guitars

Public Has Opportunity to Meet Visual Artists and Celebrate Orlando GuitarTown with Mayor Buddy Dyer

Orlando, Florida, September 12, 2008... Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer and presenter of the Orlando GuitarTown project, along with the City of Orlando, announced a special Orlando GuitarTown Concert and Event to take place Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 3-8pm at Orlando City Hall.

The Honorable Mayor Buddy Dyer will officially kick off the Orlando GuitarTown project in grand style and unveil the ten-foot tall Gibson Guitar sculptures in a special event downtown sponsored by Widmeer Beer and WMMO Radio. All guitar sculptures will be on display for the very first time. The public will have a chance to view the art guitars and meet the visual artists in attendance. After this special unveiling the sculptures will be placed around the City Beautiful as part of a multi-week display. The ten-foot Gibson Guitar sculptures will be featured outside of City Hall and the showcase Epiphone Guitars will be displayed inside City Hall for this special concert event and then moved to their assigned locations throughout the city.

To celebrate the official launch of Orlando GuitarTown, the City of Orlando has produced a free concert featuring popular local bands. Performances from Big 10-4, John Frank, Gerry Williams Band, Christian Wilson & the Wayward Sons and Thomas Wynne & The Believers are scheduled. The free concerts are open to all ages and free to the public. After the launch the committee will produce a map that will be available on line or in various tourist locations which will feature the locations of each guitar and sculpture.

The Orlando GuitarTown project is a public arts project featuring ten-foot tall fiberglass Gibson Les Paul model guitars and a series of regular size showcase Epiphone guitars painted by local and regional visual artists. Each will be placed throughout Orlando in front of city landmarks, sponsor locations and other popular destinations. The project unites the Orlando art, music and business communities and will benefit local charities. The culmination of the project will come in 2009 with an all-star live auction hosted by world renowned Juliens Auctions (www.juliensauctions.com). For information on Orlando GuitarTown go to www.orlandoguitartown.com or call the toll-free hotline at 1-866-321-4212. The project is administered by the Gibson Foundation (www.gibsonfoundation.org).

ORLANDO GUITAR TOWN

GIBSON GUITARS

CITY ARTS FACTORY

CITY OF ORLANDO

Then and Now: AL SCORTINO

2008-08-15T20:59:00.010-04:00

During the past 15 years I've been blessed to have become friends with many fine musicians here in Brevard County, and the rest of Florida. And, I've been lucky enough to design some CD covers, play harp on one disc, and help produce another.

Two that I am particularly fond of are the "CoffeeHouse Hootenanny" and the "Home Away From Home...Kool Beanz" CDs, because they are compilations that feature many of our friends. Since starting this blog, I've been wanting to do a series called "Then and Now" focusing on the musicians on those two discs, and taking a look at how they've grown.

We are going to kick this thing off with a favorite of many folks around Florida: award winning singer-songwriter "Sebastian" Al Scortino.

"CoffeeHouse Hootenanny" performers: The Secrets (Robin and Eddy, Kathleen Berghuis, Harvey Kishter, Taylor Made, Steve Hodak, Rev. Don Maxson, Anna Delgado, Terry Kelley, Jammin' Joe, Bob Parker, Rocky D'Andrea, & Slim Chance and the Yugo Girls

I first met Al Scortino on Open Mic nights at the "Java" The Hut" Coffeehouse (Indian Harbour Beach) where I was working all those years ago. We had a bunch of great songwriters come through there, and Al was among the best.

Maj. Art Dorie and his wife Helga were big fans of the Open Mic, and from there Art recruited a number of artists to perform on a CD he was producing about folk songs of The Korean War. As a gift for helping him, Mr. Dorie produced a Limited Edition CD of those artists performing their songs, and covers, to help them promote themselves. That was the "CoffeeHouse Hootenanny" CD.

Art Dorie hired me to design the CD "Hootenanny" cover (my first), and from there Al Scortino hired me to do my second for his second disc "The Promised Land". My favorite track on the disc is What'll We Do With Mary (the cover concept is based on this song).

Whatll We Do With Mary.mp3

Back in 1998 my wife and I had just opened our coffeehouse, Kool Beanz. Al had his CD release party for "The Promised Land" there, and when we decided to record a live album of many Kool Beanz faves the next year, we knew we wanted Al (and his partner norm mcdonald) to be a part of it. For the disc, the powerful "Jacksonville is Burning" (about the Florida fires in '98) was selected.

Jacksonville Is Burning.mp3

Sometime around "The Promised Land" Al started hooking up with some other fine musicians from across the state, together the became known as "The Ashley Gang", and fast became favorites on the Florida folk festival circuit. So far, Al's recorded two discs with the band, and is currently working on his third solo project.

ALnorm- The Ashley Gang.mp3

"Home Away" performers:Will Pearsall and Steve Shanholtzer, Diane Runion & Willie Hunton, Bob Sanders, Matt Riley, Bryan McCahill, Big Red & the Bus, Rocky D'Andrea, HoneyBucket HillBilly Band, Dave Grooms, Terry Kelly, Janet Reedy, Steve Setron. Al Scortino and norm mcdonald, Brad Keeler and Kim Roque, Mike Runion, Laura and Seven, Steve Hodak, & Sam Pacetti

I recently asked Al a few questions, and here's what he had to say:

Al, where are you now?

Still singing and playing whenever possible, although not as frequently as I'd like. The band has been not quite as eager to travel lately, to many family and job obligations and disasters. I have a home studio set up now. I originally put it together to record my own material on my own schedule. But it's kind of like being the first kid on the block with a car, everyone wants to ride! So I've recorded a few projects with some local groups, some scream band and a punk group. Good experiences all, enjoyed every minute of it. Still writing and working on a new CD which should be done within the next couple months.

How and when were you inspired to become a songwriter?

Hmmm.... I guess it all started like many song writers, not so much an inspirational thing but a self therapeutic thing. By the time I got through with my therapy phase I knew how to write a song, so I just kept doing it.

What songwriter from the time you stated was your favorite?

I think at the time I started writing I'd say I was listening to a lot of folk rock types, Jackson Browne, Eagles, Dan Fogelberg.

Who is your favorite songwriter of today?

That's tough. I like a bunch of independent artists. It's almost safe to say if they play them on the main stream commercial radio, they suck. If they play them on WFIT's newest program The Acoustic Record, they've got my seal of approval!

Of all the songs you’ve ever written, which would you most like to be remembered for?

I'd like to be remembered by a bunch of different folks for a bunch of different songs. I'd like to think they were all worth writing and recording. Then again, I could be wrong.

Al was kind enough to debut a few of his new track here for you folks, Thanks Al!
Make sure you visit Al's and the Ashley Gang's websites, and be sure to tune into my radio show An Acoustic Record this Monday night (10pm WFIT 89.5 Melbourne, On-line: wfit.org) when I'll feature Al Scortino and many other fine Florida talents.

NEW!

What's A Metaphor -Al Scortino.mp3

NEW!

Confession -Al Scortino.mp3

AL SCORTINO

THE ASHLEY GANG

KOOL BEANZ

WFIT

OBAMA in FLORIDA: Brevard!

2008-08-04T11:48:00.026-04:00

Bright and early on August 2nd an excited crowd started lining up for entry to Barack Obama's first public appearance in Brevard County. Many arriving before sun-up for the 8:30am door opening. (all photos, except where noted, were taken by my brother and I)

A general admission ticket, which were handed out free to a lucky 1000 people.

The crowd anxiously awaits.....

My gang believing in Change.

My Volunteer pass.

The Senator takes the stage (some of the crowd singing Happy Birthday) Today, August 4th, is his birthday.

Our next President speaks for about 25 minutes....

then fields questions for another half hour from the crowd.

After a standing ovation (many Space Coast residents pleased with his plans for NASA and keeping jobs in Brevard), Obama says goodbye. Stopping to shake hands and fist bump with many excited fans.

This is a photo (by Rik Jesse) of Barack first bumping with a young man in a hat which appeared (in black and white) in Sunday's edition of the FLORIDA TODAY Newspaper....

...this is MY photo, coincidentally shot at the same time from behind that young man with the hat!!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Obama has left the building.

The button I designed based on the poster I made for Barack's visit to Orlando in May.

My wife finally got her book signed!

Brevard's Finest motorcade awaiting the Senators departure.

BARACK OBAMA

BREVARD FOR BARACK OBAMA

FLORIDA TODAY

CHEAP TRICK - HEART - JOURNEY : Live In Concert!!

2008-07-31T22:47:00.010-04:00

Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, Florida
July 30th, 2008

Last Night my wife, son, and brother all loaded up for a road trip to Tampa after winning tickets to one of the hottest tours on the circuit this summer. This was the fifth time I'd seen HEART, and the third time both for JOURNEY and CHEAP TRICK. I've been a longtime fan of Heart, and always enjoyed Cheap Trick, but I've never been a huge Journey fan - but I must say they rocked pretty hard last night, and their new singer, Arnel Pineda was pretty awesome, a dead ringer for Steve Perry (read below).

Info About Arnel Pineda from Wikipedia:

Videos of (Arnel's band) The Zoo performing cover songs by Journey, Survivor, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Air Supply, The Eagles, Kenny Loggins and other popular acts from the 70s, 80s and 90s, began appearing on YouTube.com in February 2007. On June 28, 2007, Neal Schon of Journey contacted Noel Gomez, a longtime fan and friend of Pineda who uploaded many of these videos, to ask for Pineda's contact information. Schon sent an e-mail to Pineda inviting the latter to audition for Journey. Pineda initially dismissed the e-mail as a hoax, but after being persuaded by Gomez, he finally replied to Schon's e-mail. Ten minutes later, Pineda received a phone call from Schon. On August 12, Pineda, along with his manager Bert de Leon, flew to Marin County, just north of San Francisco, for a two-day audition. The star-struck Pineda was welcomed warmly but he described the audition as "nerve-wracking, tense".

On December 5, 2007, Pineda was announced as the lead singer of Journey. CNN Headline News ran the story as part of their "News to Me" segment.

Pineda debuted as the lead singer of Journey on February 21, 2008 at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival held at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater in Viña del Mar, Chile. Videos of the Vina del Mar performance are available at the Festival's home page and on YouTube.

Chilean media acclaimed Pineda's performance (translated to English): "The new vocalist fit very well with the band, his vocal aptitudes shining through, which are very similar to the legendary musician of the band, Steve Perry." Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain described Pineda's performance in a radio interview: "We went to Chile just recently, where we had never played and they went crazy, they absolutely went nuts...Arnel's first show - talk about a stressful thing - we had a televised concert for 25 million people...Is the guy a winner? Yeah, he's a winner. He's a clutch player."

Journey returned to the US for a private Remax Convention event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on March 6, 2008, then performed at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood on March 8, 2008 (this concert was recorded and used, in part, for the Revelation DVD).

After Cheap Trick's set, just after Heart started, I asked my boy if he wanted to roam around and see if we could get some good pictures. As we rounded the left side of the stage a security guard said we should not block the aisle, then motioned to the front of the stage, he said he could let Dylan go to the front/center of the stage to take pictures for a few minutes if he liked - SURE! we said.

We he was done he ran back up to me, gave the guard a high-five and we both said thanks. The guard pulled me aside and said he could come back to shoot a few of Journey later if we liked. Kool!

All in all it was a hot show, and we all had a great time, and my wife loves her favorite band agian!

Below are some the photos our budding young rock photographer took! Enjoy.

Heart playing Zeppelin in '77

Heart - Track 5 - The Rover.mp3

MORE TOUR DATES

08/02/08 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC
08/03/08 Chastain Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA
08/04/08 Chastain Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA
08/06/08 The Amphitheatre @ The Wharf Orange Beach, AL
08/10/08 Walnut Creek Amphitheatre Raleigh, NC
08/12/08 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Virginia Beach, VA
08/14/08 Nikon at Jones Beach Jones Beach, NY
08/16/08 Toyota Amphitheatre Scranton, PA
08/17/08 Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
08/19/08 Comcast Center Mansfield, MA
08/21/08 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
08/23/08 New York State Fair Syracuse, NY
08/24/08 Saratoga PAC Saratoga, NY
08/26/08 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
08/27/08 Nissan Pavilion Washington, DC
08/28/08 HERSHEYPARK Stadium Hershey, PA
08/30/08 Center for the Arts Bethel Woods, NY
09/03/08 Verizon Wireless Arena Manchester, NH
09/05/08 Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, ONT
09/06/08 Blossom Amphitheatre Cleveland, OH
09/07/08 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
09/09/08 DTE Energy Music Theatre Detroit, MI
09/10/08 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Indianapolis, IN
09/12/08 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Chicago, IL
09/13/08 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis, MO
09/19/08 White River Amphitheatre Seattle, WA
09/21/08 Clark County Amphitheatre Portland, OR
09/24/08 Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord Concord, CA
09/26/08 Sleep Train Pavilion at Sacramento Sacramento, CA
09/27/08 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA
09/30/08 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA

JOURNEY

HEART

CHEAP TRICK

JACK WILLIAMS IN CONCERT!

2008-07-25T13:51:00.007-04:00

LEU GARDENS
ORLANDO
Sunday July 27th, 2008

"Jack is the best guitar-player I've ever heard."
- Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary)

"...one of the strongest guitar players in contemporary folk."
- Sing Out!

Since he first performed at out coffeehouse, Kool Beanz, nearly 10 years ago, I've become a huge admirer of his work and performance. Of the 4 Jack Williams CDs that I own, there are a number of tracks that I can count as some of my favorite recorded music, and can often be heard on my radio show. Here are just a few: High Cotton; Buckets of Rain; Hometown Boy; Eternity & Main; Outlaw's Dream; Across The Winterline; The Old Buckdancer's Gone; Mama Lou.

I'll re-cap the concert for you Monday Night on my radio show AN ACOUSTIC RECORD on WFIT 89.5fm Melbourne, Florida. Listen on-line: wfit.org

Jack's latest album is called "Don't Let Go", named for a hit song from the 1950s by Roy Hamilton. With these 22 tunes Jack pays tribute to the musicians, singers, songwriters, and showmen from the past 80+ years that influenced his style. Songs as diverse as "AUNT HAGAR'S BLUES" (by W.C. Handy)- as performed by Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars; "YOUNG AT HEART" (by Johnny Richards & Carolyn Leigh) as performed by Frank Sinatra; Jesse Winchester's "BILOXI"; George Shearing's "LULLABY OF BIRDLAND"; "KING HARVEST" by Robbie Robertson / The Band; "DADDY'S HOME" by Shep & the Limelighters; Duane Eddy & Lee Hazelwood's "REBEL ROUSER"; "DELICADO" (by Valdir Azevedo) as performed by Percy Faith & Orchestra; and my favorite - "A SALTY DOG" - Gary Brooker & Keith Reid / Procol Harum. The CD is made all the more interesting by the fact that all these wonderful pieces employ the same tight ensemble throughout - acoustic bass, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and viola.

"Don't Let Go" Song List:
DON'T LET GO
AUNT HAGAR'S BLUES
BILOXI
HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART
THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT
TOMORROW IS SUCH A LONG TIME
WATERMELON MAN
COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO
WILLOW TREE
LULLABY OF BIRDLAND
THAT LUCKY OLD SUN
LOVESICK BLUES
DADDY'S HOME
A SALTY DOG
SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
YOUNG AT HEART
KING HARVEST
DELICADO
BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
GOTTA TRAVEL ON
REBEL ROUSER

"...one of my all-time favorite pickers."
- Tom Paxton

Upcoming Gigs:

Friday July 25, 8:00 pm Bloomingdale GA - RANDY WOOD CONCERT SERIES at
Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. Hwy. 80 (912)748-1930
info@randywoodguitars.com www.randywoodguitars.com

Saturday July 26, 8:00 pm Pinellas Park FL - HOUSE CONCERT, Freedom Lake Park area.
(727)542-5895 scooteremail@yahoo.com

Sunday July 27, 2:30 pm Orlando FL - LEU GARDENS Folk Concert Series
1920 Forest Ave. (407)898-8298
www.cffolk.org

Friday August 1, 8:00 pm Dahlonega GA - THE CRIMSON MOON,
24 N. Park St. (706)864-3982
www.thecrimsonmoon.com

MORE GIGS

A Salty Dog.mp3

Live on the Acoustic Record

Buckets of rain.mp3

LIVE on the Acoustic Record

Come rain, or come shine.mp3

JACK WILLIAMS

CENTRAL FLORIDA FOLK

LEU GARDENS

WFIT

AN ACOUSTIC RECORD

I'M BACK ON THE AIR!

2008-07-21T01:25:00.009-04:00

MONDAY EVENINGS 10pm - MIDNIGHT

I'm very pleased to announce that starting TONIGHT I will be back on the Radio Waves! The good people over at WFIT (Public Radio for Brevard County) have offered me a time slot to revive my radio program (know called) AN ACOUSTIC RECORD with "Java" John.

After a wonderful in-studio introduction Sunday Afternoon by Fred Migliore, on his FM Odyssey show (10am -1pm Sundays), I will officially begin tonight...bringing you the best from 50 years of Rock n Roll, Folk, Soul, and Blues, not necessarily always acoustic, but (I think) always interesting - crossing genres, generations, and the grooves.

I also have a penchant for live music, so I'll be playing plenty of live album cuts and bringing special guests in the studio to perform live for you. Some previous in studio guests have included: Larry Coryell & Tracey Piergross; Freebo; Jack Williams; Monica Rabino; Al Scortino & norm mcdonald; Simone; Billy Chapman; Bill Rice; Lathan Hudson; Sheryl Paige; Robin & Eddy; Bill & Eli Perras; Alesandra Valenzuela; Moon Shine Blue; and Laura & 7 to name a few.

In the past, I've also had the pleasure of interviewing some of my heroes over the phone, and I plan on bringing you more of those as well. Past interviews include: Dave Davies (Kinks); artist Peter Max; Arlo, Sarah Lee, and Nora Guthrie; Pete Seeger; Legendary Producer Keith Olsen; Ray Manzarek of The Doors; Ian Gillan of Deep Purple; Mark Farner (Grand Funk); Mark Volman (The Turtles); Charlie Daniels; Ray Stevens; James Lowe (The Electric Prunes); Question (? Mark and the Mysterians); Livingston Taylor; Kate Taylor, and Alexa Ray Joel (Billy’s daughter) and many more.

So remember: Please Tune In Monday Nights from 10pm - Midnight for An Acoustic Record with "Java" John! ....and if you are not a local - you can listen on-line: www.wfit.org

Many Thanks Todd, and all the folks over at WFIT for bringing me on board! I'm pleased to be on board.

Along with Fred Migliore's FM Odyssey, there are many other great programs on WFIT, some of which I've been listening to for years! Including - Blair Clark's C'est la Vie; Rob Killam: Celtic Tapestry; Bill Stuart: Folk, Bluegrass and More!; Reverend Billy's Revival; DJ Joni-O: The Stray Cat Lounge; and Jack Simpson's Jazz on the Beach. Tune in and get a taste of radio the way it's supposed to be. Remember - ALWAYS SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO!

UPDATE:
ARTICLE From The FLORIDA TODAY NEWSPAPER 08/01/08

Serving Up Some Tunes by Breuse Hickman

Back in the day (circa 2000) we loved hanging out among the acoustic elite at Kool Beanz in Cocoa Village. Unfortunately, the coffeehouse closed in 2003, but owner "Java" John Goldacker, above, has remained a force on the local music scene. And now you can feel that vibe again thanks to WFIT-FM (89.5). His show "An Acoustic Record" airs from 10 p.m. to midnight Mondays. His show will cover 50 years of rock 'n' roll, folk, soul and blues. Despite the show's title, Goldacker says you might hear a little electric action as well. After all, it is his show.

WFIT seems is the perfect fit an old soul like Goldacker, whose laid back style probably would not fit the voice tracking culture of corporate radio. The radio's format also allows him to bring in local artists who will play their music live in the studio.
"I basically play what I want," Goldacker said. "Particularly live recordings. I'll bring my music to the studio and decide then what I'll play."

Goldacker was introduced a few weeks ago to the WFIT audience via Fred Migliore, whose "FM Odyssey" show airs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays on WFIT.
You can expect some overlap among artists and genres, but that doesn't make them similar in appeal. "What drives our programs is personality," Migliore said. "It goes back to the early '70s when FM was a rock force and you tuned into certain (music) shows because you liked the DJs."

WFIT (Public Radio for Brevard County, Florida)

AN ACOUSTIC RECORD MYSPACE (interview samples)

FM ODYSSEY

Translating Joe Cocker

2008-07-20T11:03:00.003-04:00

This video is hilarious, and right on! Thanks Mary.

I know this was made for some gal named April for her birthday, but I'm sending it out today for my brother Tom for his.

Happy Birthday Bro.

Joe Cocker

Woodstock

"Weather forecast for tonight: Dark" - G. Carlin

2008-06-24T00:40:00.009-04:00

R.I.P. GEORGE CARLIN
May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008

In 1973, when I was 13, a friend of mine gave me a copy of George Carlin's "Class Clown" what a riot...we played that sucker over and over (in secret of course!). We knew George from TV a bit, but these albums hilarious! "AM/FM", "Occupation Fool", and "Toledo Window Box"...we loved them all.

Anyway, one day my Uncle came over, he seemed hip, so I asked him if he had heard George's albums yet, he said no, so I lent it to him. "Whatever you do, don't tell Mom, it's a little raunchy" I said.

Well, several months later I nearly got my ear yanked off, followed by a serious grounding. Seems good 'ol Uncle Tom had forgotten about the "don't tell Mom, it's a little raunchy" part. He was hosting a party at at the home of an old (old being the key word) family friend. At the pool party, after a few drinks, he remembered that he had a comedy record, hell, everybody loves a comedy record! The sad news was my Mom, step Dad, Grandma, and a hand-full of other bluehairs were at the party!! Mom trashed the record, and I never lent another to Uncle Tom!

Well, my love of George's work never waned, the old stuff was classic, but the stuff from the past two decades was biting, and I think spoke more to the state of humankind. George had an amazing insight, and was sometimes very caustic, but I believe underneath he had a heart of gold.

On February 5th 1997, George played here in town. We were busy building our coffeehouse, so I did not go to the show, but I did this piece of art and went to meet him backstage prior to the gig.
A very kind man, we chatted for a few minutes, he signed my work, then had to go inside.

I was very excited, and walked back to the front of the building when I saw a big bush of red hair in the crowd. Having a suspicion, I walked over, sure enough it was Carrot Top! (he grew up here in town). Anyway, he signed the art too adding "my hero", and asked if I'd do a portrait of him.

It was a very kool night even if I did never get to see George perform live.

RIP George...I'm forever a fan!

One of my favorite bits:

"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck". - George Carlin

GC Euphemisms.mp3

GEORGE CARLIN
WIKI-CARLIN

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll....But I like mine with a little Jam, Thank You Very Much!

2008-06-16T21:37:00.018-04:00

And Jam They Do!
From Paonia Colorado -
THE STROLLING SCONES 2008

I first met the Strolling Scones a year and a half ago while on my radio show I was featuring a segment called "YourSpace on the Acoustic Record". I reached out to the band via the wonders of the Internet, they sent a CD, then we had a nice live on air phone interview.

After we chatted I told them that I had a piece of art I created of a VW bus that had not been used, and I thought it might be perfect for them with a few modifications. They saw the work and agreed. A year later they contacted me to do the cover for their newest CD - kool! And that is what we are hear to talk about today, the new release: "INTRORETROSPECTIVE"

This disc KICKS off with the very kool, rockin'-funky, slightly psychedelic "One Way Seat", and jumps right into the poppy Byrds/Raspberries like "Anytime She Passes By". "Taken' Em On" starts with a wonderful wah-wah guitar, and continues to rock on. So one, two, three "Introretrospective" grabs you by the rock and roll heart, and spills it all over the stage.

I may be crazy, but when I listen to the Scones, I hear influences as diverse as The Kinks, Curtis Mayfield, Zombies, The Killers, Faces, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Dusty Springfield, The Strokes, and many others. Hearing Rick sing on sounds like Johnny Rivers meets Ian Anderson meets David LaFlamme....not bad company (maybe a little Bad Company too! - just kidding, well maybe not!) .

Though I love this disc all the way through on my first listen, there are a few other stand out tracks to me this second time around the turntable (so to speak). "Lifeguard at Bikini Beach", "Hard Times on Easy Street", "Trim Rigged Cat", "Gypsy Fever" and the obligatory Kinks cover "Phenomenal Cat".

Most of the tracks on this disc were written by the band's lead singer and lead guitarist Rick Stockton, who wears many hats in the band. Besides being a multi instrumentalist he's also co-producer and arranger. There are many flavors throughout "Introretrospective"...and they all come together (right now) on this contempo-retro journey that will appeal to all true music lovers.

A few questions with the Strolling Scones:

* How long has the band (or members of) been together?
About 3 & a half years. 1st gig was on New Years Eve 2004/2005.

* What might one expect when seeing the Scones in concert?
The Strolling Scones has an element of musical theater. While they aren't a tribute band, the audience is taken on a trip back to Swinging London in the 60's, or possibly the "Summer Of Love" with the lights, the costumes, the music. It's a bit of a circus because each of the musicians has an alternate persona that's pretty fun.

* Can you give a a little history on a few of the band mates "names"?
Yardley London's name came from the Yardley of London cosmetic line that was so hip back in the 60s .... and of course Yardley is very much in to that kind of thing.
T. Malcolm's character was raised by academic parents, hence forth the "Oxford". At first the band was going to be called "T. and the Electric Crumpets"... that's where the "T" came from.
Our latest member, "Rainbow Sunshine", the member with a penchant for mind expanding experimentation, is named after 2 popular types of acid from the bay area.
Sir Randy Scouse Git is the name of a Monkee's tune (minus the "Sir"). Each name is British slang. Randy = horny, Scouse = somebody from Liverpool, and Git = guy
Slide Clubblefield, the only Yank in the band, is a perversion of James Brown's drummer's name, Clyde Stubblefield.

* How long did it take you folks to record your new disc, and what do you consider to be the major differences between your last disc "Well thawed out" and this one?
Introretrospective took about 9 months (from July '07 to March '08) from the first tracks through mixing & mastering. It took longer than planned because we were so busy performing. Introretrospective is a bit edger and more psychedelic than "Well Thawed Out" but it still has some catchy little pop numbers.

* If you could pick one artist or band from the 60's/'70's, and one from the past two decades who may have been a major influence on the Scones, who might they be?
That is a tough one, since we were influenced by so many of the great artists of the 60's. If we had to pick one, I guess we'll pick Ray Davies & The Kinks. Actually, Ray's career is still going strong, so he spans all of the decades from the 60's to now. As far as the last 2 decades, well there are lots of new artists that we like to listen to, but as someone who really had a major influence on what we are doing with the Strolling Scones we'd say Neil Innes, who wrote all of the songs for The Rutles. The 1996 Rutles Archeology album is absolutely brilliant. We've listened to it over and over. Neil has actually been around since the 60's, but we were only peripherally aware of his work until we started doing research for the Scones.

* I'd like you to give a good musical trivia question....the first persons who answer correctly will get the free copies of "Introretrospective" that you all graciously sent in.

OK. Which American female pop vocalist from the 60's dated Elvis Presley and wrote songs with Jimmy Page before he formed Led Zeppelin.
Hint: Her first #1 hit (in 1965) was written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David

THE BAND:
T. Malcolm Oxford (Rick Stockton ):
Lead vocals, harmony vocals, 6 string and 12 string guitars, songwriting, inspiration
Yardley London (Helen Highwater) :
Lead vocals, harmony vocals, bass guitar, almost unbelievable cool
Oedipus "Shinetop" Johnson (Jimmy Yozell):
Drums, funk
Rainbow Sunshine (Ellen Ensley):
Lead vocals, harmony vocals, flute, sax, unstoppable energy
Sir Randy Scouse Git (Scott Bennett):
Guitar, vocals, and an encyclopedic knowledge of all things 60's
Stewart Dewar (Justin Hess):
Drums, original drummer (frozen and thawed) still appears with the band when out of rehab
Slide Clubblefield (George Weber) :
Drums, keys (not at the same time), can play just about anything - sometimes even the glockenspiel
"Screamin'" Mimi Manchester (Caroline Ellis Townsend):
Vocals, sunniness, the wild blond
Chelsea Morning (Elliot Jackson):
Vocals, guitar, songwriting, flappability
G. Harrison Harper (Harry Harpoon):
Harmonica, baaad craziness

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