AN OLDIE FROM A FEW YEARS AGO, MY BUDDY TIM COONEY TOLD ME A STORY I HAD TO REHASH ON AN EMAIL AND IT MADE ME FRIGGIN HAPPY FOR HIM. THE KID IS A GIFTED PLAYER AND IF THIS HELPS ANYONE, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT TIM OVER YOUTUBE.
ENJOY:
ok so as some of you know my mother used to sing folky songs with this dude named denny cooney. they sang songs and made a record with such standards as "west virginia" (take me home to the place i belong...) among others. think if john denver did duets... that "shove your finger down your throat" kind of music... no offense karen carpenter... makes ya wonder why they arent still making records... ok, maybe not.
he had a brother named bob and bob had a son named tim. patty mac daddy knew him a few years ago and when i found out who he was and that his cooney was the same as denny's cooney, we became friends... we were oddly bonded and he was a hell of a musician... he was good at playing and as y'all know i can listen like nobody's business... but i havent seen him in about 6-8 years...
killing 3 paragraphs, aka, long story short i got a phone call from tim today and he's living in delaware married with 3 kids... his talent is out of this world good, like patrick, but uniquely individual to him. but this is why you are reading this heresay story:
tim went to an open mike in delaware and apparently tim described this as "the carnegie hall of open mike nights" in delaware. the place has been in business doing this open mike night for 60 years and everyone who plays there is incredible.
tim asked the owner one night to play and the owner took a look at him and said NO. apparently the guy is really cutthroat. later on he asked again and he said no again. he pleaded with the guy, said he'd only do 2 songs and this is the time he is alotted out of his house for the week cause of his kids and life in general. so eventually the owner said "2 songs... go ahead"... its a movie script i know...
so he went on stage and the magic of tim happened. he started playing and the room quieted down to a pin drop. he said there is a style he does called tapping, and from note one he had the room. the other musicians who signed up came to the front of the room to hear him play. i don't know how anyone can play any instrument but this guy is insanely good like patrick. its in his blood.
the owner said after the first song there was a problem in his club. the other musicians didn't want to follow tim. so he put on an hour and a half show for the club and now either hosts or occasionally hosts that open mike night. i forget exactly how it worked out, but he proved his worth in one song. the moral? don't judge a book by its cover.
i thought it was a pretty kick arse story and thought for a dreary cold friday on the east coast, it would warm all your hearts to hear it too. after the dover race in may, gib and i will take an "old guy" nap, then head to see tim play in rehoboth that sunday night. or i will at least.
to see an example of what tim can do go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clBoyR_c1Rs&feature=endscreen&NR=1
or search youtube.com"tim cooney" he has about 15 videos... for those of you in the business of music who may know a thing or two may i suggest you pass this on to the powers that be... and since we all know norwegian wood, find him doing that one in his 15 videos as well...
(mare pass on to patrick and encourage him to play more. i wish i knew how to hold a guitar but i refuse to learn cause i could never be as good as patrick. so i'll get back into shooting pool instead...)
enjoy
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