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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:38 pm
by wkturn2008
He is a great guitarist but it was me who wore a leather jacket with a tophat and long frizzy hair, playing a tobacco sunburst Les Paul. I wore a concho belt I bought in Hollywood, he put his concho belt on the tophat, the only difference. I was the front man, Rex Velvet was my name. Slash may be a better name, but I was the original. The thing is, if I dressed like I did in the 80s now, people would call me a Slash copy, but it's just not true. I was the original Slash. I can back it up as well. It still pisses me off but I do have the satisfaction that people remember me. I am not famous but I have many fans in Houston. They wore out my tapes of original songs. They still call me the most original act to take the stage. I may get flack for this post but it's all the truth!!! Slash ripped me off.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:54 pm
by wkturn2008
I played a Les Paul standard through a Marshall slant 412 cab with a Vox Scorpion head and a BK Butler/Chandler tube driver. If I sound bitter maybe I am. He is rich and highly respected, I am a teacher with a bachelor's degree in music and he's a famous guitarist. I am legendary only to those in Houston who know. I am making a comeback at 45 years old. I still have my tophat but I'm not sure if I want to be called a Slash ripoff when it was him who ripped me off. He saw me play in Houston as did ZZ Top, the Galactic Cowboys and Kings X. I have press clippings from the 80s describing my, at the the time, original look. I know he saw me and ripped me off, I just know it.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:05 pm
by wkturn2008
Do I sound like a pompous ass?
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:06 pm
by timme_v
what?
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:10 pm
by wkturn2008
It's all true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:43 pm
by thedavide
Pics!!!
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:10 pm
by Joshlespaul1952
Er...what?
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:54 pm
by Jondog
Just got an e-mail from Slash. He's sending you back the Leather Jacket, tophat and concha belt. He figures Cobain's look has been out for a while so he's gonna try that now. If it doesn't work he's going with a school boy outfit look.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:15 pm
by damienwatt_au
keep off the crack....
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:23 pm
by dylan
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="2" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by damienwatt_au</i>
<br />keep off the crack....
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+1, cant say fairer than that!!!
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:51 pm
by orangeape
Wat?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:06 am
by Bandeapart
Wait.... really?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:11 am
by BrianFantana
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="2" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by wkturn2008</i>
<br />Do I sound like a pompous ass?
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It sounds like the rant of a drunk person. IMO.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:18 am
by orangeape
....or a person not of this world!!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:21 am
by sleejay
It would be cool if this was all true though... lol