Apparel Tips for Aspiring SRV Clones Summertime is Blues Fest time! And with more & more clones in full swing you may be having difficulties standin' out from the herd. So let's take a moment to ensure the wardrobe is working. Shall we?
First of all, any good SRV clone worth his Superglue, knows that Clint's Spaghetti Western look was a source of fashion inspiration for Stevie Ray.
So get yourself a poncho/serape thing-a-ma-deal and a hang 'em high hat. The poncho is also gonna help prevent non-authorized buckle dings to the back of your official Custom Shop Lenny replica. Hold on a minute! If you own a Lenny, you're not playin' Blues fests, you're performing orthodontic procedures 4 days a week. Sorry if I offended anyone there!
Besides a sound wardrobe, one also needs a good story for between tunes. Evidently, a couple thousand of you knew SRV personally, got to hang out and even swap a guitar or two with the legend. So you really gotta get that story across to the crowd with conviction and drinkability.
Finally, in any venues where smoking is still permitted, let's work on getting a 2 inch continuous ash as the smoke clouds up under your brim during those heart wrenching Lenny and/or Riviera Paradise spots.
Yes, the clones are in full force along with comfort food, hot rod & bike shows, beer fests and everything else which makes Americans yearn for the usetah wuz gool ol' daze before 9/11, unleaded gas and incurable STD's. Hey, I'm with ya on this too.
So slap on a set of 13's, work on your Pride & Joy and give the boomers what they paid for-- but don't get too creative beyond that now, ya hear!