My "selfie"....

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 11 Mar 2015 1:59 pm

It's been awhile since I've put anything up here on the Forum, so here goes....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTQSFLTFaeU

Thanks to fellow Forumites Peter Freiberger on bass and Earnest Bovine on keys (unfortunately out of the screen on this phone vid) Also the great Harry Orlove on guitar and Dan Range on drums. A great big thanks to the SWSGA for letting me be a part of their great AZ show each January!!

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 11 Mar 2015 2:12 pm

That was church, man.

Kenny Davis · Post by **Kenny Davis** » 11 Mar 2015 4:37 pm

Wow - I expected to listen to some steel, but got side-tracked by the vocal! Had to listen again. Great job!

Jeremy Long · Post by **Jeremy Long** » 11 Mar 2015 4:51 pm

Rick is THE BEST! CA is gonna miss him

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 11 Mar 2015 9:28 pm

Great job Rick...the SWSGA is proud to call you one of our own...California's loss is Arizona's gain!

Billy

Danny Sneed · Post by **Danny Sneed** » 11 Mar 2015 10:52 pm

Hello Rick, Sounds Great. I'll be hearing and seeing you soon. Your friend Danny

Niels Andrews · Post by **Niels Andrews** » 12 Mar 2015 12:29 am

I wouldn't expect less from you Rick. They should invite you to Dallas.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 12 Mar 2015 7:32 am

Wonderful, Rick - that was musical ambrosia! A pleasure to listen to.

Thanks for sharing it.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 12 Mar 2015 9:46 am

Rick, you are a wonderful musician, but I believe in you as an artist.

I can't believe you're leaving the ocean for the desert!

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 15 Mar 2015 11:30 am

Thanks for the kind words guys!

Mike...yeah it's still a little hard to grok for me too. Let's just chalk it up to Love.....and... Money.
Me and my sweetie are gonna live in 2 nice places with WAY less expenses ....one in Glendale (i.e.PHX and definitely the desert...) and one in beautiful, and way more temperate Prescott...only an hour and a half drive between the two....and about 30 degrees cooler in the summer.

My son is still gonna be here in San Diego, so I'm sure I'll be coming back often for the surf and some good gigs etc. It's only about a 5 or 6 hour trip.

Here's a pic of our back yard in Prescott....

Paul Haaker · Post by **Paul Haaker** » 18 Mar 2015 7:55 am

Great Job Rick. Beautiful Chordal arrangments and singing. You will be missed in California.... Come back a lot!!

Ron Scott · Post by **Ron Scott** » 18 Mar 2015 10:11 am

Did not know you moved Rick. Did not get to California this year I so missed out on the news.....Ron

John Alexander · Post by **John Alexander** » 18 Mar 2015 10:25 pm

That was great Rick! I like the look of your new digs too.

frank rogers · Post by **frank rogers** » 22 Mar 2015 3:46 pm

Fabulous tone!!!

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 22 Mar 2015 5:09 pm

Very nice Brother.
Thanks

Mark Greenway · Post by **Mark Greenway** » 22 Mar 2015 5:49 pm

That was awesome. Great job and great style on that song. Give us another one.

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 22 Mar 2015 6:57 pm

Awesome Rick....simply awesome....!!

Joe Rogers

Glenn Demichele · Post by **Glenn Demichele** » 22 Mar 2015 7:08 pm

Wow: great