Bro ive got to meet atleast 10 famous bands in my life and Tesla is by far the kewlist ever.
This all took place around 97 when they when on there game.
It all started when i was backstage and i was with a g/f and here comes this chick that seem wasted and was hot as hell with a lil dog on a leash and the dog had a backstage pass on its colar. Well the chick says does anybody want this dog around a crowd of metal heads and i spoke up quick and said sure ill take it.
Well then she starts talking to me telling me how cool that is taking the dog and about how they amost run over it in the bus last night. "So im thinking she is a groupie hippie bitch." And then i asked if i could have the backstage pass that the dog had around its neck? She said sure you can and you might know my husband that is the lead singer for the band called Tesla his name is Jeff Keith. I just stood there trying not to shit my paints. Then gave a big HELL YEAH!!!. So she took use backstage like two hours before the show. And The whole band was like average Joe's and was real easy going. At first i got to meet Jeff and he was smokin a big Marley and says i bet you guys aint got no shit like this around here. And after we burnt 1 he grabs a gymbag and pulls out and gives me a handfull of the shit that brougt Elvis back to life and says here thx for taking the dog, that was kewl and then his wife brings me T-shirts , programs, buttons and everything they had on the sale stand and gave it to me.
Now 9 times outa 10 when i go to a concert ill have a guitar in the trunk just for a special thing such as this. And i did my 1972 Tele and brought it in for everybody to sign. Well when the lead guitar play seen my axe "Frank Hannon" he wanted to buy it, and i didnt wana sell it but i did get to jam with him before the show and help him warm up. Not to mention he gave me a few tips and tricks. Man talk about a kid in a candy store. Anyways i asked Frank what was the first song you ever learnt and he said CCR down on the corner. So we played it for starters and if you ever seen the pink paisly telecaster he plays, i got to play it.
Also when they played again close by about 4 months later the fuckers all remembered me and i got to go back stage again i just didnt get a handfull of bud like the first time.
BTW: Jeff use to have a real bad problem with la coca and might have been the reason they didnt do a encore.
And yep i like Tesla, I could be the only person in the world with a TeslaCaster
a few other brushs with fame. Im kinda lucky there but musicians are a rare breed .
