tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post7520478049726582444..comments2024-03-28T02:11:12.904-07:00Comments on Hooterollin' Around: Nicky Hopkins and His Giant MirrorCorry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post-3094246880099347042020-08-02T11:11:22.929-07:002020-08-02T11:11:22.929-07:00Nicky at his first JGB show (9/18/75), after "...Nicky at his first JGB show (9/18/75), after "I'll Take A Melody": "How y'all doing? Hey one thing I should clear up before we go any further. If you see me sort of looking straight ahead and talking to people, that's 'cause I've got a bleedin' mirror up here in front of me so's I can see the rest of the lot."Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post-25345461005343382232019-09-25T21:53:05.051-07:002019-09-25T21:53:05.051-07:00I saw him play a few times at Keystone with JGB, I...I saw him play a few times at Keystone with JGB, I never saw a mirror. I have pixAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16779150850177023849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post-1150796521392476332012-05-16T07:33:14.046-07:002012-05-16T07:33:14.046-07:00The mirror is discussed in Julian Dawson's bio...The mirror is discussed in Julian Dawson's bio of Nicky, which I have read but haven't yet annotated.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post-34722159766217869322012-05-14T16:01:41.446-07:002012-05-14T16:01:41.446-07:00Anon, thanks for the observation. Did Terry Adams ...Anon, thanks for the observation. Did Terry Adams ever use a mirror to look at the band?Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post-37340087071662101572012-05-14T07:23:48.418-07:002012-05-14T07:23:48.418-07:00It makes some sense to set up the body of the pian...It makes some sense to set up the body of the piano<br />facing outward from the center of the band so the<br />players are physically closer together. Easier to<br />confer between songs, at least. NRBQ routinely used<br />this sort of set-up, with a clavinet set up facing the<br />audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268955857828486331.post-19683968199071413582011-09-03T15:56:20.340-07:002011-09-03T15:56:20.340-07:00I now have a second person who confirms seeing Nic...I now have a second person who confirms seeing Nicky and His Giant Mirror at the Keystone in October 1975.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.com