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Pat's Guest Book archive, September, 1999.

This is the first time i listen to Pat, and he is great!!! my brother who is a lot older than me im 22,told me that pat's music was too soft making him go to sleep. And we had a small fight because, i love his album "we'll be togheter again" Make's me feel like im in a bar in new york having a few drinks,thinking about my life.
Alexis Contreras Taulé <actaule (at) hotmail.com>
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 01:15:38 (EDT)

HI Pat HOW ARE YA THERE CHAMP? LISTEN, I SAW YOU IN NYC (at) THE BLUENOTE ON THE 14TH OF AUGUST. MY GREAT FRIENDS WALT SOPICKI AND TIM PEZZINO, WHO WROTE YOU AS WELL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE LIFE CHANGING PERFORMANCE. I WAS ALSO WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THAT HOT NEW GUITARIST-DRUMMER-PERCUSSIONIST-WELL I COULD GO ON ALL DAMN NIGHT- THAT EVERYONE IS BUZZING ABOUT? HIS NAME IS MICHAEL VENLEY, I HEARD SOME OF HIS PRODUCTION WORK AS WELL AND LET ME TELL YA WOW WITH A CAPITAL W. YOUR INSPIRATION IS PRICELESS ALONG WITH YOUR ENTIRE BEING. THANK YOU FOR BEING MUCH BETTER THAN KIND AT THE BLUE NOTE. AND DON'T LET ANYONE FORGET ABOUT THE BUFFALO TABLE.............. COULD YOU LET MR. PESCI KNOW THAT WE AT THE BUFFALO TABLE THOUGHT HE WAS EXTREMELY CORDIAL AND GREAT PRESCENCE TO BE IN. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH Pat MICHAEL VEALEY
MICHAEL VEALEY <MIKBILA (at) worldnet.att.net>
BUFFALO, NY USA - Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 00:32:29 (EDT)

THANKS, Pat
ERLEND RINGSETH <RINGSETH (at) HOTMAIL.COM>
HAUGESUND, NORWAY - Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 12:48:59 (EDT)

Hi, Pat, and Hi, Joe, (Great to talk to you on the phone, recently, Joe.) Still looking into finding a promoter to bring you guys to UK. I talked to Michael Cuscuna about my idea, and he thought it would be great. Still working on it, guys. I'll try leaning on a few people. The amazing Baden Powell is playing Ronnie Scott's in London in October. Unbelievable. And what's even more unbelievable is there hasn't been a breath of pre-publicity about it. I just can't understand it. What's the matter with everyone here? Another living legend and no-one seems bothered. What can we do? (Sure, the usual flock of London guitarists will all turn out. And I hope I can be there, too. (I am not a guitarist -- just a discerning listener). Can't wait to hear Baden Powell. If they are putting on the great BP at Ronnie's, why not the great PM? I'll ask about it. Oh, by the way, Pat -- I have come to the conclusion that your incredible Stone Blue album is THE album of the Millennium. I listen to it nearly every day. Forgive me for being so enthusiastic but your music is very important to me. Thank you for that album. Thank you for all your wonderful music. (My other favourite guitarists include Tal Farlow and John McLaughlin.) Best wishes.-- Chrissie, here in London xXx xXx
Chrissie Murray <chrissiemurray (at) hotmail.com>
London, UK - Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 21:55:04 (EDT)

HI Pat! I would love to see you get something together, cd or a gig with the hottest organist today, Joey Defrancesco. It would really be great to hear you with an organist again. Dreams sometime come true. GOD BLESS
Kelly Smith <Leekel (at) webtv.net>
Clifton, N.J. USA - Friday, September 24, 1999 at 22:07:42 (EDT)

JERRY GARCIA IS GONE, THANK GOD WE ARE BLESSED WITH Pat Martino!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kelly smith <leekel (at) webtv.net>
clifton, N.J. USA - Friday, September 24, 1999 at 15:05:49 (EDT)

Pat, I enjoyed speaking with you between sets Sat.. Thanks for making your self so availble..personally/musically. I will be calling Bernie this week about coming up with a rewarding way to bring you back to NC. I believe that a couple of my contacts/colleagues in the medical field may be open to underwrittng a couple of performances. Also I wanted to thank you for your sincerity and committment to what i like to call personal authenticity. It seems to me that artists whose goal is to really share their experiences, are on the wavelength that matters. later, bp
Bob Pellack <bpellack (at) aol.com>
Raleigh, NC USA - Friday, September 24, 1999 at 07:29:19 (EDT)

Hi, Pat. Your solos are hard to play, but I like 'em regardless.
Jon Hildenstein <jhilden (at) siue.edu>
Wood River, IL USA - Wednesday, September 22, 1999 at 17:33:52 (EDT)

After hearing your album STRINGS ! I decided to play jazz, I play guitar since I was 9 now i'm 24,i've learn some basic jazz guitar but never get serious about it until now, Thank you Pat, because of you I get excited again to play my guitar....
Brata Dimazio <don't have>
Bandung, Indonesia - Wednesday, September 22, 1999 at 16:13:35 (EDT)

I was turned on to "We'll be together again" by a very hip guitar teacher at the age of 15 back in 1976. Since then I have gone through many changes both musically and spiritually and rediscovering this album (on CD) has been a great inspiration to me. My brother and I have been jamming on guitar and keyboards fairly consistently for the last eight years or so and "We'll be together again" has diffently re-charged our batteries! I hope to see in the NW soon and I'm bummed I missed the show in Oregon. Thank you very much for the music.
Bob Rice <bobbinalong (at) msn.com>
Everett, wa USA - Wednesday, September 22, 1999 at 06:15:08 (EDT)

Hello,Pat and Ayako.Thank you for everything. We 're so impressed by your new disc. You're always creating something new. It encourages us all the time. At the same time we worry about your health.We hope you to have a good health and a happy life with Ayako.
YOSIKO HARADA <ponpon (at) office.nias.ac.jp>
NAGASAKI, JAPAN - Wednesday, September 22, 1999 at 04:20:53 (EDT)

Hi Pat,It has been a long time,a 12 year jupiter cycle to be exact.I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the many lessons learned and the generosity and love shown to us those many years ago.Your example and teachings have permanently impressed all of our souls with the possibilities and potentialities of human growth,essential being ,and contact with the true intensity of LIFE.Thank you Pat.Thank you for your work and love and your example of THE WAY.With love,yours truly, Emile.
Emile de Leon <Knightpeople (at) email.msn.com>
Middletown, CT. USA - Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at 23:30:24 (EDT)

Pat- i became aware of your music through michael hedges and his influences. absolutely amazing-wish i could have seen you perform at mt. hood festival. any chance of seeing you this way in the near future?
thaddeus follett
portland, or USA - Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at 20:32:36 (EDT)

Well...i only had strings!i just found out about u, sorry...but from the day i bought strings! i realize you and wes are the greatest...thank's God you're still alive, God blees you, Pat.......
Brata diMazio <don't have >
Bandung, Indonesia - Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at 19:02:18 (EDT)

Pat, I fell in love with one of your early albums, El Hombre (1968?), years ago quite by accident and deemed you then among the greatest of jazz quitarists. To be quite truthful though, I'd sort of lost track of your career and situation until a couple of years ago. Since then I'd picked up a few of your albums including your most recent album. I checked into your site here and realized that I must see your show in NY in September, 1999. I live in Rosendale, NY about 75 miles north on NYC and I had planned to see you at your show at the Blue Note in NYC on Sept. 16th. Then hurricane Floyd happened and I was confronted with the choice of bagging it (I had a flight to Chicago the next day and would thereafter be forced to miss the rest of your run in NYC) or heading 75 miles into the eye of the storm for no other reason than to see you. Fortunately, I made the right decision! On the walk throught the torrent from my cousin's apartment in Chelsea to the BlueNote, we were drenched and had to stop at a laundry and disrobe to throw our clothes in the dryer. (This can only be done in Manhattan. Fortunately, I found two unmatched socks in the lost pile to warm me up during the wait!). Anyway, we eventually made it to the show. I didn't even know that John Scofield, who I love, have four albums of and have seen twice before, was billed with you. He was great. Then you came out. My interest here is not to be pandering: I only mean to tell the world what they need to know: Pat Martino is the greatest! I've seen all the greatest guitarists; I've been a guitar aficionado and aspiring player for more than twenty years. Within seconds of your taking the stage, my jaw had literally dropped. And it only got better with every number. It is a rare event to witness the pure revelation of the spark of life. I saw a flame that night. All with gracefulness. Your playing was unreal! That crap about your surgery and your recovery (which, not to underplay the fact that you lived through it and it was a long road) is a pile of horseshit as far as I'm concerned. There is only one thing that matters: I've never heard anything that approaches your playing today and I can't imaging anything more excellent. The freaking media should stop treating you like some kind of charity case-you're walking on water as it is for god's sake! Show me anything close and I'd give them a break. In the mean time, they should just admit the truth- that there never has been one that shines so bright! Thank you Pat, for your glorious contributions. Your gifts to the world are truely beautiful. For anyone lucky enough with the opportunity to see Pat in concert, do yourself a favor and go. Pat, I can't wait to see you again and hope you'll do NY again soon. I wish you every joy in life. Sincerely, Jeff Graf
Jeff Graf <jeffgraf (at) hvi.net>
Kingston, NY USA - Monday, September 20, 1999 at 23:25:31 (EDT)

Dear Pat. My name is Chris and I'm from Greece. Maybe it sounds crazy for you, but that far from U.S.A. there are many people that admire your playing and your philosophies about the guitar. I'm a guitar player my self and I have been lisening to your records wright from the start. I have got them all. It is true that you have a great influence to my playing. The four instructional and the two other videos of yours are excelent and I hope there are going to be some more in the future. Your comeback to the scene after your health problems is a miracle and a gift to the guitar world. Keep up the good work. Try to visit Greece some time it yould be a honor for me to invite you.For more details e-mail me. God bless you. CHRIS
CHRISTOS KASIOLAS <chrisk (at) classic.diavlos.gr>
Thessaloniki, GREECE - Thursday, September 16, 1999 at 19:45:08 (EDT)

Pat.. My name is Don Mayer. I caught the show at the Bluenote sept 14..Great show! I studied with you in Philly in 1980 when I was working with John Dimartino. Sorry I didn't get a chance to talk with you, hope to catch up with you soon. I am glad you are back with Joyous Lake (I saw the original band in the 70's at the Blue Note with Lenny White on the bill). P.S. Are you still living in south philly? love ya Don Mayer
Don Mayer <doncom (at) fast.net>
Nazareth, PA USA - Thursday, September 16, 1999 at 14:04:59 (EDT)

Pat -- Thanks for the wonderful time at The Blue Note last night!! We were thrilled to be able to hear your playing. It was truly a privelege to spend some time talking with you (and it was an added pleasure meeting Joe Pesci as well!). We had a safe roadtrip back home to Buffalo. My friend Walt will be calling you soon to stay in touch, and to try to arrange some lessons with you. Please let me know when you can make a trip back to Buffalo -- we would be honored to take you to my family's restaurant for dinner. Thanks again, and best wishes always. Tim Pezzino
TIM PEZZINO <TJPEZZINO (at) AOL.COM>
BUFFALO, NY USA - Thursday, September 16, 1999 at 00:56:47 (EDT)

can you please tell me what guitar it is that Pat has in his hands on the homepage? thanks!
Nick <nick (at) dectra.com.my>
KL, Malaysia - Tuesday, September 14, 1999 at 21:30:10 (EDT)

dear Pat, i just wanna say that your style is for me so sweet but even so "hard" and i hope that everybody can find a way to play like(i think) you have:simply natural!!! all the best things,filippo
filippo <whippin (at) libero.it>
- Tuesday, September 14, 1999 at 17:39:34 (EDT)

I'm a 21-year-old guitarist and I am sad to say that I found the material of most guitar players rather uninspiring compared to the wealth of material out there from non-guitarists and composers, but I rediscovered Pat Martino recently and my head has been spinning. I guess I just wasn't ready for it until now.
Luciano Rossetti <lr13 (at) jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
Baltimore, MD USA - Monday, September 13, 1999 at 23:08:29 (EDT)

Pat has privately released a CD of his electronic music only available from the website. For more information go to http://patmartino.com/7sketches.html
Jack <jackj (at) patmartino.com>
USA - Monday, September 13, 1999 at 22:55:04 (EDT)

Hi Pat, You and John McLaughlin are my 2 favorite jazz guitarists. Your music influenced me, I didn't try to emulate your style, your concepts and insights helped to enable me to develop my own unique style. I remember your diagram, showing the scale as a 12 pointed star, it made an imprint on my brain. I will also make a big contribution to the future of guitar music. Have a happy eternity, Johnny Asia, Guitarist from the Future
Johnny Asia <johnny (at) wildfieldstudios.com>
New Haven, CT USA - Monday, September 13, 1999 at 06:37:58 (EDT)

I arrived at this site thanks to a fine young local (Chicago-area)jazz guitarist, Peter Lerner. I've been a jazz lover since the mid-50's, particularly guitarists. I feel so stupid that up until now I missed your work. The only excuse I can muster is that the 60's,70's & 80's were kinda taken up raising a family of four offspring. It's time to make up for lost time! Incidentally, Pete Lerner's website is www.lernermusic.com if you'd care to look in.
Lane Long <JALONG (at) ix.netcom.com>
La Grange, IL USA - Friday, September 10, 1999 at 18:36:14 (EDT)

Pat, Someone took my copy of "Interchange" I can't find another..How can I get one? Saw you in L.A. at Catalina's about 4 years ago and wish I could catch you at the Blue Note. I enjoy your playing greatly and was first told about you by Jerry Fields in Richmond, VA years ago.
Michael Near <nearfunk (at) bigpond.com>
Sydney, NSW Australia - Friday, September 10, 1999 at 08:13:29 (EDT)

love the site and pat's music.... i wish you'd make it to chicago to play....
edwardo <Warded0 (at) aol.com>
chi, il USA - Thursday, September 09, 1999 at 01:39:22 (EDT)

Dear Pat, I wish I could see you play live. Keep playing with heart. Please check my home page: http://space.tin.it/musica/nntcc/ keep in touch, ciao, Gianfranco Continenza
Gianfranco Continenza <giancontinenza (at) tin.it>
Pescara, IT ITALY - Wednesday, September 08, 1999 at 12:47:11 (EDT)

My name is tony mata, and i have been studying with someone who studies with you, his name is chris batson, the things that he shows me are amazing. he has also shown me a couple of your concepts on improvising....killer stuff!
anthony mata <jazzer318 (at) mindspring.com>
norfolk, va USA - Wednesday, September 01, 1999 at 23:05:06 (EDT)

Hi Pat! My name is Walter Sopicki, from Buffalo, NY. I'm driving down to NYC to see you (at) the Blue Note on Tuesday, Sept.14 with a few friends. I can't wait! My guitar teacher, Frank Girard, remembers you from the old Pine Grill days in Buffalo. He also took lessons from Dennis Sandole after you did. Hopefully, I will get to meet you (at) the Blue Note for a few seconds. See ya there!
Walter Sopicki <wsopicki (at) aol.com>
Buffalo, NY USA - Wednesday, September 01, 1999 at 14:10:36 (EDT)

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