I get soooo sick of xmas music.... Except for Hoey's. I can listen to his and just never burn out on it. A guitarist that lives permanently on my shortlist of greats... and too few even know his name.
Good to see a great guy/great guitarist working the ax. At the Dallas Guitar Show you gave my brother your Deja Blues CD and singed it for him is a day we will never forget, it is the nicest thing any one has ever done for him...Your a Rock STAR of the best kind.
I first heard this about 12/13 years ago, he was in the studio of a morning radio show in Miami, and played it live....that afternoon, I bought the CD, been a huge fan ever since!!!!
We lost our Friend Cub Koda many tears ago. We have adopted Gary Hoey as a new Family Friend. I think that Cub would approve. Be Loud and Be proud. If ya Got the Music in ya, Ya gotta let it Out.
Had the joy of meeting you in Auburn Hills at FYE. My son and I enjoyed watching you play there. When you finished playing and started to sign autographs, We thought it would be sign and NEXT!!!!. But you talked to each one of us from 5-10 min each. Thank you again for being thoughtful to us as people and not just another customer. This is why you will always ROCK!!!!!!
I remember meeting him in a close invitation at a Guitar store just shortly after his first child was born. ( This was in Virginia Beach ) I cannot for the life of me remember the shop. He was a guitar promotional tour. I knew the store owner so he called me up and told me to get my ass down to the store and that he had a surprise for me and I could bring one friend. I get there and he told me to sit in the front row of folding chairs. I about shit my pants when I saw Gary come open the door. ( He has always been my favourite ) It was just him and he had this box that was a amp and had drums sounds coming it out of it. He played a few songs. It was sweet. So finally I got to go up there to meet him. I told him that I had a hard time getting my left hand and right hand to get in sync to play guitar. He saw that my fingers are small and asked what guitar that I owned. I told him that I owned 2 Fender strats. He said that I should ditch those and get a Ibanez because their necks are thinner and it would be much easier. About the sync thing. He told me to learn how to trill. He showed me. Then he said something that i will never forget. He said you trill ling enough you get a cool looking muscle on your wrist and you can put sun tan oil on it and the chicks will love it. LMAO He also told us the story of when he grew up riding his bike home. While kids were playing outside he would be practicing. His parents could not afford him to go to college so he just bought the books and taught himself. Then he told us the story that Berklee wanted him to teach for them. He is a helluva a nice guy and I still playing the Ibanez. The trill thing worked. =)
I can totally relate. I saw him at an independently owned record store in Portland Oregon called "Music Millennium" in 1999. The action was so close that people were blinking their eyes like his playing was some sort of magic. And when I got to the front of the line and bought every pre-autographed CD available he came over and talked with me. Super nice guy. A day I will never forget.
Saw him in Spokane when he opened for Joe Satriani. Sadly I'd never heard of him at the time. He didn't have his band, just played along with his iphone as the backing track. It's the only time I've ever wanted the opening act to keep playing lmao. Guy is awesome!
Awesome job as usual! I watch all your videos. From a fellow guitarist I just want to say you are extremely underappreciated in the rock and guitar world. One of the best hope to see you in show soon!
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Without argument the most over looked instrumental genius of the twentieth century. Merry Christmas everyone!
I get soooo sick of xmas music.... Except for Hoey's. I can listen to his and just never burn out on it. A guitarist that lives permanently on my shortlist of greats... and too few even know his name.
Id love to go see him once, such a great influence for me as a guitar player
I own a restaurant in LA, where I usually play quiet songs. but winter time, my restaurant rock'n roll for Gary!
Good to see a great guy/great guitarist working the ax. At the Dallas Guitar Show you gave my brother your Deja Blues CD and singed it for him is a day we will never forget, it is the nicest thing any one has ever done for him...Your a Rock STAR of the best kind.
I first heard this about 12/13 years ago, he was in the studio of a morning radio show in Miami, and played it live....that afternoon, I bought the CD, been a huge fan ever since!!!!
We lost our Friend Cub Koda many tears ago. We have adopted Gary Hoey as a new Family Friend. I think that Cub would approve. Be Loud and Be proud. If ya Got the Music in ya, Ya gotta let it Out.
Had the joy of meeting you in Auburn Hills at FYE. My son and I enjoyed watching you play there. When you finished playing and started to sign autographs, We thought it would be sign and NEXT!!!!. But you talked to each one of us from 5-10 min each. Thank you again for being thoughtful to us as people and not just another customer. This is why you will always ROCK!!!!!!
Awesome.
My kinda Christmas Carols.
Amazing musician & performer...glad to have seen you in Pharr, TX in the Guitar Gods concert!!!
You are AWESOME!!!!!
That's a stand up crowd! oh wait....nevermind. I would be the only dude in the audience standing up! HohoHoey! My favorite guitarist of all time.
Amazing! 🎸🎸
I remember meeting him in a close invitation at a Guitar store just shortly after his first child was born. ( This was in Virginia Beach ) I cannot for the life of me remember the shop. He was a guitar promotional tour. I knew the store owner so he called me up and told me to get my ass down to the store and that he had a surprise for me and I could bring one friend. I get there and he told me to sit in the front row of folding chairs. I about shit my pants when I saw Gary come open the door. ( He has always been my favourite ) It was just him and he had this box that was a amp and had drums sounds coming it out of it. He played a few songs. It was sweet. So finally I got to go up there to meet him. I told him that I had a hard time getting my left hand and right hand to get in sync to play guitar. He saw that my fingers are small and asked what guitar that I owned. I told him that I owned 2 Fender strats. He said that I should ditch those and get a Ibanez because their necks are thinner and it would be much easier. About the sync thing. He told me to learn how to trill. He showed me. Then he said something that i will never forget. He said you trill ling enough you get a cool looking muscle on your wrist and you can put sun tan oil on it and the chicks will love it. LMAO He also told us the story of when he grew up riding his bike home. While kids were playing outside he would be practicing. His parents could not afford him to go to college so he just bought the books and taught himself. Then he told us the story that Berklee wanted him to teach for them. He is a helluva a nice guy and I still playing the Ibanez. The trill thing worked. =)
+J.R. Taylor I probably would have fainted!!!!
LJ
I can totally relate. I saw him at an independently owned record store in Portland Oregon called "Music Millennium" in 1999. The action was so close that people were blinking their eyes like his playing was some sort of magic. And when I got to the front of the line and bought every pre-autographed CD available he came over and talked with me. Super nice guy. A day I will never forget.
Saw him in Spokane when he opened for Joe Satriani. Sadly I'd never heard of him at the time. He didn't have his band, just played along with his iphone as the backing track. It's the only time I've ever wanted the opening act to keep playing lmao. Guy is awesome!
Awesome job as usual! I watch all your videos. From a fellow guitarist I just want to say you are extremely underappreciated in the rock and guitar world. One of the best hope to see you in show soon!
very cool, Gary ...
You, Matt and Erik are crushing it in usual fashion :) great job
LOVE YOU GARY! Happy holiday's to YOU and yours! \m/
Wow I'm actually enjoying Christmas music. This is great.
When the First day of Christmas is the second day of Christmas! lol..
Umm Hell Yeah all around 🤟
Anyone else pause it to read the setlist? :-P
Gary is cooler than the other side of the pillow. When did he move from single coils to Humbuckers?
Did anyone else hear Twisted Sister's 12 Days of Christmas lyrics at the beginning? 😀
Gary you going to do a show in Detroit this year???
Anyone else having trouble with link to buy?
much better drummer than the Mr. Grinch one. Yeah!
where is the harmonizer
Anyone know who's on bass?
Marco Sfogli in the bass????
lol
Its missing the rhythm guitar, it is like a big sonic hole. Love the HoHoHoey albums. Maybe the next live BluRay could have a RG?
It's kinda hard to play 2 guitars at once skippy.... Get a life...
Great show. There's alot to like about the Lowell Auditorium
Snoozing 🙄