I’ve probably rambled on about the Blue öyster Cult (BOC) on almost any social medium known to man, so why not here too…
The topic was not about an awesome band or specifically awesome music but about an awesome person, but I’m giving the subject a lazy twist by choosing Donald Roeser aka Buck Dharma. Donald is a guitarist of the rock&roll/hardrock/heavymetal formation Blue Öyster Cult and he has been for almost 4 decades. Of course there were up and downs and periods of inactiveness but still you can’t deny you have to be quite awesome to keep rocking for such a period of time.
The manager of the BOC tried to give every bandmember an alias back in the days, but only Donald’s Buck Dharma stuck. That in itself might say something about this man, he’s got a charisma that not too many people can challenge. After all these years, he is one of the most underrated guitarists out there and still defines the sound of the BÖC. Of course he’s getting older, but when he’s rocking on stage you wouldn’t say so. He might take short breaks during the long shows, but that might just be the wise thing to do taking into account that he’s not 25 anymore. Know your awesome, but know your limits.
Here’s a great example of his guitar work:
So far I am failing in my attempt to associate with awesomeness. I have not been familiar with any of the three nominations for awesomeness so far. Clearly, I need to mix in different company.
Of course it’s not an unsurmountable problem that you have yet failed to associate with awesomeness or that you are not yet familiar with any of the nominations. I do however suggest that you are going to do your utmost best to compensate for this small character flaw by familiarizing yourself with the nominees and their work
Go forth and be awesome, all is not yet lost.