Uncle Ted
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It's that time of year again. That time which Uncle Ted, Great Gonzo, Natureboy, the Original Amboy Duke, Ted Nugent brings his unique style of music and philosophy to the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.
This is the second year that I've gone w/my ma. Yep. You heard me right. Ma wanted to go, so I went with her.
I've been a fan of "The Nuge" for quite sometime and the first time I saw him perform, last year, was intense.
Being a guitar player myself, I got probably a bit more out of seeing him than most, as I was taken aback by his furious notes, screaming leads, and soulful rythms.
He opended his set this year as he did last year: a recording of Ray Charles (not Jamie Foxx) singing America the Beautiful. He allows Ray's entire rendition to complete before hitting the stage with a power chord, swinging the red white and blue passionately.
For the next two and a half hours we are taken back in time to his fury days and brought back to the present with even more releases from his arsenal of albums.
Just offstage, he has a guitar rack holding only seven of his many. He plays five.
He is a big proponant of America and lets us know each and every time he asks for "another american made guitar".
Some think he is full of it.
I think he's just Ted.
