Dan Houghton Meets Mike Ness at the Ogden
Theatre
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Dan Houghton
& Mike Ness |
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summer (2002) our own Dan Houghton met with his long time idol at the Ogden
Theatre in Denver. Before I share with you what I found out about Mike
Ness, I'd like to tell you a bit about Dan Houghton. |
| Dan walked into Chodosh
Guitar wearing a completely black outfit including a heavy corduroy
shirt that must have weighed quite a bit in the summer heat. I thought he
wore it for luck but soon realized that it was part of a statement that
Dan was making about who he was. For a lot of us, |
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Dan accepting his
GP1 Pin |
| playing guitar is more than a
hobby. So, I quickly identified with what Dan was doing.
Usually, however, this sort of thing changes as the student gets
older. The interest varies from one style to another or even moves
into another area like sports, acting or debating. With Dan things
did change. His hair got pretty wild, his clothing changed a bit (to
all our amazement he got rid of the jacket), his |
| interests in music changed from Punk to
Rockabilly and back and I don't think (or hope) that his way of expressing
himself will ever stop changing. One thing, however, has
never changed for him. He has always admired the punk artist, |
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| Mike Ness. Dan followed the man's music and his growth both personally and
professionally while maintaining a strong interest in his own guitar
playing. I believe that Dan has learned a lot in this
way from Mike Ness. I also believe that by staying with something
this long Dan has learned a great deal about himself. Oddly, it may be the same
lesson (although not experiences) that Mike Ness has learned and expressed
about himself though his music and videos. I am delighted
to see that Dan got to meet Mike Ness and admire his persistence with his
love of Punk Rock. Keep it up Dan. |
Here is some
of what I found on line about Mike Ness. You can learn more about
him at the Social Distortion web site www.socialdistortion.com
or view more details at BMG entertainment http://www.getmusic.com/artist/10192/1019
2671.htmlwhere you can download his music. |
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(Chodosh Guitar is not connected in any
way with BMG entertainment.) |
| Mike Ness is the front man/
singer and guitarist for Social Distortion. He had a rough childhood
and has since survived drug problems and a destructive life style
while remaining active as a punk musician. He has had some very
successful ventures and always remained an icon in the view of the punk
music fan. Now sober, his message seems to reflect his victory over
his addictions as he has expressed in his performances on stage, and on
CD. |
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Mike
Ness |
| I hear quite a
few personal reports about stars from people who have met them and am
often disappointed in the attitude or actions of the stars themselves as
portrayed to me by the fan who worked so hard at meeting someone with just
the hope of expressing their admiration. This has never
been the case with Mike Ness. I understand from several people I
know who have met him that he appreciates his fans and is a "really
down to earth kind of guy". I can't think of a better
compliment to someone who is admired by so many musicians and students of
music - M.C. |
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