| Tammerlin Interview by Bill Ectric |
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| I first met Lee Hunter when we both worked for the Student Activities Department while attending Florida Community College of Jacksonville, FL. I didn’t know at first she was a musician and singer, but her other features caught my attention quickly: Really cute, quietly intelligent, and passionate about protecting the environment. I don’t think she and Arvid had met yet. One day, on my way to class, I saw a guy walking toward me who looked like a mixture of teen rocket scientist and Dagwood, with arcs of jet black hair framing the forehead of his inquisitive, handsome face. |
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| Lee Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| Arvid Smith | Photos by Bob Fegan | |||||||||||||
| "I'm looking for the Student Activities Office,” he told me. “I’ve got these promotional flyers for a concert we’re giving and they tell me I need to get a permission stamp to post these around the campus.” “I work for Student Activities,” I said. “What kind of music?” “New, old, electric, acoustic,” said Arvid. “Some experimental, some traditional.” “Cool,” I said. “I’ll help you put them up.” I don’t remember if we ever got the approval stamp from Student Activities, but we got the posters up and the word out. At the concert, Arvid played everything from acoustic 12 string finger picking folk music to ethereal electronic wizardry on an electric double necked guitar with a paint job like the World of Tomorrow. |
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| I should point out that I usually prefer listening to electric guitar, but when Arvid plays acoustic, his licks are just as embracing and exhilarating as most electric guitar players’ riffs. His chops and Lee Hunter's vocals and rhythm are a very satisfying combination. | ||||||||||||||
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