THE POSTER WAS RESEARCHED AND ILLUSTRATED FROM 1980 TO 1989.  IT ALL BEGAN AFTER A FEW DRINKS WITH AN ELON COLLEGE CLASSMATE WHEN CONVERSATION TURNED TO WHAT BANDS STEVE WINWOOD HAD BEEN IN.  BEING A VISUALLY ORIENTED PERSON (AND BEING TOO TIPSY TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT IN MY HEAD) I FELT THE NEED TO WRITE IT DOWN.  YOU'LL SEE THAT STEVE WINWOOD IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POSTER AND IN A STRAIGHT LINE.  FROM THERE THIS THING EVOLVED JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT.  I ALREADY HAD A 500+ ALBUM COLLECTION TO USE AS RESEARCH AND WAS THE MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR THE COLLEGE RADIO STATION WHICH GAVE ME ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF RECORDS.  NINE YEARS (MOVING TO GERMANY AND A COUPLE KIDS) LATER I DECIDED TO MAKE A FEW DOLLARS FROM THIS THING, REACHED A STOPPING POINT, AND HAD IT PRINTED UP.  MY FRIEND MICKEY HELPED ME PRINT THE FIRST 1000...HE LEFT THE BACK DOOR UNLOCKED AT THE PRINTING COMPANY WHERE HE WORKED.  WE SNUCK IN ABOUT 1:30AM AND TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS.  AFTER BEING GIVEN LOTS OF ADVICE IT WAS DECIDED TO LEAVE THE POSTER IN ITS ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN FORM RATHER THAN USE COMPUTER FONTS.  SEVERAL ARTIST FRIENDS FELT THAT IT WAS "ART" IN THIS FORM.  THE FLOWING LINES DRAW YOU IN THEY SAY.  THE HANDWRITING EXPRESSES THE TIME PUT INTO RESEARCH AND ILLUSTRATION...CAN YOU SEE ME HUNCHED OVER THIS THING (THE ORIGINAL IS 6X8 FEET) AT ONE IN THE MORNING WITH A WARM BEER AND COLD PIZZA AT MY SIDE?  I ALMOST HAD IT FINISHED AT ONE POINT, HAD LEFT IT ACROSS MY BED IN THE BACK BEDROOM OF A ROOM I WAS TEMPORARILY RENTING.  THE HOME OWNERS CAT SPRAYED AT LEAST HALF OF THE POSTER WITH PEE WHICH ONCE DRY LEFT SALT CRYSTALS AND ODOR ACROSS THE FRONT.  GOOD THING I DIDN'T SEE THAT CAT FOR A FEW DAYS!   THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN...IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO MEET THE PEOPLE SHOWN IN THE AUTOGRAPH GALLERY (EACH MEETING WITH ITS OWN FUN STORY).  I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY THE FAMILY TREE OF ROCK-N-ROLL.  

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