{"id":5535,"date":"2009-09-30T21:43:23","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T04:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=5535"},"modified":"2009-09-30T21:43:23","modified_gmt":"2009-10-01T04:43:23","slug":"nhra-record-holding-bass-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRA Record Holding Bass Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fnhra-record-holding-bass-player%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F09%2Fimage001.jpg&amp;description=NHRA+Record+Holding+Bass+Player\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[5535]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"NHRA Record Holding Bass Player\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=NHRA Record Holding Bass Player&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\" data-text=\"NHRA Record Holding Bass Player\" data-desc=\"Talented Bassist Gene Schwartz hangs up his guitar for a weekend of racing at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Oct. 16-18 BAKERSFIELD, CA \u2013 Gene Schwartz is a former NHRA record holder in his 1952 Chevy, but underneath his racing suit Gene can\u2019t stop singing the blues. That\u2019s because his \u201cday\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/image001.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/image001.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5535]\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5536 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px;\" title=\"NHRA Record holder with his 1952 Chevy \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/image001.jpg\" alt=\"Nostalgia Drags: NHRA Record holder with his 1952 Chevy \" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/image001.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/image001-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/image001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/image001-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Talented Bassist Gene Schwartz hangs up his guitar for a weekend of racing at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Oct. 16-18<\/p>\n<p>BAKERSFIELD, CA \u2013 Gene Schwartz is a former NHRA record holder in his 1952 Chevy, but underneath his racing suit Gene can\u2019t stop singing the blues. That\u2019s because his \u201cday job\u201d is as a bass player. For over 30 years, Gene played bass for legendary blues guitarist Robert Lockwood Jr. When not jamming on his bass guitar, Gene has managed to build his skills as a champion racecar driver setting National records in the 60s to present day.<\/p>\n<p>The Euclid, OH resident has made the annual trip to the National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky on numerous occasions, but has yet to visit McFarland, CA for the California Hot Rod Reunion.  Fans of both Gene\u2019s music and his racing raised money to surprise him with an all-expense-paid trip to the California Reunion this October. Gene was surprised, thrilled and eager to join fans and friends at the Reunion.<\/p>\n<p>Gene\u2019s car will be a sure crowd pleaser. His \u201952 Chevy racecar is one of the few nostalgic gassers that uses a \u201cstick shift\u201d and uses his patented 9000 rpm for a thrilling starting line launch. Now, he\u2019ll be rocking and rolling down the strip in his Chevy, an exact duplicate of the car he ran in the 60s. Don\u2019t miss this talented racer, also considered \u201cthe best white guitar player in America\u201d according to Lockwood.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; More information about the California Hot Rod Reunion &#8212;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Information, including a full activities schedule, entry forms and tickets, is available through the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum at http:\/\/museum.nhra.com or by calling the Reunion Info Number at 909.622.8562.   Requests can be emailed to <span class=\"oe_textdirection\">&#x6d;&#x6f;&#x63;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x72;&#x68;&#x6e;<span class=\"oe_displaynone\">null<\/span>&#x40;&#x6d;&#x75;&#x65;&#x73;&#x75;&#x6d;&#x65;&#x68;&#x74;<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds of the California Hot Rod Reunion benefit the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by Auto Club of Southern California.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fnhra-record-holding-bass-player%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=NHRA+Record+Holding+Bass+Player\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"NHRA Record Holding Bass Player\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=NHRA Record Holding Bass Player&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/nhra-record-holding-bass-player\/\" data-text=\"NHRA Record Holding Bass Player\" data-desc=\"Talented Bassist Gene Schwartz hangs up his guitar for a weekend of racing at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Oct. 16-18 BAKERSFIELD, CA \u2013 Gene Schwartz is a former NHRA record holder in his 1952 Chevy, but underneath his racing suit Gene can\u2019t stop singing the blues. That\u2019s because his \u201cday\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email Talented Bassist Gene Schwartz hangs up his guitar for a weekend of racing at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Oct. 16-18 BAKERSFIELD, CA \u2013 Gene Schwartz is a former NHRA record holder in his 1952 Chevy, but underneath his racing suit Gene can\u2019t stop singing the blues. That\u2019s because his \u201cday job\u201d is as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[19,378],"tags":[2540,376,286,2541],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5538,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5535\/revisions\/5538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}