GK Factory Tour...Part 3!

Thanks for your interest & patience!

Here is the 3rd installment (final one coming soon!) of a full factory tour at Gallien-Krueger. In this episode, Bob Gallien takes us down the production line for a fascinating look at the quality control and process involved in manufacturing their amazing gear.

Enjoy! :^)

Blessings- Norm

Low Notes for Nashville

Hi Friends!

Sorry for the recent lag in posting stuff here...it's been a hectic year! If you don't already, please subscribe to my Facebook pages and to receive my tweets (links to both are on the home page at www.normstockton.com)...I sometimes find it easier for me to post 2-sentence blurbs there in the midst of the busy pace. But I definitely like having this blog for other extended musings!

Anyway, just wanted to post the below PSA that I shot a few days ago for a great cause - "Low Notes for Nashville" is a bunch of bassists helping out flood-stricken bassists in Nashville. I hope you'll drop by their site (www.lownotesfornashville.org) and do what you can to help.

Thanks & God bless you...Norm

GK Factory Tour...Part 2!

Hello & thanks for your patience...we encountered a few technical difficulties!

As promised, here's the next installment (part 2 of 4) of a full factory tour at Gallien-Krueger. In this episode, Bob Gallien discusses his design approach for his amps & speaker cabinets and more!

Hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look!

Blessings- Norm

P.S. This blog was edited by Carly, my 14-year-old daughter. Kudo's!! :^)

Goodbye for now...

Bethannie "Kaulana" Nothnagle
3/15/78 - 2/22/10


Last week while in Sacramento working with Lincoln and the guys on the next CD, I was crushed to receive a call that a truly amazing friend of mine in Florida was killed in a car accident earlier that day.

I met Kaulana and her husband, Kelly, back in 2005 when I was doing a bass clinic at the church where they were on staff. We hit it off right away, as she was from Hawaii (I spent 5 years of my childhood there) and we spent much time just talking about our favorite Island "grinds" (food) that we both missed now that we lived on the mainland.

Kelly and Kaulana ended up spending a day with me and my family when they came out to Southern California the following year, and it was like spending time with friends we'd known all our lives. My family & I still have fond memories of that day.

The last time I saw her was when she brought a bunch of teens from her church's youth group to Miami when I was playing there with Linc last year. She had such a passion for investing in and encouraging those kids. And she brought me a ziplock bag full of mochi crunch (a popular snack in Hawaii) that she had made...always thinking of others.

She lived her faith. She was absolutely sold out for God. She was crazy in love with Kelly. Together they'd invested their all in the youth at the church, and countless kids were impacted in life-changing ways through their ministry. She was the real deal. And also just an extremely cool, funny and genuinely caring person.

Kaulana, you finished well, my seestah. Thank you for being a light.

Please pray for Kelly, their extended family and friends...

GK Factory Tour! Part 1...

Happy 2010! I hope this finds each of you well.

Here's the first installment (part 1 of 4) of a full factory tour at Gallien-Krueger. I've been a GK artist since 2004 and continue to absolutely love their gear. In upcoming installments, Bob Gallien discusses his design approach for his amps and speaker cabinets, takes us down the assembly line for his renowned RB series bass amps, walks us through his shipping operation and more. Enjoy!

Big thanks to Bob Gallien and all at GK for the guided tour! :^)

Blessings- Norm

The Santa Sessions

One of the most hilarious videos ever...particularly for any of you who've done any session work.




Hope your Christmas season is going well!

Blessings- Norm

Inconvenient...but cool

On a recent road trip with Linc, I flew a completely separate itinerary from the rest of the band (they all live in Northern Cal, I'm about an hour flight south). When I landed, I took a hotel shuttle to the St. Louis Airport Hilton. Turns out we were actually staying at the St. Louis Airport Hilton Garden Inn.

So I waited for another shuttle to take me to the correct hotel. It was around midnight and I was definitely a little crispy...ready to crash out.

Even in my bleary-eyed state, though, I did notice these.

Many of them.

There must be a dozen iMacs all over the lobby of the St. Louis Airport Hilton.

How cool is THAT?!?