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Steel Guitar, complicated or what?.
Started this topic. Last reply by Carl McLaughlin Mar 26, 2012. 4 Replies 1 Like
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William Edward Smith commented on Slim Pickins's photo
Silver Surfers
"Slim--thanks for the nice welcome. I'm sure I will enjoy all you guys..and yea, gotta keep the youngsters under control. Looks like we picked with some of the same guys...wonderful memories. Let's stay in touch and I call you…"
"Hi Bill, come on in and join some great guy's and gal's, you'll find all the help you need to move forward, and your not up there on your own, I'm only a couple of years behind you so we must all stick together and stop these…"
Mac McCarthy left a comment for Slim Pickins"Hello Slim. Thanks for the warm welcome to TSGN. I'm enjoying your photos while I'm typing. Great looking ShoBud you've got there! Fine on the upcoming birthday. You look as if life has been very good to…"
"Hi Mac, welcome to this great steel page, and all the wonderfull thing's it has to offer. It's full of well put together info on all aspects of the Steel Guitar, and which ever way you want to venture there is someone here thats all too…"
William Burch left a comment for Slim Pickins"hi slim the wife and I loved your videos, glad to be your frend. Bill-n-Glenda"
"Thanks Slim,
You're now showing up as my friend. Thanks a whole lot, and Keep up the good work.
Don"
"Hi Slim,
Gosh, I sure am sorry for not getting back to you. You are right on us old Gray beards having to stick together. Again, I don't know how I missed you. Maybe it's because I'm just now starting to find my way around this site…"
"http://www.youtube.com/my_videos
May be of intrest, I shot these videos back in 85, and we have one or two fair steel players over here."
Hank Ruf commented on Slim Pickins's blog post Write Stuff."Great! blog Slim and where glad to have you as a member of TSGN... Hank"
Feelings and Blue of the night.
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Hey guy's, please excuse the jokes, but they talked me into opening the Newbury show in 84, and why I excepted I will never know as I was scared to death, and telling a few tales was the only way to relax the audience, and give me time to work out…
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- Tell us a little about your background
- Playing steel,mostly in England, and worked with, Don Gibson, Carl Perkins, Vernon Oxford, Rose Maddox, Dick Damaron, Tex Ritter, Marvin Rainwater, Dennis (Sam McCloud) Weaver, and one or two other while touring over here.
Now at 74, working with an American Friend at Silver Surfer homes, and loving it, also still doing the odd comedy cabaret spot.
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- At 2:27pm on February 24, 2013, Hank Ruf said…
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- At 4:29am on November 21, 2012, Mac McCarthy said…
Hello Slim. Thanks for the warm welcome to TSGN. I'm enjoying your photos while I'm typing. Great looking ShoBud you've got there! Fine on the upcoming birthday. You look as if life has been very good to you! Congratulations!
Slim, I was away from steel as a player for 50 years or so. ha I've had this Mullen HWP D-10, 9/5 for about three years and been trying to make up for lost time. My last guitar was a Fender 400, s/n 134, way back in the '50's. I played it until the mid ''60's before selling it. Needless to say, E9 w/Emmons set up was a real awakening when I got my Mullen. Slim, I was like (and still am) a kid with a new toy. Sitting down behind that Mullen and "discovering" chords, licks, and effects that i have heard for years and wondered how in the world guys were getting them, made me spend countless hours in dreamland almost every day for the last three years or so. I can't get enough of it! Got a long way to go...and not much time to get there.
Been playing string bass since grammar school...Dixieland Jazz, Bluegrass, Country, Big Band and what not through the years. I notice you play a few instruments including the violin/fiddle. Tell me a little about your music interests including steel.
Judging by your photos, you also love dogs. We've got three German Shepherds in the family. They all love steel, thank goodness. There's always at least one dog leg or tail sticking under my Pack-a-Seat while I'm practicing.
You may have a career in aviation. I don't, but really love airplanes...especially the old reciprocating war era birds. P-51, 38, F4U, and B-25 are a few of my favorites,
Slim, you and yours have a great Thanksgiving...and be sure to entertain everyone with a little PSG for the Holidays!
Mac
- At 5:58pm on November 16, 2012, William Burch said…
hi slim the wife and I loved your videos, glad to be your frend. Bill-n-Glenda
- At 5:36pm on September 25, 2012,
Don Brown said…
Thanks Slim,
You're now showing up as my friend. Thanks a whole lot, and Keep up the good work.
Don
- At 11:54am on September 25, 2012,
Hi Slim,
Gosh, I sure am sorry for not getting back to you. You are right on us old Gray beards having to stick together. Again, I don't know how I missed you. Maybe it's because I'm just now starting to find my way around this site of Hank's.
I'm really enjoying listening to your music. You've still got it my friend!
Gosh, I'd add you as my friend, but I'm still trying to figure out how I do that. I know it's here somewhere, other than for clicking on invites, I'm pretty much lost on this site!:)
Keep up the great work! You haven't lost a thing!
Your old friend,
Don, NJ
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