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Herby was a great musician and friend, so sorry to see him go. We will all miss him. Our thoughts and Prayers for his family. Bud and Geri

Ferlin and I worked together many years. He was one of the Greatest Entertainers in the business. We had a lot of laughs. My self and many many fans will miss him. God bless you Ferlin, if you run across Simon Grum up there, give him my love. Bud and Geri

Ralph and I were friends for about 50 years. We had alot of fun and alot of good memories. He was loved and respected by all. May God bless you. Ralph, we will miss you. Bud and Geri

We are so sorry to hear about Bobby. He was such a great friend. He will sure be missed. Our prayers are for him and his family. God bless, Bud and Geri

What great news. Congradulations, Ron. You deserve it. We have always enjoyed your fine playing, and your CD. Take care and keep on pickin'. Love the picture of you and Leslie. You both look great. Love you both, Bud and Geri

Like Rick told you, Leon and I were in the Army together, at Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas. We had a lot of fun together. We will miss his great guitar playing. May God bless Leon and his family, we will keep them in our prayers. Bud and Geri

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:) :D What a wonderful Birthday Party. We had such a GREAT time. We don't know how to thank everyone. There are just not enough words to express our feelings, of love and appreciation. Our Special Thanks of course to Vangie and Merril, for all the hard work they have done to put this party together....

Sorry, I posted on the wrong thread for Bud. Please look for it there, Thanks, Geri

We are so sorry to hear about Tom. He sure did a great job when he recorded "Bud's Bounce". Years ago Tom and Red Rhodes, hitch hiked to Nashville to see my Bigsby. I was playing at "WSM" Studio "C" with George Morgan, and they ask if they could look at my Steel, and I ...

Walter and I met in the early 50's. We had a lot of fun and laughs in Nashville. We Jammed a lot with "Dale Porter," "Don Davis," "Lighten' Chance" and others. We used to come in off the road, and sit backstage and tell each other stories of what happened while we were ...

Thank You Billy, for all you have done for us. We had a great time. We are looking forward to next year. Give our love to Muiral.
We love ya,
Bud and Geri

We just want to say thank you to Billy and all guys and gals who worked so hard to put on another fine show this year. It was such a pleasure to see so many old friends and to meet new ones. There were so many talented players. It is still hard to believe how far the steel guitar has come. Even tho ...

Hi, Thanks Billy, Fred, Troy,Brenda, and Meriul and everyone for inviting us to the show. Thank you so much for a great time. We were so glad to just be a part of a great show. All the talented steel players played so fine. We met so many new friends and had a chance to visit with so many old friend...

Hi, We want to say thank you Fred, Billy, Troy , Brenda, Meriul, and everyone for inviting us, and making us feel so welcome. We enjoyed ALL the great and talented Steel Players. We also enjoyed the chance to visit with so many old and new friends. We are still amazed at how far the Steel Guitar has...

We are so sorry to hear about Don. He was not only a great Steel Player, but also a great guy. He was always concerned about Geri and I, when we lost our son last March. We shared alot of memories on the phone talking about old times and other fellow Steel Players, past and present. I will miss thos...

We just want to say Thank You to Don and John and all the folks at OSGA for making us feel so Welcome, and for the OSGA Award you so graciously gave me. What a Surprise! I deeply appreciate it. I just couldn't make it last year, because of medical problems, but we are so thankful that we could make ...

Thank you Bruce, We had some great times back then when we recorded those tunes. Glad you like it. Bud

Hello. This is Geri. Bud doesn't like to do computers so I will try. THANK YOU for all the kinds words you have said about Bud. --- LARRY, The Steel Guitar you ask about was a Fender. Bud said that someone had made a leather cover for his Steel with his name across the front. I told him that you guy...