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George Jones and Merle Haggard outlived country music, though

I haven't said nothin' here in a long, long time. I still haven't said nothin'.

I heard one of my old favorites on the radio yesterday which I had forgotten about. The song is "The Sweetest thing I've Ever Known" by Juice Newton. This song would have to be beautiful as a steel instrumental

I don't know if anyone has ever done it before, but I always wondered what North To Alaska would sound like played on psg

Gary Stewart was another one who used a lot of heavy vibrato, usually at the end of each vocal line.

Here is a theory that would blow even Einstein's mind. I was introduced to the subject of fractals while taking a course years ago. What the instructor said was that everything follows a pattern and can be mathematically described. Then I got to thinking. The earth and other planets revolve around t...

I just couldn't let nothin' slip by for more than a week

I don't know for sure who it was, most of the camera shots were "shoulder down", but there was a lot of good camera coverage of his playing

Tonight at 8pm central time on RFD tv is the Crook & Chase show. Gene Watson is one of the guest performers tonight. I watched last week's show and was wondering who the house band's steeler is. I don't know who he is, but he plays a beautiful shiny red MSA. Just thought I would give a "hea...

I was really tempted to quote Mike's nothing pictures, but once you've seen nothing, nothing else can compare.

I teach Technology Education at the high school level. I teach drafting, computer applications, principles of technology (applied physics), and video technology. Too many courses to keep up with sometimes, but I can graduate (retire) in two and a half years from now :D I also farm cotton on the side...

I have often wondered if having a "sticky" message in the steel player's section with the names of gone but not forgotten players would be beneficial. The message might list their name, birth date, and date of death. This would be like a memorial to them. It probably would need to be just ...

If 1/1=1 and 2/2=1 and 3/3=1, then 0/0=1 ?
Don't you just love the logic of nothing

Another term not mentioned yet that I often read or hear is "squeeze", as in applying the A pedal slower than just "mashing" it

I heard a song by Dave Hartley on steel radio a while back and I believe the title of it was Anglers. Does anyone have the tab for this? It sounds like a great blocking exercise or warmup tune.

I have my first name on my steel. In the early
1990's my house was burglarized. They took most of my electronics, but the steel was untouched. I don't know if it was the name painted on it or if it was the weight (it is a fender 2000).

Two songs that will make me slap the power button to off quicker than anything are "wasted days and wasted nights" and "thank God I'm a country boy". I now keep the live at panther hall tape ready to go and just push it in when a ghastly song comes on the radio. The tape is reall...

Too many to choose from, but my vote has to go to "Roses for Mama" by C.W. McCall

A Holiday Inn towel laid over the top of your steel helps keep it clean . . . oops!

I've been (and still am) a volunteer firefighter for 25 years. It's really dry and dangerous around here!

I've been through Yuma once and the only band name I can think of is . . . Hotter'n Hell

I was doing my once a decade house cleaning and ran across the December, 1992 issue of "The Pedal Rod" from Jeffran College. On page 2 there is a short article from Jeff Newman about tuning up 2 1/2 Hertz above 440. Quote " ..... the numbers will put your guitar in tune with itself, b...

Just joined the forum last Friday. I was shooting for 5000 but just missed it. Maybe I was the one who put it over 5000? http://steelguitarforum.com/wink.gif Anyway, I am from Sweetwater Texas, but I still call Westbrook my home. And no, I am not the Ronnie Miller that plays with Charlie, but I wish...