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by John Hopkin
16 Sep 2022 6:38 am
Forum: Gone Home
Topic: Mike Sigler
Replies: 55
Views: 13032

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mike sigler, chuckling to the crowds streaming out as he was setting up to follow PF at the 'o9 dallas iconvention: "well, at least we now know that God has a sense of humor"...
by John Hopkin
24 Jun 2022 9:09 am
Forum: Gone Home
Topic: Bobby Flores RIP
Replies: 46
Views: 14442

bobby flores...

by John Hopkin
27 Oct 2021 6:06 am
Forum: Gone Home
Topic: RIP ronnie tutt...
Replies: 2
Views: 6156

RIP ronnie tutt...

ronnie tutt, elvis' TCB band drummer from '69-'77, passed away on october 16 at the age of 83...
by John Hopkin
12 Jan 2021 6:16 pm
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: EXTRA EXTRA Good News !!!
Replies: 29
Views: 6050

when will people learn?...

the name of the school is "Johns Hopkins"...trust me--i know..i guess once you understand that the person who wrote the story is a reporter from My Weekly Reader, everything else falls into place...on the plus side, this probably gives and extra 30 or 40 years...
by John Hopkin
31 Oct 2020 10:57 am
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Another Memory: Floyd Tillman
Replies: 9
Views: 3645

hmmmmm....

jim...it's the "Tel-Wink Grill"...
by John Hopkin
6 Apr 2020 11:01 am
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Who Is The Steeler
Replies: 7
Views: 3009

...."blondie"...

...some good shots of a fellow vibist, the late moises calderon, directing and playing piano...
by John Hopkin
30 Dec 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: For Sale: Steel Guitars
Topic: sho-bud pro II` D10
Replies: 4
Views: 2573

sho-bud pro II` D10

sho-bud pro II...D10...8 x 5 (4+LKV)...unplayed since it was recently refurbished and blessed by ricky davis...3ooo + shipping from 77094... please, email only with comments or questions...thanks... https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/8503_Jack_001_2.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userp...
by John Hopkin
15 Nov 2019 3:21 am
Forum: Pedal Steel
Topic: The Chair - G. Strait chord question
Replies: 56
Views: 11273

the chair

i suggest that the sequence is: D, Dbm, Bm, Bbdim7...
by John Hopkin
4 Oct 2019 2:10 pm
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Buddy Charleston emmons d-10 ??
Replies: 41
Views: 9978

hmmmmm....

who is buddy charleston?

who is buddy charlton?...
by John Hopkin
27 May 2019 7:25 am
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: who's the steel player/ george jones
Replies: 3
Views: 1691

.

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by John Hopkin
30 Apr 2019 10:32 am
Forum: Pedal Steel
Topic: Emmons question
Replies: 12
Views: 1664

yeah,

...on the way to eat at mac & ernie's in tarpley...
by John Hopkin
23 Feb 2019 7:27 pm
Forum: Pedal Steel
Topic: Did You Buy a Pedal Steel at an Estate Sale November 2017?
Replies: 5
Views: 2471

^^^
by John Hopkin
30 Jan 2019 8:39 am
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Are you tone deaf? Take this quiz.
Replies: 63
Views: 7059

30 here...i had to guess at the two i got wrong because i didn't use headphones...i would highly recommend them...most of the sounds are very obvious but phones will certainly help on the ones that aren't...
by John Hopkin
24 Feb 2018 4:03 pm
Forum: Wanted To Buy
Topic: serviceable case for MSA D10 and MSA D12
Replies: 0
Views: 376

serviceable case for MSA D10 and MSA D12

...need one for each instrument...they're so heavy they just wear out the cases...thanks for looking...prefer correspondence by email only...

jhopkin3@yahoo.com
by John Hopkin
19 Dec 2017 11:30 pm
Forum: For Sale: Amps and Accessories
Topic: Hilton Volume Pedal (SOLD pending payment)
Replies: 1
Views: 1325

Hilton Volume Pedal (SOLD pending payment)

Hilton volume pedal with hardwired power supply. I got this item as part of a new/used instrument package. It is in absolutely brand new condition and doesn't look like it has ever been plugged in. 200 + shipping to CONUS. Please email for information or additional pictures. Thanks for looking. http...
by John Hopkin
17 Jun 2017 8:51 am
Forum: Wanted To Buy
Topic: WTB: MSA Classic Case(s)
Replies: 1
Views: 850

WTB: MSA Classic Case(s)

i need a case for BOTH an MSA Classic D10 and a D12...need it/them to be in good structural shape--cosmetics not so important...PM or email, please...

thanks...
by John Hopkin
21 Feb 2017 2:20 pm
Forum: Gone Home
Topic: RIP Larry Coryell
Replies: 8
Views: 4329

very sad...

i first saw him in '67 at the jazz festival in austin...he was playing with gary burton's (vibes) brand new quartet...he was 23--gary was 24...steve swallow on bass...gary had left stan getz to form his fusion group...gary and larry had really long hair, which was ok for rockers at the time but not ...
by John Hopkin
5 Jan 2017 1:34 pm
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Fess up, how many of you guys are fat?
Replies: 45
Views: 12741

no...

i'm not fat; but, according to the Body Mass Index charts, i AM going to have to gain some height this year...
by John Hopkin
5 Dec 2016 9:18 pm
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Last of the Breed
Replies: 5
Views: 2629

...next airing--

Tuesday 12/6...8:30-10:00 PM CST...
by John Hopkin
23 Aug 2016 1:16 pm
Forum: Gone Home
Topic: RIP Toots Thielemans
Replies: 19
Views: 7057

...Thielemans....
by John Hopkin
12 Nov 2015 1:15 pm
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Curly Chalker in action
Replies: 25
Views: 8061

some more...

#12...back home again in indiana
#17...secret love
#23...a fool such as i
#29...jean,jean
by John Hopkin
21 Sep 2015 7:29 pm
Forum: Pedal Steel
Topic: Sho Bud tech in Texas?
Replies: 13
Views: 3039

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wasn't that a burma-shave sign?...
by John Hopkin
13 Aug 2015 12:03 pm
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Lloyd Green still doing it......
Replies: 14
Views: 5546

hmmmmm....

it's also good to still have that other guy around...
by John Hopkin
4 Apr 2015 7:21 pm
Forum: Steel Players
Topic: Guitars Ricky has done for us! Show them off!
Replies: 9
Views: 5322

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i'm sorry to hear about ricky...weldon henson played at a festival in our neighborhood today and i assumed ricky would be with him...i ended up not being able to go and came home to read about his accident...prayers for him and his family...here is a pro-ii he overhauled for me in 2012...pictures by...