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Scott Kamp
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What other hobbies or interest.

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I'm just curious about what other hobbies or interest do you steelers/musicians have? I'm moving to the Columbia, Tennessee area, just south of Nashville, in June, and I love to bow hunt. I would like to hook up with other musicians in the area with similar interest. Steel guitar is my favorite, however I like hunting, fishing, and flying also. Do any of you steelers/musicians living in this area have similar interest. Maybe we can get together and jam,(country and gospel music) along with hunt, fish, or fly, and grill some steaks afterwards. I'll be looking for good places to hunt. I play steel, keyboards, bass, and a little guitar, and own 3 sound systems, ( 1 Bose, and 2 yamaha's) and a BR1600 recorder. Me and 4 other family members are moving there from Texas, and 2 other family members already live in Nashville. Most of them either play, write songs, or sing well. I've played on the road with gospel groups (70's-80's) and also played at small Opry's over the years.
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Post by Pete Cormier »

Hey Scott
I belong to the National Sporting Clay Association and shoot on regular basis. Also enjoy building shaker style furniture. I only hope that one day my
steel playing gets to the level my shooting is.
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Howdy Scott,

I'd really enjoy getting a chance to meet you, and you're welcome to drop by here anytime you want to.
If you like to fish, and own a set of chest waders, bring them along and we'll head to the creek a couple of miles from here. I've got plenty of rods and tackle, so don't sweat it.
As far as other hobbies, I really am big into the old west history. The Little Bighorn battle in particular.
I also have a bunch of colt single actions if you like to shoot. We have our own range here.
Although I haven't done any Plains repros for about five years now, that's another thing I enjoyed.
For a time, while in New Mexico, I apprenticed under master crafter Cathy Smith, who did all of the main Lakota wardrobe in "Dances with Wolves", and "Son of the Morning Star".

My personal masterpiece, a braintanned Cheyenne/Lakota warshirt done in porcupine quills.
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I've done about 7 pairs of sneakers for these goofballs.
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I look forward to meeting you.
DH
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I am learning to play the panflute, throw competition horseshoes, love to fish and visit historical sites.

I also have a 150 lb, Barnett compound crossbow that I used to use to hunt bear and moose. I just look at these creatures now.

The last and only time I was in Texas was in 1969 to work on a pipeline project and lasted about three weeks. I couldn't handle the non-believable heat.
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Being amazed at all the extremely non-steel related topics posted on this forum, while worthwhile steel related topics to enjoy and learn from are increasingly fewer and farther between.
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When not playin' steel, I love classic cars-not model cars, real classic cars, especially 1957 Chevys and I'm also an Oldsmobile fan. My number one interest is steel guitar, though, since I'm a steel guitarist.

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Steel guitar has been a main interest of mine for years, but, I also like to hunt,target shoot ( black powder, mostly ) run my model trains, and recently, as of a year ago, drive my 07' Corvette. I had 4 Vettes years ago and thought it was about time, to buy one. It sheds years off of me, like diet foods shed pounds.
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Post by Delvin Morgan »

John, congrats on the purchase of your new 'Vette. I bought a new Mustang GT in '05. I guess a mid life thing. I told the little woman, my next car would be a 'Vette.

Anyway back to hobbys, my other one is nature photography, mostly macro.
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Apart from playing and tinkering with steel guitars,I am a serious student of the mandolin. I used to build and fly R/C airplanes but there's no time for that anymore. I've designed and built recording studios since the early 70s and have had my own studio since 1985.I also shoot and edit video and I've been doing that for decades also. Nowadays I work in the legal profession videotaping depositions and such. On the weekends I shoot guns,drink beer and ride one of these fantastic inventions around L.A. to stay in shape and save on gas.
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Oh yeah and I play a gig once in a while....
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Tennessee - Patron State of Shootin' Stuff! :D
Mikey D... H.S.P.
Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a 10mm first.

http://www.steelharp.com
http://www.thesessionplayers.com/douchette.html

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http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o54/Steelharp/
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My passion is music[most kinds] steel guitar AND ANIMAL RIGHTS.DYKBC.
Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC !
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I have a pretty serious Yo-Yo collection...Foremite Len Amaral has been really cool and sent some of his Yomegas.Stu :whoa: :whoa:
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Corvette's and rc aircraft but havent been doing any rc stuff for several years.Have a 99 c5 vette drop top.heading out on old 66 in mid june ,hope to see ya on my trip out west.look for ARK plates with STlGITR, Car is red with white top.
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Charles Davidson wrote:My passion is music[most kinds] steel guitar AND ANIMAL RIGHTS.DYKBC.
"Right" next to the mashed potatoes, cooked medium, with good gravy... yum.
Mikey D... H.S.P.
Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a 10mm first.

http://www.steelharp.com
http://www.thesessionplayers.com/douchette.html

(other things you can ask about here)
http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o54/Steelharp/
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Keith White
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Hi scott, apart from my love of the steel i shoot and fish. I also have a liking for 4x4 and 6x6 trucks,just getting the parts together to convert a landrover 4x4 into a 6x6 crew cab pick up.When i was in dallas in march i had to get dave hartly to keep me away from trucks else i would have brought a truck back with me or a hummer.Hard life aint it.Regards Keith White .UK.
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Michael,Don't be so hard on me,The question was,what's your hobby besides steel guitar and music.My hobby is helping all the critters I can afford to.I have a lot of friends,But the MOST loyal and APPRECIATIVE friends I have walk on all fours.DYKBC.
Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC !
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howdy, i like meddle with my old motor bikes, ALL B,S,A, ranging from 1936- 1962, twins, - singles, maybe a bit of golf, besides jammin with my friends, [all country stuff,] and the dreaded word, work?, lew.
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Girls of course :lol:

Seriously, I spend a lot of time with my Honda Ace Tourer. Only 3000 of them produced from '98 to '01. That fits in perectly with my other passion, civil war history.
The only thing better than doing what you love is having someone that loves you enough to let you do it.

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Mike Archer
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my hobbys

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well my other interest besides steel

is RC model planes ive been involed with this hobby

from about 1963 love to build um when I can aford

kits and etc any body on here that has any rc

gear to get rid of let me know I cant afford much but can use

kits and the like if your done with the hobby

Mike :D
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Re: my hobbys

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Mike Archer wrote:RC model planes
Did you even make an RC Zeppelin to fly in your neighbor's house or light up over the police station at midnight?
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Zep

Post by Mike Archer »

no Earnest never have done that

but it sounds like a lotta fun!!!

might get some attention as well !! :D
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I bet you could get the newspaper to report space aliens.
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Post by Tony Prior »

Black Steel Guitars and

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Black Corvettes. Been a Vette guy since the early 70's. We cruise with the local Corvette clubs as much as we can. This one is a 2001 Z06, and yeh , as bobbe Seymour says, "It's vicious" but very tame under 3000 rpm. This may be my 10th Vette in the scheme of things.

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History, archaeology, general science, sci-fi, old movies, electronics, paleontology, meteorology, astronomy, inventing, automobiles, and the evolution of technology.
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