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Max Kerr
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Post by Max Kerr »

I look forward to learning more about this animal they call Steel.

I am from Lubbock, but am living in Roswell, NM. I am working through Newman's PSG 101 (slowly), and hope to get some lessons sooner than later. Any recommendations on teachers in my area and suggestions for beginners is much appreciated!

Thanks.
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I thought aliens were good at PSG? :lol: :lol:
Just kidding- welcome aboard and good luck!
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Post by Pete Woronowski »

Hey Max, great to meet you!
Check out Mickey Adams teaching video's here.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Singlpilot

Take Care, Pete
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Post by Rick Hulett »

Max,

Welcome, I'm from Lubbock myself, although it's been a few 100 years or so since I lived there. I still get back to see the family every other year or so though. Check out Greg Cutshaw's site. I've gotten lots of great stuff there.

Rick

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/
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Post by Tobie Schalkwyk »

Welcome Max - I'm still new here, too!

Good advice given re. Mickey Adams! Greg Cutshaw's stuff is excellent too (Rick, you beat me by 20 sec's with the link)!
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Well it's a long way from South Africa. :D
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Post by Charlie McDonald »

Welcome, Max.
I'm still from Lubbock.
You'll find lots of aliens here. :alien: :alien: :alien:
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Post by Don Sulesky »

Max
Marlin Gengenbach lives in Rosewell and is a member on the Forum. Do a search for his email and see if he wants to give you some pointers.
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Post by Max Kerr »

Thanks guys, great response . . . keep 'em coming!
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Post by CrowBear Schmitt »

Welcome to this great forum from the pyrenees in france Max
i never looked up the aliens in nuevo mexico, the hopis did me fine
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I heard a guy in Lubbuck in the 70's who played so great that I wanted to put my steel in the pawn shop..His name was Lloyd Maines. :lol:
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I was lucky to play with Lloyd for a few years in the Joe Ely Band back then and he was the best musician on any instrument that I ever played with. He's gotten known more for his producing since then, but I stood next to him night after night and watched just blow the roof off of every place we played.
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My only claim to fame is playing in Joe Ely's first band, in hi school. We wore Beatle jackets.
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oops
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Hi Max,Big welcome from Alabama,Wish you lived here,maybe we could barter,I would teach you ten hot licks for a root canal,happy picking to you.DYKBC.
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Post by James Kerr »

Welcome to the forum Max, pray tell me, what is one of the Kerr Clan doing in Arazona?

Search the forum under my name and you will find free backing tracks to jam along with, anything under my name on You Tube is there for the asking.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kerrsteel

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Post by Stu Schulman »

Rick,I was playing with B.W. Stevenson back then...We did a lot of shows with Joe Ely in Lubbock,I might have met you?Joe had Tiny on drums,and I met Don Caldwell...he had a studio that Lloyd worked at,Stu ;-) ;-)
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Post by Rick Hulett »

Stu,

I bet we did some of those same shows together. We started out with just Joe and me, then added Lloyd, Caldwell and Tiny and a guy named Greg Wright on bass. I'll be damned, small world. Caldwell is still in Lubbock and runs the Cactus Theater now as well as his studio. Tiny passed away a few years ago.

Rick
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