MSA Welcome and Thanks

Dave Horner · Post by **Dave Horner** » 15 Mar 2004 9:54 am

The Texas show was the best and most successful show ever for MSA Pedal Steel Guitars LLC, and all of us at Team MILLENNIUM welcome each of you who became members of the MSA Family during the Texas show and entrusted us with building your new MILLENNIUM. We also thank each and every one of you who visited the MSA room and shared your time with us.

The entire show was extremely well planned, well done, and well attended. Albert Talley and the entire TSGA organization are to be congratulated for staging such a wonderful show. The talent gathered together was overwhelming, and from the first performance to the last, the musicianship was incredible including that of the staff band that accompanied the steel players, and all the singers were wonderful.

Joan and Johnny Cox, Junior Knight, David Wright and Reece each appreciated very much the reception they received in the main show room, the many compliments on their respective performances, compliments on the MILLENNIUM, and the privilege of playing for and talking to the many people that took time to visit with them in person in the MSA room. Kyle, Jerry and I also appreciate very much each of you who stopped by and chatted and allowed us to enjoy your company and to share the MILLENNIUM with you. The Texas show crowd is, without any doubt, among the finest, frendliest and most appreciative groups of steel guitar aficionados anywhere in the world.

The show confirmed to us in a very measureable way that there is an important place in the steel guitar market for innovation of the type that the MILLENNIUM has brought to the market. We most certainly acknowledge that there are many fine pedal steel guitars on the market today, and that knowledge makes us even more appreciative that so many players selected the MILLENNIUM as their instrument of choice this past weekend.

We at MSA will continue to do everything that we can to serve the needs of the steel guitar community and plan to continue to bring innovative ideas and products to the market.

All of us at Team MILLENNIUM again thank each of you who were so friendly to us during the show, each of you who took time to visit, and each of you who purchased a new MILLENNIUM.

Dave Horner
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Sidney Malone · Post by **Sidney Malone** » 16 Mar 2004 6:23 am

Dave, the MSA room was, as always, a highlight of the convention. A lot of great music and the nicest folks you could ever run across. Linsey Reece and myself had a great time and she says thanks for all the candy!!

I'm looking forward to getting my hands on that new Millennium and already looking forward to next year. Glad to hear it was a very successful weekend for MSA. That only means that there are going to be some really happy Millenium players very soon!!

Dave Horner · Post by **Dave Horner** » 16 Mar 2004 7:14 am

Sidney,

Thanks so much for visiting with us in the MSA room and also for bringing Linsey Reece. She is downright adorable and appears already to be a music lover. We are very proud that you are a part of the MSA family and that you selected a new MILLENNIUM.

Dave

bob drawbaugh · Post by **bob drawbaugh** » 16 Mar 2004 3:13 pm

Dave, I would Like to think Team MSA for their hospitality. To You ,Kyle and Jerry for being great host. To all the guys, Reece, Johnny, Junior and David for answering all my questions. I would like to send a speical thanks to David for helping me talk my wife into a new MSA for me. Gee, thanks David. Because of all your help I get to go to a tulip convention next week. With friends like David You don't need any enemys.

I do see a new MSA in my near future. Thanks guys and God bless. [This message was edited by bob drawbaugh on 16 March 2004 at 03:14 PM.]

Dave Horner · Post by **Dave Horner** » 16 Mar 2004 3:55 pm

bob,

We all very much enjoyed having you and Linda visit the MSA room. That was fun and she was such a good sport - I think our threat to send David to your house turned the tide.

Tulip convention??? Well, um, er, ahem - I think I still have some knitting needles left over from my musical purchases. In case she ups the ante, you are welcome to use them.

Glad you got home safe and sound. We'll look forward to seeing you both again soon.

Dave

Mac Bellingrath · Post by **Mac Bellingrath** » 16 Mar 2004 6:32 pm

Dave,

I can't say it better than Sidney Malone ... The MSA room is a highlight of the Jamboree. Great music, great fellowship. Thanks for hosting us.

Mac

Dave Horner · Post by **Dave Horner** » 16 Mar 2004 6:46 pm

Mac,

Thank you so much for joining in the fun with us. We really appreciated you being there. Now, if my wife ever finds that left-handed monkey wrench I asked her to buy me, I have a friend who can use it

Dave

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 16 Mar 2004 9:15 pm

Bob,
All I was trying to do was help!!!!!!!
A Tulip Convention !!! No need to thank me, were you get to go say's it all...<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_17_11.gif' border=0></a> I truely wish I was going with you..<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_17_1.gif' border=0></a> I think I met my third -X wife at a Tulip Conventiion...
On a lighter side, thank you for comming by, I too see a New M.S.A. in your future!!! Let me know if I can be any more help !!!
Sidney, Great seeing you and Lindsey, give her some sugar for me!!!!<

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Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 17 Mar 2004 3:49 am

David, you did yourself and MSA proud all through the jamboree. My family and I enjoyed yours, Jr's, Johnny's and Reece's "get togethers" very much. Thanks for the show and I think you should name the guitar "THE FLAME". Wonder if it comes equipped with batteries? Whew! it's surely RED.

fred, pat and dovie

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David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 17 Mar 2004 6:30 am

Fred,
Thank you , it's always such a great time to be able to sit next to all these great players !! and then you have the big E come in and play!! WoW !!! I want to thank everyone that came in the the M.S.A. room, if you all had as much fun as Maurice , Jr, Jonny and our birthday girl Joan, who played great on her new birthday present a Red D-10 !!! <img src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/1 ... edium).jpg" width=800 height=600> <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_9_4.gif' border=0></a>

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 17 Mar 2004 8:05 am

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Rex Thomas · Post by **Rex Thomas** » 17 Mar 2004 8:18 am

Hmmm. I'm on the road working & tried to post a "big grin" at my friend's PC & it didn't work. So here:
BIG GRINNNNNNNNNNNN!
My idea of an enjoyable thread.[This message was edited by Rex Thomas on 17 March 2004 at 08:21 AM.]

Dave Horner · Post by **Dave Horner** » 17 Mar 2004 9:14 am

Fred,
I'm surely glad I finally got a chance to meet you and your lovely family. I've been looking forward to that for a long time. Really enjoyed spending time with you.
Dave

Gene,
Don't be too hard on yourself for not wearing a name tag. When David's in his "musical zone" he doesn't recognize any of us either(and we were wearing name tags)!
Dave

Rex,
Thanks for dropping in to this thread. We are enjoying life, music and each other and glad you are a part of it.
Dave

Kyle Bennett · Post by **Kyle Bennett** » 17 Mar 2004 9:55 am

Bob D.
You need to hurry up and order your new Millennium. We’re saving our money to buy David W. a new hairpiece. He wants the “Lite Brown William Shatner Turbo 2000”!

Kyle
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Earl Yarbro · Post by **Earl Yarbro** » 17 Mar 2004 10:09 am

Dave, thanks for letting me play the milliniam. What a great steel. This may be
best I've set down to..Reese was kind enough to give me a short lesson. Thanks to all of the pro's, jr, david, johnny and joan, and all the rest for their parts on the program and their help in the msa room. wouldn't that be something is Buddy changed to msa? I hope msa continued success in their endeavors. I also hope to have one someday..............Earl

Dave Horner · Post by **Dave Horner** » 17 Mar 2004 11:25 am

Earl,

The thanks goes to you for taking your time to test drive the MILLENNIUM. We really appreciate your kind comments and we were very pleased to have you visit with us. As for your reference to the great Buddy Emmons, we would be proud for Buddy Emmons to be a MILLENNIUM player and also would be proud for Earl Yarbro to be

Thanks again for helping make the Texas show so enjoyable for all of us at Team MILLENNIUM.

Dave

bob drawbaugh · Post by **bob drawbaugh** » 17 Mar 2004 4:51 pm

Kyle, I don't think the William Shatner Turbo will work for David. The Little Richard Turbo, now there's a thought. I think that would work. You know kind of L.A.ish.

Kyle Bennett · Post by **Kyle Bennett** » 17 Mar 2004 5:35 pm

Bob,
Do you think Big D can still wear his black hat with the Little Richard Turbo?

Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 17 Mar 2004 6:22 pm

Don't knock Big D. I saw the man play steel guitar with a blind held in front of his eyes. He did real good too, until it came time to go from I to IV chord, then Junior had to take it down.

PS: I've even got pictures.

fred

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David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 17 Mar 2004 7:31 pm

Damm boy's, I can't just sit here and keep a eye on you boy's...all this talk about hair/no hair/ little Richard/ Turbo !!
All I have to say to that is
If you don't start none///won't be none !!!
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