2006 Southwestern Steel Guitar Convention, Mesa

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 14 Sep 2005 3:08 pm

Hello Folks!!!

Plan to join us in Mesa, Az for our 3rd Annual SWSGA Convention on Thursday,January 26, Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28, 2006. We are planning on a great time with lots of world class players, many vendors showing the latest and greatest in steel guitars and accessories. For those of you who have attended in the past, it will be at the same hotel:

Holiday Inn
1600 South Country Club
Mesa, AZ 85210
Phone (480) 964-7000

Special Room Rates for this special event is $79 plus tax. This includes a complimentary breakfast buffet that is terrific!!

Call and reserve your room early, as we expect a sellout!!

Who would not want to be in the Phoenix area in January? Come and join us. Watch the website for updates!! www.swsteelguitar.com

Billy Easton
Casa Grande, AZ[This message was edited by Billy Easton on 14 September 2005 at 04:09 PM.]

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 16 Sep 2005 6:04 pm

We will be updating the website www.swsteelguitar.com with instructions on registration. In a nutshell, a 3 day pass for all events will be $60 for non-members and $50 for members. Then there are daily rates....mail your registration to

SWSGA
PO Box 1129
Globe, AZ 85502

Thanks to all, this is shaping up to be the best show we have ever had. Keep watching for announcements.

Billy Easton
Casa Grande, AZ

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 17 Sep 2005 5:40 am

Billy,
Tommy and I will both be there. It'll be my FIRST Arizona show - and YES, I am excited to be going. Hopefully, my son Taylor will be able to drive down from Durango, Co.
I'm really looking forward to it!!
Donna

Roger Edgington · Post by **Roger Edgington** » 17 Sep 2005 6:20 am

Hi Billy,
Judy and I are going to try to make it this year. We had a good time last time even with both of us sick. Roger

DeWitt Scott · Post by **DeWitt Scott** » 17 Sep 2005 9:46 am

Mary and I are looking forward to being at the show and I will be playing on the program this year. I'll play a couple of Jerry Byrd tunes as my tribute to him. I put Jerry's double neck steel guitar and other memorabilia in a show case at the Convention in St. Louis this year and got a lot of nice compliments on it. If you were at the Convention and picked up one of the Convention Souvenir programs that was Jerry's guitar on the front cover with my hands. I decided to enshrine the guitar rather than play it. I also displayed his Frypan with serial number J002.
See you there, Scotty

Jeff Blackwell · Post by **Jeff Blackwell** » 17 Sep 2005 9:59 am

Billy-
It was great meeting you in St. Louis. I've added the Mesa show to www.steelguitarshows.com .
Not sure if I will be able to make it. However, knowing Scotty will be there adds to my desire to make the drive!

Scotty...I did see Jerry Byrd's guitars on display. It was humbling to see the instruments that made so much recording history. A lot of thought went in to the program cover. I loved it!

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Jeff Blackwell
Emmons D-10 LeGrande - Nashville 400

Having a steel guitar show you want to promote? Add it to the calendar at www.steelguitarshows.com

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 20 Sep 2005 5:27 pm

Bob Allen · Post by **Bob Allen** » 21 Sep 2005 4:38 am

Hi Billy, Looking forward to Jan. show and all my friends. Cay & I are looking forward to being home for the winter.Say Hi to Ray & Fred and Larue if you see them anytime soon Your friend and Buddy Bob Allen.

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 24 Sep 2005 9:33 am

Thanks, Donna. Looking forward to your visit, heck you can even bring Tommy with you; Roger, you are certainly welcome to come, we look forward to seeing you again. Scotty, it is our pleasure to have you here again, and look forward to some sweet Jerry Byrd music. Jeff, it was my pleasure to meet you in St. Louis, and appreciate your adding a plug for us at your website. Bob, welcome home....looking forward to seeing you here. Give Cay a hug for me!! Thanks everyone, it is shaping up to be another great show.

Billy Easton
Casa Grande, AZ

Mike Mantey · Post by **Mike Mantey** » 27 Sep 2005 2:17 pm

All of us at Mullen Guitars are looking forward to this show. There is just something nice about getting out of the cold of winter in Colorado and heading to the sun of Arizona. This show in the past has been first class and it is put on by some first class people. I encourage you all to try and make this show this year, it sounds like it is shaping up to be a good one. There are not many shows out West and there are many steeler's in the area, so we are honored to support a good cause. With continued support this could turn out to be one of the best shows yet. The people of the SWSGA are working hard to provide us with a good show. So make your reservations and come see us, as well as, Carter and MSA, and many other vendors, and a top lineup of players. We will all be there with some of the best the steel guitar has to offer.

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Mike Mantey
Sales & Production Manager
Mullen Guitar Co., Inc.
(970) 664-2518 www.mullenguitars.com
[This message was edited by Mike Mantey on 27 September 2005 at 03:25 PM.]

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 28 Sep 2005 4:43 am

I can't wait for this one! It's going to be great! JC

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 5 Oct 2005 6:17 pm

A shameless little bump to the top of the pile!!

Jim Baron · Post by **Jim Baron** » 11 Oct 2005 6:20 am

Startin to look like fall up here, time to think about "snowbirdin" in the Arizona desert and the SWSGA show in Jan. Sure looking forward to it...
Hay Billy, the fall jam still on for the first weekend in Nov? Jim

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 12 Oct 2005 5:36 pm

We have booked some really great talent for our big show and if you miss this one, you will be sorry!!! And we like to brag about the January weather in Arizona, usually you can look for daytime temps in the 70s...that will feel good to most folks when they have frozen their tails off!!! Come and join in the fun.

Jim...yep, the Fall Jam is on for the afternoon of November 5 and all day on November 6. It will be great to see you again. See my other post about the fall jam for more details. You may be a big winner!!

Billy Easton
Casa Grande, AZ

Joe Naylor · Post by **Joe Naylor** » 19 Oct 2005 5:01 pm

I will not be at either jam that weekend I have a gig out of town. So will be gone Friday through at least late Sunday night.

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Joe Naylor, Avondale, AZ (Phoenix)Desert Rose Guitar, Life Member of the Arizona Carport Pickers Association

Bob Case · Post by **Bob Case** » 20 Oct 2005 7:26 pm

Hi Bill
It's already starting to get cold here. I'll see you there.
Bob

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 21 Oct 2005 11:46 am

Joe...we will miss you for sure, but if you got a gig, that is great. Do it!! Bob, we are looking forward to having you here as well. This show is shaping up to be the best ever!! Watch the website for new details!! www.swsteelguitar.com

Billy