new players in Minneapolis area?

[Thomas Butler]

Any new players in the Minneapolis area want to get together and work stuff out?

Take turns playing guitar while the other plays steel?

[Earl Blake]

I would. I'll send you a PM.

[George McLellan]

If someone wants to put the effort into jump starting a get together again like we used to ie: finding a place to hold it and all the work that goes into it. I think you'd have a bunch attend, myself included.





Geo

[Curt Trisko]

I'm brand spankin' new and in St. Paul.

[Craig A Davidson]

George, Is that my late friend Barb Schrage on the side of the stage? I see Lefty in the pic. I might even be interested in coming to a jam.

[George McLellan]

Craig, that is correct, she sang several duets with June Randal the lady in the blue shirt in the center next to me, Dennis Atkins played a lot of rythym guitar. Albert Svenndal, Mike Randolph, Mark Wayne and Jerry Dube are hard to see in that picture, and Joe Savage and Dave Slattery were there also. There were several others but I can't remember their names of hand.

(PS, sorry I can't make it down to Wisconsin Rapids this year due to a prior commitment)
Geo

[Steve Schmidt]

There was a "Minnesota" steel guitar association and Dennis Adkins managed it but it kinda fizzled out. There's lots of good players in Minnesota.

[Dennis Atkins]

Hello Tom, welcome to the area. If there were enough interest in putting together, I would try to help organize one. We do have a great many steel players in the area, and I am sure we might be able to put together a jam session. I don't think that we would put any shows together unless we had a big demand for them. Jams are a different animal, and we need to generate enough interest to go full bore like we used too.

As mentioned in Steve's post, I did run the MN steel organization with help from other players, but when I moved to Colorado it kind of dried up. It was a lot of work, and in order to do this type of thing again, we would really need a lot of interest and support from all the players.

Let me know if you are interested in doing a jam, and I will try to help organize it.

Dennis

[rodger_mcbride]

I'm interested.
rodger

[Bobby Austin]

I am actually from the Grand Rapids area and am very much a beginner but would like to get together just to learn. Would really appreciate just being around other steel players. My skill level is such that I couldn't help but learn something.

[Albert Svenddal]

Dennis, great idea. I would come up from Nashville for that if it works being from the northland. Keep me posted.

Albert.

[Mike Randolph]

Great idea Geo! Count me in!!!

[Mike Christensen]

doggone!!! I suppose if Mikee R is gonna go Mikee C won,t probably be too far away. Mikee C

[George McLellan]

Mikeeeeeeeeeee, I forgot that you were there for that picture too, but off to the side out range.

There were others I can't remember. Glenn Boppre was there, can you think of any otheres?

Geo

[Mike Randolph]

Geo Mikee C has joined the steel guitar world now.He plays a Williams.Welcome Tom to the steel guitar family!!!!

[steve takacs]

If the event is between June 30th-August 6th, I might be able to make it from Fargo ND. I sure would like to attend. Thanks, steve t

[David Strahan]

I'd be interested in a get-together for sure,

Dave

[Albert Svenddal]

To those in the Minneapolis area, I will be doing a
concert / Gospel Jam on Wednesday, Feb 29th at
Rejoice Christian Center in Burnsville at 6:30 pm.
Bring your steel and jam with us. A live band will be
there.