Classic Buddy Cage steel w/ New Riders

[Jay Fagerlie]

Hey Larry- I was there also- great show.
I agree totally with your description.
BTW- Pete plays a Millennium, with every change know to man!
After he got it he let me take if for a little spin- great guitar, and as light as they come!

Jay

[Larry Tracy]

Thanks for the correction Jay. Are you playing anywhere around the area?

[Jay Fagerlie]

Nah Larry, no playing out for me these days....I was in a country cover band a few years ago, we did some parties and some old folks homes for fun.
These days it's all about work, gotta make some $$$ to pay my fair share of taxes!

I am hoping to get out to play in 2013, although it will probably not be on steel...

Jay

[John Cadeau]

I first met Buddy when we were about 12 years old. I met him when I started taking Hawaiian guitar lessons at the Ontario Conservatory of music. We would get together and practic at his place or my place very often. Taping coins on the arm of the turntable to slow things down enough to hear what was happening. We went to high school together and were considerd freaks because all the other teens were into rock and roll while Buddy and I were going to Ernest Tubb, Ray Price and Faron Young concerts. I knew even back then that eventually Buddy would take steel guitar into another realm of music. And he did.

John, {JC) Cadeau

[Pete Conklin]

That's great story John.

If you've got any more, I'm sure the
BC fans would love to hear em'. I know I
would.

[John Cadeau]

Pete, I do have another story. I moved out to the west coast from Ontario in 1969. I had not seen Buddy since then until about three years ago.I found out that the New Riders were doing a reunion tour, and that they would be playing at the Triple Door dinner theater in Seattle. My wife and I went down there, we were first in line at the door. While we were waiting at the door Buddy came up a stairway near the door. I yelled out hey Buddy remember T. L. Kennedy High school, he got a strange look on his face, and then he said "J---s Ch---t John is that you, I said yes. Then he said I'll go tune up and then come and talk to you. The doorman was right there, heard all this and then he seated my wife and I at a table right in front of the steel guitar. He came and talked to us on their break, and And I introduced him to my wife," Mary Lou", He shook her hand and said "well hello Mary Lou" then after the show he took us up to the green room where we sat and talked old times for about 3 hours.

[Pete Conklin]

Nice. Another good one John. Thanks!

[Jim Venverloh]

http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/03/28 ... ith-cancer

Saw this thread yesterday and Googled Buddy Cage. Saw this post on Jambands website. I have no idea if this article is accurate......if it is I am truly saddened. The first time I heard Panama Red I was absolutely blown away. He was one of the players that inspired me to start playing. Positive thoughts and prayers going out to Buddy, friends and family. Jim V

[Mark Eaton]

Jim, here is a thread from March of last year about Buddy Cage being diagnosed:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... light=cage