Why Chicks Don't Dig Pedal Steel Guitar

About Steel Guitarists and their Music

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But there is Help for everyone SOMETIMES . :lol:
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Sometimes DOUG you can find helpful things from shopping at wal-mart.
:lol: :wink:

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Hey Joe! I have one of your cd's at home. When my grammar approaches your musicianship.....we all love snooty brits don't we!
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Joe Casey wrote:But there is Help for everyone SOMETIMES . :lol:
"When I was younger so much younger than today..."
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Yes There is help on the way. :lol: BEFORE
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Jim Cohen wrote:
Joe Goldmark wrote: If you're middle aged, you're still not going to get the twenty somethings, but you should do just fine if you set your sites appropriately.
We all learned that lesson from Doug Beaumier a few years ago, right...?

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From someone's family album somewhere..Nice 'stache :D And that cigarette ash is about to flavor the coffee :whoa: I thought Doug had better taste than this - at least a woman who shaves (her mustache) :lol:
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Time for a little role reversal:

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Pick one!
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Alan Brookes wrote:If you think the steel guitar isn't attractive to women, try switching to the tuba. At least the steel guitar doesn't sound like a continuous fart. :lol:

And don't forget the Rackett...
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...a mediæval wind instrument whose sound was so bad that its name itself has entered the language as meaning "a bad noise". :whoa:
Dang. I thought that was some kind of fancy water pipe. :lol:
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If you think the steel guitar isn't attractive to women, try switching to the tuba. At least the steel guitar doesn't sound like a continuous fart.
No, but you could make it so with one of these…


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I took up steel guitar too keep the women away!!! Well, That's my story and i'm sticking to it! :lol: :D
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In all my years as Bandleader...Steel Player.occasional guitar or Banjo player,,,,joke teller.....anything to turn it from a normal
Pub Gig into a Party.....and it worked !!!!!
I never had any trouble with the young Ladies wanting
to talk to me....have a drink with me during the breaks,,,,,,,,maybe give me their phone number...so they..could find out where we were playing
the next night ,We..Ll,,,,,,,,,errr
I did have one small problem..............
errr,,,,,,,,my wife was always 3 feet to the left
of me on stage as Bass player and Lead Singer...!!!!
Aw well !!!!!,,,,,I guess I couldn't have handled
it anyway !!!!!
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What happens offstage remains offstage :whoa:
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Try having your wife sitting in front and your Girl friend shows up and low and behold sits at the same table. Ooo them good old days :lol:
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Who says chicks don't dig pedal steel?

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Here's one woman who definitely digs pedal steel and makes it look like a whole lotta fun.
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Love the string bend at 1:35!!

If she were in my band I'd have to have a major yard sale :lol:
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I like the little "bored" looks she gives while making use of the sustain.... :D

Very nice.
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During my career I never cared much about what the audience thought.....I just tried to satisfy whoever signed my pay checks!
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Ray Minich wrote:I like the little "bored" looks she gives while making use of the sustain.... :D

Very nice.
Instead of being bored, take a swig of beer :lol:
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RE String bends

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I like the bar move at :51 too...........actually I like the whole dang video
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Is it the guitarman or the steelman?

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When a female tells me she just loves the sound of a SG, my usual thought is YOU PROBABLY WONT AFTER YOU HEAR ME PLAY ![/list]
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