US Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Dobro player

George Rout · Post by **George Rout** » 29 Dec 2013 10:42 am

At the party for lighting the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington, there was a sort of bluegrass band with a Dobro. Anybody know who the Dobro player was????

Geo

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 30 Dec 2013 11:02 am

The performer was probably Lindsay Lawler - if so, the dobro player was probably Dave Barnes.

John Mulligan · Post by **John Mulligan** » 30 Dec 2013 12:02 pm

Maybe I'm missing something here, but the performers for the event are listed and pictured here:

http://thenationaltree.org/lighting-cer ... erformers/#

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 30 Dec 2013 3:11 pm

That's a different tree and different lighting ceremony.

http://capitolchristmastree.com

Tom Snook · Post by **Tom Snook** » 31 Dec 2013 12:12 pm

That was you George,don't you remember?First there was the whole crazy scene at the airport when the TSA officer pulled you aside when he found your tone bar thinking it was some kind of ammunition,and your finger picks were projectiles from some crude homemade bomb.
Luckily you had copies of both Lorraine Ruymars and Andy Volks books and they let you go so you had just enough time to tune up and perform,quite nicely I might add.

Of course you would have gotten out of there earlier,had you not insisted that the TSA guy pronounced Sol Ho'opi'i correctly.Don't you remember any of that?It reminded me of that Mel Brooks schtick when you held his cheek as he said "Ho'o" ,over and over,"Ho'o
Ho'o" it was hilarious

George Rout · Post by **George Rout** » 1 Jan 2014 9:12 pm

Okay Snookums, where are you coming from!!!!!!!! You've had too much Christmas cheer!!!!!! But yes, I do remember that!!!!!!!! Ha ha.

Thanks John and Brad also. It's no big deal anyway guys. My niece is employed with Alaska Airlines who are one of the tree sponsors. She was there for the event and talked to the Dobro player but couldn't remember his name.

Geo

Tom Snook · Post by **Tom Snook** » 2 Jan 2014 6:48 am

Happy New Year George!
I've always had a vivid imagination,too vivid some times.And it was Phil Silvers schtick not Mel Brooks now that I think about it.

George Rout · Post by **George Rout** » 2 Jan 2014 10:06 am

And a Happy New Year to you Tom, but you shouldn't be wasting your imte in Florida, we need you here to shovel snow!!!!!

G

Tom Snook · Post by **Tom Snook** » 2 Jan 2014 10:38 am

Been there done that.I grew up in Chicago

Thomas Ford · Post by **Thomas Ford** » 22 Jan 2014 11:53 am

The Dobro player was Josh Matheny, a Nashville Musician and session player. Josh is also a great Lap Steel player. Check him out on the Scantic River Guitars web site. www.scanticriverguitars.com

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 22 Jan 2014 2:45 pm

Thanks for the clarification!

George Keoki Lake · Post by **George Keoki Lake** » 22 Jan 2014 4:13 pm

Hey TOM... Quit pickin' on poor George ! (ha!) Your thread had a moment of truth in it as I was "paged" over the huge VANCOUVER airport on my way back from Hawaii a few years ago....to report to SECURITY !
When I arrived at SECURITY, I was ushered into a bare room in which a monitor showed a guy going through my luggage and holding up my (plastic) steel bar. Gads, I had a helluva time explaining the bar was required for the steel guitar just as a bow was required for a violin! I eventually convinced the officer and was spared a night in jail ! (ha!)

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