Buck Reid !!!!! Lucky Oceans !!! Chuck Lettes!!!!

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 7 Nov 2017 5:36 am

Hey Folks:

How many of you are Buck Reid fans? How about Luck Oceans, Asleep at the Wheel's founding steel player? And we all know Chuck Lettes who has been a player and instructor on lap, pedal steel and dobro for over 4 decades! Count me as one big fan. These guys among many others will be all together this coming weekend in Norwalk, CT at the PSGA's annual show. Time to call your friends and plan a road trip or short flight to the NY metro area. Show your support for all these players have brought us with their hard work and dedication. Support the PSGA that has been bringing these amazing shows for more than 40 years.

Another benie, Buck will be teaching an up close interactive E9/C6 class on Saturday November 11 with a concert that Saturday night with twin (and possibly more) steels supporting Jeff DeMaio's family's talented band Gunsmoke. Admission to Buck's ALL DAY class is cheap, just $50. The Sunday main event is only $20. And the Saturday night concert is only $5. Priced to meet our community's pocketbook.

Please show your support for Buck, Lucky (who is flying in from Austrailia just for this show!), Chuck Lettes and the rest of the players. Bring a carload like the old days!! Below are the flyers for the show. See you there for country, (and lots of) C6 swing and jazz steel!

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 7 Nov 2017 7:22 am

Yes, and don't forget Billy Easton from Nashville and awesome local players, Mike 'Steelonius' Neer, Jim Pitman, Stu Shulman, John DeMaille, and Jack Stanton.

Only happens once a year, so come on up or down this weekend!!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 7 Nov 2017 7:50 am

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 7 Nov 2017 1:00 pm

Well, that's just ducky, isn't it?

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 7 Nov 2017 2:19 pm

Great show!
I'm going.

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 7 Nov 2017 2:31 pm

I'd hope so John, you're part of the package in more ways than one

Plus who has a better beard than you?

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 7 Nov 2017 3:27 pm

Jim, you crack me up. Will you be there this year? Would be great to see you. Maybe its time you did some stand up comedy between sets? Now that would be fun! We could Skype in Herb Steiner. Don't know if he would be a good straight man tho. Could maybe be a roast??!!

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 7 Nov 2017 3:30 pm

I have many nice memories of seeing John D. playing at the Homeport in West Islip in the early 1980s. I remember a heavy set and very young guy (20?) sitting in one night on a song (Rocky Top?) playing a black Emmons doubleneck. He was a pretty new player, circa 1983. Who would that have been John? Do you remember?

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 7 Nov 2017 4:01 pm

He may have been known then as 'Blackbeard'

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 7 Nov 2017 5:28 pm

Well, I don't think it's me. I never played a black Emmons only my black RusLer. However my beard was a lot darker back then. And, being as far back as 83', I really can't remember all that well. Too many beers and too many long hours.
Was it you, John? Sorry if I can't recall.

Fooch Fischetti · Post by **Fooch Fischetti** » 8 Nov 2017 11:44 am

If John De Maille is going...then I'm going!

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 8 Nov 2017 4:17 pm

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
You crack me up Fooch!
Looking forward to seeing you again.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 8 Nov 2017 5:19 pm

John Brabant wrote:Jim, you crack me up. Will you be there this year? Would be great to see you. Maybe its time you did some stand up comedy between sets? Now that would be fun! We could Skype in Herb Steiner. Don't know if he would be a good straight man tho. Could maybe be a roast??!!

I'll be there and, no, Herb would not be a good straight man.

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 12 Nov 2017 5:08 am

Lucky, Buck and Jeff DeMaio absolutely blew the doors off the Piedmont Club venue last nite! OMG! The big show starts 11 am today. Hungover And psyched!!!!

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 12 Nov 2017 5:13 am

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Jerry Dragon · Post by **Jerry Dragon** » 13 Nov 2017 6:40 am

i went to the show on Sunday and it was great. I have never seen steel players up close except for once before and it was a delight. Being a novice I was mesmerized. Great back up band of great musicians.