A good bit of interpretation of topics on this forum is lost in the lack of being able to look and listen to the postee in person. My take on what Kenny said is : the sparklers, skimpy dress code, and noise that some of today's stars make, takes the place of, or , covers up a great steel player's / sidemen / women's talent. The artists are the headlines and the smoke bombs, Harley's, bustin guitars, waterfalls, belly buttons, etc., is emphasized more than the talents of the sidemen /sidewomen, who accompany the aforementioned star. However, the aforementioned "star" would look kinda ridiculous in all the smoke and sparks if it weren't for the talented group of musicians, namely the steel guitarists, that accompany him / her, within that cloud of smoke. On the other hand, the people come to see the "star" and he / she brings in the da buck$.
Ok, Bob, nobody slammed ya, we all agree Nashburg is full of great steel players, we who live outside of there want, nay, crave more steel on stage and louder and upfront, do i hear an amen?
Ain't nobody gonna question my pal Kenny's integrity without an exortation of some sort. And by the way Bob, the Boss TU 12 H tuner i bought from ya still works fine, great deal.
Merry Christams to all.-----Skip
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"Steel guitar is where it are"
