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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 10:18 am |
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Thanks to Don Weber, Wally Pfeifer & Gerald Ross ...
The Holiday Inn's Executive Boardroom was transformed into a place where folks could come ... relax ... shoot the breeze ... trade secrets on steel ... etc, etc, etc ...
All kept safe and secure ... by our resident Pit Bull ... Harry Dietrich 
The hi-light of my trip came late Friday nite ... after Jeff Strouse's tribute to Jerry Byrd / Ray Montee.
I had not played thru my set ... scheduled for the first thing Sat. morning ... in over TWO WEEKS !!!
Between finishing my steels, BS-ing in the Dust-Room and watching the various greats on stage and in the jams .... I just never found the time to practice ... and was gettin' worried.
So after the DVD (thanks Howard & Harry for the audio/visual) ... I set off to practice ... maybe 11 pm.
I was just ready to fire up my Mike Neer rhythm tracks on CD/Boombox ... when Floyd Alexander happened by ... and I con-ed him into playin' thru my set "live" on guitar.
Minutes later ... Barb Kuhns walked by ... and joined in. Since this was 2/3 of my rhythm team ... I was elated ... and we set off ... trudging thru my songs.
Looking up from my chair ... such notables as Ray Montee, Paul Kim, Doug Smith & Dennis Gonsalves ... actually sat there and gave me a listen.
What a thrill !!!!
But the true highlight of my whole trip ... was a 10 minute conversation I had with Floyd Alexander ... after we had practiced Fri evenin' ... and I was lockin' up the Dust-Room ...
I hope you are out there ... thanks man !!!!
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Bill Leff
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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 10:23 am
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Well I guess if that was the highlight then the low was when I was sitting next to you at Al's Steakhouse for dinner and after we were done I hit the remote control on the Fart Machine.
I'll never forget that look on your face... |
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 2:23 pm
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That was classic!  |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 5:11 pm
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Yep, the "Dust Room", or Chill Central was home away from home.
Rick served up a smorgasbord of delights.....
 [This message was edited by HowardR on 17 October 2005 at 06:12 PM.] |
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HowardR
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 5:50 pm
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Of course, I couldn't keep my hands off of the Boobpan.... 
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 6:54 pm
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| Cool mascot, too...Spongebob Squareneck? |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2005 7:08 pm
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| Howard--that's Rick, all right... [This message was edited by Stephan Miller on 17 October 2005 at 08:50 PM.] |
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Andy Barlo
From:
Schererville, Indiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Oct 2005 3:02 am
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| A big thanks to you Rick for repairing my rickenbacher. It actually took him less time to fix the Panda than it took me to restring the guitar. Way to go, Rick. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2005 4:20 am
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"Quote of the Day" ... from the Dust-Room
Upon wandering into the room ... and seein' me sittin' there noodlin' around on the Bronzepan ... using my "flattie" ...
An HSGA dignitary says ...
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Oh ... you play steel ???
You know ... they make round ones of those
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 18 Oct 2005 12:20 pm
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Here's another photo of Dave "The Hula Monster".....Hulamon for short.
When Dave plays,...people listen, really listen.
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2005 5:09 pm
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| Dave is an amazing guy! I've never heard anyone make a resonator and steel sing like that! [This message was edited by Jeff Strouse on 18 October 2005 at 06:22 PM.] |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 18 Oct 2005 5:58 pm
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| Wish I could have been there. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2005 7:40 am
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"Quote of the Day" ... from the Dust-Room
While watching the DVD performance of Jerry Byrd w/ Hiram Olsen and Kalani Fernandez ...
Ian Ufton reminised (he backed up JB many times):
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| The man was a GIANT !!! |
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Harry Dietrich
From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Oct 2005 3:40 pm
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I must say......Dave was the HIGHLIGHT of my trip.......he just blew my mind. LOL!!
Actually the whole trip was my highlight. Hanging out with old friends, and meeting new ones was just great.
Did you ever notice how Steel Guitar players are such nice people? I wonder why that is?
It was great meeting Ray Montee and his lovely wife Sally.....also Jeff Strouse, who I shared a few laughs with, along with Rick A, and HowardR.
Bill just cracked me up with his fart machine. LMAO!! Especially in the big music room when he had it behing Duke Ching, and Duke didn't know what was happening.
Also had a great time jammin' with Floyd Alexander, who is a country affictionado like I am. Thanks Floyd!!
All in all it was a great trip.....all of you people made it so.
Thanks again....Harry
Oops....almost forgot......thanks to Paul Kim for coming to this years Convention, and showing his "stuff".......He is really great. Not too many people can play that many harmonics and NEVER miss one....AWESOME! [This message was edited by Harry Dietrich on 20 October 2005 at 04:58 AM.] |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2005 7:31 am
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Are those frypan looking guitars milled from solid aluminum?
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10
www.16tracks.com
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2005 7:43 am
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They are sand cast ...
A356 aluminum alloy and C873 Bronze.
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2005 2:44 pm
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| They sound great, too! |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 21 Oct 2005 7:41 am
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| Beautiful family Rick!! |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 21 Oct 2005 8:20 am
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| Bill, I think they were extruded..... [This message was edited by HowardR on 21 October 2005 at 09:22 AM.] |
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