Thanks for the memories

Robert Thomas · Post by **Robert Thomas** » 3 Apr 2006 3:13 pm

Today I reached another milestone, 72 years of life and 60 years of playing a steel guitar. I still get to play 3 days a week, plus all the time I want at home, since my wife of 51 years loves my playing. I really have the best of two worlds and count my blessings everyday.
I must also say thank you for this wonderful web site. I view it every day and always find something much more intersting than the front page of my newspaper. Best to eveyone and keep "pickin and grining" as the old saying goes.

Joseph Carlson · Post by **Joseph Carlson** » 3 Apr 2006 3:19 pm

Happy Birthday!
That wife of yours sounds like a keeper!
Whenever I play steel my wife tells me to stop stepping on the cats tail. (insert rimshot!)
Regards,
Joe

Willie Crisel · Post by **Willie Crisel** » 3 Apr 2006 3:53 pm

Happy birthday mister robert,,you've only been playing 56 years more than me,i'll catch up with you when i'm 99,,i'd better get busy.

Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 3 Apr 2006 4:05 pm

Robert, congrats on the milestone. Sometimes I wonder how long my desire to play music in general will last. I still love playing steel and the 6 string so perhaps your milestone is someting for me to use as a guidline or at least think about.

I just hope there will be places to play for the next 30 years and country music will still have some traditional sound to it. I hope smoking in bars becomes a thing of the past so my lungs and health will hold out too.

But thanks again for sharing your milestone today.

Lee Gillespie · Post by **Lee Gillespie** » 3 Apr 2006 5:56 pm

Congrats... Our lifes travel seem to be parallel. I'll be 75 in July. started playing steel when I was 14. Married to the same kind of wife of 55 years. She does not play just my number 1 critic. Pedal steel got to heavy about 7 years ago and went to dobro. Life is wonderful when you have the right soul mate., especially one who incourages you to pick after all these years. The best to you and yours. Lee

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 3 Apr 2006 8:00 pm

Robert -Happy birthday and many more to come. Congrats on your 60 years playing
that steel guitar and 51 years with your soulmate.

On March 28th we had our 59th wedding anniversary and my 70 years of playing steel guitar.
So keep on picking that steel guitar....al

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Ron Kirby · Post by **Ron Kirby** » 4 Apr 2006 4:50 am

LEE & ROBERT,, Happy Birthday,, Wow !! it must be something to look back in time,& remember all those steel night gigs,, I cant recall meeting you-all, but sure wish I could have. HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 4 Apr 2006 6:53 am

Happy birthday, and congratulations on finding such a wonderful wife. I also have one that supports my music addiction. And Al, that's wonderful. Sure hope to hear you play some day.

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Howard

Robert Thomas · Post by **Robert Thomas** » 7 Apr 2006 3:45 pm

Thanks for your thoughts, input and e-mails.

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 7 Apr 2006 3:49 pm

It just dosen't get any better than that. Keep on keepin on Robert,and here's wishin many more for you.

Bill