Steel Players' Obituary: Yours?

Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 7 May 2005 6:47 am

Born, Lived, Died

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"From Truth, Justice is Born"--Quanah Parker-1904

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 7 May 2005 8:09 am

Steel Guitar for sale

Ron

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 7 May 2005 9:03 am

Here lies Mike

He never ate Pike.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve immortality by not dying.- Woody Allen

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David Cobb · Post by **David Cobb** » 7 May 2005 12:36 pm

It's the no tossin', no turnin', no more whining, no more "Way to Survive" at 1:00AM, we're finally gonna get some rest obituary.

Signed, The Neighbors

Colm Chomicky · Post by **Colm Chomicky** » 7 May 2005 1:00 pm

http://tombstone.dogcrap.net/create.php

FYI Go to this link and it will generate a photo of your own tombstone[This message was edited by Colm Chomicky on 07 May 2005 at 02:02 PM.]

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 7 May 2005 1:03 pm

It's so hard to decide...

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or:

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Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 7 May 2005 1:33 pm

Jimbeaux.. I'm liking this...

It's been brought to my attention that this thread might have been meant to be "more serious".

If it was, the serious thoughts I hoped it would bring out, maybe from more than one of us (all of us actually) that are facing a looming situation, is that we'd find out how much of our humor/love we wish to leave behind.

I wish that to be the most prominent thing actually.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>She lived with her husband for 50 years

And died in the confident hope of a better life.-Long Suffering Spouse-<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

What else do we have?

I certainly remember Jimmy Day thataway.

EJL [This message was edited by Eric West on 07 May 2005 at 03:33 PM.]

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 7 May 2005 3:39 pm

A REAL obit will take more thought
than time allows.
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David Tessener · Post by **David Tessener** » 8 May 2005 7:11 am

Here lies Dave with a steel in his grave.

Ron Frederiksen · Post by **Ron Frederiksen** » 8 May 2005 11:47 am

Here lies Ron, still pullin strings finally gave up all them material things.

"steelin is music to my ear"

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 8 May 2005 3:27 pm

Under this stone lies Archibald Nic'
Whose playing made his darling wife sick.
But she had the last word,
remembered his password
and of you lot, she now has her pick.

Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 8 May 2005 11:08 pm

AINT NO BODY GONA MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE......... JW

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EMMONS D10 10-10 profex 2 deltafex ne1000 pv1000, pv 31 bd eq, +

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 9 May 2005 2:06 am

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Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 9 May 2005 3:51 am

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 9 May 2005 4:32 am

mine would read like this
Here Lies.....
Georgie Porgie puddin' and pie
never could play steel,
so he laid down and died.
a man of great means,
so we are all told.....
he played by his wits,
in some dives and some holes.
had 8 on the floor,
and 5 on his knees...
12 strings on top,
11 more then he'd need.
BJS Bar, chrome picks on his hand,
an old Goodrich pedal,
how stately this man.
now...couldn't play like Emmons,
but none of them could...
his steel was sold....the party was good!

Written In Loving Memory By My Beloved Sweetie.
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Whitney Single 12 8FL & 5 KN,keyless, dual changers Extended C6th, Webb Amp, Line6 PodXT, Goodrich Curly Chalker Volume Pedal, Match Bro, BJS Bar..I was keyless....when keyless wasn't cool....

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Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 10 May 2005 12:59 pm

WELL NOW I HAVE ARRIVED AT THE PINACLE OF SUCCESS.......MY NOME ON SOMEONE ELSES TUMB STONE..... I COULDN'T ASK FOR BETTER THAN DONNA.... HOPE FERRIS DONT GET MAD..OR TRY TO GET EVEN......LV'YA DONNA......
JENNINGS

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EMMONS D10 10-10 profex 2 deltafex ne1000 pv1000, pv 31 bd eq, +

Johnny Cox · Post by **Johnny Cox** » 10 May 2005 1:29 pm

Well I hope I go like Ken Lang did.
Johnny Cox
05-05-1957 - __________
I hope I made someone smile.

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Johnny Cox
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Randy Gilliam · Post by **Randy Gilliam** » 10 May 2005 4:05 pm

Here Lies The Body Of Truth If It Was ever In Him IT Never Came Out.

Stephan Franck · Post by **Stephan Franck** » 11 May 2005 9:35 am

He spent his life chasing some things--we're not sure what they were.

Wayne Morgan · Post by **Wayne Morgan** » 11 May 2005 10:18 am

Wayne Morgan
Born Died
may 1946 June 2051
He was known to Steel a little, but he wasn't a thief.
Was killed instantly from a gunshot would by a 31 year old jelious husband.
He had a closed coffin service at the Black Jack Opry, due to the fact that the undertaker couldn't get the smile off his face. Buriel in dumpster out back.

RIP

John Rosett · Post by **John Rosett** » 11 May 2005 2:40 pm

"he wasn't funny, he couldn't sing.
he didn't prove a doggone thing.
but boy, that s.o.b. could really play."
-jethro burns
and on my gravestone;
"hope springs eternal.
please stand back ten feet."

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 18 Jun 2006 3:59 am

This whole thread tickled me, so I thought I'd resurrect it for a good laugh on Father's Day!

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Donna Dodd
Secretary, Georgia Steel Guitar Association
www.GeorgiaSteelGuitar.com
www.DonnaDodd.com WEAR Steel Guitar

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 18 Jun 2006 4:59 am

It's been brought to my attention that this thread might have been meant to be "more serious".

(Thank goodness it wasn't.)

If it was, the serious thoughts I hoped it would bring out... is that we'd find out how much of our humor/love we wish to leave behind.

"And in the end...
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make."
(Happy Birthday and Father's Day to Sir Paul.)

And Happy Dad's day to all.
My own Dad left a lot of love behind.
I'm glad he didn't take it with him.

Pat Burns · Post by **Pat Burns** » 18 Jun 2006 6:12 am

Eric, hope you don't mind, I took the liberty of updating a portion of your obit

..cost of fuel being what it is, cremation plans were abandoned and his Earthly Remains were tossed into Sugar Creek, in the Paulina District of the Ochoco Nat Forest, on a sunny day, to eventually float to the ocean.

...kind of like a working class Viking funeral.

I guess for my own, I'd choose something like

Pat Burns...and it's nobody's fault but his own.

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 18 Jun 2006 6:25 am

"Jim Sliff, age 102, passed away yesterday in a Torrance hospital from gunshot injuries suffered while exiting a second floor bedroom window of a Hermosa Beach home. No comment was made by the woman living in the house, but the husband was arrested and charged with murder shortly after the incident".

"Mr. Sliff spent 40 years in the coatings industry and periodically did consulting for an undisclosed southern California-based musical instrument conglomerate. He was a beginning pedal steel player at the time of his death. Funeral services have been delayed until an organist can be found who tunes ET."

"Headstone will read: "No Chops, but Great Tone". He will be interred in a casket surrounded by RCA Blackplate 6L6 tubes and an assortment of small pulleys and 1/16" wire rope with loop ends and turnbuckles."[This message was edited by Jim Sliff on 18 June 2006 at 07:28 AM.]