I'm working!

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 18 Dec 2006 1:37 am

I set a goal for myself last New Years Day. After making a steel guitar purchase at 1 am on New Years morning, I said I'd be playing Steel with a band within 1 year. Goal met. Besides the recent occasional sit in with a few of the local bands I landed the steel spot in a 5 piece band out of Enterprise, Alabama just this week. And to my suprise these guys play real country!

I am truly greatful for the steel guitar forum and the steel guitar chatroom. With out them I would probably just be a steel owner.

Happy Hollidays to all!

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Colby Tipton · Post by **Colby Tipton** » 18 Dec 2006 2:14 am

Jim,
Thats a good deal man, sounds like another story I know. I did about the same thing back in 1977, bought a Sho~Bud crossover, got rid of it and got a Sho~Bud LDG and was playing 5 nights a week on a set down gig in about a years time. It will get a lot easier after playing with a band for a while. It takes a lot of work and time don't it?

Colby

Mark Edwards · Post by **Mark Edwards** » 18 Dec 2006 4:34 am

Jimbo great news, now you can pay me back that $50.00 bucks you owe me. Just kidding. Jim has worked hard and developed an outstanding style that I believe will take him a long way. You deserve this Jimbo. Congratulations.

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 18 Dec 2006 5:21 am

Jim,
Congrats on the pickin job, job??? did I say job? Fun!! Now the learning thing really begins!LOL..
Larry

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Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 18 Dec 2006 6:10 am

Jim, you have come a long way in a very short time as a steel guitarist, I`m proud of ya ! Congradulations and Merry Christmas to you and Pops.

Hook

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Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 18 Dec 2006 7:06 am

Congrats!

Myself, after a year on telecaster, playing it on a half dozen songs a night, I got offered a guitar playing gig during a fill in I had this weekend.

That's been my goal for the last year, funny as it might seem, but it's nice to know that you can do it with a lot of practice.

Playing another instrument for years is certainly a leg up.
Again, Congrats.

Time to go get a premolar pulled..

EJL

Milton C. Willmann · Post by **Milton C. Willmann** » 18 Dec 2006 7:29 am

Jimbo,

You just can't beat an agent as good as pete. Goes to show you. Hey really that's great news. Now you gotta teach 'em how we do it down in Texas. LOL

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Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 18 Dec 2006 8:11 am

Go get-em BIG JIM!!!!!!

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Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 19 Dec 2006 6:16 pm

Thanks all you guys for the kind words. I love you all.

Bill Hamner · Post by **Bill Hamner** » 21 Dec 2006 10:49 pm

Jim, Congratulations my friend. Guess it is a good thing you are on the Gulf coast in the SE and D.W. is on the Pacific Coast, Huh? Otherwise you might be stealing (steeling??) his gigs.

bh