New Member, on my 80th Birthday

Herbie Meeks · Post by **Herbie Meeks** » 22 Aug 2006 9:45 am

Being new at this, I am not sure just what I am doing, But do want to stay in contact with you Steel Players, Some old timers I have crossed path with years ago, Here is a page of some of my tunes, Free Downloads, if you can use them, Old Fashioned picking
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=261574

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Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 22 Aug 2006 12:24 pm

Welcome and Happy Birthday. You are almost as old as I am.lol..al

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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 22 Aug 2006 1:43 pm

Welcome Herbie! I remember you from email a while back. Glad to see you here, and happy birthday to you.

Herbie Meeks · Post by **Herbie Meeks** » 22 Aug 2006 1:46 pm

Thanks, Al man what a Music road you have traveled, I will have to visit your WEB again, I truly enjoyed meeting you there, I was just a commercial sideman that grew up with the west coast gang, started playing the Joints there in 1943, age 17, Fiddle and home made lap steel, like you I found it payed more than working at what factory jobs I could get, or working as a transient farm worker, Anyhow,I grew up with, and picked with many who went on to the top out of that gang,here is a WEB page a friend built for me, you can get an idea where I'm coming from http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=261574

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Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 22 Aug 2006 2:28 pm

Welcome Herbie and happy 80th birthday! Somebody has to say it: "Welcome to the Forum: Better Late than Never!" LOL!

Herbie Meeks · Post by **Herbie Meeks** » 22 Aug 2006 7:22 pm

Hi Jim Thanks,I'm finding, as I expected, some really nice folks in this forum, Never met a Steel Player I did not like,and enjoy swapping tales with, I went to your WEB site, and listened to some great pickin, read your Bio, Intresting, I noticed Bobby Black in there, Bobby, and His Bro.Larry, was part of the old gang I grew up with in, San Jose CA, Sorry to say, Larry passed on a while back, Pee Wee Whitewing was also one of the gang, and Bob White, Leroy Jones, Sneaky Pete, Of course ,Roy Nichols,and Norm Hamlett, Just to name a few Steel players, I found that playing Fiddle, and Steel, I could always get a job. I also remember meeting Bobby Lee, out there some place,
Dean Markley helped me buy my first S 10 Emmons which I have played for, over 30 years
when Dean had His first small Music Store in Santa Clara, CA, A lot of water under the bridge, and lost contact with most of the gang since retiring back home in Arkansas

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Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 31 Aug 2006 5:24 am

Welcome Herbie,from Alabama,Bama Charlie.

Herbie Meeks · Post by **Herbie Meeks** » 31 Aug 2006 6:54 am

Bama Charlie, Thanks for the welcome, Much appreciated, I have some, McKinney relatives in, Limestone County, Alabama.

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Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 1 Sep 2006 7:00 pm

Herbie-I just got on your Great WEB site and it is terrific. Great musical life you have had too...al

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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/

Dale Bessant · Post by **Dale Bessant** » 2 Sep 2006 6:26 am

Hey, This place keeps us all young,welcome from a Canadian forumite....

Dale Bessant · Post by **Dale Bessant** » 2 Sep 2006 6:32 am

Oops! Double post![This message was edited by Dale Bessant on 03 September 2006 at 07:23 AM.]

Ken Newman · Post by **Ken Newman** » 10 Sep 2006 6:10 pm

herbie, that must be a blast! hearin' yo-self on this new fangled machine..someone will take what you have done and go on with it. and you'll be proud of it. precious memories on ya,

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stay tuned, kenny

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 10 Sep 2006 6:58 pm

Happy Birthday Herbie, I'm really diggin the sounds on your web page.[This message was edited by Andy Sandoval on 10 September 2006 at 08:13 PM.]