Just before the Forum started

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 23 Dec 2006 10:28 am

I started my web site in 1995. The Forum was born during the week after Christmas, 1996. There is no archive of the first few months of the Steel Guitar Forum, but here's what my web site looked like just before I added the forum to it:

Click here.

A lot of the files from back then are still online at www.b0b.com

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<img align=left src="http://b0b.com/b0bxicon.gif" border="0"> Bobby Lee
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Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 23 Dec 2006 10:36 am

Forum 10th anniversary!?

time for a party!!!!!

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 23 Dec 2006 10:56 am

b0b-Thank your for starting this Forum. It has been a great trip. I don't believe there is anything quite like it for most intruments.
(edit-this new redone forum is really nice, thanks, b0b)

I want to personally wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year and many more to come.....al

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Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 23 Dec 2006 11:06 am

b0b,
Did you ever think that your little web site would grow to have over six thousand members? Is lt still as fun as it was back then? I bet from time to time you must feel like pulling your hair out

thanks for all you do for us!

Larry[This message was edited by Larry Robbins on 23 December 2006 at 11:07 AM.]

Colby Tipton · Post by **Colby Tipton** » 23 Dec 2006 11:54 am

I don't see how you have time to do it all. You work a day job, read threads on the forum and try to keep the peace on them. You deal with selling strings and CD's, plus you still have time to go play gigs and practice on your steel. Now get to work and quit reading this. Just kiddin'. Merry Christmas and a Happy 10 more years of The Forum.

Colby

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 23 Dec 2006 12:22 pm

b0b,
I like the "Hoss" hat in the pic, just needs to be white

Merry Christmas b0b, and thanks for your time and devotion to this Forum.
Larry

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 23 Dec 2006 12:50 pm

Back in the late 80's or early 90's I started a small steel guitar group on Prodigy. That's where I met Herb Steiner. He finally convinced me to give it up and move over to AOL where Pezzyboy had started a steel guitar forum. That is where many of us met for the first time. Then this wonderful Forum took over and it exploded.

Thanks for putting up with us b0b. I don't know how you do it.

Lee, from South Texas

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 23 Dec 2006 2:35 pm

Right. I participated in the AOL steel forum for a while as QuasarBob. After I quit AOL, I started the SGF for steelers on the Internet. The AOL steel forum wasn't accessable from the Internet - it was for AOL members only.

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System Administrator 
My Blog

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 23 Dec 2006 3:59 pm

Quite a coincidence b0b, the last few days I've been thinking it would be nice if you wrote a little history of how this got started, and what it was like at first. As everyone says, this is the best thing that's happened in years for steel guitar.

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Howard

Leon Campbell · Post by **Leon Campbell** » 23 Dec 2006 5:46 pm

Thanks Bob, and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours. Leon

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 23 Dec 2006 7:03 pm

We are all hugely grateful to you, b0b. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 24 Dec 2006 3:20 am

Happy Birthday SGF !
Happy Anniversary SGF !

Thanx Capt & ALL of you that have made this place my second home
y'all got me back into steelin' & helped me create a French Steel Guitar Forum too

Yeah lets' party !

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 24 Dec 2006 5:25 am

Proud to say I was here from the beginning.

The amount of knowledge I have obtained from the SGF is amazing.

Thank you b0b!

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 25 Dec 2006 9:03 am

Thanks b0b for the forum

Ad Kersten · Post by **Ad Kersten** » 31 Dec 2006 1:21 am

B0b, congratulations and a big THANK YOU for having this tremendous site "alive and kicking" for 10 years now!

This is very

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 31 Dec 2006 2:24 am

I love that "10 gallon hat" b0b!

b0b, when was it that the Forum crashed and all of the posts were lost and you started anew... same software but all prior posts were lost. I remember that happening. Was that 1997 or 98?

Donald Jeunette · Post by **Donald Jeunette** » 1 Jan 2007 11:21 pm

Thanks bOb for all you have done for the steelers.

I think bOb should be considered for the Hall of Fame for all he has done for us.[/b]

Mark Edwards · Post by **Mark Edwards** » 2 Jan 2007 8:34 am

Bob - You have really come a long way, in not only making a truly great informative site that is shared with many folks that love what the steel guitar has done for music, but you have also made a world class web site. Thank you and those that have helped you along the way so that steel guitar/lap steel/dobro players have a place to go and fellowship.

Love the picture on the old site, Man that hat is bigger than you are. You still have that 25 Gal. hat?

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 5 Jan 2007 8:15 pm

b0b,

I joined in January 1997. Thanks, man, you've helped and fostered an explosion of interest in the instrument. I still check the forum every day.

cheers,
Drew

Patrick Ickes · Post by **Patrick Ickes** » 6 Jan 2007 10:37 am

I remember that web page!
My friend Brian was into computers and HAM radio. He was always talking about the information super highway. Big deal! He would send a message to a friend in another town as Packets and even did real-time messaging. I think they were called BBS. Anyhow, if I couldn't wrench on it, or cut it down with my chainsaw, what good was that? Then one night, I found your site and Brad's with all those 8 string tunings! Amazing with pictures and text. Suddenly the "internet" was making sence as a tool.
We didn't have any affordable internet provider in our area until '99, so I could only check out the SGF when visiting Brian's house.
Thanks for all the hard work B0b.
Patrick

Dean Batye · Post by **Dean Batye** » 7 Jan 2007 10:23 am

Well Bob, I to want to thank you for the forum. I am looking
foward to hearing your playing in Mesa, I will get up early so
as not to miss you.Looking foward to seeing everyone in Mesa.
Thanks Again
Dean Batye
Concord, Ca.

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 7 Jan 2007 10:40 am

It was the begining of 1999 I found the forum and the end of 99 when seperete modoraters came aboard.

I also came from the Ham Radio backround and did Packet, Aplink and traffic nets before I started working for the bus company in 1993. I could sence the world was getting closer with the internet.

It was August 1995 I first got on AOL with the high bills based on useage. I gavatated to country music chatrooms and message boards which influenced beyond what was Country FM radio. By 1997 I was making my mark and going to Austin as much as possable.

It's been the best years of my life getting to know the folks behind the music.

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