Herb Remington playing a Ricky Bakelite

Mike Ruffin · Post by **Mike Ruffin** » 21 Jul 2006 9:02 am

Thanks so much, Rick and Herb. I have been enjoying your Tuff Fun Tab a lot.

Ya'll are doing a great thing together.

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 31 Jul 2006 5:56 pm

Thanks Mike! We've been getting a lot of great feedback about TUFF FUN TAB. It's been about 4 months now, and it's encouraging to hear from players who have been working with it for a while.

Thanks Jody! We've sold about 60 of them so far, and we're hoping to break 100 by the end of the year!

DeWitt Scott · Post by **DeWitt Scott** » 2 Aug 2006 6:45 pm

Herb has always been one of my all time favorite steel players. Every since he gave me his tunings when he was playing steel for Bob Wills at the Trianon ballroom in Oklahoma City. That was around 1948 or so.

I got a phone call from him last week and he asked me to join him on his set in St. Louis. My answer was a quick "NO-I can't do that". He asked me why and I told him the truth, "I have so much respect for you I would be scared to death"! He kept on me until I agreed. However, I told him I would have to pick the tunes. I rarely touch my steel guitar any more and like the time that Bobby Caldwell sugessted to Jerry Byrd that he thought it would be a good idea if Jerry and I played a tune together, I told Jerry that I had to pick a tune that I could practically play in my sleep. Herb agreed so we will do "Remington Ride" for one and I have no clue at this time what the other tunes will be. What an honor it is....to be invited to share the stage with such a great and wonderful man..Herb Remington. Scotty