Herbie Goes To Hollywood

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 8 May 2006 5:36 pm

Hey Rick
What about me? I have been a been fan of Herb Remington for years and have many if not all of his recordings with Bob Wills.

Never mind these other cats,let me in on this

i'm not too old to learn,well maybe just a little, but remember."We Dont Stop Playing Because We Get Old" We Get Old Because We Stop Playing". edited for spelling.[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 08 May 2006 at 06:40 PM.]

Bob Strum · Post by **Bob Strum** » 9 May 2006 6:59 am

Herb is a remarkable man. His kindness and genuine willingness to help is added to his great steel abilities. Traveling with Herb in Austria provided an adventure that I treasure.

Gary Boyett · Post by **Gary Boyett** » 10 May 2006 4:33 pm

I just my copy today, WOW! This is really nice. There are 12 songs and some very good tablature. The back up tracks are first rate.

This is a very good investment into Herb's style. He looks like he uses some very interesting phrases and slants.

I have only had a chance to thumb through the book and listen to all 12 songs with Herb playing and am very impressed.

This is worth the price people. It looks like it gives us some different perspectives.

Great job Rick and Herb.

Now, to the woodshed.

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 11 May 2006 8:33 am

Thanks for the good word Gary!
TUFF FUN TAB is the true path to Steely Goodness.

Sales of TFT are going well, there are a lot of A6 players out there I didn't know existed . .

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 11 May 2006 8:40 am

BTW, if you play C6 or C6/A7 tuning you can easily retune to A6.
<pre>
C6 C6/A7 A6
E E E
C C C#
A A A
G G F#
E E E
C C# C#
</pre>

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 12 May 2006 12:52 pm

This is a fine litle instruction course. Herby plays all nice and simple so the student can learn and once learned can add his own embellishments. The trax are real fine also, in fact I took the Spanish Eyes trak with me to a country club gig and it was well received. Had to play it three times. Congrats Rick. CC

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 12 May 2006 1:23 pm

Much to my suprise, I received a package from
Rick and it consisted of tabs and a cd, Herb and Rick certainly blended well together. I have to say it's one of the best efforts I have heard. I wouldnt mind getting down to Hollywood Beach and doing some original things with Rick. It would be my pleasure.

Not to mention the "chicks" on the boardwalk,

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 13 May 2006 9:34 am

Thanks CC! I read your comments to Herb on the phone and he was delighted.
Blue Spanish Eyes 3X - wow, wish I coulda been there!

Thanks Jody! You're next, buddy . .

Dan Carey · Post by **Dan Carey** » 15 May 2006 2:47 pm

I received my copy of the TF CD etc. It think
it's great.

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 16 May 2006 3:32 am

Glad to hear it Dan - thanks for the nice comment.

This Friday afternoon on Swingin West Mike Gross will be debuting the first single from our upcoming CD - "Sweet Talking Steel Guitars of Herb Remington & Rick Alexander".

It's Herb's beautiful new signature song called "Sweet Talk".

Mike Gross · Post by **Mike Gross** » 16 May 2006 6:44 am

Rick,

It will be my pleasure to play it. I am really looking forward to doing that. Great cut and super playing! I do invite all the world to listen. All you need is a computer and either Windows Media Player 10 or Quick Time 7. www.swinginwest.com
from 1:00-4:00 PM (eastern) Friday

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Mike

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 16 May 2006 7:11 am

Soooo cooool dudes.
Sorry I missed this one so long.

Chuck Halcomb · Post by **Chuck Halcomb** » 17 May 2006 12:50 pm

I got my copy of Tuff Fun Tab, and they are exactly what I had hoped for. They are not simply tabs, although this would have been fine, but these are truly aids to learning. Herb puts great emphasis on use of slants, phrasing, etc. These will make great tools for those trying to develop their skill on the steel guitar. He told me in Dallas that these would be tough and they are challenging, but that is what one needs to learn.

Of course, Herb is great on the tracks and the tabs are easy to read and follow. I appreciated the fact that the tabs included the chords so that those who play standard guitar can easily play along. I also think this will help me work on improvisation once I have mastered the basic tab as written.

Rick has done a nice job of packaging these materials and wow. I ordered it using Pay Pal on Saturday and it arrived via US mail on Monday. I was impressed.

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Remington Steel T-8 Steelmaster
Gibson Console Grande[This message was edited by Chuck Halcomb on 17 May 2006 at 02:14 PM.]

Drew Ritzul · Post by **Drew Ritzul** » 18 May 2006 7:19 am

rick,
just recieved my tuff fun tab and i think it is great!!!! can't wate to get
the new cd. Herb is a great person,I got
to meet him in Dallas this year,and you
are a great person also.
thanks for everything,Drew

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 18 May 2006 7:20 pm

Thanks Mike! We'll be listening to Swingin West tomorrow afternoon for sure.

David, would you like your copy of TUFF FUN TAB sent to Koh Samui?

Chuck, I'm so glad you're digging TFT. That's a good point about the chord symbols. They really do help with improvisation.

Drew, thanks for the kind words. This is all very encouraging, it's just the kind of thing Herb loves to hear!

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 19 May 2006 2:40 am

Listen in today to the Best of the West.Mike Gross. Rick Alexander and Herb Remington Ride together as one. www.swinginwest.com

Mike Gross · Post by **Mike Gross** » 19 May 2006 4:11 am

Thanks Rick & Jody!

I sure am looking forward to playing Herb and Rick's dandy and lots of other great material for the listeners.

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Mike

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 19 May 2006 2:13 pm

Mike, thanks for being the first to play "Sweet Talk" on the air.

Just in case anyone missed it, or would like to hear it again - here it is:

SWEET TALK by Herb Remington & Rick Alexander

[This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 19 May 2006 at 03:18 PM.]

Mike Gross · Post by **Mike Gross** » 19 May 2006 2:23 pm

Rick,

Thanks again, for the exclusive! Also, thanks for the call at the radio station during the show. The listener response was nice! I will play it again next Friday!

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Mike

Jim Burden · Post by **Jim Burden** » 19 May 2006 5:19 pm

Got mine in the mail and I was expecting it to good,however it was much better than i had expected.The tracks are superb and the tabs are easy to use.Makes me want to play the old six string more.Thanks Rick,another success story

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 21 May 2006 3:29 pm

SWEET TALK

Billy Gilbert · Post by **Billy Gilbert** » 22 May 2006 4:54 am

I got mine a few days ago. It works well in C6 (with a 5 on top) also.

Billy

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 23 May 2006 12:47 pm

Thanks Billy!

"SWEET TALK" is now playing on this page:
http://rickalexander.com/BigSteel/SweetTalk.html

[This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 23 May 2006 at 01:49 PM.]

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 24 May 2006 7:08 am

I just got mine and it's great! I had a sneak preview just before it was released, and the finished product is awesome...A track of Herb playing the song, then the backup tracks by the fabulous Rick Alexander Band.

Hey, Sweet Talk could be the next Sleepwalk! Very catchy tune...I've been listening to it on repeat for about a half an hour already...the best thing is that it's tabbed, and very close to how Herb played it. I like Herb's tab because it gives a good solid framework of the songs, which is very helpful in learning A6th. The tab pages can be easily removed from the binder, and the paper is high quality.

I've been enjoying it ever since I took it out of the mailer.

A big thanks to Rick and Herb for putting this project out. The non-pedal steel guitar world needs it!

Mike Gross · Post by **Mike Gross** » 24 May 2006 8:04 am

Also the length of "Sweet Talk" makes it soooooo radio friendly!

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Mike