Steel Guitar Show in Fulton MS

Skip Cole · Post by **Skip Cole** » 9 Feb 2008 5:51 am

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J PARKER · Post by **J PARKER** » 11 Feb 2008 8:40 am

Hey guys i am really looking forward to this show. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Jim

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 12 Feb 2008 12:10 am

bumping up. And, Lem, Did you get my last email?

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 13 Feb 2008 10:41 am

Mike, the last email that I received from you was on January 24th, and I replied as soon as I received it. Have you sent another one since then?

Jim, we're all looking forward to it too! I think it was be a great one!

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 20 Feb 2008 4:15 am

I don't know Lem exactly when it was, But I didn't get a reply back on my last email. I'll send you another one later today.

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 22 Feb 2008 7:15 am

bump up

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 22 Feb 2008 12:36 pm

Mike,
If you sent an email Wednesday, I didn't get it. You might also want to send whatever to me through a private message here on the Forum too. That way, surely I'd get it one way or the other.

Tay Joslin · Post by **Tay Joslin** » 23 Feb 2008 7:03 pm

This one is fairly close to home for me, so I'm going to mark this one on the calendar. Very excited, and will do my best to promote this show in the Memphis, Tennessee, vicinity. Please keep us forumites posted, friend!

-Tay Joslin

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 24 Feb 2008 5:52 pm

Hello Tay,

I'm happy to hear that you're planning to come and be with us. I hope you'll bring your steel and play in the jam on Friday night, and then stay over for the next day. It's sure sounding like it's going to be a great show.

I appreciate you passing the word around the Memphis area. I'd love to see a bunch of folks from that area come and be with us!

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 27 Feb 2008 2:05 pm

Anyone who's planning on taking the Doug Jernigan seminar, please post here so I can get an idea of how many are interested. Remember, we have to have a minimum of 8 people sign up before Doug will give the seminar.

Thanks,
Lem

Tay Joslin · Post by **Tay Joslin** » 28 Feb 2008 8:02 pm

Lem,
I regret to inform you that I am NOT the proud owner of a pedal steel guitar; I am merely an enthusiast (for now). I have been around the "community" for about five years, now. I hope to purchase a steel and learn to play it in the near future. I am 28, so I hope I am not too old to learn. I play a little lap steel, but I am more of a Telecaster man. By the way, I recently met a nice fellow named Jerry McKee over in the Iuka, Mississippi, area. He is a steel player, and he had a lot of nice things to say about you and your efforts to keep the steel guitar alive in our neck of the woods. Perhaps he might enjoy coming down for the jam. Also, I have a friend who resides in Guntown, Mississippi, who is a blues guitarist, and has agreed to spread the word and attend the show with my wife and I. I suppose I have cackled enough for now, but I look forward to meeting you at the show in April.

-Tay Joslin

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 28 Feb 2008 9:13 pm

Tay,
Yes, I certainly know Jerry McKee. In fact, I bought my first pedal steel from him back in 1979. It was a little 8 string single neck with a pad on the back, and had two working pedals and a knee lever. It didn't have any pedal stops on it, and so it used the floor as the pedal stop. You had to retune it everytime you moved it if there was the slightest difference in the floor from one place to the next. It also had clothes hangers for the pullrods underneath it. Regardless, I still thought I was the next Buddy Emmons or Lloyd Green with it!

I would love for Jerry to come to the show, but I don't know how to get in touch with him. He is a fine player, and would be a welcome addition to the show.

Also, I appreciate your friend spreading the word around Guntown. We would love to have a building full of folks, both players and non-players alike.

At 28, you're certainly NOT too old to learn. I think it's great to see some younger folks getting into steel guitar. I'll be looking forward to seeing you in April too.

Take care,
Lem S.

Tay Joslin · Post by **Tay Joslin** » 1 Mar 2008 1:25 pm

Lem,
I sent you a private message concerning Mr. Jerry; e-mail me at your convenience.

-Tay

J PARKER · Post by **J PARKER** » 6 Mar 2008 8:21 pm

TTT folks for looks to be a great show there in Fulton. I will be playing my new Rains Steel there and come by and give it a test drive for anyone who has never tried one before. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Jim

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 11 Mar 2008 2:40 pm

This is going to be a dynamite show with a great bunch of super local steel guitars, and some of the finest professional steel guitar players in the business!!!

In addition to playing on Saturday's show, Mike Sweeney and Mike Jones will be doing a set together on Friday night as well! PLUS, there will be the "roundtable" jam as well, featuring all who would like to play. We'd love to have a building full of steel players for this!

Folks you simply do not want to miss this one!

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 11 Mar 2008 6:26 pm

Lem,

Maybe you should give me a call Wed.[ the 12th] around 11:00 am central time. I need to talk to you.

Thanks.

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 11 Mar 2008 6:48 pm

Mike, just in case you happen to miss it, I sent you a pm.

Thanks

Tommy Young · Post by **Tommy Young** » 14 Mar 2008 8:18 pm

GENTLEMEN HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE MARKING YOUR CALENDARS AS THIS SHOW IS GETTING CLOSER EVERYDAY AND WHAT A LINE-UP WOW SOME OF THE VERY BEST

TOMMY YOUNG
MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS
WHEN YOUR GUITARS TONE HAS TO BE ITS VERY BEST

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 14 Mar 2008 11:48 pm

There had arisen a previously unforeseen circumstance, but it looks like I managed to wind up getting the weekend of the steel show off after all, so I'll continue to be the point man for this show. When it appeared that I was going to have to bow out, Mr. Johnson agreed to handle things in my absence, but now fortunately that won't be necessary. My thanks to him for the offer.

J PARKER · Post by **J PARKER** » 15 Mar 2008 11:18 am

Lem i am glad that your going to get to be there and Mr. Johnson is a nice guy as well and i will be there that saturday to meet all those nice folks again. I wonder if Doc is going to sing that cattle call song cause he knowes im not that KUNTRY LOL
Jim

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 15 Mar 2008 5:35 pm

I don't know, Jim. "Doc" has been awfully quiet lately. You mentioned bringing your new Rains steel. Well if it sounds anywhere near as good as the Rains you played last year, I know it'll be a knockout for sure. I heard many, many compliments when you played last year's show.

Doc Rickles · Post by **Doc Rickles** » 15 Mar 2008 7:01 pm

Hi Lem,
I've been so quiet because I've been listening to see if Jim Parker is learning the song I wanted to sing the last time we played. He'll be so caught up with that new Rains he'll play anything I can sing and do a great job. I am so looking forward to the show. One of the best I've ever been to.Any thing I can do let me know.
Doc

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 15 Mar 2008 8:48 pm

Hi Doc,

One thing you can do, is be sure to bring that Millenium and play in the jam on Friday night! I've never heard, nor seen one, in person yet and I'm guessing there may be others who would find it interesting to get to hear one played live and not just on TV, etc...

It looks like from the line-up, there'll be several different brands of steel guitars being played during the jam and show on Saturday. If I play, it'll be on a Sho~Bud, and there are players coming who play Emmons Legrande (not sure about any push pull players yet), Zumsteel, Mullen, Sierra, Rains, M.S.A. Millenium (if Doc plays), and I don't know what all other brands, so it looks like we'll have a good variety of brands represented!

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 23 Mar 2008 12:59 pm

Just a little over a month till this show, so I hope everyone that can is making plans to be there.

Tommy Young · Post by **Tommy Young** » 24 Mar 2008 9:25 am

SURE hope all of you guy's are making plans to be there. As it's gonna be a goodun with all this great talent,They going to show us all how to play a lot better. Hope to meet all you guy's and come by my booth as well. Pick on 1 of these MAX-TONE guitars when you get there.

TOMMY YOUNG
MAX-TONE MODIFICATIONS
WHEN YOUR GUITARS TONE HAS TO BE ITS VERY BEST

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