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Great Stuff Doug, I like that a lot and you can see from the replies here what an encouragement you are to the newcomers.

Keep it up.
James.

Thank you Ron, James, and others.

On a slightly different note... pun intended... many of you might know that Ghost Riders was written by a great cowboy songwriter named Stan Jones. Well, right here in the Portland, OR area we have a very talented guy who happens to be Stan's nephew... Keeter Stuart!

Keeter's been singin; and writin' great tunes himself for many years now and I am proud to say that I have had the pleasure to play music with him at many a gathering. Keeter has a combo named Trio Bravo and they play at Duff's Garage every Tuesday night from 6 to 9 pm. He'll be there tonight!

So if you have the chance, take the time to go catch Keeter and say "Hello". You'll hear a bunch of Old Stan's great tunes and a bunch of Keeter's award winning originals as well. I guarantee a good time will be had by all.

Thank you for reading,

Jay

Very interesting, Jay. Ghost Riders has been recorded by a lot of singers/bands. According to Robby Krieger, guitarist for The Doors, this song inspired The Doors hit "Riders on the Storm".

Wow Doug, that was great - incredible phrasing! It always looks so foreign to me watching someone play with thumb and finger picks, then I remember that I'm the odd man out, (using a flatpick). How much of that was improvised?

Thanks Steve! You're playing some amazing stuff with your flatpick! I enjoy all of your postings here.

As far as the solo and the improv... I had a general idea of the positions and the areas of the fretboard where I wanted to play the solo, but I didn't work out a note for note solo. Each time I played it, it came out a little different. So I recorded the song a few times and this is the one I kept. thanks again!

Bringing this back up cuz it's just SO dang cool ! Looking forward to the next C6 book/CD with this in it !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK5aT07gOis

Just picked up the salmon version w/ P90.. sounds awesome !

Agreed.. VERY cool. Doug is awesome. If I lived closer I would take lessons for sure. I am waiting for his new book which will have this song in it.

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it. Mitch, I like your Salmon Gibson! What a stunning lap steel.

I'm very excited about the new book, although work has come to a standstill for a month or so. I had hand surgery on Tuesday... my picking hand, index finger. I had "trigger finger". I hope to be picking again in 3 to 4 weeks. I'm itching to play my guitars again!

Well enjoy your Christmas season and let those magic fingers enjoy the down time!

Seasons Greetings!

Thanks JW, Merry Christmas to you, and to all Forum members.

Your vid and Rick A's of his salmon, convinced me to pull the trigger on one and I'm SO glad I did. What a sweet tone, but growl on demand also !

Prayers your way Doug for a speedy and complete recovery. Merry Christmas to you and yours !

I wish you were a 'left coaster' also, so I could take lessons ! But your book / cd is fantastic and can't wait for more.

Get better soon and post some more great stuff ?

Fabulous everything doug, loved it

Thanks Kevin, Mitch, and others!

Doug,
One of the best renditions, ever. Great job.
Marlin

Thanks Marlin, I've always liked this tune, and I've been teaching it to my guitar students for many years. I thought I'd try it on lap steel. It translates well to steel guitar! Thanks again, and have a happy Holiday!

Hope that finger is back playing with the team soon, Doug.

Thanks Peter, I'm recovering from the hand surgery... starting to exercise the hand now. I should be back to picking in a couple of weeks. I have lessons and gigs scheduled right after Christmas. I don't think my finger will ever be "normal" again, but as long as I can pick without pain I'll be happy. Getting old really sucks! Thanks again for your well wishes, and have a nice Holiday.

Sorry to dredge this back up yet again...but does anyone happen to have an mp3 of Doug's version of this ? I think he's said that he deleted the BIAB file and so I don't think I can get an mp3 from him...but has any else reconstructed his version in BIAB and have an mp3 of it ?

Great, Doug, so refreshing. Jay Y.

Thanks Jay, I'm glad you like it.