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Jim Konrad
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The Great Black Swamp USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 10:13 am |
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Hello to everyone,
I just thought I would introduce myself as I am new here. I have been playing for 19 years starting with electric bass. Since then I have played or tried to play many things but lately I have only been able to end up with these things that have square necks, oh well life is tough! I have always gravitated toward that fretless and or slide sound, I even have a fretless 5 string banjo (cant even come close to playing it). I have been reading all of your posts for a while and thought I should finally sign up so I could chime in on a few things as well as post a few puzzles of my own. I have already learned a lot from you all. Thank you for that!!!  |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 10:21 am
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Welcome Jim! The only great black swamp are I know about is NW Ohio.
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Jim Konrad
From:
The Great Black Swamp USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 10:36 am
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Greg,
Thanks for the welcome!! I was wondering how long it would take on my location, but congratulations, you are correct!! OH and MI actually fought a war, so to speak , over Toledo. I think MI won because the ended up with the Upper Peninsula instead of Toledo. I like to say "Black Swamp" because that is what it was called before it all went to hell!! LOL
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Mark Mansueto
From:
Michigan, USA
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 8:51 pm
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I knew that! I'm a Toledo native.Now in Mi. The last group that I played with in the Toledo area was called Black Swamp.
I think that "war" was over the lost peninsula out by Point Place.Mi.won.
Anyway,welcome aboard Jim. PJ
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 9:32 pm
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Ahh. Those Yupers!  |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 10:57 pm
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Is it true that the Yupers call the other Michiganers trolls because they live below the bridge?
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Mark Mansueto
From:
Michigan, USA
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 7:35 pm
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Welcome Jim,from Alabama.Happy picking,DYKBC,
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Del Ray Grace
From:
Toledo, Ohio, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2008 4:29 pm
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Hello Jim and welcome to the forum. I live in Toledo,Ohio and play sacred steel music. Check us out when you have time.
sacredstrings.com
youtube.com/sacredstrings |
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Jim Konrad
From:
The Great Black Swamp USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2008 6:57 pm
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Thanks or all of the warm welcomes!!!!
Has it always seemed like there are a lot of us in this part of the world like within 200 miles of Detroit?
Del Ray Grace,
Whats up neighbor!! I checked out just a little of the sacredstrings and....wow! I can really get into that. Have you ever gone down to the American Legion Alexis Rd. on Thursdays for the bluegrass jam? There is a guy down there that can play some very serous psg. His name is Jess. You might know him. I have some old school recordings of him and some other local players you should hear some time.
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 17 Mar 2008 8:10 pm
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Yeah Jim,That would be Jess Hurt.A fine steel picker and a real gentleman.We jammed a couple of times,many moons ago.I've got an LP of Jess's that I still play a lot.Tell him hey for me.. PJ
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Jim Konrad
From:
The Great Black Swamp USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2008 8:30 pm
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PJ,
I will say hi to Jess for you, he brings his dobro in to the bluegrass jam, I can still somehow hear a PSG as he plays his dobro, he is great!
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