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What ever happened to Jerry Merhar? We used to see him up here in NJ every once in a while but it's been years. The last time I saw him was in Indy back around '75.

Hi Ben, Jerry lives within 10 miles of me here in
northern Minn. He has been driving truck hauling produce. Also he likes his John Deere tractors as he
has a small farm where he puts in some crops. He still plays occasionally for small get togethers.
Glenn

Thanks Glenn. If you see him tell him Gene Shible and I were wondering where he got to. He used to drive out to NJ on occassion and we would jam at Gene's or in a club in Manville NJ.
Knowing the kind of shape he was in back then he may not remember. He also came in to the Holyoke club in Indy when I was working out there. I think he was with Ernest Tubb that time.
I'm glad to hear that he's alive and well.

Glenn; I remember Jerry very well and also wondered what became of him. I knew him here in Nashville around the time he worked with Hank Snow in the late 60's or early 70's.
And Ben; Please tell Gene Shible I said ‘HI’! I built a Short-Scale Sho-Bud ‘Clone’ for him in 1960, when I still lived in Telford, Pa.!

Hey Big John, I spoke to Gene yesterday about Jerry. Gene reads the forum regularly so I'm sure he'll see this post. I will send your greetings when I speak to him.