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... along with everything else. I got a job transfer and I'm moving to Ogden, Utah. The house is 95% packed and the movers will be here in the morning. I don't know much about Ogden, Utah other than it is really beautiful but I am worried that there will not be any musicians to jam with. I was up there last week to close on a house and before the day was done three mormons visited me to invite me to their church. I don't know much about mormons (LDS) but saying the area is predominately mormon is an understatement. I hope I don't offend them when they see me grilling some steaks in the back yard with a beer in my hand!

Any steelers out there from Utah? Any associations in the Ogden/Salt Lake City area?

I gotta get back to packing. Moving sucks but I gotta go where the job is. Sure am going to miss Phoenix. I was looking forwar to joining the Southwest Steel Guitar Association in Phoenix. Great bunch of folks!



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Terry Edwards
Fessy D-10; Nash 1000
Martin D-21; Flatiron F-5

<SMALL>grilling some steaks in the back yard with a beer in my hand!</SMALL>

Better stock up, it's a dry state.

Hi Terry,

Yes there is a steel player that owns GUITAR CITY just off of Interstate 15 in the community of Centerville approximately 10 or so miles south of Ogden. He playes a Sierra U12 and just took delivery on a new Carter U12 a few weeks ago and says he loves it. As far as the Mormons Church of JESUS CHRIST of Ladder-Day Saints go they will treat you right. Iv'e been a Mormon all my life. I live here in Rigby, Idaho about 175 miles north of Ogden. I don't get down that way too often, however I just happened to be there a week ago to an annual horse sale.
As far as the Bud-beer that will take care of itself down the road. Ha! They won't be to hard on you.!!!!
Best Regards,
Teirre

I heard that there is a Mormon who drinks beer. Maybe you can find him.

Hi Terry,Just cause your moving away dont mean you cant still join the SWSGA.E-mail me and we'll get you signed up. Fred Justice,Treasurer,Southwestern Steel Guitar Association.

Terry,
The steel players name by the way is Steve Allred.
Thanks.

Yeh, there's one steel player in Sandy, Utah, but you may not recognize the name:

ALVINO REY!!!

Look him up, he likes to talk steel.


Fred

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The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real

Terry,

Just did a little re-search in my steel telephone and computer adress book and remembered a couple of other names. Dixon Rudolph in Kerns, Ut a suburb of S.L.C. and works of DOD Electronics that manufacture the different effect units. The other name is Bruce Bleak in S.L.C Just email me after you get settled down and I would be glad to give you there adresses and phone #'s

Hi Fred, Yep! Alvino Rey in Sandy ,Utah, The Grandaddy of the Pedal steel guitar!...al

Yeah and Alvino has been a Mormon all his life. I believe he is in his 90's now. Haven't seen him in a while. So there is a few of us Steel Mormons around and about.!! My good friend Audie Shields in Nashville and an acomplished steel player since the age of 10 is also a Mormon dang it ! He visits Lloyd Green now and then. Well I better stop talking about whose is Mormon on the announcements section or b0b may switch this to steel players.

I played an 'Always - Patsy Cline' in Cedar City three years ago (at the Utah Shakespearean Festival - a beautiful theatre) and it was my first time in that part of America.

A couple of the band guys were active LDS but, once I made my position clear, they gave up on me! I was amazed that even check-out personel at the supermarket would engage me in conversation - when they learned that I was visiting from out of town, they immediately enquired as to whether my wife and children were with me ! It seemed almost incomprehensible to some of them that a fifty-plus man would actually have neither....

A fellow-forumite, Mac Lloyd, came to the show and made contact with me (where are you, Mac?) - I enjoyed meeting him.

Back then, I used to enjoy the occasional beer. It wasn't actually 'dry', but the ABC was almost hidden from sight, and wasn't allowed to display any neon signs - 'Sherlock' Rettig found it ok, though.....

RR

Teirre,
Hey, it is a small world, indeed..
I know Dixon Rudolph VERY WELL, I should, he was my roomate when I lived in SLC. The man is a WIZZ when it comes to electronics.(great player too) He owned a D-10 MSA "Classic" when we roomed together. OLD friend of mine...Would LOVE to get in touch with him. We both know ALL the steel players in that area. If you have a way to get ahold of Ol dixon, I would sure appreciate getting in touch with him. E-mail me and let me know. There are about 15 steel players in the SLC area when I left there in 1989. There is a place that was popular for players, and it was called "Marks Lounge" at 33rd and State St. Another was a place called "Squire Lounge" at 13th and State St. The Latter was quite a "rough" place to say the least. I had to lay my "9MM' on top my amp every time we played there. This place was a place where the Indians and Mexicans hung out.
Need I say more?

Terry Edwards We hope you are happy in your new home.

Steel Guitar City's Owner, Steve Allred, is a great guy. Tell him we say hello if you wish. The phone number is: 801/292-8461 and the address is: 470 N. 1100 West ~ Centerville UT 84014.

There are even 3 steelers listed in Utah in the www.OnLineSteelers.com Directory, on this page specifically.

Hope this helps!

Ann Fabian
Carter Steel Guitars
www.SteelGuitar.com

Thanks to all for responding. Well, the truck will be here any minute now and I have to power this computer down and pack it up. I'll be leaving in the morning driving a Ford Contour with my wife and 15 year old daughter (both hate country music and bluegrass), a 90 lb. Boxer, a cat, two cockatiels, and a chameleon. It's gonna be a great adventure!);


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Terry Edwards
Fessy D-10; Nash 1000
Martin D-21; Flatiron F-5