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Topic: Steel Guitar Insanity |
Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Ben Lawson
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Brooksville Florida
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Posted 4 May 2010 2:17 am |
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| I'm not insane. I just get upset when they take away my crayons. I use the large crayolas for a tone bar. |
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Andrew Roblin
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Various places
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Posted 4 May 2010 2:40 am
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Thanks for the latest updates, Cal.
Working for Faron...Wow, I didn't realize it was that bad.
Thanks for the post about the amount of time you spent practicing when you were learning. That gave me a good perspective. |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 4 May 2010 2:58 am
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| I asked Reggie Young to introduce me to Faron one time,he wouldn't do it,said I was better off not knowing him.Now after reading that I understand why,Thanks Reggie. |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 4 May 2010 4:30 am
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Thanks for stopping by my little blog, guys. I'm gonna continue making posts until I run out of ideas, and after 38 years of playing our beloved  instrument I've got a few more thoughts.
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Me: Steel Guitar Madness
Latest ebook: Steel Guitar Insanity
Custom Made Covers for Steel Guitars & Amps at Sharp Covers Nashville |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 4 May 2010 4:55 am
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C'mon Cal.
Tell the one about Faron and the Oak Ridge Boys.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 4 May 2010 5:05 am
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| Cal, Jimmy Peppers who used to play golf with Faron calls him "Badge". Was that one of his nicknames or just a Peppers thing? |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 4 May 2010 5:18 am
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I don't know the one about the Oaks. Maybe Richard could tell us about that.
Faron was an honorary deputy in several police forces around the country because of some westerns he made (hence the Angie Dickinson anecdotes) where he played a sheriff, and he had a collection of badges.
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Me: Steel Guitar Madness
Latest ebook: Steel Guitar Insanity
Custom Made Covers for Steel Guitars & Amps at Sharp Covers Nashville |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 4 May 2010 8:41 am
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Cal,That was a great read...Thanks. 
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Dan Galysh
From:
Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 4 May 2010 9:09 am
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Cal, your last paragraph in the Ronnie Dove blurb had me rolling!  |
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Rick Campbell
From:
Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 4 May 2010 1:16 pm
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Cal,
Great stuff. I like it when someone tells things like they are without sugarcoating. I envy you for being that close to him and seeing all this stuff happening first hand, and he's always been one of my favorite singers too. |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 4 May 2010 7:38 pm
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I find the internet fascinating, in that any goofus with a computer and an ISP can post anything and make it available on a forum or a blog for the whole world to read. And that same goofus, if he acquires even a small amount of technical know-how, can put up his own blog or web site, no matter how technically inept, and write about whatever, no matter how outrageous or mundane. This was just unimaginable a generation ago.
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Me: Steel Guitar Madness
Latest ebook: Steel Guitar Insanity
Custom Made Covers for Steel Guitars & Amps at Sharp Covers Nashville |
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Ian Miller
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 4 May 2010 11:18 pm
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In your case, I'm thankful! A great mix of universal truisms (and many that echo my own sentiments so closely that it's startling) and out-and-out hilarity.
Keep it goin'! |
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Jonathan Shacklock
From:
London, UK
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Posted 5 May 2010 4:50 am
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| Hi Cal, love the page. I don't really follow any other blogs, but I think I worked out how to subscribe to this page so I get alerted whenever you update it: you register under the Meta heading on the right, once you've logged in you click "entries RSS" and subscribe there. Does that sound correct? |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 5 May 2010 5:52 am
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Thanks for your interest, Jonathan. Yeah, that works in most browsers, but not with Chrome/Mac yet. I don't think you have to register, though.
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Me: Steel Guitar Madness
Latest ebook: Steel Guitar Insanity
Custom Made Covers for Steel Guitars & Amps at Sharp Covers Nashville |
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 5 May 2010 5:11 pm
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I recall one night Faron took a tommy-gun from the trunk of his Cadillac in downtown Nashville...anyone else remember that news story...Cal?
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 7 May 2010 11:19 pm
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Nice website and well-written blogs. Reminds me of the road years, for those who have never been on the road, that's it exactly.
I met Faron in Nashville, I think it was '79, I was playing steel with Buck Starr and Buck and the band were invited to the Grand Opening of Faron's new club, the Celebrity Ballroom, or something like that. Faron did a few songs with his band (that was probably you playing steel then, Cal?) and besides being the legendary Faron Young, he was also very funny in between songs.
The story of Little Jimmy Dickens and the guys playing catch with his Raggedy Ann doll reminded me of a hilarious story, maybe it's in the Stories section, of someone replacing the doll with a stuffed animal, Dickens didn't even notice until too late... if anyone knows where that story is it's a good one.
There are some things I miss about the road, and some other things about it I'll never miss... but I consider the experiences as invaluable and do have some great memories.
Thanks for taking the time to write it all down Cal. |
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Richard Damron
From:
Gallatin, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 May 2010 11:00 am
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Almost didn't go to your site. Glad I had the presence of mind - the sanity - to do so!
Wonderful site, Cal. Everyone should pay ya a visit! |
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Joe Naylor
From:
Avondale, Arizona, USA
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Posted 9 May 2010 10:26 am
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Great blog - not to the insanity part
If you get to deal with steel guitar players ------ insane comes up once in a while -- crazy comes in again - another vendor the the steel guitar family and I talk ever week or so - your conversations usually start by one of us saying --"You are NOT going to believe this one. I just had a guy ask for ...............
Great read and I always like to read stuff and hear about Faron - what a talent - sorry we lost him and especially the way we lost him.
Joe Naylor
steelseat.com
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 10 May 2010 9:40 am
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What a great blog. Thanks for sharing all this, Cal.
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 10 May 2010 8:20 pm
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Thanks for stopping by, Brad. Your site has a lot of informative content, very nice, been up a long time. I've got the "Coolidge Effect" coming up tomorrow.
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Me: Steel Guitar Madness
Latest ebook: Steel Guitar Insanity
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