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Topic: "Manny" wins top steeler in Mass. !! |
Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2011 12:56 pm |
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| CONGRATS !! Manny Escobar won the best steel player award at the "Mass. Country Music Awards Assoc." award nite this week !! A well deserved award as Manny plays great pedal steel with several top country groups in the area. Interesting side-lite is that 5 of the 6 nominated steel players , Manny , Roger Trahan , Kerry Anderson , Andy Perry and Eddie "C" all belong to the premier New England steel club , RISGA !! Any one in the area looking to join & learn more about pedal & non-pedal steel should check out the WWW.RISGA.com web site !! Come on down and join in !!! You will be glad you did !!! the old geezer AKA Eddie "C" |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 1 Oct 2011 2:19 pm Okay, NOW WHAT?
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Eddie: These guys are were good enough to WIN such a presigious honor but how come we out on the LEFT COAST have no idea WHO they are or WHAT they sound like?
How are we supposed to hear this fine talent?
Perhaps YOU can help eveyone on this issue. |
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2011 5:04 pm Wish I COULD post recorded sound clips !!
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| Hi Ray , I hear you and believe me ,these guys on the East coast can play !! HOWEVER , you are dealing with poor , dumb me and I don't have a clue how to post music or pics so unless someone locally can do this I guess you forumites on the West coast will always be kept in the dark !! Sorry bout dat but we all still love all you guys out there !! Maybe at a RISGA meeting one of our younger & smarter members will record and post one of our jam sessions !!!??? the old geezer AKA Eddie "C" |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2011 5:27 am
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For those of you that can make it to Norwalk Ct. on Nov 12 and 13, they can catch Manny, he is scheduled to play along with other great local players and Russ Hicks, Robbe Turner, Herby Wallace, and others.
Don't Miss it!
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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Jim Rice
From:
Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2011 7:55 am
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Way to go Manny! Congratulations!
Very well deserved. Manny plays great traditional country steel plus has some wicked licks on the old rock and blues stuff. He also teaches, supports new players and does benefits and RISGA shows. Sometimes he brings his friend Willie...
Don't miss Manny and Elaine at the Norwalk show next month. Last year Roger played at the show.
Ray - I'm a bit younger (but not smarter) than Eddie C, so I'll try to post some pics and audio. I have 6 hrs of audio from the RISGA Annual show last month. I just need to clean it up and figure out how to cut it into separate tracks.
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RISGA President: GFI SD-10, 1969 Emmmons D-10, Nashville 112, Hilton pedal |
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Chris Caruso
From:
Merrimack, NH USA
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 2 Oct 2011 4:00 pm
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Congratulations Manny !!!
Manny is a great steel player and deserving of this award. See you in November |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Charles Rodrigues
From:
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2011 4:25 am
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Congratulations Manny  ,
This belongs at the top!
Chuck |
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 3 Oct 2011 7:10 am
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Congratulations, Manny. Well deserved!
Chuck |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 3 Oct 2011 12:44 pm
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Also, Manny made his entire steel himself (I dunno, legs, too?) by himself--AND the cases!
Chris |
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Charles Rodrigues
From:
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2011 2:02 pm
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Manny also made the music stand that is attached to his steel!
Chuck |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2011 2:54 pm
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I hope he also made his own bar, rightly named the Esco-Bar
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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manny escobar
From:
portsmouth,r.i. usa
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Posted 3 Oct 2011 4:06 pm Im just a hacker
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| Thanks for the compliments. My good friend Eddie Cunningham called the award "best steel player award". Actually, it is "Steel Guitar Player of the Year". We have far better precision/lightning speed pickers in this neck of the woods. I think it`s my shenanigans that helps me win. also, I choke under this kind of public pressure. |
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