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The first one shows what REALLY goes on when we get together.

Thanks to Don Scott for the photos.





















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<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Mike Perlowin on 06 May 2006 at 09:23 AM.]</p></FONT>

Great pics Mike! Alot of great players in attendance! Almost feels like I was there....Thanks for sharing.

I see a lot of my friends there! Thanks for posting those pics, Mike.

Thanks for posting the picture Mike

Bill Helms

Cool... thanks Mike & Don.

Can anyone caption one of the group shots so we can put faces with names?

Ya, I'd like that too. I notice Jay Dee Maness but most of the faces I can't name.

The one thing I noticed about Jay Dee is that he's 10 years older than me and looks 5 years younger! How'd he do that?

Here is my attempt to put names to faces.
This list go's with the 1st group shot.
From the left;
Kneeling
1 - Don Scott - hawian shirt
2 - Skip Edwards - checkered shirt
3 - Billy Easton - gray shirt
4 - Craig Ferguson - only playing for a year and doing a good job!
5 - Al Viscovo - Leaning on Billy Easton.
Standing - from the left.
6 - Hank Mann - yellow striped shirt
7 - John Walden - white shirt
8 - Big Jim Baron - behind John Walden, red suspenders!
9 - Frank Carter - black shirt.
10 - Jimmy Eaton - Levi Vest over a Grateful Dead shirt!!!
11 - David Wright - yes he did play all day in those sandals!
12 - Mike Perlowin - aka Perl-Jam King!
13 - Jim Ives - Blue/black shirt.
14 - Phil Cannon - behind Jim Ives
15 - Jim Palenscar - way in the back row, blue shirt.
16 - Chas Smith - next to Jim P. back row.
17 - John McDuffie
18 - John McClung - red shirt.
19 - Jay Dee.
If I got anyone wrong, sorry and if anyone can fill in any I missed, go for it.
JE:-))>
<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Jim Eaton on 08 May 2006 at 01:10 PM.]</p></FONT><font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Jim Eaton on 09 May 2006 at 08:16 AM.]</p></FONT><font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Jim Eaton on 09 May 2006 at 08:18 AM.]</p></FONT><font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Jim Eaton on 09 May 2006 at 08:19 AM.]</p></FONT>

Mike thanks for posting the great pictures. Looks like a good bunch of guys to pick with. I know Frank Carter had to play "My Weakness is Too Strong"". He does such a great job on that one.

more names:
#4: Craig Ferguson (not quite sure of the last name); only playing a year, real strong, confident player, even tackled jazz standards by reading the chart on the wall...and on a Carter Starter, which he made sound great! Nice going, Craig.
#17: world renowned John McDuffie, one of the town's best guitarists and steelers, played his new Sho-Bud 12-string ext E9 that day.

One omission: I think the gent's name is Phil, to Perlowin's left; grey shirt, beard, plays a Sierra.

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<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by John McClung on 08 May 2006 at 09:08 PM.]</p></FONT>

That would be Phil Cannon. Phil is also an outstanding classical guitarist and (B word) player. Interestingly, he plays 4 and 6 string (B words), but not a 5 string, and he plays ragtime rather than bluegrass.

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Of course, the B word would be...balilika? I'm sure I misspelled that!



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Hey guys. Thanks for posting those great photos. I sure had a good time and learned a lot just listening to all the great players. Thanks and see you next year!

Again, I have to say ho sorry I am that I got roped into work and had to miss it. I really wanted to meet everyone and make a feeble attempt at playing my 400 for a change-of-pace.

I WILL find a way to make the next one, and hopefully connect with some of the local folks before that.

Jim