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Thanks to all who came and played. A splendid time was had by all.

Lots of great players, lots of great picking, and a WHOLE LOT of grinnin'.

any pics or sound clips?

play music!

Who turned up?

Alan Brookes wrote:Who turned up?

Aside from Jay Dee Maness, all the players were local unknowns. But what was far more important than their names, is the fact that there were players at every level of skill, from a newbie, to Jay Dee, and everybody in between. And everybody was equal. The newbie got as much time to play as Jay Dee. This wasn’t a contest. It was a bunch of guys getting together and having fun.

Hey Mike! I bet if you would name them local unknowns here on this forum somebody would know them. Great time;Local Unknown.

Mike,
So sorry I couldn't make it Saturday morning. I was disappointed. However, it was nice to see you again on Friday and enjoy a great meal. BTW, my carry on experiment with a D-10 in a soft case was successful both directions, disregarding the fact that it's was a 48# backpack, I couldn't have asked for more. The airline was completely accommodating. Yay!

because as we know, there are known knowns;

[...] We also know there are known unknowns;

[...] But there are also unknown unknowns [...]

—Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense

Joe Savage wrote:BTW, my carry on experiment with a D-10 in a soft case was successful both directions, disregarding the fact that it's was a 48# backpack, I couldn't have asked for more. The airline was completely accommodating. Yay!

That's good to hear, Joe. I would like to just be able to carry the legs on board with me, while checking the rest of my D10 below, but I've been worried that they would confiscate the legs, thinking they could be used as weapons. Ya think I'd be ok carrying them on board without the rest of the axe present to prove it's part of a musical instrument?

Here are a few of the pickers from the So Cal Jam... Glad I was able to recruit a friend to capture the event.

look how intent everyone is playing their great machines!
thanks for the pics!

play music!

Jim,
At the risk of "thread hi-jack", I'll bet you could.
People are allowed to bring knitting needles on an airplane. For that matter, you could take someone out with a pencil. Just don't put the legs in a shotgun case. In my instance, I asked nicely as I was boarding if I could put my guitar in the closet in front as you board. No problem. Is it a weight issue for your checked guitar? Have you looked into the light weight airline legs? If not, drop me an email.

Sure wish I could have made the jam. Don't get to LA often. Had to attend to the details of the gig I was out there for.

Kudos to Mike for carrying on with the jam session.

I would think that Skip Edwards and Peter Freiberger are hardly "unknowns;" rather, they are excellent professional multi-instrumentalists.

I would think that Skip Edwards and Peter Freiberger are hardly "unknowns;" rather, they are excellent professional multi-instrumentalists.

Hello, my name is Jim.....I'm.... a local unknown.
Op's, wrong meeting!




JE:-)>

People are allowed to bring knitting needles on an airplane.

Aren't they concerned that you might knit an Afghan?

I agree with Herb there were several known players there.

Sorry I could not make it this year but glad you had a great turn out.

Hope to be there next year.

Joe Naylor
www.steelseat.com

Joey Ace wrote:

People are allowed to bring knitting needles on an airplane.

Aren't they concerned that you might knit an Afghan?

http://www.google.com/images?q=knitted+ ... d=0CAsQsAQ

Will the real unknown Steel Guitarist please stand up and tell us your name,where and how you got here to become who you are.For me,I got off a bus! Uncle Leo J.Eiffert,jr., The PIGEONS Band express bus.