You know you're a steel fan when...

Gary C. Dygert · Post by **Gary C. Dygert** » 11 Nov 2003 8:37 am

You know you're a steel fan when you pick up the JLo pinup issue of Esquire and read the review of Robert Randolph's CD. (This could turn into a major thread, like you know you're a redneck when...)

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Tom Althoff · Post by **Tom Althoff** » 11 Nov 2003 9:27 am

You know you're a PSG fan when you remain seated at the Saturday night jam sesssion at the PSGA convention in CT during a bladder break while the room empties to go outside and watch the lunar eclipse.

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 11 Nov 2003 9:47 am

You know you are a PSG fan when you cancel all of your weekend playing jobs so you can fly or drive somewhere to a PSG show and spend two or three times as much as you would have made playing, just to listen to someone else play a 45 minute set that they probably didn't get paid for doing!

www.genejones.com [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 11 November 2003 at 09:49 AM.]

Joerg Hennig · Post by **Joerg Hennig** » 11 Nov 2003 10:23 am

You know you´re a PSG fan when you save up all year to make a trip from Europe to St.Louis and Austin!

Joe H.

Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 11 Nov 2003 10:31 am

hehe,.....Gene Jones: Very true!

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Roger Edgington · Post by **Roger Edgington** » 11 Nov 2003 10:42 am

You know you a PSG fan when your husbands out on the road somewhere playing music and your home cleaning house to all his Steel Guitar CD's he's purchased at Dallas and St Louis.

Judy

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 11 Nov 2003 10:48 am

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You know you a PSG fan when your husbands out on the road somewhere playing music and your home cleaning house to all his Steel Guitar CD's he's purchased at Dallas and St Louis.
Judy
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Gotta love this lady, Roger,you have a jewel.

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David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 11 Nov 2003 11:38 am

You know you are a pedal steel fan when you spend all your discretionary income on steel guitars and amps yet you only play an occassional paying gig, and it typically only pays enough for a new set of strings.

...when you have one or more entire rooms of your house devoted to steel guitars.

...when your purchase of a new vehicle is based on how well it holds your steel guitar and associated gear.

...you cancell plans to go hear a famous group when you discover there wont be a steel player with them.

...you feel naked if there is no steel bar and no finger picks in your pocket.

...you purchase shoes based on whether they will work well with your pedal steel.

...you've been practicing hours a day for years and still sound like crap.

...you can't buy basic necessities like strings or bars at any music store within a days drive.

...your options for music stores worth checking out are only 4 or 5 stores in the whole country.

...at most of your gigs someone asks what that thing is, or makes a guess that is laughable.

...when someone asks how long it takes to learn to play one of those things, you say you don't know but will let them know when you find out.[This message was edited by David Doggett on 11 November 2003 at 12:09 PM.]

Recluse · Post by **Recluse** » 11 Nov 2003 12:33 pm

..When you stop in the isle at the grocery store to listen to Blue Bayou.

Steve Bailey

Chris Schlotzhauer · Post by **Chris Schlotzhauer** » 11 Nov 2003 12:38 pm

When you anounce to 3869 SGF members you want to give up and don't expect anyone to talk you out of it.

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 11 Nov 2003 1:11 pm

...when you always have that nagging feeling that if you could only get that one last piece of equipment the pros use but you can't afford, then maybe you'd sound like them only with fewer notes.

Pat Burns · Post by **Pat Burns** » 11 Nov 2003 1:39 pm

You know you're a PSG fan when you remain seated at the Saturday night jam session at the PSGA convention in CT during a bladder break while the room empties..

...no, Tom...a real fan remains seated in the room while his bladder empties..

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 11 Nov 2003 1:48 pm

..When you stop in the isle at the grocery store to listen to Blue Bayou.

Thats PRICELESS.

Or you tell your wife to quit talking while you're listening to the orchestral version of "Pass me By" or "Teach Your Children" while on hold with the gas company.

EJL[This message was edited by Eric West on 11 November 2003 at 02:55 PM.]

John Cox · Post by **John Cox** » 11 Nov 2003 2:02 pm

You go to hear another steel player on the only weekend you have off.
J.C.

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 11 Nov 2003 3:25 pm

I'm with Joe Henry on this one

You know you´re a PSG fan when you save up all year to make a trip from Europe to St.Louis...

But I will add ;
When your choice of music stores are limited to those in other countrys,
but the ones you get stuff from are on another continent!

And no one makes part for your instrument on your continent.[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 11 November 2003 at 03:27 PM.]

Tom Althoff · Post by **Tom Althoff** » 11 Nov 2003 3:39 pm

Ugh! That IS a real fan Pat. Plus no one will take your seat after you get up!

Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 12 Nov 2003 2:26 pm

It's Saturday morning and your wife is feeling amorous. You tell her you have a headache (a big lie) so you can go down to the TV room and watch Spongebob with your 3 year old.

Terry

Gary C. Dygert · Post by **Gary C. Dygert** » 12 Nov 2003 4:21 pm

Terry, I'm a grandpa, but I can relate.