15 Steel Guitar "Truths"

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 23 Feb 2018 12:26 pm

When some new incredibly wonderful lick rolls off your fingers in just the right place in a song, you can try repeatedly to replicate it without success.

Bill C. Buntin · Post by **Bill C. Buntin** » 23 Feb 2018 12:28 pm

#39 "Its ok if you are out of tune, it will make the band sound bigger". rofl!!!!

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 23 Feb 2018 1:05 pm

#? It'll be good promotion.

Joe Goldmark · Post by **Joe Goldmark** » 23 Feb 2018 6:39 pm

Whoa...John Macy takes it to the next level with Gig Truths! I especially like #21, 33, 34, 36

How about:

- There's plenty of outlets...
- I'll put them on the guest list...
- my friend plays harmonica (tambourine)
- I sing in the shower...
- they just want us to play for another hour
- here's a little song I wrote...you start it!
- it's an easy load-in, just go through the kitchen...
- the band can eat first...
- and Red Voelkaert's pet peeve "you might of heard of me"

Steve Allison · Post by **Steve Allison** » 23 Feb 2018 8:17 pm

To Randy Beavers: I'm diabetic and love to change strings so I can check my sugar!

Tim Herman · Post by **Tim Herman** » 23 Feb 2018 10:23 pm

The club owners son plays drums and wants to sit in OR daughter sings and wants to do a few tunes...OR WORSE...BOTH!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 24 Feb 2018 6:30 am

I really think the #1 should have been:

"I sound terrible, nothing at all like Buddy, Lloyd, or Paul. It must be the equipment!"

Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 24 Feb 2018 8:34 am

I've often wondered why, with all the other options they have for toying with us, space aliens choose to steal our harmonics.

Mitch Ellis · Post by **Mitch Ellis** » 24 Feb 2018 10:01 am

Jack Hanson wrote:16. Need to have the latest and most expensive equipment they can afford and use it to duplicate stuff recorded a half-century ago.

Spot on. I have noticed that time and time again. "Hey, man! look what I got! It's a super duper thing-a-ma-jig that will give me the sound that Don Helms got when he played with Hank!" Or maybe..."All I have to do is mash this button until program number 27 shows up on the digital display screen and I'll have John Hughey's tone when he recorded Hello Darlin' with Conway!" It ain't gonna happen.

Mitch

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 24 Feb 2018 11:03 am

Great list, Joe.

While I agree that we can't play in the cold, some outdoor gigs in Sonoma County are as close to heaven as I've been in this life.

You take your chances booking them, and sometimes you hit the jackpot.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 24 Feb 2018 11:24 am

If you play steel in the forest and your wife doesn't hear it, is it still wrong?

Bob Watson · Post by **Bob Watson** » 25 Feb 2018 1:28 am

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 25 Feb 2018 3:19 am

And of course, somebody will request "the song they play ob the steel guitar." (Sleepwalk or SG Rag.)

Larry McFall · Post by **Larry McFall** » 3 Mar 2018 7:25 pm

After reading them 15 I had a feeling that Joe was obviously talking about me. I have them thoughts many a times. In my 69 years and my many overseas gigs for GIs was always my most comfortable time. It seemed like I always had max confidence with my fellow soldiers. Not so much in other appearances.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » 5 Mar 2018 5:55 am

"You really sound good! What do you call that thing?"

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15 Steel Guitar "Truths"

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