"Cars" and Steel

Boo Bernstein · Post by **Boo Bernstein** » 16 Jun 2017 7:19 am

There was a review of the new "Cars" movie in today's Los Angeles Times. One paragraph reads: "There are also a lot of amusing visual references on screen ... Watching a forklift play pedal steel guitar in an automotive country western band is a treat."

Very cool -- can't wait to see it!

Ben Lawson · Post by **Ben Lawson** » 16 Jun 2017 4:14 pm

Hey Boo. I gotta see it!

Boo Bernstein · Post by **Boo Bernstein** » 16 Jun 2017 7:28 pm

Hey, Ben -- Always great to hear from you! Hope all is well. I am an older Dad -- I have a 10-year-old! So I have an excuse to go see kids' movies! LOL!

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 17 Jun 2017 4:08 am

I'd pay my six bits to see that! Cool.

Boo Bernstein · Post by **Boo Bernstein** » 19 Jun 2017 8:01 am

My son and I went to a screening yesterday -- really sweet movie. The scene in the bar is great. The forklift was playing something more akin to a lap steel -- it was really fun to watch! Great touch.

During the end credits, there is a short pedal steel part in the score -- sounded really cool. Randy Newman is the composer and he has an amazing ability to weave in authentic regional music in his scores. If you listen to the music in "The Princess and The Frog," he really catches the vibe of New Orleans.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 22 Jun 2017 1:11 am

I went to see this movie yesterday and it was great!

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 22 Jun 2017 10:16 am

A forklift playing a steel guitar? The player was well-equipped to be hauling around a Session 500 to play through!

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 22 Jun 2017 11:21 am

Lee,You got that right!!

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 12 Nov 2017 2:06 pm

My daughter just told me about this today. Does anyone know who gets the credits for the pickin"?

Gotta get the DVD when I find it...

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 14 Nov 2017 7:39 pm

There is an episode of "The Simpsons" where Homer has an affair with country singer Lurleen Lumpkin. During the performance scene, there is a steel player onstage;you can see it in this clip. The music is pretty good..

https://youtu.be/2ErCXUyHVIY