My time/photos at the Opry last weekend

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 7 Aug 2002 8:44 am

Well here are some shots of my time at the Opry. One shot in particular is priceless and means the world to me......can you tell which one THAT is???? http://www.mightyfinemusic.com/pix/RickyPix.htm
Ricky

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 7 Aug 2002 8:51 am

Hi Ricky, I vote for photo #2. I betcha I'm right.
Jerry

Steve Stallings · Post by **Steve Stallings** » 7 Aug 2002 9:05 am

So did Tommy learn much?

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Steve Stallings
Bremond, Texas

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 7 Aug 2002 9:28 am

My vote is for # 2 as well. That other guy is either a former director of the FBI or a staff band member whose name I can't recall....

Regards, Paul

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 7 Aug 2002 9:37 am

Nice pix, Rix! And, y'know, lookin' at that pretty Fulawka, I just went on vacation again for a few seconds there. I love how it does that to me!

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 7 Aug 2002 9:43 am

wow ! great photo's Ricky, I'm sure your favorite would not be the one with TW would it ? I'm thinkin' that if I were looking over your shoulder that would be your favorite ....(not).....

tp

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 7 Aug 2002 9:51 am

Nawww,it's gotta be the one of him singin' on the G.O.O. for the first time.

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Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 7 Aug 2002 10:14 am

Yes indeed the one with me and Tommy White......
Tommy is such a true Gentleman and Friend.......He makes my Opry experience a great time and Memory I'll have forever.

Tommy sat down and played the Fulawka on a break.....and really dug it alot. He had many nice words to say about the "Blue Darlin II"....and many nice words about Ed Fulawka and his work on this particular pedal steel.
Thank you Tommy for another Weekend I'll never forget my friend; and a photo I'll cherish for a lifetime.
Ricky

Kenny Davis · Post by **Kenny Davis** » 7 Aug 2002 10:15 am

Great pictures Ricky - Of course, I want to know who that Sho~Bud belongs to!

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 7 Aug 2002 10:18 am

It's a safe bet that it's Tommy's Bud you see

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 7 Aug 2002 10:53 am

Great pictures Ricky, thanx for sharing them with us. See that hungry look in the eyes of Tommy ???

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Steelin' Greetings
Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud Pro III Custom; Sho-Bud LLG

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 7 Aug 2002 1:56 pm

Congrat's Ricky! Something to be proud of and something great to show the grandkids one day.
Beautiful BLUE.....guitar. What a great color. I'd ordered that shade for my early 70's Emmons but it came out smoked blue/green/black like an old fading tatoo.
Keep on pickin' that great stuff!

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 7 Aug 2002 2:26 pm

...and would that be an old ACE pack-a-seat you're sittin' on?

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Lee, from South Texas

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 7 Aug 2002 10:18 pm

Cool guys; and yes Lee an old Ace pack-a-seat....good eye. I use that one on my running around gigs......easy and light and fits in my clothes bag. My regular seat is a GFI and use it local.
That "IS" Tommy's ShoBud there..one of 3.
It is an all black '68 Professional in great shape and sounds>well> like a Bud.
His Carter is in the Studio and so he pulls the Bud out now and then. But wait till you see and hear the new Steel Tommy is getting(have ya got it yet man?).....and what he was telling me about it....well it will be JUST awesome, as he went the whole route with them on building it; as I did with Ed on my new Ax.
Ricky

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 7 Aug 2002 10:45 pm

Dang Netscape.I can't see nothing but a white background.No pun intended.

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 8 Aug 2002 5:10 am

wait till you see and hear the new Steel Tommy is getting

Well, now that you've let the cat out of the bag, tell us all the details!

Greg Vincent · Post by **Greg Vincent** » 8 Aug 2002 7:07 am

Those are so cool Ricky.

Thanks for posting them.

-GV

I hope we don't loose you to some Golf Forum now!

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 8 Aug 2002 7:53 am

It's working now.Great pictures Ricky. ..bb

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 8 Aug 2002 7:59 am

Sorry Bobby; hopefully Steven O'Brien will see this and formate that link to Netscape like the others.
Don't worry Greg; I'm still a full-on Steel guitar Nerd....and will be playing as much if not more steel guitar than ever>just more local.....and hopefully when you come visit; you can see and hear my new Hawaiian Solo gig that I'm workin' on.
Jim; my brother.....don't know if I can do TW's new steel justice as he told me alot about it.....but didn't write it down.....and my new 40 year old brain ain't what it used to be....but here's a preview.
It's a new custom made for TW(and he paid for it!!) Red top;Black front fully loaded Carter. It has the TW pickups with a series of coil tap switches on the back side of front neck. I wish I can remember the other features he told me....cause I remember saying: "Dang Tommy that is a heck of an Idea"....and he is as excited as I was about my new guitar......and he should have it by now; and I'm sure will play his 5:30 slot on St. Louis/Saturday, with this new Carter.
Ricky

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 8 Aug 2002 8:16 am

Very cool Ricky, thanks for the info.

Hopefully Carter will delay their traditional 6 PM Saturday Forum photo until after Tommy has finished his set.

Jeff Peterson · Post by **Jeff Peterson** » 8 Aug 2002 6:52 pm

TW pickups aren't coil-tapped......interesting...will there be a new line? Single tap, double tap? More? Can't wait to see what Tommy has coming.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 8 Aug 2002 7:01 pm

Hopefully Carter will delay their traditional 6 PM Saturday Forum photo until after Tommy has finished his set.

That's a pretty good bet, Jim, now that he's playin' a Carter. I'm sure they'd rather have us all in there hearing how goooood he sounds, than out in the hallway smilin' for the camera!

Red Kilby · Post by **Red Kilby** » 8 Aug 2002 7:31 pm

VERY,VERY COOL PICTURES<<<<<<<.
I bet "BLUE DARLIN" sounds great.
Hi Ricky , How are you doing????????

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 8 Aug 2002 8:29 pm

Great pictures, Ricky! Thanks for sharing them with us! I got scared just lookin'!

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 8 Aug 2002 9:35 pm

Jeff,
As far as I know, the George L "TW" pickup may be ordered with a single coil tap, which actually bumps the ohms from my originally designed 18.6k to 19.5k.
My best,
T.W.