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Topic: HSGA Convention Fort Collins, CO. Who's Going? |
Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2014 10:52 am |
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| I got my tickets today. Since I live in FC, it's a no brainer. Who else is going? Looking forward to meeting some of you. It shuld be fun. |
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Jack Aldrich
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Washington, USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2014 1:18 pm
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I'm going. I'll bring my new Asher Alan Akaka model S8 and another steel tuned to B11, either my Deluxe 8 or my Jerry Byrd frypan. See you there. I hope Jim Stalhut and Chuck Lettes show up, too.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2014 3:33 pm
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I'm getting there Tuesday .. With a couple of goodies  |
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Jim Newberry
From:
Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 2 Oct 2014 12:29 pm
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Me, too! HSGA #1for me. I'll be toting my new Clinesmith Joaquin with a smile on my face.
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"The Masher of Touch and Tone"
-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 16 Oct 2014 6:07 am
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One week and counting ... This is going to be a good one |
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Robbie Daniels
From:
Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 16 Oct 2014 12:20 pm
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I will be there with my custom built S12. Lovingly called JET.
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Carter D12, MSA S12, 12 String Custom Made Non-Pedal, Evans FET 500LV, Evans SE200, Peavey Nashville 400, Fender Steel King |
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Charles Buttner Jr
From:
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 9:57 am Hsga Convention
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| Be there wed. Looking forward to having a good time and meeting old and new friends. |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 10:21 am
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| Looking forward to matching faces and names and learning a lot. I'll be helping with the sound for the workshops and hotel concerts. Come say "hi!" |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 10:33 am
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| Rick Aiello wrote: |
| I'm getting there Tuesday .. With a couple of goodies |
I'm bringing my JB frypan, and, hopefully, the pickup will leave with you to be replaced by one of yours.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 8:44 am
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| Jim Newberry wrote: |
| Me, too! HSGA #1for me. I'll be toting my new Clinesmith Joaquin with a smile on my face. |
Hey Jim, I just took a look at the schedule (http://www.hsga.org/festival.htm) and it looks like I'm playing right before you on Fri. morning.
I'm bringing my "Surf-waiian" with the Aiello pup. |
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Jim Newberry
From:
Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 9:45 am
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I saw that, Garry. Look forward to it! Don't worry, there's no chance your followup act will outshine you in any way!
I didn't realize when I made my reservations that things started at the beginning of the day Thursday.  I ended up changing my flight to get in on Wednesday night instead of Thursday afternoon.
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"The Masher of Touch and Tone"
-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 12:17 pm
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Jim - I did the same thing, but I just moved my arrival flight up one day and moved the departure day to Sunday.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 3:31 pm
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| Maybe we can have a post-festival breakfast at the hotel on Sunday morning. They have a good buffett/brunch. |
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Jim Newberry
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Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 3:54 pm
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Heckuva idea!
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"The Masher of Touch and Tone"
-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2014 3:32 am
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I fly out of a Denver at 11:30 am Sunday ... And have a rental ... So I'm in for the Sunday breakfast ... If it's "as usual" ... Probably won't sleep Sat. Nite ....
I'm arriving at Denver ... Tuesday at 3pm ... So I'll be at the Hilton by 5-ish ... And be ready for an Ol' Town dinner at 6-ish ..  |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2014 9:45 am
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I'm in for brunch, too. My homeward flight is at 6:10 pm.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 20 Oct 2014 10:14 am
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This will be a fun weekend. Looking forward to seeing y'all.
Chuck |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2014 9:39 am
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| It was a fun weekend. For me in was an emersion in C6 and Hawaiian music. Great to connect with so many of you guys! I hope we can do it again next year. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2014 12:13 pm
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What a wonderful convention ...
Attendance was way up, the hotel was beautiful, the stage room sound was perfect (mucho Mahalos Paul H) ... All with a backdrop of giant mountains ...
Jeff Au Hoy was mind bogglin' ... incomparable ... nonpareil
I can't pick one favorite part ...
Cruisin' up to Estes Park with Jeff Kearns, Kamaka Tom & Jeff AH was awful cool ... Meeting the new attendees & forum friends ... The concert on Saturday night in Loveland ... Seein' my ol' buddies again ... Ed Punua and his dad performing ... Wow
I'm still having memories just pop up, too much fun in too short of a time period for this tired mind to process ..
But there is one thing I'm crystal clear on ... The single greatest song performance that has EVER been on an HSGA stage ... came when our fellow forum member ... Garry Vanderlinde ... Played the surf tune "Pipeline" 
What fun .... Thanks to Chris Kennison and Tony Fourcroy for putting on such a fine show
PS I did get a video of Jeff AH playing my new cast steel & amp combo ... That was way up there on my bucket list ... ... I'll be posing that soon |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2014 7:42 am
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Jeff's set on Friday ...
Gerald Ross wrote out the tune list & time ...
0:00- Hula Oni Oni A (Hula)
4:18 - Kuala Ili (beautiful waltz)
8:14 - Song From Kona (swing)
11:55 - Lei Lo Ikalani (it'll make you melt, I guarantee)
16:10 - Haleakala Hula (Hula)
20:20 - Beyond The Reef (1940's era hit!)
24:40 - Hukilau (required tourist hit)
28:35 - Sleepwalk (one for the kids)
32:22 - Ed Punua vocal (Hawaiian Swing Hula)
35:25 - Jeff vocal (mellow Hula)
39:10 - Waikiki Chickadee (Hawaiian Swing)
42:15 - Blue Hawaiian Moonlight (1940's era hit)
http://youtu.be/fv4XrNr9AnI
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2014 9:30 am
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I had a blast! It was fun seeing old friends and making new ones. I hadn't seen Gary Vanderlinde since 1984! Jeff Au Hoy blew me away! He just keeps getting better and better. I loved the venues, and Chris and Tony did, indeed, put on a great convention. I'm for going back to Ft. Collins next year. See y'all (I hope) on Oahu next April. I REALLY recommend the Maui Steel Guitar Festival in April, too.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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Jim Newberry
From:
Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 28 Oct 2014 10:48 am
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Doubly reiterate Rick A's comments, plus: Rick Aiello is one of the most entertaining humans around. Especially at 9am on a Saturday...
Garry's trip to surf city was really great!
I'm very happy that there can only be one "first time" on the HSGA stage, since I'd never want to repeat that performance. I felt like I had boxing gloves on and the fretboard disappeared at about the third note in the set. Many thanks to Jeff, Gerald, and Mark for doing their best to keep me from drowning. HSGA members are very supportive and I feel like they're family now.
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"The Masher of Touch and Tone"
-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 29 Oct 2014 7:14 pm Rocky Mt. High
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Alright, My first Rocky Mt. high  Denver was no Joliet, but I think we can all be grateful for that.
This was a great experience. Where else can you mingle with the Hawaiian pros and old timers and get to play your own set too?
Had a great time with my friends Rusty, Jack, Jim,Tony, Jeff, Kay Das, Kamaka and especially Rick Aiello.
In my set I'd finish playing a song and be thinking..."I really f'd that one up" and there was Rick jumping up and down, waving his arms encouraging me on.
Thanks man!
Chris Kennison and cohorts did a great job of putting this on and I hope they do it again next year.
The Hilton was fantastic. The staff was very friendly and the buffet was excellent. |
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