Me foolin' around on a Sunday morning as I remember (used to drink alot back then) trying to impress someone (?)
Must have been cold out because I have my frozen water bottle on top of the thermostat behind me.
Landlord could never figure out why her heating bill went way up after I moved in.
That's a Gibson Electra Harp; four pedals, 8 string, C6th
John Lemieux wrote: Hi Lee it was a real pleasure to meet you and see you perform in Smooth Rock Falls with Michelle Wright.You are an awesome musician!!I never thought of offering you my Carter for the show as i did,nt realise you were on the forum.For some pics of the whole weekend go to www.smoothtruckfest.com and check those out.Take care John
Hi John,
It was great meeting you too!
If only we'd known about our mutual steel obsession. =)
The photos from the Smooth Rock Falls show are awesome -- did you take them?
I'd love to use some on my website, with proper credit to the photographer, of course.
MW would likely want to use some also.
Can you make them available to us?
Lee
George Mc Lellan wrote:Hey Jim, do you remember what year this was?????
It was a good time.
Geo
Wow, George ... it's taken me this long and having seen this post about four or five times for me to realize that the steeler at left in the photo is me! And, the funniest part is that when I first saw the photo, I commented to a friend of mine that the steel player on the Mullen guitar looks a little like me.
Since I'm playing that mahogany mica Mullen, the year would have to be between 1998 and 1999 (I got the guitar from Gary H. in '98 and parted with the guitar in Feb of 2000).
Too bad my feet are chopped out of the photo, they would be a dead giveaway as to when the photo was taken ... in early summer of '98 I was having severe problems from an old pelvis & back injury and couldn't wear shoes for a few weeks so I stayed barefoot all the time (except during the actual shows). Can't remember if I was playing barefoot or in sandals that day.
I'm guessing that I was probably in sandals and it was a 1999 gig we were at.
1986 Mullen D-10 with 8 & 7 (Dual Bill Lawrence 705 pickups each neck)
Two Peavey Nashville 400 Amps (with a Session 500 in reserve) - Yamaha SPX-90 II
Peavey ProFex II - Yamaha R-1000 Digital Reverb - Ross Time Machine Digital Delay - BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
ProCo RAT R2DU Dual Distortion - Korg DT-1 Pro Tuner (Rack Mounted) - Furman PL-8 Power Bay
Goodrich Match-Bro by Buddy Emmons - BJS Steel Bar (Dunlop Finger Picks / Golden Gate Thumb Picks)
You were wearing sandles, I do rememeber that much. You, Ty and the rest of the band were at Darin's parents home on Island Lake, just outside of Duluth for a little R&R. Darin's dad (we've been friends and played together since 1955 or so) held a jam session and I had a great time. Since it wasn't raining that day, I'm guessing July .
Ah, thanks for the memory jog ... yes, that was a very good day, I remember it clearly now.
Shoot me an email sometime and we'll talk old times about that day. Hope you're doing well, also.
Thanks ... Jim
1986 Mullen D-10 with 8 & 7 (Dual Bill Lawrence 705 pickups each neck)
Two Peavey Nashville 400 Amps (with a Session 500 in reserve) - Yamaha SPX-90 II
Peavey ProFex II - Yamaha R-1000 Digital Reverb - Ross Time Machine Digital Delay - BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
ProCo RAT R2DU Dual Distortion - Korg DT-1 Pro Tuner (Rack Mounted) - Furman PL-8 Power Bay
Goodrich Match-Bro by Buddy Emmons - BJS Steel Bar (Dunlop Finger Picks / Golden Gate Thumb Picks)