Tri Cities Steel Guitar Jam Bristol, Va

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 21 Feb 2012 4:13 pm

hey Kermit

dont tell dave but he is my hero!!!

good thing he cant read.....
naw just kiddin Mike

Kermit Monk · Post by **Kermit Monk** » 21 Feb 2012 4:54 pm

Mike,

Both of you guys and Tony are so dog gone good all the rest of us are just left behind in the dust.....

Every time Dave hits a new hot lick, that I haven't heard before, it catches my attention and I start stumbling over the words I am supposed to be singing. He's got a whole sack of them licks....

Kermit Monk · Post by **Kermit Monk** » 21 Feb 2012 5:01 pm

This is a little off the subject of our jam, but in case some of our Tri-City steel buddies don't know...

Bobby Black is going to be in Pigeon Forge Friday the 24th. He is going to be at the Smokey Mountain Guitar shop at 10 or 11:00 in the morning...with some other western swing pickers...telling stories from the road and showing some of his picking. Then later that afternoon, he will be doing a show, at one of the theaters, with the Saddle Cats. Looks like he is playing a triple neck Fender with the Saddle Cats.

I may go down and check him out. I have more details I can post if anyone is interested.

Ray Anderson · Post by **Ray Anderson** » 21 Feb 2012 5:32 pm

Hey Kermit, Did you buy the 1966 ZB and if you did are you going to bring to the Jam so we can eyeball it?

Kermit Monk · Post by **Kermit Monk** » 21 Feb 2012 5:59 pm

Hey Ray,

Somebody beat me to the draw on that one.

Those 60's Zane Beck built ZB's go fast when they come up for sale. That was a good price on that particular one also. Evidently, I didn't pull the trigger on it fast enough... Sorry, no eye candy from me.

Ray Anderson · Post by **Ray Anderson** » 21 Feb 2012 7:08 pm

Thought for sure you had that one, didn't see anybody in front of you. They never say who buys them , makes me think it a conspiracy: just want rub our noses in it. I wonder if they really sell them. I guess I'm just another paranoid "Hillbilly"

David Martin · Post by **David Martin** » 23 Feb 2012 6:04 pm

Bumparoo

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 26 Feb 2012 4:14 pm

Kermit Monk · Post by **Kermit Monk** » 28 Feb 2012 5:56 pm

Tony,

Our band is playing the Campbell Ford building the night of the steel jam.

I am going to have to set up our P.A. right after the jam anyway. If it will save you some work, I can set it up that morning and you can use it for the steel jam also.

Just let me know.

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 28 Feb 2012 6:39 pm

Kermit,sounds good to me. What time will you get there ?

Tony

Kermit Monk · Post by **Kermit Monk** » 28 Feb 2012 6:55 pm

9:00 or 9:30.....Do you know what time they are going to unlock the doors?

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 28 Feb 2012 7:45 pm

I'll find out.

Tony

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 2 Mar 2012 9:39 am

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 3 Mar 2012 4:43 pm

Here's directions for everybody. Driving north on I-81, take exit 7, turn left at the bottom of the ramp, turn right at the 2nd traffic light onto Lee Hwy. Go around 1 mile, the Bristol Va-Tn Country Show Palace is on the right. This used to be Campbell Ford car dealership. Driving south on I-81, take exit 7, turn right at the bottom of the ramp, turn right at the 1st traffic light. Looking forward to seeing everybody again. There's a $3.00 donation .

Tony

Pete Taylor · Post by **Pete Taylor** » 4 Mar 2012 5:55 pm

Gee Kermit,thats really great of you. Some of us older guys can just drag our steels in! ha ha just kidding, will be glad to help you.

David Martin · Post by **David Martin** » 6 Mar 2012 5:29 pm

Hey Pete, we're not older, we just have a lot of miles on us. We've been put up wet too many times.
Thanks for helping me with my junk last time.
Looking forward to the 17th - hope we have as many players as we did the last jam.

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 7 Mar 2012 11:26 am

well I wont be at the jam this time due to some family things going on after all
so you guys have a great jam and ill see ya next time around when ever that is
yall keep pickin

Mike

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 7 Mar 2012 3:23 pm

Mike, you'll be missed. See you on the next one.

Tony

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 7 Mar 2012 4:06 pm

thanks Tony.....
Mike

Kermit Monk · Post by **Kermit Monk** » 7 Mar 2012 5:51 pm

Hey guys, I spoke with the folks that run the venue today. They told me they will have the concession stand open for the steel jam. They have hot dogs,chips, usually some kind of cake and always coffee.

Mike...we will miss your great playing.

Pete....just drag that pretty LDG in, play us some good tunes and I will be happy to tote the sound equipment.

Also, an update on my playing. I was poking around at Bobbe Seymours last weekend....being a general nuisance...the guys there assured me if I buy one of their 25.00 T-shirts that it would really help my steel playing. I have been wearing it ever night while I practice, but it doesn't seem to be taking effect yet...

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 8 Mar 2012 2:28 pm

hey Kermit
what you have to do to make it work is pat your head and rub your belly at the same time
I did but all I got was fatter.....
thanks bro mabe I can make the next one
Mike

Pete Taylor · Post by **Pete Taylor** » 9 Mar 2012 4:24 pm

Hey Mike A,we sure will miss you and your great playing next,hope you make the next one.Family always comes first for most of us.Dave you are right,some of us have been run hard and put up wet way too many times.Hope to see everyone next week.

Ray Anderson · Post by **Ray Anderson** » 9 Mar 2012 6:57 pm

Hey pete did you solve your tuning problem on your Bud?

Steve Leonard · Post by **Steve Leonard** » 10 Mar 2012 1:51 am

Looks like I will be able to make it this time. I may have to leave a little early because our band is playing at Appleby's in Elizabethton that night. Mike, I wish you could be there so I could steal some of your hot licks. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the gang.

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 10 Mar 2012 6:43 am

That's great Steve. Looking forward to seeing everybody.

Tony

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