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Topic: Texas, Three Days and Two nights |
Susan Alcorn
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 18 Dec 2005 5:48 am |
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A really good piece.
What a trip; having to join a club to play there.
I'd be asking myself, "What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?"
"Art Bell's late night talk show is on. A woman from Phoenix is talking about a UFO she has just seen. As I drive, there is nothing but the road, the sound of the radio, and the full moon reflected dimly through the pines."
Makes one remember Houston isn't very far from the Piney Woods.
You got to love Texas. It's big, it's dark at night; the road goes on forever, and AM radio waves still find you wherever you go.
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Drew Howard
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Posted 18 Dec 2005 8:56 am
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Wow, what a great article, Susan! Excellent reading.
Drew
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ray qualls
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Posted 18 Dec 2005 9:46 am
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AAHHH, the life of a musician! I laughed so hard at the 3rd set on Friday nite that I had tears running down my leg. Very enjoyable reading and it certainly hits home for a lot of musicians. Thanks Susan!
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Brendan Dunn
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Posted 18 Dec 2005 11:17 am
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A good read.....makes me wonder why more steel players don't listen to Albert Ayler on the way to the gig? .....Wonderful!
(Though I hope it was the geography, not the music that brought about the grim recollections).[This message was edited by Brendan Dunn on 18 December 2005 at 11:30 AM.] |
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Richard Bass
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Posted 18 Dec 2005 11:54 am
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Great read Susan. I met Bucky in Nashville in the late 60's. What a great player. He was a Musician 24/7. I got to visit with Bucky in Pasadena one night when we played Gilley's. He hadn't changed much in 20yrs. I was shocked when I heard of his passing. I met Ronnie a few times when he was with Mel but I can't say I knew him. Once again I really enjoyed your article.
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Ralph Willsey
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Posted 20 Dec 2005 7:35 pm
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Great article, Susan. There's a lot of good writing on the Steel Guitar Forum (and on Counterpunch), but this really stands out.
At one point you talk about "The bass player, playing an old fretless bass (a big no no in c&w)." Can you tell me why fretless bass is frowned upon? I hadn't heard that before.
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Susan Alcorn
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Posted 7 Feb 2018 10:53 am
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Ralph, in retrospect I don't think there's anything wrong with playing a fretless bass or an upright bass (because there has always been great upright bass in country music), but there was something about the attack of a finger on the string vs. a fret that's different, and also, probably, the people who played them (intonation) that made us kind of raise our eyes when someone brought one to a gig.
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 7 Feb 2018 12:44 pm
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| Like Steiner said, 'Frets are boring.' |
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Susan Alcorn
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Posted 7 Feb 2018 6:16 pm
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So I guess that us criticizing a fretless bass player is like the pot calling the kettle black.
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 8 Feb 2018 4:05 am
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| I didn't think of it as criticism. I've always thought of fretless bass as superior, in the same way that steel is a superior guitar. |
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Paul Stauskas
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Posted 8 Feb 2018 10:26 am
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Great piece, enjoyed it!
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