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Topic: You know never who might show up |
Tommy Dodd
From:
Acworth, Ga., USA (deceased)
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Posted 21 Jul 2018 4:02 pm |
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When I first took a job playing weekly at the Atlanta airport, I thought I would get bored with it quickly. But it has been nothing but interesting and kinda cool.The crowds move by fairly quickly, but some folks stop and talk about steel guitar. As a matter fact, in the last several weeks I’ve had Doyle Dykes, Phil Driscoll, and Don Everly’s son stop by and visit. And then today, this guy showed up fresh from weeklong sessions with George Strait in Key West, Florida. I asked him if he wanted to sit in and he declined. I guess he couldn’t handle the pressure.
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Jonathan Cullifer
From:
Gallatin, TN
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Posted 21 Jul 2018 6:26 pm
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| Cool! Thanks for sharing. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2018 10:25 pm
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There’s a Kodak Moment Of The Year award waiting for you somewhere, Tommy.
(iPhone moment just doesn’t have good ring to it...)
And thanks for the tip-off about the George Strait album... 
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Glenn Demichele
From:
(20mi N of) Chicago Illinois, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2018 10:41 pm
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So cool! People say exposure isn't worth anything, but that's just great. (I love the response to the cheap booking agent trying to get your band to play for free: "but people die from exposure").
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 22 Jul 2018 7:22 am
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| Paul took one of my lap steels (10 string) with him to the George Strait sessions,,,,that looks like the strap to my gig bag over his shoulder,,,,nah,,,,probably not,,,LOL |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2018 9:34 am
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Really nice Tommy, great way to expose people to the most beautiful instrument around. Nice pic of you and Paul, really looking forward to a new outting by George too!!
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2018 10:07 am
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| Tommy great job a steel guitar ambassador for sure keep up the good work. |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2018 10:08 am
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| Congratulations Sonny |
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Rick Schmidt
From:
Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2018 10:44 am
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| Two GREAT players right there! |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 22 Jul 2018 7:18 pm
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Very cool Tommy 
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Bill Ferguson
From:
Milton, FL USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2018 10:17 am
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Paul who?😀
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Ivor Greenwood
From:
Northern Ireland
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Posted 23 Jul 2018 10:23 am Tresure chess picture
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Great picture of you and Paul Tommy...Get a big enlarged version, Hang it on the wall...
Sure wish you would sell me that Infinity
Good luck Ivor G |
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 23 Jul 2018 11:34 am
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Good show Tommy, looks like a great place to do a gig.
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2018 1:53 pm
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Tommy, great picture and how nice that you got to see Paul.
Tell us about your airport gig. I have never seen a steel player in an airport... |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2018 2:31 pm
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| Tommy, now that's beyond too cool. And playing at the airport has to be a hoot. What a great way to expose our beloved steel guitar to the masses. |
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Jim Morris
From:
Cincinnati Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2018 3:21 pm
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I'd have dropped the bar!!!
That's awesome tommy!
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2018 6:15 pm
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Nice, TD!
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2018 5:16 am You never who may show up
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| A weekly gig at the airport. Well now I've heard it all. I can't begin to imagine how this came about. Guys, load up your gear and head to the airport. Offer to play one gig for free to see how it is received. |
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Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 24 Jul 2018 7:28 am Psg
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| Uh Bill, I was just wondering the exact same thing about that dude!!! I know I've seen him somewhere before!!! |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 24 Jul 2018 7:36 am
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I have a record by Doyle Dykes on which Paul plays on.
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2018 8:37 am Re: You never who may show up
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| A weekly gig at the airport. Well now I've heard it all. I can't begin to imagine how this came about. Guys, load up your gear and head to the airport. Offer to play one gig for free to see how it is received. |
I wasn’t gonna say it....but yep that does seem like a weird one. Airports are practically cities unto themselves now though, and Atlanta is a major hub. With weather delays, you can count on a captive audience and the increasing likelihood of a significant passerby |
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Butch Mullen
From:
North Carolina, USA 28681
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Posted 24 Jul 2018 9:18 am
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| Check out Redd Volkaert and Jim Murphy at the Austin airport on utube. How many more are doing this? |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2018 9:32 am You never who may show up
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Are you allowed to put out a tip jar? I have mixed feelings about that. It could open the floodgates for everybody and their brother to want in, takes some class away from the airport,and makes the player look like a panhandler. I don't have a problem with selling
your CD's. What are the hours? Do they have other entertainers simultaneously or at other times?
This could be a great way to make contacts and to get gigs. |
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