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Al Evans
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2019 2:26 pm |
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Is there a Society For Mediocre Pedal Steel Players?
I've been learning and playing right about 22 months, and I think I play about as well as a 22-month-old toddler thinks he walks.
So I'm ready to join....
--Al Evans
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 10 Nov 2019 3:38 pm
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 10 Nov 2019 4:56 pm
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Al, after two years I was convinced I'd never be any good, but after another four I've got a steady position in a band and some paid work.
So keep going. I believe Austin is a real musical city, too.
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Bob Bestor
From:
Ashland, OR
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Posted 10 Nov 2019 6:33 pm
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I'd be chairman of the board.
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Charlie Hansen
From:
Halifax, NS Canada and Various Southern Towns.
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Posted 11 Nov 2019 6:14 am
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First vice president here.
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I don't know much but what I know I know very well.
Carter S-10 3X5, Peavey Nashville 112, plus Regal dobro and too many other instruments to mention.
Bluegrass Island CFCY FM 95.1 Charlottetown, PE, Canada, on the web at cfcy.fm.
A Touch Of Texas CIOE FM 97.5 Sackville, NS, Canada,
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Danny Letz
From:
Old Glory,Texas, USA 79540
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Posted 15 Nov 2019 7:38 am
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Jim Cooley
From:
The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2019 7:40 am
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| Second assistant night shift janitor. |
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 15 Nov 2019 8:58 am
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My playing isn't good enough to qualify for membership.
Dave |
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Mike Bacciarini
From:
Arizona
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Posted 15 Nov 2019 9:24 am
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Well, they have a magazine for guitarists....
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Don R Brown
From:
Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2019 2:34 pm
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Al, they say when starting out it takes 3 years to work your way up to "suck". It took me more like 6, but I can proudly say I've made it!
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Barry Coker
From:
Bagley Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2019 2:49 pm
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Do they have a Minor League I could try out for to work my way up?
Barry 
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2019 6:20 pm
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| Put me on the list!!!!!! |
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Glenn Suchan
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 19 Nov 2019 1:20 pm
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For several decades I've aspired to reach the level of mediocre picker. Alas, I'm not there yet. Someday, if there is a "Society For Mediocre Pedal Steel Players", I hope to be added to the list. 
Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2019 9:40 am
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Well, they have a magazine for guitarists....
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My subscription ran out but they keep sending it to me. I wrote that article on bass players as a letter to the editor. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 21 Nov 2019 3:39 am Re: Smpsp?
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| Al Evans wrote: |
Is there a Society For Mediocre Pedal Steel Players?
I've been learning and playing right about 22 months, and I think I play about as well as a 22-month-old toddler thinks he walks.
So I'm ready to join....
--Al Evans |
I guess it all depends, where did you want to be Steel-wise, in 22 months ? Was it 22 months non stop or maybe an hour a day or every other day for 22 months ?
What was the expectation ? Maybe you are really way ahead of the curve and don't realize it !
Many here , it took the first 6 months ( or more) to get acclimated to a V-Pedal, a Knee lever and floor pedals. I haven't even mentioned a bar and picks yet. 
Patience...
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Al Evans
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2019 6:35 am Re: Smpsp?
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| Tony Prior wrote: |
I guess it all depends, where did you want to be Steel-wise, in 22 months ? |
I'm totally not complaining! I wanted to be able to play along with country songs and sound like I knew what I was doing, and I wanted to get some idea what the C6th neck was about. I feel like I've accomplished both of those things, and am now approaching mediocrity.
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| Was it 22 months non stop or maybe an hour a day or every other day for 22 months ? |
I signed up for Paul Franklin's course right after it first became available. I'm retired, and pretty assiduous about working on pedal steel. I'm occasionally interrupted by the call of other instruments.
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| What was the expectation ? |
Heh, well, I'm almost 74, and hoping to be able to play with reasonable proficiency on both necks before I die!
--Al Evans
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2019 8:47 am
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You need one of these:
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 21 Nov 2019 8:54 am
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My subscription ran out but they keep sending it to me. I wrote that article on bass players as a letter to the editor. |
Was that really a magazine, Fred? I thought it was a put on 
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