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Topic: South Carolina Welcomes John Swain |
Steve Alonzo Walker
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Spartanburg,S.C. USA (deceased)
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 4:14 am |
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| John Swain recently moved to Newberry,S.C. from New Jersey and I will say it is their lose by his performance at The Saluda Steel Jam on Sunday. He is a very good picker and a heck of a nice guy and it shows when he is playing that he enjoys what he's doing. We are proud to have him in our community! |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 5:11 am
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You're right: your gain is our loss. We miss John! Send him back!  Glad to hear he did us proud in SC. (Of course, we knew that.) |
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john widgren
From:
Wilton CT
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 1:58 pm
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| John is definitely one of the good guys! Yer lucky to have him. Best to ya JS from JW |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 4:13 pm
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| John has been a great player for long time in NJ/NY... We played the same clubs, often for the same bands for many years... He did the right thing by getting away from the frozen north where the gig scene is as frigid as the weather!.. Lots of luck John!... bob |
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Steve Alonzo Walker
From:
Spartanburg,S.C. USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 3:32 am
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| Yep! |
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Jim Hartley
From:
SC/TN
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 9:03 am
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Hey Steve,
You are so right. John did a great job Sunday in Saluda, one of the highlights.
Jim Cohen, I think it's official, we've decided you can't have him back. I'm not sure, but I think I even heard him say ya'll the other day. By the way, are you still playing that Suzy Boggess song on your shows?
Seriously John, it was a real pleasure working with you Sunday, welcome to SC. Don't be a stranger.
See ya soon,
Jim |
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 10:18 am
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John is a great guy and steel player but the rest of us Jersey guys are glad that there's one less steel picker to share the work with. Jess' kiddin'.
It's always a pleasure to hang with John & hear him pick. He looks too young to be retired.
My wife wants to see New Bern N.C for a possible retirement location. Does anyone know anything about New Bern? |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 10:33 am
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| Ben, he's not retired. Still workin' for FedEx. |
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 11:40 am
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| Thanks Jimbeau. I forgot it was me that retired. See what happens when you get more "mature"? To quote Bob Hope "first you forget names, then faces. Next you forget to zip up and finally you forget to zip down". |
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Stan Paxton
From:
1/2 & 1/2 Florida and Tenn, USA (old Missouri boy gone South)
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 12:34 pm
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Hey Ben,
Just quick answer to your question: was at New Bern once, and they have a good restaurant or two.
take care,
Stan
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 12:46 pm
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I will miss seeing John play at the Rt. 18 market. Hope all is well down there, John.
ron |
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John Swain
From:
Winchester, Va
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Posted 21 Nov 2007 5:39 pm
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Thanks for the kind words, Steve.And to my my homies up north , I miss y'all!!JSjavascript:emoticon('')
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