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Topic: Going to explore the US in 2010 - any must see spots/people? |
Guido Hausmann
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Gütersloh, NRW Germany
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Posted 28 May 2009 4:16 am |
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me and my girlfriend are going to explore the us (and the spots where steel guitar began and was all about) at the time from march to april in 2010!
we'll start (where else?) in nashville and go on by car via texas, los angeles to las vegas! (and maybe i have to marry me gal there in a cheap, drive through wedding chapel  )
so, it would be very, very nice to know some places (nice people), where we have to go by or where to stop! maybe some nice invites, too?!
then we'll plan our route with that!
and is it better to rent a car or buy and old one and go big with a full size 69er?? (this would be my choice)
cheers from germany
guido
by the way, i need some new boots - snake, lizzard and so on prefered! 
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Malcolm McMaster
From:
Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 28 May 2009 6:55 am
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| Guido, the Dallas steel show in March is a must.Fantastic players (both known and unknown, well to me anyway) plus all the manufacturers and "toys".You will have a fantastic time. |
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Dennis Lee
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Forest Grove, Oregon, USA
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Posted 28 May 2009 7:35 am Guido
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Guido,
Come up north from California and Nevada to beautiful Oregon. There is a thriving pedal steel community in the Portland area. Plus, you can see the Pacific Ocean, mountains, desert, rivers, whatever you like. The Sierra pedal steel guitar is made here in the Portland area. |
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Guido Hausmann
From:
Gütersloh, NRW Germany
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Posted 28 May 2009 7:41 am
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cool! that will be the first two marks on our tour!!
and, hey malcolm - my new case is still great! 
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 28 May 2009 8:09 am
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| I'd also STRONGLY recommend northern California and Oregon coast and Portland. Truly wonderful. |
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Calvin Walley
From:
colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 28 May 2009 8:50 am
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you gotta see the Colorado Rockys
i think Colorado is one of the most beautiful parts of our country
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 28 May 2009 9:48 am
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Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Austin, TX...missing any of those would be regretful.
Austin is one of our best cities for music right now.
Do yourself a huge favor and see if you can catch Dale Watson or Redd Volkaert at Ginnys or the Broken Spoke. email Neil Flanz and see if you can get a lesson! |
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Danny Naccarato
From:
Burleson, Texas
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Posted 29 May 2009 6:05 am
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| Austin at that time is home to SXSW for a few weeks. Tons of music happening. |
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Steve Norman
From:
Seattle Washington, USA
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Posted 29 May 2009 7:54 am
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I agree with all the above. If you do Colorado you should hit South Dakota as well. Beautiful state with lots of cool stuff to see. Mt Rushmore, Badlands etc.
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Guido Hausmann
From:
Gütersloh, NRW Germany
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Posted 29 May 2009 8:33 am
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wow... great!! i'll notice that all and put lots of marks on my tour map!!!
one great thing is that i'll probably see dale watson in the netherlands in july!
thanks a lot!!
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Fred Malone
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 May 2009 10:26 am
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| Guido, while you're in the Nashville area, I highly recommend that you stop in at " Steel Guitar Nashville " at 123 Mid Town Ct. in Hendersonville,TN. and see the one and only, "Bobbe Seymour". You'll be glad you did. |
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Peer Desmense
From:
Netherlands
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Posted 30 May 2009 2:01 am
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I was in the US for the first time last year and went from L.A. via San Fr. to the famous nat. parks such as Yosemite, Death Vallye, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Monument Vallye, Grand Canyon and Las Vegas where we flew home again.
Each day was ttruly amazing.
The wonders of nature there were absolutely grand!!!
A holiday I will never forget.
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 4:58 am
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| Do not miss the Redwood Forest in California. Soul stirring. |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 30 May 2009 5:41 am
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| Ben Jones wrote: |
Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Austin, TX...missing any of those would be regretful.
Austin is one of our best cities for music right now.
Do yourself a huge favor and see if you can catch Dale Watson or Redd Volkaert at Ginnys or the Broken Spoke. email Neil Flanz and see if you can get a lesson! |
I would echo Ben's comments having been to all of these places recently. Gatlinburg in Tennessee is simply charming, and some towns in Kentucky are just beautiful.
Enjoy!!
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 12:58 pm
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| Come to Cleveland Ohio. Bring a gun! |
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Ben Rubright
From:
Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 1:26 pm
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In Nashville, if it comes down to the Grand Ole Opry or Bobbe Seymour's Steel Guitar Nashville...what a no brainer....SGN wins in a landslide. [This a NON-PAID political announcement]
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Ben Rubright
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Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 1:30 pm
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If you go downtown during the week, look for Carco Clave and Renee Truex as well as Mike Sweeney....and of course, the Time Jumpers on Monday night at the Station Inn.
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 30 May 2009 2:44 pm
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One tip for Europeans:
Driving from Nashville to LA is about the same as driving from Berlin to Moscow. It's a *BIG* country.
I'd also recommend the Pacific Northwest for scenic beauty. I've lived all over the US, and it's my favorite. Not much steel guitar up here, however. You can luck out, but it doesn't compare to Nashville or Austin in terms of live music.
I wouldn't recommend buying a car. Right now car rentals are amazingly cheap, due to the economy, and I imagine it won't be a lot different in a year. |
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Don McClellan
From:
California/Thailand
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Posted 31 May 2009 7:22 am
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| Dan, You say you don't imagine the situation with this economy will be much different in a year. We'll see about that. I think we'll soon be looking back at these days as the good old days. |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 31 May 2009 8:00 am
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Don, I meant that I didn't think it would be better.  I imagine there will be plenty of excess rental car capacity, which means cheap rentals. |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 31 May 2009 8:06 am
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| I had the distance between Nashville and LA wrong, it's more like driving from Lisbon Portugal to Moscow. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 31 May 2009 10:36 pm
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Check out the book "Roadfood"
http://www.roadfood.com/
It will be a start at finding decent food on the road. The standards for what is thought of as food on the freeways in the USA is very low and mostly corporate chains. You will be more healthy and get a better feel for the country if you take the time to seek out the small independent places.
also there is fun info here:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 1 Jun 2009 2:02 am
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I didn't dislike the food in the Cracker Barrel and Outback diners when I went last month. Eating out in the States compared to the UK is a cheap exercise. A pub meal in the UK will generally cost at least 2 -3 times as much as a decent diner in the States, and restaurant prices in both countries just don't compare at all. Ours are far higher. As with vehicles, gas prices, clothes and electronic goods, the USA has it much cheaper than we do.
Hiring a car and touring is not overly expensive - just watch out for the Highway Patrol. I got pulled over by a HP officer as I was unaware of the protocol of not using the inside lane on the freeway when an officer has pulled a driver over to the hard shoulder. I learned that one very quickly from a cop who hadn't taken his sense of humour tablet that day. 
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Tom Quinn
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Posted 1 Jun 2009 5:32 am
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I didn't read the whole thread, but a drive from Salt Lake City to Denver via southern Utah and Colorado would show you an amazing world. Nothing like it where you live...
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