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Topic: Very Likely To The Unlikely |
Bill Hankey
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Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 10:51 am |
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| Who knows? There are no shortages of likely and unlikely situations that point up just how far an individual may succeed in becoming a "natural" suited for the steel guitar. It will never be known how assumed likeliest students go from one extreme to another, as life's tempos increases demands for essential and necessary skills. The first 10 years of development on the pedal steel should offer some early clues of the category of likely and unlikely players. |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 11:54 am
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| uh.......and.....? |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 12:07 pm
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Bo Legg
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 12:29 pm
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We only have a lot of indexes here but I didn't notice any demands within each for essential and necessary skills. If you play Steel guitar you're a player and there is no benchmark or a place here on the forum where we have to compete to make the cut.
As for young Steel players if they love playing then you'll love their playing. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 1:15 pm
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Truly, I'm finding more wizards in the categories of explicit terminologies that could be labeled self-professed, or a mild feeling of euphoria. If I were to ask about percentages who have made it to the level of playing, say of one Buddy Emmons, it would be interesting to get an assortment of opinions from those in the know. Where is the truth? What is the truth? By whose authority would we count so heavily on the promise that "Buddy is the foremost picker" of the land? There are no two ways about the struggles among the determined players to reach his level of proficiencies on the pedal steel guitar. This abused category of explicit reports, some exaggerated, while other reports move quickly away from key issues, such as digging into basics of truisms... 
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 2:26 pm
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The lipopolysaccharide adherence to the explicit substance relating to the lophophore of the C 6th .Is what Mr. Bill is referring to. On the other hand the 9th is streptomyces spectrum when translucence in the key of C # it begins the process of transvaluing,now this is the method Mr. Bill perfers.Even tho Mr. Bill would NEVER violate approved patterns of speaking or writing I think he's wrong here,I believe the polyalphabetic substiitution method is better,But ONLY when using a B flat Dim chord as a passing chord. His way requires you to think like a numerical taxonomist this causes you to develope xerophthalmia, and you won't be able to keep your bar on line with the fret. All you newbies read Mr. Bill as much as you can,He's always so precise and clear in his post he will have you filled with futilitarianism in no time. Don't forget to get him to teach you his NEW steel method,it's revolutionary.  YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 3:58 pm
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Yer back, Bill.
Jings, we've fair missed yer pure pish patter and awwrat. Wannae these days am gonnae work oot whit yer feckin' oan aboot.
AWN. |
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Richard Damron
From:
Gallatin, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 5:09 pm
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Now, Bama - don't y'all go to gettin' cerebral on us. Y'hear?
Raspecterfolly,
Richard |
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 5:13 pm
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Bill it's most likely known that i'm unlikely ever going to be any good on the steel! 
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Colm Chomicky
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Kansas, (Prairie Village)
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 5:41 pm
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| There are no shortages of likely and unlikely situations that point up just how far an individual may succeed in becoming a "natural" suited for the steel guitar. |
Wow, makes me think of a long strip of paper tucked inside a fortune cookie. In fact I wish they made fortune cookies just for steel guitar players! Seems this statement is an encouragement to get out of the house and onto a stage, any stage, and maybe at that point you will develop in surprising new ways. Especially if you current tempo is plodding through a little tab here or there in the comfort and safe confines of your home. But out on the bandstand, sink or swim. New skills awakening -- perhaps brought on instinctively by a need to musically survive! And with any luck maybe you are a natural! |
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 5:48 pm
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Wow! That makes me think of a long strip of paper tucked inside a flypaper canister!
No, Colm, the above sentiment is in no way aimed at your well spoken comment
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 9:39 pm
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| right on charlie...i couldn't have said it any better myself! i think you may really be on the path to the neutralization of hankeyspeak. keep up the good work! |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2010 11:07 pm
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Chris, I have been working hard and am ready to start my new business. As soon as I get my site up I will be able to decipher any Hankey post within 3 percent accuracy,for a small fee of fifteen grand a page. The first five to subscribe will get a three percent discount.Don't mess around send me your Visa card no. you can have a case of Hankeyitis right away.  YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 5:13 am
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Charlie,
I'd like to say that none of us look the worst for wear, after devoting 30 0r 40 years chasing licks and musical renditions of famous players. Most senior players appear to be well groomed, considerate, and appreciative of the times. Many changes that are reconstructed and better known as attitudes can deliver opposing consequences for better or worse. When reality zooms in on rationalized thinking, we tend to become more critical of ourselves. And why shouldn't we be? The most common thing to do, and as far as I know, is practiced time and time again; looking back to the beginning, where the promises of successes loomed everywhere. A healthful practice of considering every aspect of opportunity was once in our grasp. Forty years later, one by one as each new phase of hope meets with a surge of upcoming talents, the common reluctance to see all as is, becomes more established. The improbability that health issues haven't brought along a few reminders after 40 years of pedaling metalic devices is a rarity. I believe that many avenues of pursuits that were credible in our youth, vanish as attitudes mature into more accurate liklihoods. Left to mogul man, I doubt if the steel guitar industry will meet with the same fate as our southern coastlines. Recovering a healthy enthusiasm will move each player closer to his/her full potentiality. From there, who knows? |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 5:53 am
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| In fact I wish they made fortune cookies just for steel guitar players! |
If they did, Bill's would look like this ....
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Gary Lee Gimble
From:
Fredericksburg, VA.
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Chris Schlotzhauer
From:
Colleyville, Tx. USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 6:30 am
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 6:53 am
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| ewwwwwwwww...! |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 7:45 am
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Chris,
What a crew! Back in my younger days, I had a sure cure for ham and eggers. Common sense was an inducement and incentive to separation. No horsing around, or standing on the sidelines. There was a time when I could distance myself with ease from laggards who have nothing to offer musically. To iterate earlier comments, maturity can snatch away those beautiful pipe dreams, like those found in the lyrics of "When You And I Were Young Maggie." The ability to give a performance on the steel guitar, is very special to individuals involved in studies of cultural activities. From the club owner to the paying clientele, each patron recognizes the importance of furthering entertainment, for the benefit of all. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 11:51 am
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| I have no choices in believing that someone has taken Charlie to class. Not a single clue offered that would explain the contrast between his chord knowledge, and his rants. Back in time, I wired his wit to some uncommonly used chord patterns. There was a dull thud as my questions roamed about his masterful theatrical maneuvering. No satisfactory responses from Charlie prompted me to draw several conclusions. First and foremost would be the serious disregard by players who play well, but cannot plant the bar on command. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 11:56 am
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why....couldn't charlie get to class on his own?
by the way...nothing satisfactory ever from bill has left me drawing some conclusions of my own. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 12:24 pm
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Chris,
Your major problem is becoming more apparent with each response. You may have a problem with EGO. You've a bad habit of flirting with chance. Sticking your fingers into problematic situations, like a tree dweller that can't leave any stone unturned will quite possibly lead to problems.. You scoff at basic skills that bear my signature. |
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Duncan Hodge
From:
DeLand, FL USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 1:03 pm
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| We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas. And a voice was screaming "Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?" |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 1:22 pm
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Duncan,
Nothing is more disturbing than the END!! Your experience is mere child's play. Tune up Duncan! Enjoy your pedal steel guitar. |
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Larry Baker
From:
Columbia, Mo. U.S.A.
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Posted 3 Jun 2010 2:54 pm
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Yet another post from the same author that from now on I will just pass on by!!!!!!! Too bad I'll be sending this to the top!!!!!
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