Hi All,
Well, were home and what a great time Cindy and I had!!!! the Hotel was great!! best food at a show Hotel I've ever had!! The N.W.S.G.a. did a first class job!! I have some film clips from the show I am posting... thanks to Cindy for the shooting!!! the first one is a Togather Again... me messing it up and JD cleaning it up!!! I will also post a clip of Jimmy Baughman, the guitar player that went up with me, he's a great player and stole the show now and then!! ... hope you enjoy , we had a jam sat night , Jd, Larry , Duane, and myself.... great time!!!.. if you didn't make this show, make plans for next year!! I would like to see some Portland players come over and supporting this show!!!
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M.S.A.
M.S.A. Millennium
S-12 9 & 6
Bb is where it's at!
Peavey-2000-PX-300
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Dave Grafe
From: Hudson River Valley NY
Posted 22 May 2006 8:19 am
I had hoped to make it - expecially with JD there - but there was a lot going on in Portland this weekend and there was simply no escape. Perhaps next time....
Stewart Thompson
From: Puyallup, WA.
Posted 22 May 2006 9:03 am
David, I was at the show this weekend. I really enjoyed your playing at the jam saturday night, and your jokes/interaction with the crowd...especially the on about the gynocologist, HA, HA!
Stew
Earnest Bovine
From: Los Angeles CA USA
Posted 22 May 2006 9:10 am
Who was the most innovative player there?
Ben Jones
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Posted 22 May 2006 2:12 pm
I had a great time. I still cannot beleive I got to sit in the same room with JayDee Maness for three hours and ask him anything I wanted! I wanna thank the good people that put this together, I was truly inspired by the playing and the people I met. Earnest, I thought David Wright , Lee Lessig, and JayDee had some of the more innovative sounds. I havent seen much (if any) live pedal steel before this weekend but as a newcomer, I was surprised at how much the volume varied from player to player. Only JayDee, Larry Behm and that awesome strat player whose name escapes me ever seemed to be loud enough consistently to my ears. Crank those amps guys! but what do I know? Lotta great playing! From left to right, JayDee Maness, David Wright, Larry Behm and Duane Becker....cheers!
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Larry Behm
From: Mt Angel, Or 97362
Posted 22 May 2006 2:54 pm
I too had a great time meeting a greating all of the NW steelers I had not seen in a couple of years. This is a samll event now but like the rest of them (with support) it will grow in time.
Thanks to all of the great friedly folks, glad to be a part of the event this year.
Larry Behm
Stewart Thompson
From: Puyallup, WA.
Posted 22 May 2006 3:48 pm
another photo...
Stewart Thompson
From: Puyallup, WA.
Posted 22 May 2006 4:39 pm
Stewart Thompson
From: Puyallup, WA.
Posted 22 May 2006 5:22 pm
Sorry, guess I haven't figured out the "add photo" feature yet.
Duane Becker
From: Elk,Wa 99009 USA
Posted 22 May 2006 5:57 pm
Earnest, as far as innovative, Jay Dee is right up there at the top, and we had great showcases from Frank Carter, David Wright, Larry Behm, Larry Chester, and I always enjoy hearing Dave Burton sing and play. Duane Becker
Howard Tate
From: Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
Posted 22 May 2006 6:33 pm
Wish I could have been there, must have been a great show. JD is very inventive, for example "Misty". I have not heard everyone there, but I think Dave is very original. I hear some Chalker in his playing, but he's a very exciting player in his own right, one of my favorites. I'd try to copy him if I could, but I'm not doing the hair thing.
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Will Bartell
From: Medford, Oregon USA
Posted 22 May 2006 6:35 pm
Just to echo the sentiments posted above...a great jam on Saturday night, and special kudus to Jim Baughman, who is not only a stellar guitar player, but a nice, friendly gentleman to boot. I never cease to be amazed in our steel guitar family, how egos are checked at the door, and you can sit down and bs with your heroes like you've known them all along. Thanks to Duane Becker--I can't imagine how much work goes in to putting on an affair like that.
Duane Becker
From: Elk,Wa 99009 USA
Posted 22 May 2006 6:56 pm
Thanks Will, and about what goes on behind the scenes of a thing like this is mind blowing. There are hundreds, and I mean hundreds of details that have to be worked out. Many little jobs that keep creeping up and you have to attend to them immediately!! I generally walked around in a high gear fog trying to keep the loose ends tied together. The jam days start at 6am and end at 12 midnight-and we are a small jam. At this point I could not even imagine running Scottys. All I can say is thanks to the great help and officers that we had helping with the Spokane show. Duane Becker
Bill Simmons
From: Keller, Texas/Birmingham, AL, R.I.P.
Posted 22 May 2006 9:29 pm
The tone of Jay Dee is incredible! Great tasty player!!
Ben Jones
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Posted 23 May 2006 5:37 am
Duane, i thought the beginners jam was cool as hell too, thank you for that and all the other hard work you put in. I loved Duane's collection of stuff on display, man those LP's!...I wish they were still in print.
Not sure all these were Duanes or not but they sure are beautiful:
Duanes collection of cool stuff!
and perhaps the coolest album cover i have ever seen?
Larry Behm
From: Mt Angel, Or 97362
Posted 23 May 2006 6:01 am
Bill I enjoyed hearing you, nice variety of tunes. The Emmons came through loud and clear.
Larry Behm
David Wright
From: Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
Posted 23 May 2006 7:01 am
Heres one hard working guy!!!! "Big" doing what he does best!!!!!!!! Band in A Box and B~s~ing!!!!
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Stewart Thompson
From: Puyallup, WA.
Posted 23 May 2006 11:29 am
Jay Dee's seminar was GREAT!
Stewart Thompson
From: Puyallup, WA.
Posted 23 May 2006 11:38 am
David was wearing THREE finger picks!!! COOL!
Stewart Thompson
From: Puyallup, WA.
Posted 23 May 2006 4:41 pm
Let's try it again....Three monster players layin' it down.
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Stewart Thompson
From: Puyallup, WA.
Posted 23 May 2006 4:45 pm
Larry and Duane pleased the crowd with some awesome steel playin'
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Duane Becker
From: Elk,Wa 99009 USA
Posted 23 May 2006 6:11 pm
Thanks Ben, the pedal steels are mine and I had 3 more Sho-Buds plus my dads 5 non pedal Fender steels he had over the years at home that I did not bring. As far as the lps and other stuff, they are what I have been saving over the years. Duane Becker
Jon Hyde
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Posted 24 May 2006 7:36 pm
Man, I also had a great time at this event. It was cool to meet some new steelers and especially to get to hear such great players as JayDee, David, Larry and Duane. I came home and hit my Tuesday night gig with some extra enthusiasm!
Joel Johnston
From: Mead, Washington, USA
Posted 24 May 2006 8:16 pm
David Wright - my brother from a different mother - you are the bees knees, my man. Thanks so much for your support and for using your influence to help draw commitments from JayDee, Frank Carter, Big Jim Baron, your awesome guitar playing buddy, Jimmy Baughman and others to make the voyage up here to God's Country and help make this First Annual NWSGA SuperJam and success! I echo loudly all of the sentiments stated above by those who participated. I should have some additional pics to post soon after I figure out how to tone down Larry Behm's shirt and boots in Photoshop - I wouldn't want to burn out anybody's retinas :>) JJ
David Wright
From: Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
Posted 25 May 2006 5:25 am
some one re size Stewarts pic....and thank you Joel, ))) Brother!
