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Roger Rettig
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Posted 3 Sep 2014 10:59 am |
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I'm only a few days away from the end of my annual Summer gig here in ND and, last week, the local paper did an interview with me.
The on-line sample doesn't include the archive photos I provided them with but does show one they took of me playing Tommy's old Carter at an 'extra' gig I play each night (beside doing the main show, the Medora Musical).
It's quite well written, I think - even if I'm showing my age!
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/lifestyles
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Daniel McKee
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Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 3 Sep 2014 11:47 am
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| That is a great article. I enjoyed reading that. |
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Chris Tweed
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Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Posted 3 Sep 2014 12:38 pm
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| Very nice article and a credit to you. I remember the old trolley-buses in Belfast, but they are long gone now. |
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Rick Schmidt
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Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2014 1:55 pm
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| Great article Roger! Congratulations! |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2014 5:49 pm
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Great Article Roger,
Would love to hear more about the Trolley buses too.
You've had an interesting life in a real great place in time. would love to hear more.
Cheers mate!
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I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
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Jim Means
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2014 6:09 pm
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Congratulations on the article, Roger. It was well written and I enjoyed it very much. I always enjoy your contributions to the forum. Have a safe trip back to Florida.
Jim in Missouri |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 4 Sep 2014 6:57 am
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Thanks to some of my favourite Forumites for your positive comments!
Yes, she wrote it well and has the knack of compressing a lot into a short paragraph. Succinct and informative (despite a couple of typos which were probably not her fault).
It's a pity that you can't see it as it appeared in newsprint; I submitted some photos from the old days - and one of our trolleybus museum - and it was laid out over two pages.
Chris: We actually have one of Belfast's BUT 6-wheel trolleybuses in our collection - number 246, and very splendid she is in her red and white livery!
I start the long trek home very early on Sunday - I do hope that my four month absence from home doesn't mean that the dog will bite me!
Here's the view of our Museum that was in the article (for Craig!)
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Bob Ricker
From:
Nashville Tn
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Posted 5 Sep 2014 2:07 am
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| Great story Roger. Were you a Vox user in the early days? |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 5 Sep 2014 3:54 am
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Bob:
In the late fifties through '61 I had a Selmer Truvoice TV 19. After that I went to Fenders.
I never have liked Vox, finding them harsh and tinny.
Back then Cliff Richard and the Shadows used Vox and influenced many to play them. On at least one gig we were forced to use the Beatles' Vox back-line (space constraints) and I hated how my lovely Gibson Super 400 sounded!
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 5 Sep 2014 4:29 am
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Objectivity rules!
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 5 Sep 2014 4:45 am
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Maybe - if it had been the Everly Brothers' amps!
Defunct, eh? A bit like the band. 
Thanks, Jim; I'll remove it from my signature.
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 5 Sep 2014 4:45 am
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 5 Sep 2014 6:06 am
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I really enjoyed your article, Roger. You've had/have a marvelous musical career. Thank you for sharing it with us. I caught your video with George Harrison, awesome
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Bob Ricker
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Nashville Tn
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Posted 5 Sep 2014 10:13 am
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| Roger, what was the crowd reaction when you originally played the steel for english audiences? |
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Dustin Rhodes
From:
Owasso OK
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Posted 5 Sep 2014 10:31 am
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| Very cool history in there Roger. Am I right that you're the one who was friends with Paul's brother or something like that and came across Bill Black's bass at his home? |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 6 Sep 2014 7:32 am
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Yes, Dustin. Mike McCartney (stage name: Mike McGear!!!) was a third part of a comedy/vocal group called Scaffold (look them up) and I played gigs with them occasionally. It was while rehearsing at Paul's London house (in St John's Wood; Paul wasn't there at the time) that I happened to see an upright bass in a corner.
I said to Mike:
"That looks exactly like Bill Black's bass!"
Mike said:
"That IS Bill Black's bass!!!"
I was stunned and immediately played a few inept licks on the very instrument that had been played on my favourite rock and roll record, 'Mystery Train'...
That was a huge 'wow' moment for me.
Bob:
I started in the early '70s on steel and the sound was becoming quite familiar to listeners with the rash of country rock songs that featured PSG at the time. Of course, very few knew what it was and it's unfortunate for them that I was the first person that they heard 'live'!
George Harrison (when we did the TV spot together) loved it and wanted to know all about the pedals and 'knees' and what they did. I told him all I knew (which took about three minutes back then); we renewed our acquaintanceship many years later when he happened to visit a theatre at which I was playing steel on 'Pump Boys & Dinettes' by which time I'd become a little bit (but not much) better.
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