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Topic: A Nugget From Buddy E. |
Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 7:31 am |
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| I like it too, and can think of its usefulness under a few different contexts. Just wondering if Buddy had a particular context in mind when he said it? |
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 8:24 am
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It reminds me of the Jackson Browne lyric from the Late Show:
"Maybe people only ask you how you're doing
'cause that's easier than letting on how little they could care" |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 11:58 am
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| It's time to start a quote from famous steelers thread. Like the time Buddy said "I really like that song you were trying to play". |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 5:12 pm
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Or, I really dig what you were trying to do.  |
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 5:21 pm
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Or "You really sounded tonight"
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Cops aren't paid much so I steel at night. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 6:05 pm
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Your technique sucks, your tone is absolutely the worst I've ever heard. you have no speed. But you are the absolute best I have ever heard....Playing tasteless licks.  |
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Mitch Ellis
From:
Collins, Mississippi USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 7:28 pm
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When I went from a single neck to a D10, one of my friends walked up to me one night after a steel show and said 'Man Mitch! You look like a real professional setting behind that double neck rather you sound like one or not!' He has always been the kind to offer encouraging words and he honestly meant it as a compliment. And knowing what kind of man he is, I took it as one. He never caught on to what he said, but me and my other friends have laughed about it a lot of times. On another occasion, one of my friends told another friend, 'well....all of the good pickers are already gone, but we're glad that you came.' He never caught it either.  A lot of good memories.
Mitch |
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Fish
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 8:42 pm
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| Buddy handed me a card one time. It said "I really dig what you're trying to play," printed underneath a black bowler hat. |
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 4:08 am
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At one of the PSGA shows back in the 80s I was in the hallway outside of the performance room tuning up. Buddy was walking out of the bar with a bottle of beer and walked past me. He turned around quickly and threw what looked like a folded $20 bill on top of my guitar, immediately turned and walked away laughing loudly. When I opened it up it said "turn the f....ing steel guitar UP! " with his printed signature and Derby over it. The whole phrase was printed out.
He was one-of-a-kind! |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 5:14 am Nugget from Buddy
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| I have never heard you sound better. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 5:53 am
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| Fred Treece wrote: |
| I like it too, and can think of its usefulness under a few different contexts. Just wondering if Buddy had a particular context in mind when he said it? |
He wasn't talking about women, that's for sure! |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 7:36 am
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| Sure glad you could sub tonight - we called everybody in town! |
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Bill Moran
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 8:09 am
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Buddy walks into a bar room gig sits down right in front of the steel player and says " Impress Me " lol
That happened to a friend of mine that was playing a gig in Nashville 40 + years ago.
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 11:07 am
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Like I frequently told him, "your contribution to country music cannot be measured."
He liked that. 
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 1:17 pm
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| Herb Steiner wrote: |
Like I frequently told him, "your contribution to country music cannot be measured."
He liked that. |
Maybe he just appeared interested....
Apologies, Herb! That one was low-hanging fruit, ready to drop 
Last edited by Fred Treece on 25 Apr 2018 1:50 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Steve Schmidt
From:
Ramsey, MN, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 1:17 pm
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| It's been nice playing against ya.... |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 2:21 pm
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Jack, you must have taken E's advice to heart, you do play loud, and really darn good!!!
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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Steve Spitz
From:
New Orleans, LA, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 3:31 pm
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When I first started working regular gigs with better players, I worked with a guy who spoke little English. He taught me a lot , but as he barely spoke English, he was very direct. He told me
“you have good voice, but use it for singingâ€
I thought I was singing at the time. he also said:
“ What you played right there, you may play anything but that.
I learned a ton from that guy. |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 4:05 pm
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“I'm gonna send you to Notes Anonymous†-
Miles Davis, to guitarist Mike Stern after a "busy" night. 
“Hitler should've left the Jews alone and killed all the piano players†-
Miles Davis again - to his piano players.  |
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Steve Spitz
From:
New Orleans, LA, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 5:01 pm
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| " he wanted to play really badly' |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Wally Moyers
From:
Lubbock, Texas
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 7:41 pm
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In the 80s I played a lot with Johnny Gimble. The first time I played with him at the end of the show he said,
"Really enjoyed playing against you'.. Another time he said " Man, you play a fine steel guitar, what kind is that anyway!" |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2018 8:56 am
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| It's been a real pressure working with you |
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