Author |
Topic: Update: Where is Art Beard? REST IN PEACE |
Gary Watkins
From: Bristol, VA
|
Posted 5 May 2018 6:12 am
|
|
I have sent him several emails and private messages as well as several phone calls. I am getting worried about him. Any information will be appreciated. _________________ If you succeed in cheating someone, don't think that the person is a fool. It's just that the person trusted you far more than you deserved. |
|
|
|
gary pierce
From: Rossville TN
|
Posted 5 May 2018 12:07 pm
|
|
He said his health was failing, and his last post was 4/30/18. Hope he is ok. |
|
|
|
Gary Watkins
From: Bristol, VA
|
Posted 5 May 2018 4:55 pm
|
|
gary pierce wrote: |
He said his health was failing, and his last post was 4/30/18. Hope he is ok. |
I hope he is ok too, but I am still worried about him. He is pretty strong and he knows what is ahead. I would just like to talk to him again. _________________ If you succeed in cheating someone, don't think that the person is a fool. It's just that the person trusted you far more than you deserved. |
|
|
|
Gary Watkins
From: Bristol, VA
|
Posted 6 May 2018 7:52 am
|
|
Phone calls to Art now go straight to voicemail and he does not have his voicemail set up. Does anyone have any info on him? I fear that AGENT ORANGE has struck another one of us vets
Thanks,
Gary _________________ If you succeed in cheating someone, don't think that the person is a fool. It's just that the person trusted you far more than you deserved. |
|
|
|
Edward Rhea
From: Medford Oklahoma, USA
|
Posted 6 May 2018 8:08 am
|
|
FWIW, I spoke with Art last weekend, but haven't heard from him since. He talked of a family member flying in to visit, so hopefully he's just distracted with that? My thoughts and prayers go out to him and the rest of you Vietnam Vets, as I'm truly grateful for you and watching the effects of the exposure to Agent Orange on my own father, Mickey Rhea. _________________ “TONESNOB†|
|
|
|
Gary Watkins
From: Bristol, VA
|
|
|
|
Richard Sinkler
From: aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
|
Posted 8 May 2018 11:52 am
|
|
CRAP!!! RIP Brother _________________ Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
|
|
|
Bill McCloskey
|
Posted 8 May 2018 11:56 am
|
|
ah....sad. Rest in peace Art. |
|
|
|
Gary Watkins
From: Bristol, VA
|
Posted 8 May 2018 1:17 pm
|
|
You may not know this, but Art had a heart as big as the world! I lost my wife, Cynthia, a little over 4 1/2 years ago, http://www.bradleysfh.com/obituary/2298608. My son gave me his Martin HD35 to try and trade for another pedal steel guitar because I had to sell mine to finish paying for her funeral. Art told me NOT to sell or trade the Martin, but to give it back to my son and he would send me a steel if I would send him my address. Well, I wouldn’t give him my address because I didn’t want him to do that. He finally decided to send the steel to Mickey Adams and Mickey was going to give it to someone. Art just had a big heart, and I will miss talking to my friend. _________________ If you succeed in cheating someone, don't think that the person is a fool. It's just that the person trusted you far more than you deserved. |
|
|
|
Bill McCloskey
|
Posted 8 May 2018 1:41 pm
|
|
In those sales at the end, he kept mentioning his end was near. I somehow kept hoping it was some kind of joke and it wasn't really true. Sounds like he was a great guy. |
|
|
|
Edward Rhea
From: Medford Oklahoma, USA
|
Posted 8 May 2018 4:04 pm
|
|
Godspeed Art...I regret not having known you sooner. _________________ “TONESNOB†|
|
|
|
b0b
From: Cloverdale, CA, USA
|
Posted 8 May 2018 4:25 pm Art wrote his own obit
|
|
Art asked me if he could write his own obit. I agreed to hold onto this until he left us.
Art Beard wrote: |
Dear friends and forumites, thanks for putting up with me and my weird humor ! My dealings on the forum have been 99.9 % FANTASTIC. You are a bunch of straight honest and great guys. I did not realize that there were that many of us left. Thanks for all the help and and putting up with a new pickers questions.
My beautiful and unique collection of guitars will be coming up for sale, wish I could take with me, lol. But we can't. The good lord love steel picking too. Got to be instruments there.
Would not be heaven with out music, animals, etc, lol.. the best to all of you. "LIKE AN OLD STALLION, STILL LONELY FOR FREEDOM, STILL TRYING YO OUT RUN THE WIND"
CRAZY ARIZONA ART |
I always wondered what CAA meant. Goodbye, friend. _________________ -𝕓𝕆𝕓- (admin) - Robert P. Lee - Recordings - Breathe - D6th - Video |
|
|
|
Scott Shipley
From: The Ozark Mountains
|
|
|
|
Butch Mullen
From: North Carolina, USA 28681
|
Posted 8 May 2018 4:49 pm
|
|
If that won't put a tiny little tear in your eye nothing will. God bless you Art. Butch in NC |
|
|
|
Skip Edwards
From: LA,CA
|
Posted 8 May 2018 4:59 pm
|
|
Sad to hear. I met Art & chatted with him a bit at the Phoenix show this past January.
Sorry I didn't know him longer, or chatted more with him. He sure seemed like quite an interesting and unique guy.
Vaya con Dios, CAA... |
|
|
|
Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
|
Posted 8 May 2018 5:04 pm
|
|
RIP Art. It was a pleasure conversing with you here. |
|
|
|
Dave Mudgett
From: Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
|
Posted 8 May 2018 6:00 pm
|
|
With everything going on in my life the last year or two, I never got a chance to talk with him. But that is obviously my loss. RIP Art. |
|
|
|
Bill McCloskey
|
Posted 8 May 2018 6:14 pm
|
|
Probably the most moving post I’ve read here. Thanks for sharing that bob. |
|
|
|
Russ Tkac
|
Posted 8 May 2018 6:37 pm
|
|
RIP Art. God bless. |
|
|
|
J R Rose
From: Keota, Oklahoma, USA
|
Posted 8 May 2018 7:50 pm
|
|
b0b, Thanks for sharing his obit. May you RIP Art. J.R. _________________ NOTHING..Sold it all. J.R. Rose |
|
|
|
Eric Dahlhoff
From: Point Arena, California
|
Posted 8 May 2018 9:32 pm
|
|
I only talked to Art a few times, and he was a very sweet guy. Rest in peace Art, and keep on pickin' _________________ "To live outside the law you must be honest." (Bob Dylan) |
|
|
|
Alan McBride
From: Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA
|
Posted 8 May 2018 9:44 pm
|
|
So sad, I had talked with him just a few weeks ago and he sent me a whole lot of vintage steel guitar links, and pictures of his instrument collection and, those that he planned to give away. He told me how he bought instruments and gave them to vets that wanted them, to keep them from being depressed and hoped he would prevent some from taking their own lives. Thank You Sir!!!!
I ask him if he knew our Lord Jesus Christ as His Savior and he quickly said yes I do, and I’m looking for him anytime.
I only wish I could have known him longer and got to know him more!!!!!
Rest In Peace Brother, Thank You For Your Service and Your Ultimate Sacrifice for us all!!!
To the Family of Art Beard, we offer our condolences and prayers,
May God Bless You All!!!!
Pastor Alan McBride _________________ Jesus loves you so much, He stretched out his arms and died for you!
81’ shobud ldg, shobud volume pedal, shobud pack seat,
Fender telecaster, Jazz bass, T-bucket acoustic and amplifiers, Takamine Sc340 acoustic, Soundcraft mixer, crown amps, Yamaha speakers, sennheiser wireless systems. |
|
|
|
Stu Schulman
From: Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
|
Posted 9 May 2018 12:20 am
|
|
Rest in Peace Art! _________________ Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952. |
|
|
|
Hook Moore
From: South Charleston,West Virginia
|
|
|
|
Bill Sinclair
From: Waynesboro, PA, USA
|
Posted 9 May 2018 5:46 am
|
|
Farewell, Arizona Art. We'll miss you. Rest in Peace. |
|
|
|