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David Fields
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South Carolina, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2007 9:26 am |
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Just noticed that ever since I started here that Texas is well represented here in numbers, more than any other state.
I know....I know....Texas is BIG!
I went to school for two years in Abilene Texas. I still have great friends from there, and that was right at 20 years ago. It gets pretty bleak after you get away from Dallas though. Lots of mesquite bushes and oil rigs!
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Rodney Garrison
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Montague County , Texas (deceased)
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Posted 14 Mar 2007 3:50 pm
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BEEN 2 EAST TEXAS ? Lots o pretty pines.
Glad you miss us.
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Dennis Schell
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Shingletown, Shasta county, Kalifornia
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Posted 14 Mar 2007 4:17 pm
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| Rodney Garrison wrote: |
BEEN 2 EAST TEXAS ? Lots o pretty pines.
Glad you miss us. |
I drove 18 wheels into Texas a few times to D/FW and San Antonio. Mean "bears" there! Once I came back to CA via the west side (Del Rio and up) and kinda enjoyed that. Parked overnight one time "West of the Pecos" at Roy Bean's museum in Langtry. That was cool....
FWIW,
Dennis
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 14 Mar 2007 6:26 pm
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Back in the 1950's they used to sell postcards at some of the "tourist attractions" along the highways that crossed this big ol' state.
The sun has riz
The sun has set
Here we iz
In Texas yet
It's a long drive... |
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Ronny Line
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2007 7:18 pm mesquite
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| them aint bushes man, they is trees |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Mar 2007 4:32 am Trees?
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Ronny L.
The closest thing to a tree in West Texas is a fence post on a flat bed trailer on the highway! 
But East Tx.,,,now that's some pretty country!
I was born and raised in S.E. Ok. 5 miles from Tx. and 30 miles from Ark. Sure is "different" here in Az. 
Larry
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 15 Mar 2007 4:57 am
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As the miles go, steelers are few and far between.
Yep, it's a big state. "And the road goes on forever."
I'm going to make the Dallas show someday.
Wally Moyers lives here in Lubbock; I heard a singer say the other day that he gets the best vocal sound around in his studio; could be from being a steel player. While in Austin, before the steel bug bit, I missed meeting lots of players, like Ricky Davis and Herb Steiner. My loss, but I'll be back down there sometime. Only 7 hours away (that's how we count distance here).
Somebody said you can trust people in West Texas; there aren't many trees to hide behind.
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 15 Mar 2007 9:34 am
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| You know what they say, Charlie. Lubbock or Leave It. |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 15 Mar 2007 11:51 am
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"The only hole above ground."
"Where the wind don't blow, it sucks."
I miss the Valley sometimes. 
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2007 11:57 am
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Ah, the famous West Texas wind. You know what they say:
"The only thing between Lubbock and the North Pole is a barbed-wire fence." |
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Ronny Line
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2007 2:35 pm mesquite
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| mesquites are not much to look at, BUT, grill you a steak with them and they look like pine.mmmm |
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Ron Kirby
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 15 Mar 2007 2:43 pm
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| I sure miss the West Texas Swing Music & BBQ. |
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Henry Nagle
From:
Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 15 Mar 2007 5:34 pm
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I ate Chinese food in Amarillo once. Pretty good!  |
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Mark Edwards
From:
Weatherford,Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 2:46 am
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IMHO I believe Texas if not already, should be the steel guitar capitol of the world. Not only do we have a butt load of steel players but some of the finest steel players around. Now I'm not taking away from any other state, but with the likes of:
Reece Anderson
Johnny Cox
Jr. Knight
Corky Owens
Gary Carpenter
Fred Shannon
Ricky Davis
Jim Losseberg
Ted Solesky
Earl Clark
and the list goes on not to mention:
GFI
MSA
Rains
Carter
are home based here. Yes we are a proud people and even proud of our steel guitars, and I feel so blessed to be a born and bred Texan/Steel Guitar Player. The disadvantage is that all the other great steelers from around the country don't live here. Can't have everything. |
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David Fields
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 7:36 am I hear ya Mark
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Ha Ha Mark! One of my buddies who lives in Houston now still believes that Texas should be a seperate county. THE NERVE! Texans are proud, but so are we Carolinians. Nothing could be finer than to live in Carolina in the........la la la la.
Take That!
It's ALL good! |
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Dennis Schell
From:
Shingletown, Shasta county, Kalifornia
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 7:49 am
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Must'nt forget that "West Coast" (ala Bakersfield) "sound".... 
Even if it is spelled "Kalifornia" these days.... 
Dennis
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James Sission
From:
Sugar Land,Texas USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 8:34 am
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Mark, just to add a couple you forgot:
Jody Sanders
Jody Cameron
Bobby Bowman
Russ Rickman
Brian Thomas
Herb Steiner
And of course, Jeff Newman is from Texas City Texas and his brother, a drummer, lives close to me.....James |
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Mark Edwards
From:
Weatherford,Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 9:27 am
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David - Your so right, I spent about 2 years stationed at Parris Island S.C. (loved it Beaufort, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach) and I have always said if I couldn't live in Texas, S.C. would be my next 1st choice. It's right up there with Texas haha. And yes I believe we are going to break apart from the rest of the nation and form our own. LOL
Dennis - Loved California too, but I only got to see the southern part, but man what a place. And ooolala the women, mmmm mmmmm mmmm. Cost of living way to high for me.
James - and other Texas steelers, the list is too long but you mentioned again some more great steelers from the great state of Texas. The ones I listed are just in the north Texas area. |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 10:40 am
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How about Bert Rivera?
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Charlie McDonald
From:
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 1:48 pm
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Not to mention Lloyd Maines and Wally Moyers being from Lubbock, but Wilbur Keeton. Is anyone familiar with Wilbur?
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James Pennebaker
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 3:03 pm Re: Lots of Texan Forum Members
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| David Fields wrote: |
| It gets pretty bleak after you get away from Dallas though. Lots of mesquite bushes and oil rigs! |
Well now, that's a matter of opinion. Being from Ft. Worth I can say this:
Fort Worth: Where The West Begins
Dallas: Where The East Peter's Out
Just kidding (sort of...) I have many life long friends who are Dallasites.
JP |
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Danny Naccarato
From:
Burleson, Texas
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Posted 16 Mar 2007 7:52 pm
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In Dallas it's called sushi....
In Ft. Worth we call it bait... |
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Don Walworth
From:
Gilmer, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2007 9:06 am
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In E Texas, it IS bait!! Best fishing lakes in the country...... well, there is MN, but they outnumber us in the number of lakes, but we don't count our stock tanks, ponds, etc as lakes.
How about adding Star Guitar to the list of Texas made instruments?
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Roger Edgington
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2007 6:49 am
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How about Welden?
We have a good bunch around here in San Antonio area
Denny Mathes
Rick Price
Randy Rienhart
Randy Gilliam
Kenny Groman
Don Biersted
Don Pack
Jerry Blanton
Tommy Detamore
Bobby Flores |
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Carroll Hale
From:
EastTexas, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2007 8:52 am
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a big "yeehaw" for good old east texas......
home of the piney woods.....
my home for 60 yrs.......
lots of trees...fishing lakes (rayburn, toledo, tawakoni, nacogcoches, livingston....) and the most wonderful fresh air in the world....
come on down and visit.......
bud... |
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