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Topic: The Sho-Bud as seen in "Urban Cowboy" |
C E Holden
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Austin, TX
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Posted 5 May 2010 5:01 am |
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I came in from cutting the grass the other day, made myself something to eat, flopped down in front of the idiot box and flipped it on. As it happens, "Urban Cowboy" was on and up popped the scene of the bandstand in Gilley's where the front of that black laquer Sho-Bud has a full-frontal for a few frames. Got me to wondering where that guitar is now. Anyone know? It's famous! Hopefully it hasn't been turned into a wagon..... 
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Herb Steiner
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Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 5 May 2010 7:11 am
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craig
I think that Bob Tuttle was in the Gilley's house band at that time. Robert Herridge was the featured fiddler for sure.
Robert and I were good pals back then, but we lost touch. Anyone know what he's doing nowadays?
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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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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Jody Cameron
From:
Angleton, TX,, USA
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Posted 5 May 2010 8:22 am
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Hey Herb - Robert and I played together in several bands, most recently we both did a couple of years stint with Zona Jones. Robert just quit Zona about a month ago, and is concentrating on building his new insurance business. He is also an accountant...went to my alma mater, U of H after 14 yrs. at Gilley's. He lives in Sealy, TX now and is doing well, he is a fine gentleman IMHO, always has a smile on his face.
Robert had a lot of cool stories about the Urban Cowboy movie. He is a man of high character and sober habits, somewhat of a rarity in this business.
C.E. Holden - LOVE your Lee Van Cleef/Angel Eyes avatar. My favorite movie of all times. Just showed it to my six yr. old boy last week, now he is hooked on it, too!
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C E Holden
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 5 May 2010 8:49 am
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Hey, thanks Jody! I am a Lee Van Cleef fan myself. Funny to think he was an accountant before he became an actor. I'll bet his staff made dang sure everything balanced out....how'd you like him mad at you?
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Brandon Wright
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 May 2010 11:51 am a fist full of dollars
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haha i was conceived in Micky Gilley's parking lot. Seriously. As white trash as is it sounds. I'm proud of it. It's kinda funny.
I'm a industrial concrete swamp baby born in Stinkadeaner, Tx.
Hey Herb whens the next time you play at the spoke? I wanna come see ya play. |
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Brandon Wright
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 May 2010 11:54 am sorry
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| for a few more dollars has lee van cleef in it. Not fist full of dollars. But thats a good one too |
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Jody Sanders
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Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 May 2010 11:59 am
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| It was Bobby Tuttle. He received a grammy for the "best country instrumental" on the album sound track. Jody. |
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Bob Tuttle
From:
Republic, MO 65738
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Posted 5 May 2010 12:14 pm
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That black Sho-Bud was a 1979 Super Pro. Actually the finish was a dark charcoal grey. You could see the woodgrain through the finish. I had only had it a few months when the movie was filmed. I ordered it with humbucking pickups. Either David or Harry Jackson wound the pickups.
I played it for 20 years and then got the urge to try something new. I traded it off at the 1999 Dallas show for a new Carter. Later I called John Fabian to see who had bought it. I had plans to try to get it back. He said it went out of the country, so I have no idea where it is now. |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 12 May 2010 2:18 pm Avatar Photo
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Shoot, I thought that AVATAR was an actual photo of "Texas C E Holden". Nice job, Bob; I was always curious about who played steel in the film. stevet  |
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