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Topic: A train, a steeler, and his dog - death and survival |
Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 24 Aug 2010 11:40 am |
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Where's the steeler part? The article says he was a bass player ....  |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2010 4:56 pm
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| In the article I read it said Thomas is also a steeler. Or maybe it was his dog... |
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Rick Schmidt
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Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2010 6:22 am
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Here's a video of Thomas playing steel...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJoNgKptcoE
Thomas is quite the renaissance man in a retro kinda way! His studio (down by the train tracks)in Oceanside CA is almost a museum of "Hi-Fi" recording technology. He builds tube amps and tube mics from scratch. He even made his own wall sized plate reverb that kicks a** on any digital verbs I've heard. Even though he mixes down to Pro Tools, he tracks exclusively on analog tape...which is quite a feat since you can't buy the stuff anymore. His steel is an older MSA that he rebuilt more or less from the ground up using stainless steel for the changer fingers etc. The guy is a visionary, and he pulls it off on a gigging musicians income!
Thomas played bass for me on a quasi jazz gigs last hear. Pardon my clams. http://www.vimeo.com/7368681
Anyone who contributes to Thomas' fund will be really helping out a true unique and deserving member of our steel guitar family! |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2010 2:04 pm
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| Thank you for all that, Rick! |
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2010 6:01 pm Well, there you go...
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| Thanx, Alvin! |
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