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Topic: ....Not that it matters, b ut........ |
Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 8:50 am |
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.....For about two years now I have been in a transitional period of retiring from the music business that I have been involved in since 1946.
I have not worked since my wife was diagnosed with the big "C", and I have decided that my day is past and I will not work again.
I will soon end my web-site even though it has been very successful for a personal site, receiving almost 40,000 hits since it was first published in 200l.
At the same time I plan to cancel my e-mail address as my wife and I will be doing the "touring thing" in our RV as we planned long ago. I will cancel because I will not be able to monitor my e-mails and I don't want any of my friends to think that they are not important to me.
To my e-mail friends, thank you for being my friend...and to b0b, thank you for providing this Forum for all of us to become acquainted!
Bon Voyage to my e-mail friends......
Gene Jones www.genejones.com |
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Jerry Horner
From:
Tahlequah, OK, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 9:22 am
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Gene my friend. I understand what you are doing and I wish you and Charlette the very best. I will miss your web site and being able to email you from time to time.
Good Luck,
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 9:39 am
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I matters a lot to me.
Thank you so much, Gene, for all you contributed here. I enjoyed meeting you recently and wish you and the Mrs. the very best in whatever you choose to do.
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www.JoeyAce.com
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Dave Van Allen
From:
Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 9:57 am
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Gene, as you travel keep in mind you can still get on the 'net at many local libraries. You don't have to become a stranger  |
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Bill Holly
From:
Pineville, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 10:12 am
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Gene,
We've never met, just exchanged emails a couple of days back regarding your website and "our critters". Best wishes to you and your wife and if you're ever in the central Louisiana area and need a cup of coffee, a pit stop, some help, just come on by.
Semper Fi!
Bill & Polly Holly
500 Holly-Moore Drive
Pineville, LA
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Roy Ayres
From:
Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 12:07 pm
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My good friend, Gene:
I will miss you terribly, but I understand -- and you are doing the right thing. Take your beloved wife and go out and enjoy the things you always wanted to but never got around to.
I will immediately email you with phone numbers where I can be reached. If the mood strikes you, give me a call and let me know how things are going. |
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John Floyd
From:
R.I.P.
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RON PRESTON
From:
Dodson, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 12:54 pm
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Gene,I do pray that God Blesses you both & Keeps you Safe & Sound as you travel over these HWYs in this great Nation of ours. I will surly miss reading your posts, and the knowlage & experinces & friendship you have shared with us on this wonderful forum. Be Safe, and, I pray that that You two see, find, and Enjoy Many a "new horizion" over that next "Breathtaking" Sunset. I do hope we Cross Paths' someday, and, If not, Then you can ALWAYS stop & Pause for a "Spell" here and Say "Hi" to ALL your FRIENDS.
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Emmons S-10 4 & 5
Evans FET 500, Session 400 LTD, ProFex 11 |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 1:40 pm
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Gene, it's been a pleasure knowing you through this wonderful Forum
i can dig what you're puttin' down so all i can say is may the Good Lord watch upon the two of you
if your RV is amphibious and you get around this way, you're always Welcome in this neck of the woods
Thanx again Gene for All that you shared w: us here
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Del Rangel
From:
Clayton, NC
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 1:51 pm
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| Get a TV dish (some have links for computers) for your RV and a notebook computer--or a cell phone that can work as a modem and you can keep in touch anywhere in the U.S. Hope your trip is fun and safe and I wish you two all the best. You certainly have added a lot to the SGF. Thanks. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 1:59 pm
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I always enjoy your 'posts', Gene, as well as your easy-going philosophy.
I'm sorry I haven't yet been able to meet you, but maybe you'll pop up here on the Forum sometime in the furure and give us all an update.
My best wishes to you both!
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Roy Rosetta
From:
Nederland, Texas.. On the Texas Gulf Coast
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 2:38 pm
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Gene my friend, while you and your lovely wife are out there doing the "touring thing" in your RV hopefully we'll meet somewhere down the road at one of the steel shows or somewhere else for that matter. I have enjoyed all of your posts on the forum and, my friend, you will be missed.
Warmest regards to you and Charlette,
...Roy and Barbara
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Music is a "gift" with many wrappings....
....Roy
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 2:41 pm
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Gene- I am sorry to hear this about your wife ,and your leaving us. But I understand completely.
You have been a mainstay on this Forum and we will all miss you terribly and it won't be quite the same without you.
But I hope you and your wife will find some happy days ahead touring around and doing the things you wanted to do.
Check my phone number and give me a call once in a while to let me know how you are doing..
Best Regards.............al
If you are ever touring in the Michigan area, give me a call and we'll get together, I always wanted to meet you....
616-696-4474
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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/
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Carter York
From:
Austin, TX [Windsor Park]
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 3:04 pm
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Gene,
I for one will continue to enjoy (tremendously) your CD "Just For Me". You playing is great on that disc, and I love listening to it. Best of luck to you.
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 3:25 pm
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Gene,
I will miss your input qute a bit. Laptops are cheap and with a wireless hookup work all over the place.
Get in touch if you are headed towards NYC and I'll make sure you guys get treated right. E me for my # if you want.
take care, Bob
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 3:47 pm
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Gene, I truly appreciate everything you are and everything that you've done in your life. Thank you for sharing all of this with all of us.
We're all going to miss you here. Come back soon. |
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Rick Schmidt
From:
Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 3:48 pm
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All the best to you and your wife Gene. It's been really great to get to know you through your great website and posts here! You know that almost every library in every town has free access to internet computers. Stop in and say hi now & then.
Rick |
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Jimmie Misenheimer
From:
Bloomington, Indiana - U. S. A.
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 4:22 pm
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Gene, God Speed to you - you've been a friend to all...
Jimmie |
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Pat Jenkins
From:
Abingdon, VA, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 5:00 pm
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It does matter to all of us, Gene. You have given us all so much here on the forum. As some of the others have said, check back in us from time to time, while you are out there. I do hope you have a wonderful, wonderful time together. May God bless you both.
Pat |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 5:22 pm
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| We will miss you Gene. I have always enjoyed your comments on the Forum. Our best wishes to you and the Mrs. on your new adventures! Drop in sometime!! James from Durant, OK |
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 5:51 pm
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| Gene, I will miss you as well. You are doing the right thing and that is putting your wife above all else. I hope the two of you have a great time seeing this great country. It was my pleasure to meet you at the Texas show last year and I have enjoyed your comments on this forum. It will not be the same without you but I sure understand. May God bless you and your wife and I pray her health prospers. In response to the title of your topic, it does matter to the many friends you have made here on this forum. I wish you the best in the days to come. |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Kenny Davis
From:
Great State of Oklahoma
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 7:47 pm
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Gene - It was so ironic that as I was "coming up", you were "going down"...Then, as I was "winding down", you were "coming back". I remember way back in '68 or so when me and Jack Lee's young nephew snuck in the back door of the American Legion Hall in Del City and listened to you guys, and later played our electric guitars on a couple of songs on your break. I sure didn't know then that I'd later play steel, and eventually meet you after we both "wound down" our music careers! I really wish that little quirk in our live's schedule hadn't happened that way - I know we would have been close pickin' friends all these years.
I truly wish you and your wife well on your travels, and especially wish her the best with her health concerns.
By the way buddy - It DOES matter! |
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Al Johnson
From:
Sturgeon Bay, WI USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 8:49 pm
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| People do care Gene. I had not looked at your website before. Wow it is great, fine music, the sounds I enjoy and the song selection is very much to my liking, that's for sure. You little life history makes me think I've missed a bunch. and you are only 3 years older then myself. I believe you have been a busy busy man. Like somebody else said stop at a library and give us all a hello. Travel smooth Gene. Thank you Al. |
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nick allen
From:
France
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 10:40 pm
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Gene, I can only echo what all the rest have said - you will be much missed on the Forum, but I totally understand, and wish you and Charlotte many happy days/months/years of travel... We generally manage 3 or 4 weeks at a time traveling in the States, and it's never enough!!
All the very best to you and all of your family, and thank you for what you have given us.
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If I can't, Roy Will. 
