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Topic: "Farewell" to TX and "Hello" to LA |
Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
From:
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 8 May 2012 12:10 pm |
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Hi, Guys ...
Well, despite all my efforts to save my home, the inevitable has happened and I've lost my house through foreclosure.
After 21 years of living in the great state of Texas and loving every minute of it, I have had to say goodbye to my Texas life and, with my dog Angel, move to another state.
Angel and I are now in Louisiana, in Zachary near the Baton Rouge area, and saying hello to the start of a completely new life here.
I'm now living with my nephew, Sheldon, and his wife, Carol. We've been having a great time getting reacquainted after having not seen each other for years. My dog Angel and their little Dachshund, Fletch, are already good friends and getting along together, so there are no issues in the pet department.
I'm full of hope and trust that things will be looking up here in Louisiana. Soon as my car is registered here where I can drive around, I'll be going out to see what all is happening in the area's music scene and, who knows? A gig might be just around the corner. 
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1986 Mullen D-10 with 8 & 7 (Dual Bill Lawrence 705 pickups each neck)
Two Peavey Nashville 400 Amps (with a Session 500 in reserve) - Yamaha SPX-90 II
Peavey ProFex II - Yamaha R-1000 Digital Reverb - Ross Time Machine Digital Delay - BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
ProCo RAT R2DU Dual Distortion - Korg DT-1 Pro Tuner (Rack Mounted) - Furman PL-8 Power Bay
Goodrich Match-Bro by Buddy Emmons - BJS Steel Bar (Dunlop Finger Picks / Golden Gate Thumb Picks) |
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Elton Smith
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 8 May 2012 12:26 pm
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That could be just the medicine.
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 8 May 2012 1:33 pm Not exactly a foreclosure but..................
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I can surely relate to you..........
After many years of home ownership, I now find myself in the transient capacity of apartment dweller once again......with all of the nasty people so close around you that shouldn't be allowed to live in a family environment.
We went the 'SHORT SALE' route but the end result is much the same.......you're out of your familiar home that you used to call your own and thrust into a life style not necessarily of one's own choosing.
How many others have you faced such a dilema? |
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Larry Baker
From:
Columbia, Mo. U.S.A.
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Posted 8 May 2012 1:47 pm
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Jim, we have never met, but have communicated thru E mails and by phone a couple of times. It is hard to start over, I've had to do it a few years ago, but I made it thru it all, and you will too. I wish the very best for you, and hope someday we might meet. Good luck my friend. Larry Baker
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billy tam R.I.P.
From:
baton rouge, louisiana
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Posted 8 May 2012 1:58 pm la
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Hi Jim and welcome to Louisiana. I live in Baton Rouge(a suburb of Zachary). Not a whole lot of work in the area but some. I will pm you my phone # so you can give me a call.
Billy Tam |
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David Beckner
From:
Kentucky, USA
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Posted 8 May 2012 2:41 pm
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Jim
was good talking to you today via phone. Hope things go great for you and Angel down in la. and hope to get back into some phone lessons again real soon.
Just dont start talking cajun and eating all the crawdads 
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WALKER SEAT
NASHVILLE 400
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CUSH CASE RACK
PEAVEY DELTA FEX
PARTS CASTER.Gospel and Classic Country Music
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Hal Higgins
From:
Denham Springs, LA
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Posted 8 May 2012 6:38 pm
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Jim....I want to add my welcome to LA....I live in Denham Springs(which is also a suburb of Zachary). I'll PM my number, too......Hope to see you out and about soon.
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HAL...Excel D-10 w/ 8 & 5. SteelSeat.com w/back,SteelSeat.com Pedal Board on Legs with Quilter Tone Block 200 amp, Boss GE 7, Boss DD 3, Boss RV 6, Boss RT-20 Hilton Expression Pedal, Evans Cabinet with 4 ohm Eminence 15" speaker. BJS birthstone bar, Powder coated Tone bar by Michael Hillman. Dunlop Coated finger picks and Zookies L30 thumb picks. |
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Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
From:
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 8 May 2012 8:48 pm Re: Not exactly a foreclosure but..................
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Thanks everyone ...
Billy and Hal, thank you so much for the welcome to Louisiana. I'll be very happy to call each of you and I'm looking forward to the great pleasure of getting acquainted with you both.
I was actually born in Baton Rouge, but moved to Texas early on and haven't been back to LA since I was a kid (except briefly when I was in the Air Force and stationed at England AFB at Alexandria).
I sincerely look forward to meeting both of you.
| Ray Montee wrote: |
I can surely relate to you..........
After many years of home ownership, I now find myself in the transient capacity of apartment dweller once again......with all of the nasty people so close around you that shouldn't be allowed to live in a family environment.
We went the 'SHORT SALE' route but the end result is much the same.......you're out of your familiar home that you used to call your own and thrust into a life style not necessarily of one's own choosing.
How many others have you faced such a dilema? |
Thanks, Ray. I actually attempted the Short Sale route myself. GMAC Mortgage sent me a letter inviting me to participate in the HAFA Short Sale program, which I accepted, and I thought all was going well when (three months into the deal) I suddenly received a letter from the Tarrant County Courthouse stating my house would sell at auction on the first of May.
I'd been in my house for 21 years and it's like losing an old friend. The loss of a home is always sad, but I'll not let it break my spirit ... to stay on the positive side, I'm viewing it as the close of one chapter in my life and the beginning of an exciting new chapter here in Louisiana.
While I'm going to sorely miss Texas in many ways, I'm also looking forward to embracing what life in Louisiana may bring forth.
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1986 Mullen D-10 with 8 & 7 (Dual Bill Lawrence 705 pickups each neck)
Two Peavey Nashville 400 Amps (with a Session 500 in reserve) - Yamaha SPX-90 II
Peavey ProFex II - Yamaha R-1000 Digital Reverb - Ross Time Machine Digital Delay - BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
ProCo RAT R2DU Dual Distortion - Korg DT-1 Pro Tuner (Rack Mounted) - Furman PL-8 Power Bay
Goodrich Match-Bro by Buddy Emmons - BJS Steel Bar (Dunlop Finger Picks / Golden Gate Thumb Picks) |
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Jerome Hawkes
From:
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 9 May 2012 6:24 am
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Jim - i wish you the best of luck on your relocation. i cant imagine having to pull up and start over, but i've often said that as long as i have my faithful pal S'punk (a female rat terrier) by my side and my old Ric Bakelite B-6, i'd be content in this world.
Good Luck my Friend
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Danny Naccarato
From:
Burleson, Texas
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Posted 9 May 2012 6:41 am
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good luck buddy. Be sure to send me your new phone # if you change it. We pass thru that area often, and I'll call you if we're around there....
Danny |
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Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
From:
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 9 May 2012 8:10 am
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| Jerome Hawkes wrote: |
Jim - i wish you the best of luck on your relocation. i cant imagine having to pull up and start over, but i've often said that as long as i have my faithful pal S'punk (a female rat terrier) by my side and my old Ric Bakelite B-6, i'd be content in this world.
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Thanks, Jerome ...
It is hard to pull up stakes and try to start over, but I have my dog, Angel (a female half black lab and half Jack Russell terrier) and my steel, so I'm content and excited to begin things anew here in Louisiana.
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Danny, Thanks and if I end up with a new number I'll be sure to call you and let you know.
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One of the guys who helped me unload the truck to put my stuff in storage is a guitar player in a small band and he was joking with me and said that playing Cajun styled music is easy ... he said, "If you get lost in the song and don't know what to do, just go to 'C' and wait; everyone will hit that chord at the end of the song!"
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1986 Mullen D-10 with 8 & 7 (Dual Bill Lawrence 705 pickups each neck)
Two Peavey Nashville 400 Amps (with a Session 500 in reserve) - Yamaha SPX-90 II
Peavey ProFex II - Yamaha R-1000 Digital Reverb - Ross Time Machine Digital Delay - BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
ProCo RAT R2DU Dual Distortion - Korg DT-1 Pro Tuner (Rack Mounted) - Furman PL-8 Power Bay
Goodrich Match-Bro by Buddy Emmons - BJS Steel Bar (Dunlop Finger Picks / Golden Gate Thumb Picks) |
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Junior Knight
From:
Eustace Texas..paddle faster..I hear Banjos...
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Posted 9 May 2012 9:52 am
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Jim..glad you made it safe to ur new place. Just know that all of ur friends here miss you but are glad to know you are ok and ready to start aknew...keep in touch ole friend.
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2006 Msa S-12 “milly” 8 & 5
. Peavey Nashville 1-12 Goodrich pedals & matchbro.Steeler Choice seats.. that is all..(for now) lol
www.msapedalsteels.com
texsteelman2@yahoo.com
Jagwire Strings
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 9 May 2012 12:44 pm
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Jimmy, we are always here for you...Door is always open...Best of luck in your new surroundings...! Your good friend!...Mick
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Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
From:
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 10 May 2012 5:07 am
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Junior & Mickey, thanks so much, my friends!
The trip down here in that 26-foot truck and pulling my car on a trailer was surprisingly easy (perhaps those years of taking my turn at driving 45-foot tour buses on the road paid off). Only thing was, the 461 mile trip took a tad bit longer than I expected because no one told me that the U-Haul truck I rented wouldn't go over 45-50 mph once it was filled and loaded with the car behind it! What should have been a 7-8 hour drive turned out to be between 12 and 13 hours. 
When my nephew and his worker were helping me to unload my stuff into storage, my nephew said, "Man, I didn't know you could pack a whole semi-trailer's worth of stuff into a truck like this!"
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I had the great pleasure of speaking with Billy Tam and Hal Higgins on the phone yesterday, and what a couple of super nice guys! I had a great time talking steel with them and I'm eager to get out and meet them in person and hear them play.
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1986 Mullen D-10 with 8 & 7 (Dual Bill Lawrence 705 pickups each neck)
Two Peavey Nashville 400 Amps (with a Session 500 in reserve) - Yamaha SPX-90 II
Peavey ProFex II - Yamaha R-1000 Digital Reverb - Ross Time Machine Digital Delay - BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
ProCo RAT R2DU Dual Distortion - Korg DT-1 Pro Tuner (Rack Mounted) - Furman PL-8 Power Bay
Goodrich Match-Bro by Buddy Emmons - BJS Steel Bar (Dunlop Finger Picks / Golden Gate Thumb Picks) |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 10 May 2012 10:06 am
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Starting over completely from scratch...
Tornado, hurricane, flood, tsunami, divorce, fire, financial reversal..
No matter what the cause, there's them bar and strings to see you thru.
Worked for me...
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Lawyers are done: Emmons SD-10, 3 Dekleys including a D10, NV400, and lots of effects units to cover my clams... |
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Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
From:
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 10 May 2012 10:15 am
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| Ray Minich wrote: |
Starting over completely from scratch...
Tornado, hurricane, flood, tsunami, divorce, fire, financial reversal..
No matter what the cause, there's them bar and strings to see you thru.
Worked for me... |
Thanks, Ray, and I fully agree ... as well as being a pinnacle for the mountaintop experiences, my steel has been my bridge over many troubled waters throughout the years and even in a few occasions when it seemed things were so low I had to look up to see bottom, there was always steel guitar ... and it really works to see one through anything. I'm finding it's also turning the 'starting over' process into a nice and thrilling new adventure.
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1986 Mullen D-10 with 8 & 7 (Dual Bill Lawrence 705 pickups each neck)
Two Peavey Nashville 400 Amps (with a Session 500 in reserve) - Yamaha SPX-90 II
Peavey ProFex II - Yamaha R-1000 Digital Reverb - Ross Time Machine Digital Delay - BBE Sonic Maximizer 422A
ProCo RAT R2DU Dual Distortion - Korg DT-1 Pro Tuner (Rack Mounted) - Furman PL-8 Power Bay
Goodrich Match-Bro by Buddy Emmons - BJS Steel Bar (Dunlop Finger Picks / Golden Gate Thumb Picks) |
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Charlie Moore
From:
Deville, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 11 May 2012 11:52 am Jobs
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Hey Jim,your old job at the Chalet is still open shucks the pay is up to $25 a nite as you know its only a 6 hour gig..ha...hey buddy watch the boys down there they will steal all your licks..stay in touch..c ya...Charlie.....
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Jim Curtain
From:
Phoenix,Arizona, USA
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Posted 13 May 2012 6:13 am
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I had to leave Houston/San Antonio to come back to Phoenix. I moved back in with my folks, divorce, unemployment, lower pay. I took the opportunity to get a Carter Starter and learn this damn thing. I feel this is all temporary, and my folks in their advanced age appreciate me being around, they put up with my practice. If you don't have good friends and family, things just seem bleak.
This too shall pass! |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 14 May 2012 3:24 am
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Hey Jim, good luck on the move. I lived in southern California until I was 45 years old playing music and having a great time until I started looking into my future and decided to move to Virginia as I had some relatives here and a couple of prospects for a "day job"....... I'd only played music for a living in SoCal as the jobs were plentiful then and were all the way up to when I left. Since moving here I got a "city job" and retired from that so life is good and I haven't regretted moving. Just keep hangin' in there and things'll pick up for you I'm sure............Jerry in Va.
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Bo Legg
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Posted 14 May 2012 9:46 am
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I think starting over is one of life’s great adventures.
I hate to be negative but unfortunately I don’t see a better tomorrow. |
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Joe Rogers
From:
Lake Charles, LA USA
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Posted 14 May 2012 7:27 pm
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ALWAYS remember this.....Success is never ending, and Failure is never final.
How many of you are so successful that God couldn't sweep it all away within the blink of an eye...??
As long as you have breath in your body, then failure isn't really final, is it...??
And always nurture your dreams....because without dreams we all truly die....
Welcome back to Louisiana Jim...!!! As soon as I get some time away from the offshore platforms, maybe we can hook up...!! Best of luck to you..!!!
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Bob Vantine
From:
Freeville, New York, USA
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Posted 15 May 2012 12:45 am
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JIM ......
WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST !
Bob V
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 15 May 2012 3:52 am
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| It's not as bad as I feared for you, Jim, at least it's not LA on the West coast. That LA is a good place to be from, trust me, your LA is probably a better place to be. Best! |
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Steve Matlock
From:
Bentonville, AR USA
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Posted 15 May 2012 5:54 am
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Hey old buddy, I wish you the best down in Louisiana! These certainly are hard times for a lot of folks. Many things involving real estate have been especially hit hard. I'm sure that you'll land on your feet and will be able to look back on this time from a better place before you know it.
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John Shadid
From:
Oklahoma City, OK
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Posted 15 May 2012 7:24 pm
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Not a lot of great venues, but there is work! I've recorded with a group, played a baker's dozen of shows, and probably paid off one of my guitars over the last year. If you ever want to get together, give me a call!
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