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Topic: Dallas Steel show audience |
Don Ricketson
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Llano, Texas
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Posted 27 Mar 2015 7:41 am |
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Does anyone have any idea what the overall audience head count was over the three day Dallas Steel Jamboree?
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GFI D10-8/6 Black/Red
Zum Encore 4/5 Red
Justice ProLite 3/4 Black
2-Nashville 112
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Sonny Jenkins
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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 29 Mar 2015 9:06 am
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| Hey Don,,,,that would be some interesting information to see. Considering the fact that time has a way of exacting it's price from all of us,,,,and considering the enthusiasm of young people for steel guitar,,,,would you think that the attendance is going up,,,or,,down, these past 25 years???? |
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joe long
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San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 31 Mar 2015 5:07 pm
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| I wonder if the Saturday night show could be a Family night. Do some advertising to inspire families to come to the show with their children. Make a package price for them. I'm referring to people outside the usual attendee's. This would give exposure to a younger generation. Filling up the main room would inspire the players. There incredible player's with great histories who need to be exposed to a younger generation. For example, have a $25 package price for the whole family. I wonder if something like this would work. This would be great if Joe Wright continues to perform. They would love him. |
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Don Ricketson
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Llano, Texas
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Posted 31 Mar 2015 8:28 pm
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Actually Sonny I don't know. I have asked this before and never really got an answer. It would be nice to compare the Dallas shows to St. Louis and others from year to year mostly out of curiosity. Really the reason I was curious this year is my wife won the Justice SD10 ProLite in the drawing this year and probably most folks that came had their name in the box and hers was the first name that was picked...What were the odds of that?? I had talked to you earlier at Dallas and said I had bought the Zum Encore to lighten the load on my old body and then she won that guitar that's only a couple lbs heavier and... wow. I am in love with that guitar by the way. Anyway nice visiting with you again.
Joe: I didn't mean to imply there weren't many folks at Dallas. I thought there was a very good crowd the whole weekend and especially on the Saturday night show. This was the first time I have been in a couple years and it gets better each year. It's just that I know there were a lot of people there and I was wondering how many total. Maybe we're not supposed to know. No big deal  .
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GFI D10-8/6 Black/Red
Zum Encore 4/5 Red
Justice ProLite 3/4 Black
2-Nashville 112
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 9:28 am
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The family night thing sounds interesting. But how will you get the word out to the families that are not already part of the steel guitar circles, or friends of one? I don't think newspaper ads would do it. Radio ads? Probably not.
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 4:27 pm
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| Don, that was my wife that drew your wifes name for the guitar. I am happy you really like the guitar. I thought we had a good crowd this year considering Paul Franklin had to cancel and Mike Johnson was touring. Buck Reid and Doug Jernigan draw a good crowd and are great players. |
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joe long
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San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 4:58 pm
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| I would approach the schools or possible churches. The purpose would be for drawing some younger people who might like what they hear and decide they want to learn to play the steel. |
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Don Ricketson
From:
Llano, Texas
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Posted 5 Apr 2015 9:56 am
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Paul... tell your wife much thanks for drawing my wife's name. That was cool. It meant a lot to me since I'm the one that gets to play it:-).
Joe...I thought the turnout was very good this year anyway. Albert Talley and the crew are doing a fine job.
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GFI D10-8/6 Black/Red
Zum Encore 4/5 Red
Justice ProLite 3/4 Black
2-Nashville 112
"Making The Stars Shine" |
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2015 6:20 pm
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I also thought the attendance was maybe up a little for Thursday night and Friday night show. Didn't get to stay for Sat night show.
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
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