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Janice Brooks
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Pleasant Gap Pa
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Posted 26 Nov 2002 7:44 pm |
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Brad Paisley
Pinmonkey
Tim McGraw
Loretta Lynn
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Janice "Busgal" Brooks
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 29 Nov 2002 12:06 pm
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| I saw Pinmonkey at the Opry a couple of months ago. I thought they were surprisingly good. I can understand if you like traditional how they wouldn't appeal to you. I don't think Tim McGraw has much real talent(except for winding up with Faith Hill). Janice, thanks for always giving us a heads up om the shows. I always look for your posts. [This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 29 November 2002 at 12:07 PM.] [This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 29 November 2002 at 12:08 PM.] |
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2002 12:50 pm
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| Pinmonkey? I have a hard time imagining a country group with a name like that. |
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Jim Smith
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Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2002 1:10 pm
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The name is weird, but they have great harmony and the lead is all played on dobro.  |
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Janice Brooks
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Pleasant Gap Pa
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Posted 30 Nov 2002 4:18 pm
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Late notice Loretta has called in sick.
Subbing will be T Grahm Brown
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Janice "Busgal" Brooks
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Mike Weirauch
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Harrisburg, Illinois**The Hub of the Universe
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Posted 30 Nov 2002 6:07 pm
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| Brad Paisley is a great singer, Tim McGraw isn't! Pin Monkey was good. I liked them the first time they were on the TV portion and T. Graham was OK. Tommy got to play a little tonight but nothing monumental, damnit! All in all, it was an OK night but I could have done without Quickdraw McGraw. |
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Herb Steiner
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Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 30 Nov 2002 6:24 pm
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I don't usually get to stay home and watch the GOO.
The lead singer from Pinmonkey reminded me of Rick Nelson, and the dobro player was a really good picker, IMHO.
Brad Paisley is good also, but gosh, the format of his new single is so formulaic: acoustic guitar and sensitive, Billy Joel-style piano on the first verse, then the band "builds" the intensity on the second verse, then a crescendo on the chorus. Hey, I've recorded a lot of material back in the 70's with singer-songwriters just like that. I'm not really criticizing it, just saying it's kind of predictable.
Tim McGraw did a creditable version of "Unwound." That's about it for me.
For me, the highlight was T. Graham Brown. Not only is he one of the most soulful singers ever to perform any kind of country music, in the same category with Con Hunley, but he picked two of his best songs. Johnny Bush has been doing "Wine Back Into Water" for several years, and it's one of my total favorites.
I also dug his statement, "it's tough following one of the superstars of country music, but I believe I'm up to the task." Then he gave the smile as to acknowledge who he thought was the real superstar. THAT alone was worth staying home and watching the show.
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Herb's Steel Guitar Pages
Texas Steel Guitar Association
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Al Marcus
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Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 30 Nov 2002 10:03 pm
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| Herb, I like what you said.......al |
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Leigh Howell
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Edinburgh, Scotland * R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Dec 2002 8:20 am
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I enjoyed most of the show tonight. Brad P was good, but T Graham showed them all how it should be done. No fancy moves etc. but lots of feeling!
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Theresa Galbraith
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Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2002 10:10 am
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Tim did us proud!
I enjoyed Tim's performance, he recognized a great in the industry George Strait! His steelman, Denny did a great job!
Randle Curry with Brad and Tommy White with T.G.Brown did awesome work!
I must add Pinmoney, knocks me out!
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Tom Olson
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Spokane, WA
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Posted 2 Dec 2002 10:09 pm
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| Apparently (from what I've read), the name "Pinmonkey" was derived from the Simpsons episode wherein Homer dreams of working in a bowling alley setting up the pins (ie as a pinmonkey). The group had not chosen a name yet when a local club owner called on the phone and requested a group name so that an advertisement could be placed in the paper. One of the members of the group happened to be watching that Simpsons episode at the time, and Pinmonkey was chosen on the spur of the moment. [This message was edited by Tom Olson on 02 December 2002 at 10:11 PM.] |
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