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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2004 5:27 pm |
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The root cause of all this debate on the forum stems from the single most obvious issue the pedal steel guitar has.
It is the most underutilized/underexplored/pidgeonholed instrument on the planet and is played by the most exentric, musically inbred group of musicians. :-)
If it was a religion, it would be Quaker.
If it was a man it would be Howard Hughes.
If it was a woman, it would be Amelia Erhardt.
If it was an insect, it would be that thing that only shows up every 20 years or so and then goes away so fast that nobody really knew what it was.
If it could swim it would do so in Loc Ness.
It arrived on a vessel in Roswell, NM.
It is a WMD.
The lost portion of the Nixon tapes is Nixon playing the PSG.
It was in the notebook of DaVinci, but he tore the page out when he figured how futile it all was.
Jimmy Hoffa and Elvis are on an island somewhere trying to learn it. I will join them someday.
Feel free to add your own. |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 9 Aug 2004 5:45 pm
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You forgot the MOST obvious one, Bill:
It would be at a Klan rally, wearing a hood! |
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David Cobb
From:
Chanute, Kansas, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2004 6:21 pm
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It would be that thing that growls from under my porch.
Everybody wants to know what it is, but nobody's brave enough to crawl under and grab it by the hackles. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2004 7:25 pm
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Bill that was great. I could not add anything to it.
It was a very refreshing moment for another wise sad two days. Thank you!
How sad
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Johnny Baldwin
From:
Long Beach, California, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2004 8:06 pm
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Bill:
Great job! And if it where a car, it would be an Edsel!
Like C. Dixon said, nice and refreshing.
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Bruce Bouton
From:
Nash. Tn USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2004 9:06 pm
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| I always heard it was found on Easter Island. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 1:38 am
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[quote]It is the most underutilized/ underexplored /pidgeonholed instrument on the planet.
I agree, and I say that while there will always be a place for traditional country steel playing, we need more people like Chas Smith, Ned Selfe, Demola Adepoju, Susan Alcorn, Robert Powell, David Phillips, Joe Goldmark, Robert Randolph, B.J. Cole, Al Vescovo. Doug "Ernest Bovine" Livingston and myself who are making a concious effort to take the steel in new directions.
The steel is NOT a country instrument. It is a musical instrument capable of playing many styles, and limited only by the imaginations (or in too many cases, the lack the lack of them) of it's players. |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 2:43 am
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Well said Mike
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Jeff Agnew
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 3:36 am
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| The lost portion of the Nixon tapes is Nixon playing the PSG. |
Now that was hilarious. And a scary thought. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 4:26 am
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Edsel ? I thought that was the car that fell apart or needed complete overhaul "Before" the sale ? Thus being discontinued before murder at the Ford Dealers became legal !
I think our Instrument has a much more "romantic" heritage..and not to be confused with a car that can only be seen now on the History channel.
People play Country music on these things ? Is that what they are calling now ? 
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 4:53 am
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| i'll compare the PSG w: a Flying Fortress (B17) |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 6:30 am
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...(quote from Tony's post).....Edsel ? I thought that was the car that fell apart or needed complete overhaul "Before" the sale ? Thus being discontinued before murder at the Ford Dealers became legal !.....
Actually Tony, the 1960 Edsel (of which only about 1900 were mfg before Ford pulled the plug)was one of Fords most innovative cars.
The 1960 model contained many "ahead of the curve" experimental features for the times like self-adjusting brakes, the mile-o-matic transmission, etc. (The 1960 also replaced the Open Mouth Catfish grill which was so ridiculed) Most of the 1960 Edsel innovations were implemented on the subsequent years Ford & Mercury automobiles.
Research has shown that the failure of the Edsel in the market-place was because of the name EDSEL and not because it was an inferior product.
Tony, please excuse the history lesson. Having bought a 1960 Edsel (my first NEW car) I did a lot of research to counter the ridicule I received, and to justify my purchase. 
..now, what was the topic of this thread? I forgot!
Best to you my friend....
www.genejones.com |
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Farris Currie
From:
Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 7:48 am
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EDSEL HUH, JUST AS GOOD AS A CORVAIR?
FARRIS |
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Johnny Baldwin
From:
Long Beach, California, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 8:21 am
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| Thanks Gene for saving my Edsel comment. I meant to add that the Edsel was unique, misunderstood, innovative, imaginative, inventive, novel, exclusive, matchless and not too many people own them. |
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Dennis Detweiler
From:
Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 8:26 am
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A very narrow saddle on Andy Devine's horse at high speed.
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 11:14 am
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Good post and explanation, Mike Perlowin. That is what it is, a Musical Instrument, and don't let those Jazz guys tell you otherwise.......al
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 11:25 am
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ok, I take back all that Edsel stuff..
what do I know anyway..I had a Corvair !
Hey..I was pretty good at American History though..I guess I was absent during the Edsel class..
But thanks Gene, I always like to learn somethin' even if it's about a car from 1960..which had an open mouth Catfish Grill !
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John Daugherty
From:
Rolla, Missouri, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 11:42 am
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There ARE similarities to the Edsel....
Edsel was a "son of a ford" and in the midst of learning a new song the steel guitar has been referred to similarly. ...........JD |
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2004 7:35 pm
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| I always thought an Edsel looked like an Olds sucking on a lemon. |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 11 Aug 2004 6:49 pm
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| If the steel guitar was a scientist, it would be Steven Hawking. So close to understanding the nature of it's existance, yet so unable to convey it's full possiblities to us mere mortals. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2004 10:26 pm
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| If it was on topic, it would still be open. |
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