A tractor with musical talent

[Hendrik]

http://fschnell.net/WordPress/?p=1094

[stock]

Excellent like a littleole jazz prefer Chet Atkins though.

[RonG]

I have that cut with Chet and Lennie Breau.........what a sound!!Ron G

[Squizzy246B]

Somebody had to find a use for a Nuffield....:rolleyes:

[stock]

Somebody had to find a use for a Nuffield....:rolleyes:

Maybe a steyr??? :IMO

[ATCOEQUIP]

Excellent like a littleole jazz prefer Chet Atkins though.

ya got good taste, Stock. :)
I think the tractor deserves a record contract, dang good percussion section! Better than this electronic stuff these kids are making nowdays. And I think the band wasn't half bad, pretty decent pickin'. And yeah, it's hard to beat Chet when it comes to pickin'. He grew up in Union County, next county north of here. My mother still talks about Chet and several other locals coming over to their house in Fountain City back in the 40's. She'd play the piano, another on the bass, Chet and a few others on guitars. She considers it one of the high points of her life. ;)

[stock]

Never got to see him live but have spent a lot of time working to him tapping pickin and struttin on the 8 track cassette,cd and now these new storage divices that plug in to the wireless.



Stock

[RonG]

Here is an excellent website with most of Chets work on it.Free for the listening.
If you can watch youtube there there is quite a collection of Chet and many other very accomplished guitarists that will get your attention,most of whom we would never have heard of otherwise.Jerry Reed is also very well represented there,a real genius.
I started listening to Chet on the radio back in the late '40s on the Grand ole Opry when we could get it on Saturday nights.Ron G
http://jukebox.au.nu/instromania/instro_monsters/chet_atkins//

[stock]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTVLIZaxMk

one I really enjoy hope you do too ,probably the best two guitarists that ever played together.

[RonG]

Ouch,my fingers hurt!!I wish that I had a flattop that had a nice action so I could attempt some of that stuff.
My classical gives me a tough time these days because I don't use it enough.
Those guys sure complement each other don't they?I think that I have an album of those two,for sure I have them doing other stuff.Thanks for the link.Ron G

[stock]

RonG ATCO I think we are a dying breed, as it appears that we are the only ones who enjoy this type of pickin.The old heart still skips a few beats when I hear those two,ooooooooo!

[ATCOEQUIP]

RonG ATCO I think we are a dying breed, as it appears that we are the only ones who enjoy this type of pickin.The old heart still skips a few beats when I hear those two,ooooooooo!


Maybe so...but I'd rather die listening to Chet than live and have never listened to him. Those who have never heard the melodies the man could make with six strings have missed one of the wonders of the world. When I saw your post above, I already had a feeling you were referring to Mark Knopfler playing with Chet, as I have enjoyed both of them for years, and to hear them together is musical magic. "I'll see you in my dreams", I've got it on my computer...and a few others of course. :)

[ATCOEQUIP]

I don't want to highjack the thread started by Hendrik, but we're talking good music here (on HEF). To Stock and RonG, find and listen to Chet playing with Doc Watson doing Ragtime Annie. Doc Watson was born and raised in the hills of North Carolina, and is a heck of a good picker...and he's blind, has been since before his first birthday. The tune gives a good contrast between a great guitar picker (Doc Watson), and one who stands alone (Chet Atkins). You can tell the parts that Doc is playing (and well above my picking ablilities), and the parts that Chet is playing. Chet was so smooth on a guitar it was like pouring syrup over pancakes. And he was such a great guy. If you asked my mother what he was like, she would tell you...he was always a gentleman. :)

[stock]

Chet was so smooth on a guitar it was like pouring syrup over pancakes. And he was such a great guy. If you asked my mother what he was like, she would tell you...he was always a gentleman. :)

Atcoequip you sure you never kissed the Blarney stone 'cause thats pure Irish brog

Here a little bit of that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqPZbpqGV2M
and some velvet for your ears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mzGrpNZsGA

Would have loved to seen Chet Live on an intimate basis like that and listen to the verbal banter while he soothed the lobes and carried the audience away on moonbeams woven together with his music ,gee I would have gladly gone to my reward listening to that man .I have left my mark on this planet in a good way I hope but when a man of that ability comes around , just shows life has some sweet syrup moments and we had better take the time to enjoy them.


Stock

[Hendrik]

I don't want to highjack the thread started by Hendrik, but we're talking good music here (on HEF).
Umnh yeah it's a thread about a tractor 'playing' with a band, so I guess you're not really hijacking it.

[Hendrik]

Atcoequip you sure you never kissed the Blarney stone 'cause thats pure Irish brog

I never did but the missus gave it a kiss and it tells:eek:
One of the funniest things I remember about visiting Ireland was when we got off the ferry from Liverpool. This fella wearing a tweed jacket came up to us and started asking question about where we been, where we going and I thought "who the heck are you" until I noticed the large bulge under the jacket and I figured he must be with Irish border security and sure enough he was.
The other notable thing was all the Irish themed pubs everywhere. I know it was a bit of a fad back then (there was even a couple in Prague) buy you lot took it to a whole new level but in the main it was tastefully done although a couple of places it was a bit over the top;)

[RonG]

I bought all of Chets albums for many years,I have probably 60 or more.I lost track of them after Gretsch went out of business and he went with Gibson.I still have most of them however picked up over the years.I never really cared for the Gibson sound as compared to the Gretsch at least.I felt betrayed..LOL.
Now with Freddies site there is no need to do without any more.Bless that man for making them available to us.Now we have youtube and the whole scene has changed again.All of the years that I spent learning his licks from the records just to see the kids these days whip off a song with abandon because now there is a way to learn by watching makes me jealous.LOL
It turns out that I might have been playing a particular song in the wrong key,at least to get it note for note or he may have been using a capo or an open tuning........youtube levels the playing field now,I just came along too late:)).I have a few friends that use tablature....that is cheating too!!Ha..........I have not hung up my thumbpick but the world is passing me by.What a great topic.Ron G

[stock]

What I wouldn't have given to be able to play a guitar or for that any musical instrument,tried for some years but to no avail wound up playing notes but never was I able to make it sound so sweet like that ,The only local man who had a rep for guitar pickin and playin was a gentleman by the name of Rory Gallagher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYYbK2sDaJ4
And he is also responsible for my love of denim levi's dont look as good in them now with a large mid section and depleted thatch on the roof , I saw him in the savoy in Limerick in the 70's so see if you enjoy.


Stock

[RonG]

That is a bluesy sound that my woman enjoys.I have played just about all of my life.
I bought my country gentleman new in 1967.It is still the nicest playing guitar I have ever played.I settled on a Peavey Artist 240 amp with a 12" EV speaker in it and am using a Boss digital echo pedal that is so clean the sound will make the hair on your arms stand up.That Gretsh sound is unequalled and when that old thumb gets going with "I am a Pilgrim" or "Nine pound Hammer" etc. it is pretty hard to keep the feet still.LOL.
Chet made this all possible for me because I probably would not have had the motivation to stay with it without having his example to move me.Ron G

[ATCOEQUIP]

Atcoequip you sure you never kissed the Blarney stone 'cause thats pure Irish brog

Lol!
Well...I'm a Willis and my fathers family came to America from Erin in the late 1700's. Is that close enough? :D Used to have Irish red hair...until the grandkids came along. :tong

Hendrik, thanks for not beatin' us up. Music nuts, like us, do tend to get a little carried away, and it ain't often you find a post that you can talk good music at HEF. :D Besides, it was your great find (the video) that brought all this up, I think the video is a hoot and that tractor should be on some records. I forward it to my brother in Louisiana, he loved it! I'd say it's gone all over the refinery he works at. ;)

[ATCOEQUIP]

Hey RonG, I checked out that website you linked to, that's impressive. As I was going through it, I had forgot that Chet did an album with Tommy Emmanuel, "The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World". Did you get that Hendrik...Chet did some pickin' with an incredible Aussie! :D

[stock]

Lol!
Well...I'm a Willis and my fathers family came to America from Erin in the late 1700's. Is that close enough? :D Used to have Irish red hair...until the grandkids came along. ;)

The Appalachian region was largely settled in the 1700s by the Scotch-Irish.Well the old diaspora raises it head and delightedly so ,that period of time in europe was full of upheavals from causes the would require me to break the rules if I was to mention them here and g*d forbid we should do that.
The Irish are a very musical race of people and because so many traveled and settled in the USA and OZ the music was mixed and diluted and evolved into the cocktail,but not following any one system, but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.As most emigrants were musically illiterate every thing was played by ear which allowed for subtle changes even within a local county area ,one must also bear in mind that the majority people only traveled in an 7 to 10 mile radius of home in this era.
Through out history some exceptionally talented musicians have given us hours of unadulterated pleasure ,musicians who transcend all types,genres and styles ,people who have a unrivaled natural ability and talent ,their love of their craft is total ,unabridged ,they love sharing it with the us mere mortals who use their abilities and skill as the grease of life to help smooth the passing of our toil filled days ,the angelic tones from the bits of timber and steel ,released with the talent of these Maestro's helps raise the endorphins ,at times carrying us away to our own paradisic world all be momentarily in time .
Chet Atkins does it for me as do some others and not wanting to be judgmental on other tastes I will leave it at that ,suffice to say that time eventually tells us what who is the greater of these musicians ,Don Maclean wrote and recorded a song "the day the music died " about another group of talented people that died tragically but I will say with hand on heart I never really understood that song until I heard of Chets passing that was my day the music died.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHvDTUSd1Ws


Enjoy

Stock

[ATCOEQUIP]

Don Maclean wrote and recorded a song "the day the music died " about another group of talented people that died tragically but I will say with hand on heart I never really understood that song until I heard of Chets passing that was my day the music died.

I'll raise a mug with you at that stock! :drinkup
You're an immaculate wordsmith. :notworthy

[RonG]

That was a good read Stock.There is no doubt that Chet Atkins had more influence on me in my lifetime than any other single person.Humility and technique were high on my list of personal attributes that Chet had in abundance,it goes without saying that I didn't get enough of either one.Ron G

[stock]

It would appear to me that we have found a little niche that we could call a "chet" appreciation society but our illustrious moderators would hardly allow us our own little pickers society , it would look sweet in the brown banner .The hours of debate we could have as to who or what style is the better ,one must always remember the future holds many mysteries and with the millions born daily there will be someone who natural ability will surpass all who have gone before ,but as denial is as natural as red hair on an Irishman I will steadfastly hold onto my belief that Chet was unbeatable ,and to that end I will use every excuse ,claw tooth and nail to that belief .

Since my last post I have squeezed the cranium ,caused myself to smoke from both ears but these endeavors have proved fruitless and I can come up with any ,there are some good pickers there are some better pickers but at the moment Mr Atkins is the ruler of the roost .

Mark knoffler is a guitarist of great skill proven by the longevity of Dire Straits and the excellent tunes they produced , When the two teamed up on "NECK AND NECK" I was elevated to new depths of depression at my inability to make the amalgam of timber glue and steel even sound remotely like this duo .
With in the first six months I had two tapes worn out ,but what joy it is to listen to these two interact with verbal banter ,and the genuine friendship and rapport between them ,the combined musical tones and notes emitted and recorded for prosperity the legacy Chet has left us will go with me to my grave and the debt I will owe them I gladly will repay,but for now I will immerse my self in this debt .
Below is a link to these two virtuosos,playing and I have it running on the booter as I type this ,the toes are tappin and the keys are in unison.

It would be opportunistic for some other members to contribute to this thread even to try and refute my claims here,tell us if you like love or hate this music .RonG and ATCOEQUIP are kindred spirits on this so I don't feel alone on this request,come one ,You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting. Come back when you're worthy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIKt_WQHia8



Stock

[RonG]

I was listening to Mark and Chet @ secret policeman earlier and this link you sent was my next cut but I got distracted,thanks:))
I don't usually talk much about my picking,the blabbing I did a while ago was uncharacteristic of me.I don't consider myself as much of a guitarist because 90% of what I play is just an attempt at copying somebody else,there is very little original in my repertoire but most of my picking usually involves other musicians,swapping licks etc.
I need to get back to it............life is passing me by but there is so much to do,so little time......LOL.I enjoy the chat but we are a minority,it is just a matter of time and they will lock us out.Ron G

[ATCOEQUIP]

I enjoy the chat but we are a minority,it is just a matter of time and they will lock us out.Ron G

In that case...I reckon I'll go down with yuns and keep postin'! :D
Now Ron, there ain't nothin' wrong with copying other pickers. I have been pickin' the 6 string since I was 14, and I'm much like you, learn the licks of others. Remember the famous Charles Colton quote "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". Yes, there are those that have the natural creative mind and physical ablity to "blaze new trails" of musical style and performance, with those like Chet, but most of us enjoy the simple pleasure of simply pickin one of their licks. It's not all that different than operating equipment. When we all started operating most any machine, you learn doing it the way someone else does it, whether they're teaching you or by you just watching them. In time one may develope their own little "tricks" to operating a machine...for others to imitate. Heck, when you get down to it; operating a machine and playing an instrument ain't that far different. They both require skilled use of the hands, mental focus, and memory of what works when and where. Some make music on a Martin flat top 6 string...others make music on a D8-K. I love listening to and admiring both. ;)
Additionally, I would like to personally thank Hendrik for starting this thread. I have aquired a couple of more good friends along the way. :notworthy

[RonG]

That's it!! Brilliant!!!!Bring the D-8 in here so that we stay on topic!!LOL
Now,I can make music with a D-8.I agree as well,it is an art perfected over years of running a dozer to know what to do and when,to make the right moves and to know when to quit for the sake of the machine and progress.:D
I thoroughly enjoy watching another good operator and it is a thrill to me to be able to work on the same jobsite and interact with a professional.You know what the other guy is thinking from his work and likewise he will change his routine to conform to your moves.
Unfortunately,in my experience anyway,most other operators consider it a challange and ruin the whole experience.
ATCOEQUIP,I spoke with a gentleman from TN on CQPhone a year or two ago who was a cousin of Chets,went to school with him and we had a fun chat.Small world.Ron G

[ATCOEQUIP]

That's it!! Brilliant!!!!Bring the D-8 in here so that we stay on topic!!LOL
Now,I can make music with a D-8.I agree as well,it is an art perfected over years of running a dozer to know what to do and when,to make the right moves and to know when to quit for the sake of the machine and progress.:D
I thoroughly enjoy watching another good operator and it is a thrill to me to be able to work on the same jobsite and interact with a professional.You know what the other guy is thinking from his work and likewise he will change his routine to conform to your moves.
Unfortunately,in my experience anyway,most other operators consider it a challange and ruin the whole experience.
ATCOEQUIP,I spoke with a gentleman from TN on CQPhone a year or two ago who was a cousin of Chets,went to school with him and we had a fun chat.Small world.Ron G

Small world it is Ron. ;) Another aspect of a truely great operator or musician would be they are more than happy to mentor someone who is learning. I have sat in with a number of muscians who are more accomplised than me, and they loved it as much as I. I have also played alongside a few good muscians that hated to play alongside a very less talented individual than we were. I'd tell them "I'll pick with anyone and try my best to make them sound good." Now there may be those with an ego that are an exception, but I think in general, the great ones understand respect is gained in the eyes of your peers if your not trying to be above them. I've read threads here where some operators don't like to train or help others, which is ridiculous to me. I think if I treat others with respect, I will recieve the same in return. I take the time whenever an occasion arises to teach someone something I know that will help them out. Also, I told my mother about this little dialong we've had here lately and she told me of one other time she met up with Chet. Once in the late 70's, she was called by a friend who played the Hammond B-3 organ at a local high end golf country club. He asked her if she could "sit in" for him one Sunday night, she agreed. When she came in the club door on Sunday night, an old friend of hers met her at the door and said "your not providing the music tonight, there are others." He took her inside where they sat down to eat. There was a celebrity golf event there that day. She ate at a table with Waylon Jennings and Boots Randolph, and sat inbetween Perry Como and Chet. And yes, after dinner they all provided the music for the evening and she provided the tones from the Hammond B-3. I would have liked to have seen that group together. :)

[RonG]

That was indeed a privilege to be in the same company with such distinguished people.
I have one of Chets golf balls with his name on it.
I spoke to Chet only once,after seeing him perform in Hartford in the Bushnell theater back in the '60s.
It was just before I bought my Gretsch and silly me asked him about a new model that they were coming out with,the "Viking",and he very graciously replied that he had never played one.Of course,his signature guitars were the tennessean,the nashville and the country gentleman.The Viking was not among the guitars that he was promoting so,in retrospect of course he is not going to give me a straight answer.LOL.
I bought the country gentleman soon after anyway,it was my first love for many years:))
I have quite a few musician friends,many who play professionally and every single one in memory has been for our love of Chet and the only thing I had to offer was what I had learned the hard way and was willing to share with others as they came along.
It is a bond that will last forever.Ron G

[ATCOEQUIP]

the only thing I had to offer was what I had learned the hard way and was willing to share with others as they came along.
It is a bond that will last forever.Ron G

And thereby created your legacy. Very good! ;)

[stock]

Hmmm, pickin ,music and plant. What more does one want?I wholeheartidly agree with mentoring and the couple of minutes given to mentoring a willing receptacle always pays dividends,I would be a person who does what I can to pass on the knowledge gleaned from the years of time spent at the University of life .
We are all here for a finite time and the skills, knowledge , experience which we acquire as we transit through this Vale of tears is only ours to pass it on and I consider it only a loan .If the vessel is receptive well and good but if the advice is rebuked then they have wasted a great opportunity.
As you know Eire is a long way from the place where the blue grass flourishes and as a result picker mentors are a little on the ground maybe some in more urban areas .Well that for me is too late now as too many years in too noisy equipment has taken it toll on the ole ear drums ,and now the majority of time its just a hissss.There is no better sound than Chet picken a steel string unless one was to consider the orchestral sound of diesel's humming ,transmissions whirring to the beat of the breakers with interdispurced crescendo of the rock body.Each sound provided by the skill of the operator about his daily toil ,to those who know the music of the plant orchestra and the skill of its conductors the passion of the operators who move and manipulate the scared earth ,leaving for ever their indelible mark for the betterment of others .
As great maestros leave their mark with the angelic tones that change over time with each new conductors interpetation of the sheet music ,so too is the work we do but the work maybe altered but can never be erased .
So lets all go and make some sweet sweet music .


Stock

[ATCOEQUIP]

Hmmm, pickin ,music and plant. What more does one want?I wholeheartidly agree with mentoring and the couple of minutes given to mentoring a willing receptacle always pays dividends,I would be a person who does what I can to pass on the knowledge gleaned from the years of time spent at the University of life .
We are all here for a finite time and the skills, knowledge , experience which we acquire as we transit through this Vale of tears is only ours to pass it on and I consider it only a loan .If the vessel is receptive well and good but if the advice is rebuked then they have wasted a great opportunity.
As you know Eire is a long way from the place where the blue grass flourishes and as a result picker mentors are a little on the ground maybe some in more urban areas .Well that for me is too late now as too many years in too noisy equipment has taken it toll on the ole ear drums ,and now the majority of time its just a hissss.There is no better sound than Chet picken a steel string unless one was to consider the orchestral sound of diesel's humming ,transmissions whirring to the beat of the breakers with interdispurced crescendo of the rock body.Each sound provided by the skill of the operator about his daily toil ,to those who know the music of the plant orchestra and the skill of its conductors the passion of the operators who move and manipulate the scared earth ,leaving for ever their indelible mark for the betterment of others .
As great maestros leave their mark with the angelic tones that change over time with each new conductors interpetation of the sheet music ,so too is the work we do but the work maybe altered but can never be erased .
So lets all go and make some sweet sweet music .


Stock


Well written, Stock, and well said. :notworthy

[stock]

Folks I think we did this gentleman a disservice when I listened to Mr Hemmingsson on the track below the man has quite a skill it such a pity that the quality is so poor on the clips in general as I have found him playing with the trio and I must admit that the toes were tapping .Have a listen ,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddGdSFOFgA


Stock

p s Happy Bloomsday

[RonG]

Sure hope I can play that good when I get to be his age!!!!LOLOLOL.Ron G
Great stuff!!

[ATCOEQUIP]

Folks I think we did this gentleman a disservice when I listened to Mr Hemmingsson on the track below the man has quite a skill it such a pity that the quality is so poor on the clips in general as I have found him playing with the trio and I must admit that the toes were tapping .Have a listen ,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddGdSFOFgA


Stock

p s Happy Bloomsday

Nice find stock. Hey, I said early on it was some pretty decent pickin' :D And Hendrik had it right, that tractor has musical talent! :cool2

[stock]

YouTube - Chet Atkins "Classical Gas" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRtvALWlKK4)

just look at him lovingly stroke that guitar

YouTube - Chet Atkins "Classical Gas" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRtvALWlKK4)

some of the professor at his best

and with the late great Jerry Reed
YouTube - Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed 1976 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLqyNV1SMWE)

[RonG]

Great stuff Stock.That song was written by Jerry..."My baby's coming home" and is a great example of the style we love.It is rare to see Chet playing a Fender but no matter what he plays it will sound good.Ron G

[ATCOEQUIP]

Man that was good stuff Stock, enjoyed the heck out of it. :)

Hey RonG, he may have rarely played a Fender, but I believe Chet could have thumped on a warsh tub and make it sound good. :D

[RonG]

That youtube is a treasure isn't it?I hear things that I would never have heard if not for the kind folks sharing for the world to see.I spend time there every day after my work is done.There are a lot of good pickers out there,they sure put me to shame.How about that Fretklr guy whoever he is?They never show his face but I bet we would know him if they did.Of course he sings but he is worth a listen.Ron G

[stock]

YouTube - Edgar Cruz - Bohemian Rhapsody (classical guitar) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ9jrBg4Lwc)

this gentle man just showed me why apart from being deaf I can't play guitar,I was given 10 sausages as fingers,

YouTube - Stairway to Heaven on classical guitar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhaFINynWqY)

this guy reinforces it!

[stock]

YouTube - Chet Atkins "Orange Blossom Special" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Svm_Vnntyk)

[Hendrik]

this gentle man just showed me why apart from being deaf I can't play guitar,I was given 10 sausages as fingers,
!
Yes but your fingers can play a machine like he is playing the guitar, horses for courses.
My hands should be oiling bikini models............but they are not:(

[Claude Hopper]

This is a terrific old album. If you're looking for some laid back fine guitar duos . . . look no further.

http://jazzbluesclub.com/uploads/posts/thumbs/1239102747_neck_and_neck1.jpg

Sure is nice to have Utube to keep Chet's image alive.

[stock]

Welcome Claude,now I appears you will fit in with the "old duffers" here on this site as it appears you like pickin music.We were agreed that this album contained two of the finest guitar players to ever fondle the frets, but alas lad showing us a picture does very little for us.
Have a listen to this YouTube - mark knopfler & chet atkins - just one time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg4KNF_bK0Y) and lets see if we can draw out Atco and maybe convert a few more to this style of music on the hef

[RonG]

If you like a jazz guitar try to find the album "Standard Brands" by Chet Atkins and Lenny Breau.It is one of my favorites.Here is a taste of it.Ron G
http://jukebox.au.nu/instromania/instro_monsters/chet_atkins/1981_standard_brands/

[stock]

Geee Ron I could kiss ya for that link, Her indoors has gone off in a huff to her soaps instead of listening to "that noise"

[RonG]

I had to listen to it again after I posted the link.You should hear them do "Sweet Georgia Brown".....The song that started this thread.It is on the "Chet Atkins and Friends" album.It is on Freddies site too.Glad you liked it....................how could she walk away from that?LOL.Ron G

[ATCOEQUIP]

Welcome to the forum as well as "the tunes room" Claude Hopper. :usa

Arguably, a lad from Scotland and a hillbilly from East Tennessee produced for our listening pleasure some of the finest picking for the ears to hear.

[ATCOEQUIP]

If you like a jazz guitar try to find the album "Standard Brands" by Chet Atkins and Lenny Breau.It is one of my favorites.Here is a taste of it.Ron G
http://jukebox.au.nu/instromania/instro_monsters/chet_atkins/1981_standard_brands/


Nice link RonG, thanks. ;)

[campdoc]

This is the best tread...
I wish my tractor could make music..

[campdoc]

This is the best thread...
I wish my tractor could make music..

[ATCOEQUIP]

This is the best tread...
I wish my tractor could make music..

If your tractor is either making you money, or doing your chores...it's makin' music. :yup


Welcome to the forum campdoc. :usa

[stock]

Is he a neighbour of yours Atco?

[ATCOEQUIP]

Is he a neighbour of yours Atco?


Well, don't rightly know. Is from the same state though, so neighbour he may well be. :yup

[campdoc]

Is he a neighbour of yours Atco?

Yes,Sir! I live Knoxville , (west side)
I once purchased a Bobcat Bucket, From Atco.
Sold my bobcat years ago, I still miss it..:(

[ATCOEQUIP]

Yes,Sir! I live Knoxville , (west side)
I once purchased a Bobcat Bucket, From Atco.
Sold my bobcat years ago, I still miss it..:(


Well, there ya go stock, neighbor he is! Other side of town from me. :yup

Welcome aboard campdoc. That's makes at least 4 of us on forum that I know of from Knoxville. :cool:

[stock]

Sufferin cat fish! another one well at least he has a musical compass pointing him in the right direction.Now Ron the other half want to know where to send the papers as you are being named in the D-I-V-O-R-C-E ,on the following grounds,
1:- Lack of communication, (lack of ability to hear due to Chet Atkins music constantly playin)

2 Mental Anguish and torture (Chet Atkins music playing constantly)

3 Torture (see Item two {her solicitors words})

4 Irreconcilable Differences (She hates Chet Atkins music)

Shoot if I knew it was goin to be this easy I would have done it years ago.

Rob thanks for that link I have has a ball there filling in the gaps in my collection just wish the computer didn't think it knew better and keep squirrelling the music away under different album names.:mad::mad::mad:

[RonG]

My lady can't stand it either!!Maybe she is just being kind to me though,she might like it but don't like to hear me play it.LOL.
She has been using my big house as her base of operations for almost twenty years and Chet is here to stay........ya get my drift?I cannot think of one single thing that she is doing that I cannot do myself and I was doing it before she got here.I think that she might cultivate an appetite if she thinks about it a while,you know,focuses on the real issue at hand here.
Lemme see now.................HHHHMMM.....what else can I send you to expedite this thing??
Charlie Byrd plays some fantastic jazz on the classical guitar..........well......I dunno,she might like it though.LOL.Ron G

[Squizzy246B]

As mentioned somewhere ealier in this thread:

For you Chet Atkins fans, an Aussie by the name of Tommy Emmanuel first saw Chet when he was 7. So inspired was Tommy he went on to be become a "reasonable" guitarist...and in the words of Chet (who he played with many times) and a few other amateurs like Eric Clapton and Joe Satriani..Tommy was the best they ever saw.

Enjoy

YouTube - Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar Boogie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo)

YouTube - Tommy Emmanuel - Classical Gas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQJ1k2HMoRU&NR=1)

YouTube - Tommy Emmanuel- Chet Atkins Tribute- Glasow 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT8-k48Nbck)

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Very nice squizzy. ;)

Tommy Emmanuel has performed in Knoxville on several occasions. Packed house each time he's been here. :yup

[stock]

YouTube - Chet Atkins "Classical Gas" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRtvALWlKK4&feature=related)
A version by the master

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Thanks stock.

I will never get tired of hearing the melodies the man could make on 6 strings. ;)