I told you last week about working with Lynn Anderson and having to fly commercially to all the jobs. \u00a0I realized since that also Johnny Rivers was a fly job and the short tour I did with Tanya Tucker was a flying only job.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t really care much for commercial flying. \u00a0On some jobs, the bus is just the best way to go. \u00a0You have your own bunk, carry anything you want with you and the bus usually stops to get food or drink whenever the band asks for it. \u00a0Airplanes just don\u2019t seem to want to do that.<\/p>\n
Of course, with us being in Nashville and having a California tour lined up, it\u2019s much easier to fly to the west coast, leave the airplane and get on the bus for the short haul around the state.<\/p>\n
When I was with Johnny Paycheck, we used bus only no matter where the job was. \u00a0Needless to say, I slept in the bunk a lot. \u00a0I always managed to get up to observe Johnny\u2019s famous antics.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll never forget sitting in my den one afternoon when the phone rang. \u00a0I answered it and it was Faron Young. \u00a0I was working for someone else at the time, but he had four jobs between Tennessee and Kentucky that he wanted to use me on, on steel guitar.<\/p>\n
I told him I\u2019d be glad to. \u00a0I made the arrangements of where to meet the bus. \u00a0He had a new band at this time which I was leery of the first day out. \u00a0After the first job we played, I was looking for excuses to not due the last three dates. \u00a0We came back to Nashville after the first day and I went home just for the evening to sleep and was supposed to meet the bus a day later for the last three days.<\/p>\n
The more I thought about going back out, the more I hated the idea. \u00a0I called several players in town, Stu Basore, Doug Jernigan and Jimmy Crawford. \u00a0When I got to Don Helms, he said Faron wouldn\u2019t hire a steel player with one arm. \u00a0I said, \u201cOh no, what happened to your arm?\u201d<\/p>\n
Don exclaimed nothing yet, but Faron would have to break it to get him on the bus. \u00a0This is when I realized that Faron was in the middle of one of his drinking spells. \u00a0Suddenly the phone rang and it was Jimmy Day passing through town and wanted to know if I had a little work for him.<\/p>\n
I asked him if he\u2019d like to go out with Faron for three days. \u00a0He said, \u201cNo, but I need the money.\u201d<\/p>\n
After a week or so, I called one of the guys in the band to see how the jobs went. \u00a0They said fine, that Jimmy did a good job, however Faron was a little miffed when I didn\u2019t do the jobs myself.<\/p>\n
About six months later I walked into a club in Nashville called Possum Hollar. \u00a0As I was walking down the long hall, at the end of the hall I saw this big ruckus going on and it was Faron Young inebriated telling interesting stories to a group of tourists. \u00a0I thought, \u201cOh no, how am I going to avoid this.\u201d<\/p>\n
About that time, Faron spotted me and yelled, \u201cLadies and gentlemen, there\u2019s Bobbe Seymour. \u00a0A great steel player, but he might send somebody else to sub for him if you hire him. \u00a0But I love him and he\u2019s a great friend along with being a good steel player.\u201d<\/p>\n
I breathed a sigh of relief, glad I wasn\u2019t going to be suffering his wrath. \u00a0Not long after that he rehired his old band and I went to work steady for him for awhile. \u00a0I really got a kick out of his humor. \u00a0He was a very generous, honest person and like Johnny Paycheck, kept me laughing most of the time.<\/p>\n
While watching the Jay Leno show the other evening, I noticed that his guest singer was going to be Gary Allen so I kept watching the show until Gary came on. \u00a0Sure enough, there was his good steel player, Chad Udeen, better known as CJ. \u00a0Sure is good to see steel guitar on these high profile shows.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m always surprised about where steel guitar is going and where it is. \u00a0I got an email from a country western band in Beijing, China explaining that they sing classic country and western songs in the Chinese language. \u00a0This just proves that steel guitar is everywhere. \u00a0I applaud this group and hope they become a big success in China.<\/p>\n
These newsletters are for you, for your entertainment and steel guitar knowledge. \u00a0I would like to hear from you and know what you would like to hear about. \u00a0Do you like stories about my old days on the road or would you rather have listening to products and how I rate them or possibly just what\u2019s going on in Nashville?<\/p>\n
We are busy preparing our Christmas sale list and we\u2019ll be sending out a special announcement to this mailing list letting you know the details. \u00a0We will be open every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas from\u00a09 AM until 2 PM. \u00a0I\u2019ll be here as much as I\u2019m able.<\/p>\n
As I get my strength back, I\u2019ll be spending more time at the store. \u00a0In other words, I\u2019ll be in and out as much as possible.<\/p>\n
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