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To: RosieCotton
We spent the night with a good friend in Birmingham, AL on Saturday, on our way back from picking up a utility trailer. He has 30 guitars, and 2 bass fiddles! When I asked him how many he actually played, he said "All of them"!

He works full time as the manager of the Human Resources dept at a big bank, but in his spare time plays in a band. He said he's decided that his favorite type of guitar is an arch-top, instead of a flat top, like SirKit's Martin. He introduced us, by way of CD and DVD, to a guitarist named Tommy Emmanuel who is just an OUTSTANDING musician! He creates sounds with his guitar that seem completely impossible for one person to do! He was a member of the Australian rock band, Air Supply, in the 80's. Mike heard him at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention this year, and was stunned at the man's abiluty with the guitar. SirKit watched the DVD, and was trying to figure out how to recreate the sounds.

3,397 posted on 10/23/2006 10:09:08 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

I saw Tommy Emmanuel live in a tiny little place in Fort Collins.

He ain't human.


3,399 posted on 10/23/2006 10:16:50 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: SuziQ

I have a new mission in life, learning to play this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf3EYTiDoXk


3,412 posted on 10/23/2006 2:15:15 PM PDT by Rb ver. 2.0
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