I would be Remiss

[BlueGuitar]

I want to thank my good friend, Stan Surman from the great state of Flordia for reacquainting w/ this forum. I've met some wonderful people here like David Elliott, Wes Southerland, Mitch,and others. Some very good players all for the same price of admission. It brings back all of those great memories. I remember how Stan and I met...I think it was due to a echoplex in a music store back in the early 80's. I tried an old echoplex out one day. I believe Stan came in the store later that same day. Well,, a couple days later I get a call and he says ..."You don't know me, but I just heard you play can I take some lessons from you."

I said I didn't play anywhere. I believe what happen was that the echoplex could record what your playing for a few seconds or so (not sure) and Stan might of heard something I was doing ,and so later we met and been good friends ever since.

Stan, and I even done some shows together. I remember one concert in particularly at Civic Center in New Jersey.We were doing the song "Somebody's Knockin" I had to do Chet part the best I could do,, and he was doing Lenny's part. He did it "So Well" in front of all those people. Stan Surman is a great player folks, and is a great guitar collector, guitar connoisseur as well as a artist for drawings. I believe his work is now on display in gallerys in Florida. He said he did a portrait of Chet, but I think he sold it. I remember I would always be asking him,,, Can I use one of your guitars for a show, because you couldn't find a guitar like that back then.

"I love my 59 Gretsch guitar." Chet's idea's were so advanced,so ahead of its time.. but it sounds so different than my guitar from Heritage. It took hours to get as close as I could to my former sound w/ major EQ in studio. The natual sound I'm getting w/ the Gretsch 59 is very close to "More of that Guitar Country" album,which is not a bad thing, and I love that album. but maybe the only thing that I was doing (right) back years ago was trying to get a decent sound that might be alittle bit of a descendant from Chet's, but certainly not better just different w/ my Heritage. Once in great awhile someone would come up to me and say " Your guitar has a nice sound to it" What do you do to get that sound...well I don't use an amp.........tks dp

[BlueGuitar]

I'm so sorry to hear about Pa Cobble has passed. I just found out about it today. I don't when he died, but I feel every sad that I didn't know sooner. I remember him well. He was such a great guy, and did extraordinary things just to hear me play. He drove from Memphis Tennessee to attend one of my shows up north in Pa. When I heard about it I wanted to meet him, and personally thank him. He also said something to the fact that "His dream was to play a certain song w/ Chet"......... I'm sure he has done many duets w/ Chet by now.

I would like to dedicate folks, this concert that I did back in 2004 to the memory of a "Great Man"
"Mr. Pa Jim Cobble"....... tks so much.......dp

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