• From: Sandy Eggo
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Topic: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Hey all, the GC King of the Blues Finale concert is going down on September 2 and I wanted to see if anyone else was thinking about heading up to L.A. for the show. Tickets are $20 and Derek Trucks is headlining so it's a pretty good deal...I'm debating whether or not to go, the fall semester will have picked up 3 days earlier so it may be a little hectic to attend, but I'm thinking it may be worth it...

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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Any chance you think it could top last year, Hmm, Danny????????

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  • From: Sandy Eggo
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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Ahahaha noooot likely, last year was pretty sweet...any chance you set up a deal between Dunlop and Derek Trucks to get DT picks out there??

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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

I'll probably enter.

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  • From: Sandy Eggo
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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

I think it's a little late there Big Jeff...

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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Danny! wrote:

Ahahaha noooot likely, last year was pretty sweet...any chance you set up a deal between Dunlop and Derek Trucks to get DT picks out there??

No pick deal for Derek, don't even know the guy, but Jimi showed me the prototypes of a new line he's designed that looks like sea glass. Their translucent and he had 'em in grey,brown, green, & clear. Very cool, they look like glass you find on the beach. Not Tortex either, made from a different composition and not on the market yet.

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  • From: Sandy Eggo
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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

As long as they don't sound like glass on metal that sounds like a pretty cool idea!

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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Danny! wrote:

As long as they don't sound like glass on metal that sounds like a pretty cool idea!

SNAP!!!!  A slide/pick. Off to the patent office, then Shangri La for a long vacation.

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  • From: Sandy Eggo
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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Haha I just realized how that could have sounded...I meant the sound of an attack on metal from glass ie shrill and unpleasant...

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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Alright, the show is in just a few weeks and my ticket should be in the mail soon. I'll have to drive 2 hours to San Diego after the show to get a couple hours of sleep before class AGAIN, but it should be worth it. I love Susan but I never got a chance to see the DtB, so this will be cool. Hopefully they'll pull out some of the old material I've been listening to lately.

To anyone else who's going, I'll see you there! I'll be the tall guy standing in front of you pissing you off.

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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Grumble, grumble, BAH!!!  yikes I will miss out as I fly out of town the very day....Grrrrr! mad Oh well, have a great time folks.  Danny my boy there are certain things that are certainly worth losing a little sleep over... A lesson you have indeed learned and don't mind a little remediation and refreshed course in!!!  tongue
Enjoy!!!

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  • From: Sandy Eggo
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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

Lost a little sleep is right, I just got back into San Diego...it's 8:00 am. Here's a setlist from last night for those who are interested.

Volunteered Slavery
Blind, Crippled, and Crazy
Meet Me At The Bottom
Sailin' On
Soul Serenade
That Did It (with Susan)
Nobody's Free (with Susan)
Standback (with Susan)
My Favorite Things
I've Got A Feelin' (with Susan)
Get Out My Life
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Done Got Over/Key to the Highway

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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

The winner is from California. His name is Randy Scott. Here's a link to his winning performance:

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

And an article about him from the local paper:

http://www.sgvtribune.com/highlanders/ci_15961441

Congrats to him!!!!     Cathy

  • From: Sandy Eggo
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Re: Guitar Center King of the Blues Finale 2010

I think I'm seeing a pattern in the King of the Blues competitions...there's a young guy, a black lap steel player, a guy that's a bit over the top, and a family guy in both of the competitions I've been to. The family guy has won in both cases...coincidence?? I think not! But that's my conspiracy theory for another time...

Randy was a very nice guy, I talked to him for a good bit after the competition. He certainly deserved it, hell of a player!

"Music is the only thing that you can share with a million million people and you don't lose, you gain. It helps you to get energy and to live long, because when your soul is very happy then you don't want to die." - Ali Akbar Khan