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July 2010 Newsletter

Hope everyone had a great Father’s Day!! Here in Texas it is hot and dry. Some of you in other parts of the country have had lots of rain, way too much. I think we’re going to have to do a rain dance soon.

We had another great meeting this month with two great players! David Wright posted pictures on the Forum. Thanks, David.

The update on Doug Jernigan is that he is doing better. They are still doing more medical tests. Jerry Case, guitarist supreme, had surgery on June 21. I got a phone call from him via brother Johnny Case, and he is doing great!! A call from Bobby Dixon tells us that Bobby Green is now in Kansas with his daughter. He just got out of the hospital after a heart attack. His new address is: Bobby Green, 1300 W. 9th St., Newton, KS 67114. Please continue to keep these guys in your thoughts and prayers.

We went to Abilene, Saturday, June 19 for Curtis and Pat Potter’s 50th anniversary. We had a great visit and got to see lots of old friends. Both of these people have been part of our lives for way over 50 years, and always a part of our TSGA Jamboree each year.

Hope you all enjoyed Jim Palenscar’s article on tuning your guitar. A few typos on our part, but nonetheless, some great information! Again, a big thanks to Herb Steiner for the great theory articles. These guys give lots of time to help each of us. They both make themselves available if we have questions. This month, we have an article on practice. Chuck Lettes wrote this for us awhile back. It gives a lots of good ideas to help further our practice efforts. Chuck also makes himself available with tabs or answering questions.

We already have some neat things for the Jamboree this next year and continue to work on some more. Don’t miss the July meeting in Mesquite, TX with two great players, Johnny and Joan Cox.

The Carpsteel donated by Gary Carpenter and Rains Steel Guitars (www.rainssteelguitars.com) is posted on eBay for auction to benefit the TSGA benevolence fund. A great big thanks to Gary for this generous donation! It is a beautiful nonpedal that you must see to believe! If you have an email address, drop us a note at tsgajam@gmail.com and we will email you the link to the auction when it goes up for bid.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you soon. Be sure to make your reservations for the show at Sheraton Grand DFW, 972-929-8400 and ask for the TSGA rate. Please keep us posted with news and needs.

Albert Talley
TSGA President

P.S. Be sure to make your reservations now for the Sheraton in 2011. Call 972-929-8400 and ask for the TSGA rate.