PF / Have a laugh on me!

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 25 Nov 2011 12:20 pm

You look a lot less intense these days when you are playing Paul.

Barbara was no mean pick blocker herself in those days, but she can't have failed to be impressed with that young whipper snapper.

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 25 Nov 2011 4:35 pm

Priceless video Paul! ..

I guess that kind of shows what an MSA can sound like in the right hands.. it's not dark sounding at all.

Ivor Greenwood · Post by **Ivor Greenwood** » 25 Nov 2011 4:51 pm

I sat in the front row at Dallas, back in March, listening to Mr Franklin and wondering, How the heck can anybody get that good...Well listening to that video, just got me the answer. Playing like that at 17 , means he started before he was born...Hope you will be back next year Paul........

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 25 Nov 2011 8:27 pm

Wow, Paul! You used to be a pretty good picker!

Yeah... Too bad you didn't get better or keep at it. You might have become an icon in the steel guitar world.

Seriously, at what age did you start playing?

I like the afro era too. I even tried to imitate Paul in the 80's

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 26 Nov 2011 12:44 am

I like the afro era too.

At Gabe's.

Seriously, at what age did you start playing?

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David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 26 Nov 2011 3:32 am

Paul,
I remember those days as if were yesterday, I remember telling Barbara about you in Nashville during a DJ convention , where you and I met..next thing I knew you were working for her....you were a little monster player then, and now one of the masters of steel. continue success my friend..

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 26 Nov 2011 12:48 pm

Paul,
Thanks for allowing us "wanna bees" to hear some great pickin' and you may have been a little insensitive by showing off a great head of hair with some of our "over 50/that means most of us" who are indeed challenged in this area!

Some superb "chicken pickin" going on there for sure! CW

Craig Schwartz · Post by **Craig Schwartz** » 27 Nov 2011 10:07 am

CHICK MAGNET

Gus York · Post by **Gus York** » 1 Dec 2011 8:48 am

Got me an MSA just like that back around 75- chopped it in for an MCI a while later! Maybe 'cos it didn't have any of those licks on it! Hah. Come to think of it nor did the MCI ?!

You guys in the states had a huge head start on us boys across the pond when getting in to PSG, some have caught up over here but none to Pauls level..or
The Big E, or Tommy W, or............. Hey Ho!

Ron Scott · Post by **Ron Scott** » 1 Dec 2011 5:47 pm

That was quite a doo. During those days we all looked quite funny as we look back on it now.Merry Christmas to you and your family and to all the brother Forum members.RS

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 7 Dec 2011 9:06 am

Is that Jerry Reed on guitar?

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 8 Dec 2011 6:53 am

Yes, it's Jerry Lane Reed.

Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 8 Dec 2011 8:22 am

Hi Gus, what about David Hartley? IMO, one of the best and look at all the videos and tabs that he has written so that many of us can learn his "licks".

Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 8 Dec 2011 8:32 am

Please forgive me, but I forgot to mention John Stannard and his, IMO, outstanding picking. I enjoy watching John perform with David. On days when I don't feel like doing much, I watch and enjoy their videos. Thanks guys.

Adair Torres · Post by **Adair Torres** » 10 Dec 2011 3:15 pm

Is that Jerry Reed with his arm in plaster playing electric guitar?

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 10 Dec 2011 5:55 pm

Adair Torres wrote:
Is that Jerry Reed with his arm in plaster playing electric guitar?

Yep

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 10 Dec 2011 6:02 pm

Paul, you may not have looked too pretty, but you played your BEE-hind off!

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 14 Dec 2011 7:07 am

I better practice a little harder, at 39, I have a long way to go to catch up to that kid !

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 14 Dec 2011 7:49 am

- good hair
- good licks

I would kill to have either or both!

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 14 Dec 2011 11:48 am

Well the music is great ! The hair ain't bad, kinda with the times.

Paul, I still have the Jabbo LP..now there's some hair !

great stuff..

t

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 14 Dec 2011 2:57 pm

I have this tape I recorded from the radio many years ago that I love so much that I made an mp3 out it so I can use it in iTunes. It features a country singer and her band that visited our small country. In the middle of the show the singer introduces her band that she named Cross-country. I quote:
“and from Detroit City-we got anybody in the audience tonight from Detroit?- well there’s where our steelman comes from and he is something else, he is only18 years old…on slideguitar Paul Franklin”
She did not mention any strange hairdo, but I could not have cared less, it was radio. But man did I envy that boy that could make those sounds come out of a slideguitar

BTW, the singer was Dottie West.

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