Smiley Roberts-You sounded great!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 4 Sep 2002 4:31 am

Hey Smiley-mon,
I sure enjoyed hearing you play at ISGC. Thanks for working up Green Onions; it was great; you really have that organ-sound nailed. And the talkbox was a real treat. Great playing all around, pal. See you at Mass Bash in a coupla weeks.
Jimbeaux

Chick Donner · Post by **Chick Donner** » 4 Sep 2002 8:11 am

Smiley, you sounded great. Don't look bad for your age, either.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 4 Sep 2002 9:34 am

Smiles, wished i could have been there
i also am glad to read all about ya' here now
you're on the way to get indicted into SGHF

Reet Man !

Joerg Hennig · Post by **Joerg Hennig** » 4 Sep 2002 9:55 am

I, too, heard Smiley for the first time and was very impressed! He gets an amazing variety out of a single 10 tuning and a great sound on that little ShoBud. Very nice selection of tunes, too. BTW, nobody mentioned yet the title of that Pete Drake tribute w/talkbox - I´m just the guitar, everybody picks on me... think about it for a moment!
Is Smiley great, or what?

Best, Joe H.

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 4 Sep 2002 1:07 pm

What John Floyd said!! Just curious, John, when you were in service, did they call you Floyd John?

Neil Flanz · Post by **Neil Flanz** » 4 Sep 2002 3:10 pm

Hi Smiley,

Your performance was sure worth getting up early for. You sounded great and your set had a unique assortment of material. I really enjoyed it. All the best to you.

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 5 Sep 2002 3:28 am

Stephen, they sure did, too much.

so I quit after 14 years 8 months 9 days and 6 1/2 hours, but then who in the hell is counting

Chick, you are right , Smiley doesn't look bad for HIS age , but for yours and mine he looks Terrible

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John

[This message was edited by John Floyd on 05 September 2002 at 04:46 AM.]

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 5 Sep 2002 7:28 am

Having spent 4 days with the Smiley one I guess I can take anything.(actually I still can't take his driving).I went to the Show eactly to see and hear Smiley's long awaited debut on the ISGC.And it was worth the trip..Everything else I viewed was a bonus but seeing Smiley on the stage and his flawless performance was the whole reason i made the trip.I couldn't help but admire the way Scotty organized and carried out the entire show.The man must still be sleeping after those 4 days of tireless co-ordinating the shows.(And what must take a whole year to organize) Enough can't be said about Stoney.And what has to be one of the worlds best put together backup bands.Bobby Caldwell must have bleeding stubs for fingers now and Roy Rosetta will probably stand up for a month.Greg Galbreath with Buddy was a great plus also....No better show at any price, ANYWHERE. I got my moneys worth if I only got to watch three steelers.SMILEY ROBERTS belongs as a part of any Steel show,He entertains and can pick with the best of them.If Smiley is there next year I probably will be too.Smiley has never been a surprise to me...The Hotel may have lacked the standards needed to please all who attended but Scotty certainly did 500% more than he physicly should have.This was not just a Steel guitar show.It was a Great Steel Guitar show.And what great choices for the HOF..JMHFO.

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CJC

[This message was edited by Joe Casey on 05 September 2002 at 08:32 AM.]

Judy Lee Schreiber · Post by **Judy Lee Schreiber** » 6 Sep 2002 8:05 am

Smiley My friend and fellow picker
I have known Smiley since the WWVA Jamboree days.... I am very proud of Smiley and his Steel Guitar playing...
I have always known he was a great steel player and person. Smiley is my suragate brother.
I only wish I would have been there to hear him in St. Louis. I knew he would please everyone.
Smiley I love you and I am proud of you. Judy Lee

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JLS.

Brandin · Post by **Brandin** » 6 Sep 2002 7:15 pm

I wish I could have been there. It must have been great. I'll try and be there next time, and bring Jann, and Patty with me! LOL

GB

Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 6 Sep 2002 7:54 pm

Hello Sleepy, Jerry and the rest of the gang. I agree totally with what has already been said about Smiley's part of the show at the ISGC. I really liked his choice of music, especially his tribute to the great Pete Drake. Sometimes something different comes along and gets your attention and Smiles did just that. Keep it up Smilley!

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kd...and the beat goes on...

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 9 Sep 2002 8:12 am

Thanx again,everybody. Just a "short" note,to ley y'all know that,since my "debut" at the "big one",(St.Louie) I've decided,(to the "joy" of some people),to "retire" the "shorts". I don't want them gettin' more "famous" than me. (I can't take the competition)

So,the shorts will remain in my "drawers",so to speak. That's it! Adios,Sayonara,Adieu,auf Wiedersehen,etc.

(how d'ya like that? He didn't even say,"goodbye"!)

Anne Marie O Keeffe · Post by **Anne Marie O Keeffe** » 9 Sep 2002 10:00 am

Adios,Sayonara,Adieu,auf Wiedersehen,etc.

You forgot to say slán Smiley.

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 9 Sep 2002 12:28 pm

Smiley,
You might reconsider. After all those shorts helped make you what you are today.

Now let's see, what is it that they cover???

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 9 Sep 2002 2:26 pm

Now let's see, what is it that they cover???

My "hidden" talents.