The convention on TV

Steve Hitsman · Post by **Steve Hitsman** » 19 Oct 2012 9:24 am

http://www.hectv.org/programs/series/it ... alt-steel/

Kjell Helde · Post by **Kjell Helde** » 19 Oct 2012 10:56 am

Thank you Steve, it look like heaven to me

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 19 Oct 2012 12:29 pm

That was great - thanks, Steve!

Bill Miller · Post by **Bill Miller** » 19 Oct 2012 1:29 pm

I enjoyed that! And lo and behold, that was our own Steve Smith being wooed by the black Mullen G2. Wonder if he ended up buying it...the look in his eyes makes he think he either did or will.

Susan Alcorn (deceased) · Post by **Susan Alcorn (deceased)** » 19 Oct 2012 4:42 pm

Some very beautiful playing by Chuck Lettes too which, I think, well represented our community.

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 20 Oct 2012 7:01 am

Absolutely wonderful. I wish they had stated that several states have their own shows as well.

Terry Winter · Post by **Terry Winter** » 20 Oct 2012 7:43 am

Thanks for that insight of St.Louis. I think we are going to come down for the first time this next fall.

Terry

Daniel Policarpo · Post by **Daniel Policarpo** » 20 Oct 2012 11:39 pm

I grew up in St. Louis, got my first Les Paul at Scotty's long time ago. Never thoght back then when I was a raging Black Sabbath fan that I would be playing one of those exotic instruments that seemed like the spawn of a mad wizard.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 21 Oct 2012 2:18 am

It was good, for what it showed. But it was obvious that the reporter had no idea about his assignment. It could have been much better.

PBS (I think that is who it was) did a clip on the ISGC years ago (the one with Buddy Emmons commenting about the "Mother of all steel shows") and that was much better than this one. I didn't realize what was happening at the time, I was standing next to Little Roy Wiggins talking to him as he was tuning up for his segment and if I would have stayed there another minute I would have been in the segment on Little Roy.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 21 Oct 2012 3:33 am

not sure but did you appear in there in a flash Steve ?

John Palumbo · Post by **John Palumbo** » 24 Oct 2012 5:43 pm

Thanks for posting, loved it, but I agree with Jack it could have been better, maybe more emphasis on the show itself.

Clyde Mattocks · Post by **Clyde Mattocks** » 24 Oct 2012 7:38 pm

I'd have to say, for general public consumption, the piece was pretty well done.

Tim Tyner · Post by **Tim Tyner** » 26 Oct 2012 10:57 am

Very nice video.Thanks for posting.I really enjoyed it.I haven't been since 1987,but will never forget meeting the "Big E".