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This must be contagious,wow,
This is for you Jody,a nice Memorial Day to
a Fine Friend. And to the great musicians and
friends that are no longer with us who performed with Jody. Johnny,Augie,& George. God Bless Them.

Edited for my respect for a great quartet of musicians and human beings.

Regards Greg & Lisa

[This message was edited by Greg Sullivan on 25 May 2003 at 01:43 PM.]

I have mixed emotions regarding the interest
in the HCOA.First off I am happy that people
enjoy Johnny's playing as well as the other
boys,,George Nida and August LaMonte. But I
feel as though the buyers are stretching their wallets to buy something like this.

I dont like to see people having to pay so much money for something that was a treat for us to do,That Lp sold for $3.99 back in 58 and it hurts me to see those who are bidding on it taking such a large sum of money to bid on it and try to win it.

We (HCOA) were not re-imbursed for our efforts and that Lp is in reality a demo we made out of our own pockets.We were NEVER re-imbursed.

I feel as you do regarding the corporate structure,for the sake of those who worked so
hard on that Lp,meaning John and George & August,I would like to see that re-issued for that reason alone and nothing more.

We did it as a labor of love for the music and for each other,not for people to be drained of their money because the corporates
are playing hard ball with me. As much as Johnny and the others would be proud to know that our efforts were appreciated,they would not like to see what's happening where those few are lining their pockets with money that
they did nothing to contribute other than buy that Lp for $3.99 and make a killing on it. There were NO ego trips with those people who worked so hard to make that "demo"
a reality.They were musicians who played for the love of their music and nothing more..But it gave us a thrill to do what we did even though we know we could have done better.

There will be a HCOA CD coming very soon.And
I for one will be happy for the memory of those who worked so hard on that project. I am going to see to that.

I am sorry I feel this way,but that's the way I feel. Thanks for your nice comment.Those who are no longer with us would
be happy to know that their music meant so much to those people,but unhappy for the way it is being exploited.

I'm sorry, but I am NOT an E Bay fan.

Be well. And Thank you Gregory as well.

Support The SGF and NOT E Bay..more on that later.

[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 26 May 2003 at 12:05 PM.]

General Tommy Franks invited me to perform there a few weeks ago. Me and my FENDER.

So there wise guys. And to top it off,I even took along a friend with a guitar other than
a FENDER. I needed his support I'm not narrow minded you know..
edited I messed up on the cool

[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 26 May 2003 at 04:20 PM.]

I was not familiar with The HCOA nor did I know, or know of Jody at the time.

I was at HMV in NY and I was looking for The Quintet of The Hot Club of France, and in the same bin with Django Reinhardt and Stephen Grappelli, I saw this curious CD, The Hot Club of America. I picked it up and looked at it in bewilderment because I saw the steel guitar. Unfortunately, I did not buy it. My interest in the steel guitar and dobro was not renewed until I got on the internet and discovered Brad's Page of Steel, and then this here forum.

XXX..you were better off before you heard of me,It will cost you more than you think.

Make no mistake we will prevail over our predators. Thats all I have to say,and Thank
You.

[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 27 May 2003 at 04:46 AM.]

I didnt mention I had a nose job since that photo was taken,,now I look like Paula Jones.
And the winner is ,,,,,,,,,Guido my Barber.

[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 27 May 2003 at 08:11 PM.]

It was a tough battle..but make no mistake
Fender Tweed has taken the ememy by suprise.
We used a secret weapon....a large long tremolo arm to stick it to em the battle cry was LEO LEO LEO and along came Dave Van Allen with backup from Jim Cohen and Howard R
Dave kept his battle cry screaming FENDER OF COURSE FENDER OF COURSE...JIM COHEN SCREAMED
IM FINALLY HERE BUY MY CD, HOWARD SCREAMED HOW MUCH??? I'LL TAKE A DOZEN WHOLESALE.
Goodnight. why did I do this??
pass the Prozac please.

The Knight Of Fender Tweed Has Spoken

[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 27 May 2003 at 11:03 PM.]

2 reasons.
1. I want to hear you play
2. your reasons above.
I want to at least cover expenses and international shipping,
and at least get you a nice dinner out with the Mr's.
If we get a lot of sales we can send you to Katmadu with 48 JBL's

[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 28 May 2003 at 01:22 AM.]

When Jody first played this album for me I comented, "It sounds very much like Les Paul".

He replied, "Maybe, but we did it without multitracking."

Listen up you guys,when the Enemy had us surrounded,sure we were concerned,and with good cause. They looked us up and down as we
stood there unarmed.They grabbed Joey's camera,,Ace's wild.

One Towel head asked,,"Who are YOU"? DVA hollered "I AM ZUM BODY..they put the chains
on him. They thought he was important.

Another high ranking Iraqi official said to the other one of us,,where are you from?? our guy said,,Its not where I'm from sir,Its
that I'm FINALLY HERE. They let him go.

Another high in the sky Towel head said to
Howard R...who are you?? Howard replied,I'm the laundry man, I came with clean Towels

Need a Fender? a Gibson? Rickenbacker? WHAT?
So he took bids on his Beniot. Now thats the
way to wave a Towel Whew I thought this would never end. Support your local Laundry.

I will see what I can do with this gem.
But I can't afford to fly the ole coot over to autograph it for me.

I do have an original London record of the OTHER Hot Club band. Who was that guitarist Durango Rein Hard and some fiddler Steppin' Grape Ellie

Geeze, wheres my towel, it's almost June, time for a bath.

[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 28 May 2003 at 11:43 AM.]

The El Quada was surrendering by the hundreds
they were waving white handkercheifs anything to save them selves,,till our hero
Howard came along with his Towel concession and saved the day.

Meanwhile for those who strived to survive.
Go wave a Towel..you'll be glad you did,

You speak of Smiley?? where was he when we needed his white (I Think ) underwear?

I have a feeling this thread is going to surrender soon....meanwhile All of you can go wave a towel and if you dont know what that means,,e mail me. www.hottowelsofamerica.com] and you think this is easy?

[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 28 May 2003 at 08:47 PM.]

Egil...the above comments were posted by my friend Joey Ace,,All I wanted was enough money to pay for a memorial to my friend Johnny,,we were never paid for our efforts,are they who are doing this going to
deprive me of the only thing I have left???

And to answer your question,,NO, we have none
other than the Hot Club Of America. I was a youngster on December 7th 1941...I was old enough to understand,,I am older but wiser now.

Thank you for the "heads up".

The Hot Club Of America,,recorded in America
by Americans playing American made "FENDER OF COURSE" guitars and amplifiers. Thank you I will look into
this,,A re-issue is in the making as we speak

Thank you Dave Van Allen.

[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 29 May 2003 at 06:48 AM.]

Jody....I have been intending to make a "one-off" CD of your LP to send to you only, but now I'm afraid of being associated with the consequences of the "knock-offs" that are currently being marketed.

I am anticipating having one of the "Authorized" CD's when it is available!

Your friend,

And I wouldn't want to forget Roy Ayres efforts either. He has taught me a lot of things that make my visits an interesting and challenging entertainment. So here's a favorite of mine that Joey has shown me.