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Jim Bob Sedgwick Member Posts: 1234 |
posted 26 February 2000 09:15 PM
Gentlemen: I know that we have abused this subject nearly to death, but I notice we have a lot of new (beginning) players on the Forum. How about a new survey of the average age. (I'm hoping to see some younger folks taking up THE BEAST). I just turned 58. That still beats you Jerry |
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Steve Stallings Member Posts: 2065 |
posted 26 February 2000 09:37 PM
48 ------------------ |
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Richard Bass Member Posts: 579 |
posted 26 February 2000 09:47 PM
57 years old or young depending on what I'm drinking!!!! Richard ------------------ |
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les green Member Posts: 279 |
posted 26 February 2000 09:51 PM
59 - soon to be the big 60! ------------------ |
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Leonard G. Robertson Member Posts: 98 |
posted 26 February 2000 09:56 PM
58 yrs. young (beginner) |
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Earl Erb Member Posts: 886 |
posted 26 February 2000 09:57 PM
I don't play steel but I'll tell ya' anyway.53 Hi! Richard. [This message was edited by Earl Erb on 26 February 2000 at 09:58 PM.] |
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C Allen Member Posts: 441 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:01 PM
46, unless there's a cute young redhead around that my wife doesn't know about. Then I'm likely to 36.   |
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Jim Florence Member Posts: 761 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:05 PM
How about 67? ------------------ |
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MCI_King Member Posts: 92 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:08 PM
32 |
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Richard Sinkler Member Posts: 2896 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:12 PM
My average age is 30. My actual age is 45. ------------------ |
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Ken Williams Member Posts: 581 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:19 PM
I'm 48. Ken |
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JB Arnold Member Posts: 1615 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:21 PM
44 here. but really just a poorly preserved 17! John ------------------ |
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Jake Doell Member Posts: 75 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:28 PM
The reason I'm such a hot picker is "cause I started playing 'way back when I was sixty.That was seven years ago.Lets see in dog years,that would make me sixty-one. Jake Doell,a government sponsered steeler. Linkon(THE OTHER WOMAN),ZB |
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Dave Horch Member Posts: 628 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:29 PM
45 as of this month. Steel pickin' after all these years... IMHO dept./ the PSG is not an easy instrument to learn, nor does it attract chix, so I played hand-held guitar and bass in my younger days. Got the girl, then went for the steel! Regards, -Dave ------------------ |
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Steven Welborn Member Posts: 666 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:30 PM
49 and start'n to get nervous 'n achy |
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Bob Mainwaring Member Posts: 918 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:31 PM
I`m soon to be 57 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--------But we`re all young at heart, or are we?? Hope someone is taking notes so that we can play each other Happy Birthday when it comes around - in their preferential mode:- E9th or C6th in "G" ! Bob Mainwaring Z.B. and other weird things. ------------------ |
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Marty Pollard Member Posts: 392 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:32 PM
38 ------------------ |
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Steve Feldman Member Posts: 2983 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:36 PM
Chronological: 45 Emotional: 16 |
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Earnest Bovine Member Posts: 4687 |
posted 26 February 2000 10:54 PM
110. |
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Ronney Bailey Member Posts: 574 |
posted 26 February 2000 11:03 PM
37 and getting younger dailey |
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George Rozak Member Posts: 392 |
posted 26 February 2000 11:21 PM
Pushing 53... |
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Jim Landers Member Posts: 1052 |
posted 27 February 2000 12:29 AM
"66" but it's better than the alternative.  Jim |
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Tele Member Posts: 965 |
posted 27 February 2000 01:40 AM
just turned 30 which makes me the youngest here..... ------------------ |
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Sleepy John unregistered Posts: 965 |
posted 27 February 2000 02:11 AM
Barely 59 and I can pick as fast as I always did. Just can't do it very long ------------------ [This message was edited by Sleepy John on 27 February 2000 at 02:14 AM.] |
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Bill Nauman Member Posts: 1036 |
posted 27 February 2000 02:15 AM
Will be 56 on April 6th...and Merle Haggard will be 63...Bill in Vegas ------------------ |
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David Rothon Member Posts: 67 |
posted 27 February 2000 02:39 AM
38 – so I reckon I should be up to scratch by the time I'm 80 or so, Friendly |
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Martin Abend Member Posts: 878 |
posted 27 February 2000 03:18 AM
Forget it, Andy. Just turned 28! ------------------ |
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JBM Member Posts: 27 |
posted 27 February 2000 03:25 AM
46 ------------------ |
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Rich Paton Member Posts: 686 |
posted 27 February 2000 04:48 AM
My average age is the sampled once daily, sporadic output of a random-number generator, which seems to also control L/R brain functions, BUT.... my birth certificate reads 08/51. While on statistics & info, I'm a former trumpet & electric bass player, currently a standard six-string acoustic or electric, rhythm/lead guitar geek, not PSG, and recent student drummer. The way my battle with arthritis has been going, there might well be a Dobro and / or similar instrument in my not too distant future. Thanks for asking. :>) |
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Rick Trolinger Member Posts: 110 |
posted 27 February 2000 04:57 AM
44 and just beginning. I wish I had started years earlier. It's a challenging instrument. [This message was edited by Rick Trolinger on 27 February 2000 at 04:58 AM.] |
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Robert Parent Member Posts: 640 |
posted 27 February 2000 05:21 AM
If I counted right, 39.... |
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Jon Light Member Posts: 6528 |
posted 27 February 2000 05:24 AM
I ran out of toes to count the years on, let's see.....one, two, three....37 years ago. (hint:47) |
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Randy Vereecken New Member Posts: 1 |
posted 27 February 2000 05:33 AM
35 But I feel playing steel is like a fine wine, only gets better with time!!!! |
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Len Amaral Member Posts: 1089 |
posted 27 February 2000 05:51 AM
After age 50 my body decided it wanted a life of it's own. That a year ago! Len Amaral |
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Buck OBrien Member Posts: 230 |
posted 27 February 2000 06:10 AM
I'm 57. (Jim, another little survey that would be interesting is Where players are located. Some sort of map showing "density"(of players) would be sort of neat.) ------------------ |
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BILL kennedy unregistered Posts: 230 |
posted 27 February 2000 06:19 AM
Heck, you guys are all ' kids '. I'm 70 now and 71 is creeping up in a couple of months. So where are ya MOON ? BILL [GRANDPA?} |
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Jim Smith Member Posts: 6399 |
posted 27 February 2000 06:22 AM
Steel playing age: 30 As a programmer: 31 (hex) Actual age: 49 ------------------ |
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whhs Member Posts: 70 |
posted 27 February 2000 06:22 AM
05/24/25,love it more every day! Harold Steele |
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Joe Allwood Member Posts: 73 |
posted 27 February 2000 06:25 AM
Whether I'm a picker or not is open to speculation and conjecture, but I'm 36 Joe |
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Pat Smith Member Posts: 74 |
posted 27 February 2000 06:48 AM
33 this year |
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