Since Chuck's Steak House in CT is one of my favorite restaurants, I would be happy for you to sit in on my set if you buy me a steak, and I will be easy on you and just go with the "side man's" steak which is of course the chopped steak, but it is excellent at Chuck's.

All seriousness aside I do hope you make it this year.

Herby Wallace

I'm really looking forward to all the great players and friends I've started making.

I will be honored to do a salute to the PSGA and the artists performing this year on my "Swingin' West" program for the entire world to hear on this Friday's radio show on www.swinginwest.com

Thanks amigo! I know that I always can count on your support. Again, it is my honor to open the second hour of that show with a Jody Carver tribute for your legion of fans WORLD WIDE.

Again do make your plans to be at the PSGA in November for Jody Carver live and in concert!

Thanks for the kind words and a bump for a well deserved event. It will be nice to see you there.

Here’s a list of Norwalk, CT, restaurants near the Doubletree Hotel (the Hotel DOES have a full-service restaurant). On weekends they should have a breakfast buffet available.

ITALIAN FOOD:

Pasta Fair - 690 Post Rd. Turn Right exiting Doubletree hotel. Restaurant is on left hand side of Post Road just after McDonalds & main intersection. Approximate distance: 1/4 mile. Tip: Reasonably priced meals, good food, all you can eat pasta dishes. The Pizza is OK.

Post Corner Pizza - 847 Post Road. Left turn exiting Doubletree hotel. After four traffic lights, restaurant will be on right side corner. Approximate distance: 2 miles Tip: Very crowded from 6:00 pm on, very family oriented.

Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria - 54 Post Rd. Left turn exiting Doubletree hotel.
Restaurant on left hand side after traffic light. Approximate distance: 1/4 mile. Tip: Very good food, not just pizza, moderately priced, noisy atmosphere. Gets crowded from 6:00 pm on/family oriented.

FISH:
Red Lobster - 154 Post Rd. Left turn exiting Doubletree hotel. Restaurant on left hand side after traffic light. Approximate distance: 1/4 mile. Tip: Good seafood, moderately priced. Sometimes noisy surroundings. Crowded from 6:00 pm on.

STEAK:
Chucks Steak House- Post Rd., Darien. Left turn exiting Doubletree hotel. Restaurant on left hand side after you go thru Darien business district and under I-95 highway overpass. Approximate distance: 2 miles. Tip: Very good food moderate to expensive prices, excellent service, cocktails available. Crowded from 6:15 pm/Salad bar. All the pro steel players eat there.

FAST FOOD:
McDonalds- Post Rd.
Right turn exiting Doubletree hotel. Restaurant on left hand side Approximate distance: You can see the golden arches from the Doubletree and it's within walking distance of the hotel (Herb Remington ate there).

Dutch’s - 306 Post Rd.
Left turn exiting Doubletree hotel. Restaurant on left hand side. Approximate distance: 1/2 mile.

American Steak House - Post Rd. (John Hughey has been known to eat there)
Right turn exiting Doubletree hotel. Restaurant is on right hand side across from Home Depot. Approximate distance - 1/4 mile.

DINER:
Post Road Diner- Post Rd.
Right turn exiting Doubletree - Restaurant on left hand side across from Stop & Shop on right. Approximate distance - 2 miles. Tip - Don't look for swift service, but they have good food at Diner prices. Very small.

Silver Star Diner - Post Rd.
Right turn exiting Doubletree hotel. Restaurant on left hand side after Stop & Shop on right. Approximate distance: 2 miles. Tip: Pricey for Diner food. Very large restaurant.

Fine Dining:
Sono Area (South Norwalk) - various fine dining restaurants all in one block in an historic area. Right turn exiting Doubletree hotel. Drive about 1.5 miles, after passing Stop & Shop, on the right. Make a right turn at I-95 North sign. Go over highway bridge & make a left onto I-95 North. Get off I-95 at the first exit - Exit 14. Make a right at end of the ramp and stay straight for 1/2 mile. Go thru the main intersection of Martin Luther King Blvd. Continue straight under low, old metal railroad bridge. After the railroad bridge is Washington Blvd. - There are several free parking lots in the area, but they fill up fast at dinner time. Bon Appetite!

[This message was edited by Dan Carey on 07 October 2005 at 01:40 PM.]

Thanks so very much for the plug for "Swingin' West." It will be a real pleasure of mine to get to meet you and other listeners that I have never personally met at the PSGA show.

I take exception to your post about the admission charge for our 32nd annual event in Norwalk, Ct.

We have assembled, at great cost to the PSGA, a reputable line-up of professional steel guitarists who will do their best to entertain and educate anyone interested in playing the steel guitar as well as members of the general public who are interested in the fine quality of the music that will be presented at our gathering.

The charges reflect the amount of financial obligation we have to the hotel for rental of the hall, the terrific back up musicians and the featuired steel players who travel great distances to particpate in this function.

If it were not for the continued support by the members of the PSGA and all the volunteers who make our annual event possible, it would have ended 10 years ago. This will probably be the last year that we will be at this particular location, but we hope to continue on a reduced scale next year.

Beautifully said!

Thanks for being out there listening. It was really my pleasure to play and support the stars and back-up musicians of our PSGA show for next month. The listener response was wonderful, now hopefully those that can make it will come.

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Mike

[This message was edited by Mike Gross on 10 October 2005 at 04:52 AM.]

I will offer a special package of three cd's at the Norwalk Show.

The package will consist of the HCOA the Godfrey Show "Live" from 1955 and the newly released Cd Of "The Sands Of A Time Gone By" vocals by Sandy Miller.

Stop by the booth and check out what we have to offer regarding cost and the great cd of
Sandy Miller.

Thank You, all of you.

This is a fact and "NOT" a Bump.

I'm writing this from the HSGC in Joliet. The music here is fantastic and I'm thinking about the PSGA Show even as I attend here.