Just got off the phone with Rick Bentley. He doesn't even own a keyboard. He's a very nice guy. He owns a company that does hydraulics that work with rudders on ships etc.

We got to talking music and what a small world. I mentioned a country guitarist I worked with in the early 60’s in a Honky Tonk playing country on a sax. I did that quite a few times and even more recently, ask DonM. His name is Huey Bourgeois. Don, is that how you spell Boouse-war? Huey is about the best country guitarist in the New Orleans area if not the state and Rick knew him pretty well.

Its seems all of the country guys know each other just like us jazz guys know each other and the way all of you OMB guys know each other.

Don't forget the order is
1. Jazz
2. Country
3. OMB musicians
4. Drummers (the public still thinks drummers are musicians)
Just joking around friends.

Three NO guitarist Huey, John Bonnvillian and Sonny Robichaux sometimes even worked together making a living playing country. John and especially Sonny Robichaux showed me jazz licks that still influence me till today.

I bought a few good deals on ebay. A small PA to help me get started 4 or so years ago, a laptop, the Lil” Green Monster (Carvin AG100D) full range amp I use at retirement centers, among other items with no trouble. Rip-off artist should be shot on the spot. They ruin it for the rest of the nice people. The problem is the rip-off guy might be someone’s relative and no body wants to get rid of a relative no matter how rotten they are. What a world! It’s scary friends.