Amen to that.
Amazingly, although David Hartley is one of the most talented and tasteful pedal steel players, he considers himself an "amateur". His almost self-effacing attitude is refreshing in a field that is often afflicted by shameless self-promotion.
John Stannard could hold his own with The Hellecasters, or any of the other legendary Telecaster players, which immediately ranks him as a Vitonian fave, onna counta I'm addicted to Teletwangin'.
And Big John has another greatly endearing trait: He dares to thumb his nose and flip the bird at the Most Sacred Covenant of Commercial Success<img class="emojione" alt="
" title=":tm:" title=":tm:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/emojione/assets/png/2122.png?v=2.2.7"/>—namely, "Thou shalt not play instrumental music."
My reply cannot be repeated in civilized company. :evil:
To someone (like yours truly) who has always preferred the honest twang of a 'lectric geetar to the self-prepossessed whining, bitching, and moaning of lovesick crooners and wailers, those who have the balls to play instrumental music are...well, something like heroes.
:joker: