My favorite on was when we met. My brother is 3 and 1/2 yrs younger than me and he and I were running arounf the hotel being ignorant as usual. We got up on the top floor and you could see all around the hotel. Well Joey (my brother) popped his head out from the edge and saw the bar right beneath us. We could make out a couple sitting at the bar and the man was wearing a bright blue jacket. Well we were (still are I guess) a mischevious duo and I dared Joey to see if he could float a leaf down into this persons drink. No need for anyone to tell me how rude this was because I knew then and I know now lol. Well Joey pops his head back up leaf in hand and sends it floating. We both saw it land a few inches from the womans drink. The man looks up at us really quickly and we jumped back behind the ledge and laughed. Well a few minutes passed and here we go again. This time he got it closer to the drink and the man in the coat looked up again. This time the bartender yells out "Hey!". Well we lit out of there and made our way downstairs to the lobby. A few minutes after we got into the lobby here comes Paul Yandell walking up to us with the man in the coat. It was Jerry Reed I about croaked right then and there. I told Jerry about that several years later and he had a serious laugh about it. The last time I saw him was after a gig he did in Ownesboro Kentucky. Jerry was (like all thumbpickers) a fan of Mose Rager. I was there with Mose's daughter and we hung out with him after the show. She had brought him some pictures of Mose with different guys like Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Lenny Breau, I think there was one of him and Mose but I am not sure about that. She also gave him some tapes she and I had put together of Mose sitting around the house picking. I remember he and I talked about a symphony of guitars all playing the stars and stripes forever just like an orchestra. I wanted acoustics involved and he didnt lol. Actually he shot me down when I mentioned resonators lol. Jerry was a great guy and a tremendous talent. He made an impression and a half on me. One that will last the rest of my life. JR Hubbard was a true gift. Thanks for letting me bring up memories I haven't thought of in yrs. It is sad that it seems it takes events like this to bring back such great memories. Memories that you should be thankful for everyday.