Pat Heller Memorial Steel Guitar Concert / Missouri

Duane Dunard · Post by **Duane Dunard** » 11 May 2022 3:06 pm

The Pat Heller Memorial Concert will be held Sunday, May 15th at Gene's Country Club, Indian Foot Lake, Pevely, MO, 1-7pm, $10 admission, featuring some of our best steel guitar players in the east central Missouri-Illinois region

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 11 May 2022 6:03 pm

Duane, wow that's great. I'm glad to hear Pat is being remembered. I should be able to attend.

JERRY THURMOND · Post by **JERRY THURMOND** » 15 May 2022 8:26 am

I will be there Pat was a good friend.

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 16 May 2022 3:20 am

Wow, great show! 7 players and great backing band. Nice to remember our friend Pat Heller and continue his legacy. Got to mingle with some old friends and meet a few new ones. Thanks to the players, band and all the crew who made this possible. Special thanks to Sandy Heller for the personalized guitar picks with Pats thumbprint. I will treasure that in my personal collection.

JERRY THURMOND · Post by **JERRY THURMOND** » 16 May 2022 5:00 am

Yes Larry it was a great show, Pat would have been very proud, Mike Mcgee just blew me away with his playing, it was nice to see you Larry. Every body done a great job some of the staff band was on the stage for nearly the whole day.

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 16 May 2022 5:38 am

Jerry, my apologies for not taking my eyes off the stage and making the rounds. Guess I was steel starved. Good to see you up and around. I was mesmerized by the excellent C6 playing by so many of the guys. Russ Wever did some awesome things that spun my head around. Mike never fails to play with such tone and taste. Great day for the steel guitar community. The band was top notch and the venue perfect for this event. Take care and talk soon.

Larry Baker · Post by **Larry Baker** » 16 May 2022 2:32 pm

I'm very sad that I couldn't make the show, but due to
family illiness, I couldn't get away. I havn't been to
a show or a jam for over 2 years. Pat was a great guy
and played heck out of the Steel. I played rythem with
him several times and really enjoyed it. I usually had
my Mullen hat on and he always asked where my Steel was.
Sandy is a sweethart as well. Really sorry I missed the
whole day. Sounds like it was a good one.