towboatjoe

[ky paddlewheeler]

hey Joe are you going to the st louis admirals this year?if so maybe I can follow you there if your not flying?

[towboatjoe]

Yea, I'm doing my best to go this year. It's been too long since my last show. Seems like every time I make plans, something happens.

St. Louis is a seven hour drive from my house.  We'll get our heads together.

[ky paddlewheeler]

cool I would fly but Im too afraid to.Do you still have your paddle wheelers maybe you could teach this redneck some stuff about these thangs!

[towboatjoe]

Nope, don't have any running paddle wheelers. The Verity is retired to a museum in Point Pleasant, WV and the Lady Lois was a commissioned job for Aaron Richardson, Cincinnati, OH. I've got photos though and the build experience. Whatever questions you have, we'll try to answer.

[ky paddlewheeler]

what kind of band do you play in joe?im into alot of bluegrass,older contry and southern rock.

 Man I could never spend a boatload of time on a boat and have to give it (well sell it) to some one.

 thinks for your offer to help (I know im going to need it)

[towboatjoe]

I save a little money from each commissioned model I build to pay for the boat I want to build. I've got three other boats I'd like to build for myself after I finish the Dravo boat. There's also four barges I want to build.

We play a variety of music. I get a lot of requests t osing Roy Orbison songs. I also do some Osborne Brothers, Conway Twitty, Bad Company, BTO, and assorted others.

[ky paddlewheeler]

are you sure we ant related some how you going to the hank williams jr concert in lex the aug 11th?

[towboatjoe]

Hard to say. I doubt if I'll be going to see Hank. I'll probably be playing myself. I did a few shows with him back in the early 80's.