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"digly, The Blue series of USB mics are really good, and quite affordable ( although…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 25, 2012 to The Voice - Any Fool Can Sing!	22	May 25, 2012 Reply by Diglydog
"Hey, y'all, OK here it is, rerecorded: If I Needed You. My sinuses cleared up just…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 25, 2012 to Townes Van Zandt CBG Tribute Album - Your Submissions needed	445	Nov 30, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Yep, I sent 'em a donation this morning. Actually, you can get a download of the fil…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 24, 2012 to Interesting trailer and piece on the documentary film True Delta	4	May 24, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Or you can do what most of the blues artists did - creatively "borrow." Use bits and…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 23, 2012 to The Voice - Any Fool Can Sing!	22	May 25, 2012 Reply by Diglydog
"That was impressive! You got electric blues, CBG blues, fife and drum blues, and a d…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 23, 2012 to Interesting trailer and piece on the documentary film True Delta	4	May 24, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Hey, y'all, I just got done reading Ted Gioia's book on the Blues. It has lots of…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 22, 2012 to The Talent on Here	11	May 28, 2012 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"Kid, Yep, I have the same issue on my iPad, but also on my work PC. Sometimes, it'…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 22, 2012 to Videos Not Playing???	16	May 23, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Josh, Normally, I give Dan's "check yer connections" talk ;-) I think he may be rig…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 22, 2012 to Just Finished My Second CBG, have a question	6	May 23, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"It's still happening. I often get " an error occurred. Please try again later." And…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 22, 2012 to Videos Not Playing???	16	May 23, 2012 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Josh, Nice looking build! Piezos even from the same batch can act differently. Als…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 22, 2012 to Just Finished My Second CBG, have a question	6	May 23, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid

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Ron "Oily" Sprague's Discussions (3,185)

"digly, The Blue series of USB mics are really good, and quite affordable ( although…"

"Hey, y'all, OK here it is, rerecorded: If I Needed You. My sinuses cleared up just…"

"Yep, I sent 'em a donation this morning. Actually, you can get a download of the fil…"

"Or you can do what most of the blues artists did - creatively "borrow." Use bits and…"

"That was impressive! You got electric blues, CBG blues, fife and drum blues, and a d…"

"Hey, y'all, I just got done reading Ted Gioia's book on the Blues. It has lots of…"

"Kid, Yep, I have the same issue on my iPad, but also on my work PC. Sometimes, it'…"

"Josh, Normally, I give Dan's "check yer connections" talk ;-) I think he may be rig…"

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