chris ivey

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 10 Jul 2016 1:57 pm

That purple P/P is as unique as Chris was, Johnny...

Tiny Olson · Post by **Tiny Olson** » 11 Jul 2016 11:59 am

This is a big drag... hearing of Chris' passing. I liked Chris very much. As far as this Forum goes and like others have said, he was always truthful.

My deepest sympathies and condolences go out for all his friends and family.

RIP now Chris !!

Sincerely,
Chris "Tiny" Olson

Ned McIntosh · Post by **Ned McIntosh** » 11 Jul 2016 2:29 pm

We have lost a significant presence on the forum. There were nuggets of gold in Chris's posts. To all his friends and family I send my condolences and my hope that you will find all the inner strength you need at a difficult and trying time.

RIP Chris. We'll miss you.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 12 Jul 2016 8:41 am

I still can't grasp it. I miss his presence very much.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 12 Jul 2016 10:19 am

Oh I will miss you Chris; you lived a life of a very realistic reality, I hope we all could learn from you.
RIP my friend; I'm picking for you tonight my brother, lean your ear down a little and listen what I play for you.
Ricky

Jerome Hawkes · Post by **Jerome Hawkes** » 14 Jul 2016 7:28 am

so sad to hear this
if you have been posting on this site for any amount of time - you probably got some kind of smack from chris - you could sense he was a good guy with strong opinions and was there to help.
i consider him one of the founding members here and his wealth of knowledge will be sadly missed

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 14 Jul 2016 3:40 pm

This is very sad and shocking news. I have been away from the Forum for a short while and am now seeing this. I am deeply saddened. We all know that Chris Ivey was all heart beneath his sometimes terse demeanor. As so many have said, Chris really made the Forum fun. So what the heck happened? Seems he was just posting a couple weeks ago. RIP Chris , my fellow POCO fan. I will truly miss seeing your posts.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » 18 Jul 2016 7:24 am

I did not know him well, but he had posted on my topics a few times.
He struck me as a Man who said exactly what he was thinking, and was a straight shooter. I will miss his subtle humor and comments.
God bless him, and condolences to his family.
Another Angel band member.
Rest in peace Chris.
regards,
Lefty

Marcus Provis · Post by **Marcus Provis** » 19 Jul 2016 12:09 am

I just found out now about his passing. This is very sad news, and he will surely be missed. He had a way with words that was unique to him.

steve takacs · Post by **steve takacs** » 20 Jul 2016 2:06 pm

What a worthwhile presence now absent from The Forum. Wish I'd met Chris face to face rather than only through his posts and emails but am glad we at least communicated those ways.

Condolences to his daughter and other family members. stevet

Niels Andrews · Post by **Niels Andrews** » 21 Jul 2016 3:03 pm

Sorry to hear this, I always enjoyed his commentary. I think he had a rough go the last couple of years so at least he is at peace now and his suffering is over.

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 29 Jul 2016 1:11 pm

This has been a tough one, Chris is the guy who helped me so many times in my quest to learn this instrument...
Like dumping a coupe dozen steel guitar albums on me to listen to so I would understood who the players were and the history of the steel guitar. So many times he helped me.

Beyond just a friend, he was my "Brother from another Mother"

I wish more people could have met him in person, all the things I have read here paint a pretty vivid and accurate picture of Chris, he was such a great guy, always honest in his words, you never had to guess what his opinion was, he was bound to tell you!

I can't recall how many times we've hung out over the years, playing steel guitar, going out to eat, going to see his shows, hanging out with him and his awesome other half Terry...I have more pictures I'll post later.

This is one person who probably had the most personal influence on my playing out of anybody. I for one, will think of Chris often, he made quite the impact on me over the years, both as one of my best friends and as a teacher of steel guitar.

I had traded emails with Chris the Thursday before the 4th, he was in his usual good mood, joking like he always did.

I wish we would have got together that weekend.

Chris and I a few months back during a visit.

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Take care Chris, if there is an "after", I'll catch ya' there!

Rich Peterson · Post by **Rich Peterson** » 29 Jul 2016 2:26 pm

I have been off the Forum for a few weeks, and this is the first thing I read. What a shock. He knew his stuff, and I can appreciate a contrarian. I am one myself at times. Necessary in the search for Truth.

... I just turned around, and... he was gone.

Jeff Triplett · Post by **Jeff Triplett** » 4 Aug 2016 5:21 am

Like Rich I've been off the forum for a while and shocked to see this today. Never met Chris but enjoyed his ability to drive a discussion.

Rest in Peace Chris, you will be missed.

Jeff Metz Jr. · Post by **Jeff Metz Jr.** » 27 Oct 2016 2:33 pm

So Sad to hear this news. Chris was a good soul. He dished out some tough love but thats all it was.
R.I.P. Brother.

Danny Bates · Post by **Danny Bates** » 8 Nov 2016 12:17 pm

I was playing a gig at a casino and a band from Sacramento was playing there also. I asked them if they knew Chris and they said "Yes, great guy, great musician", so I called him up and we chatted on the phone. He was as friendly as a man could be. RIP Chris

David Wren · Post by **David Wren** » 13 Nov 2016 8:28 pm

So nice to see there is still a conversation over the loss of our friend Chris. Funny, I still feel he is nearby.

Miss you my friend.

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 14 Nov 2016 6:13 am

it would be a nice nod to chris, if the original poster would consider editing the title and use lower case, instead of upper case letters. as many of you know, chris never bothered to capitalize.

ie: chris ivey instead of Chris Ivey

steve takacs · Post by **steve takacs** » 5 Dec 2016 3:41 am

Great dea about using lower case letters, Rick. That was a Mr Ivey trademark.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 5 Dec 2016 9:34 am

I've edited the topic title.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 5 Dec 2016 10:06 am

chris was the e e cummings of the steel guitar world

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 5 Dec 2016 10:30 am

choice, jeff