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Dennis Ledbetter and his Music
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An FEP grad in the late-1970s named Dennis Ledbetter was also an accomplished country & western guitar player and singer. He cut a record in 1981 called "TURBINE COWBOY". It was a 45-rpm disc (remember those?) and on the ""flip side" of the record had the classic song: IF YOU DRIVE ME TO DRINKIN' (I'll buy the gas). Now what FEP wouldn't chip in a few bucks for gas?
TURBINE COWBOY obviously plays on the popular John Travolta movie of that era: Urban Cowboy. We field engineers often look upon our careers (the work and travel) as if we are COWBOYS, roaming the world to work on GE TURBINES and generators.
Contact Dennis at turbcowboy@cox.net to purchase copies of his songs.
Turbine Cowboy by Dennis Ledbetter
ENJOY THE MUSIC!
Dennis has a few new titles (tongue in cheek)
Posted by
dlucier
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Saturday, Feb-04-2006 05:13 PM
Potential new songs:
1. "Just as soon as I find my bearings, I'm gonna get my life aligned".
2. "By the time I convinced her to crossover, I was just too exhausted".
3. "I tried for a steamy relationship, but she gave me the condensed version".
4. "He's been working hard to intercept her, so it's time to reheat our love".
5. "I'm keeping a journal, of all the times I got the shaft".
6. "Her front standard looks good now, but when I saw her Momma, I was worried about her shell expansion".
7. "I've been living in a vacuum, since I don't exciter any more".
Best Regards,
Dennis Ledbetter
1. "Just as soon as I find my bearings, I'm gonna get my life aligned".
2. "By the time I convinced her to crossover, I was just too exhausted".
3. "I tried for a steamy relationship, but she gave me the condensed version".
4. "He's been working hard to intercept her, so it's time to reheat our love".
5. "I'm keeping a journal, of all the times I got the shaft".
6. "Her front standard looks good now, but when I saw her Momma, I was worried about her shell expansion".
7. "I've been living in a vacuum, since I don't exciter any more".
Best Regards,
Dennis Ledbetter
This guy is great.
Posted by
jacobmled
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Sunday, Apr-30-2006 09:20 AM
This is one of the most phenominal guys whom i have ever had the pleasure to know.
He is the laoving and devoted father of five children, who rang in age from early teens all the way up to early thirties.
He is a great influence in my life and he constamtly helps me in all of the activities i partake in.
thanks for all you help dad,
Turbine Cowboy Jr.
Jake
He is the laoving and devoted father of five children, who rang in age from early teens all the way up to early thirties.
He is a great influence in my life and he constamtly helps me in all of the activities i partake in.
thanks for all you help dad,
Turbine Cowboy Jr.
Jake
Turbine Cowboy Tape from the early 1980s
Posted by
dlucier
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Monday, Jul-10-2006 08:49 AM
Way back in the old days around 1980 when I worked for I&SE Central Region we used to get a motivational propaganda tape every couple of months one of the best things was one tape with two of Charlie's songs. I still have my copy of Turbine Cowboy to remember my time Charleston, WVA, and Pittsburg, PA. I think every FE / TA at the time knew the words.
Top Ten Rejected Names for this Website!
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dlucier
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Monday, Jan-15-2007 02:50 PM
#10. Suburban Cowboy!
#9. Butt Gap Clearance Checkers!
#8. Bump Checkers Rule!
#7. Saudi Beach Boys!
#6. Road Whores-R-Us!
#5. So you wanna grow up to be a field engineer?
#4. Gimme more thrust clearance, baby!
#3. Anybody can pass **GAS**; it takes real talent to pass **STEAM!**
#2. "To measure is to know," says Lord Kelvin!
And the #1 rejected name for this site: **BROKEBACK MOUNTAINEERS!**
#9. Butt Gap Clearance Checkers!
#8. Bump Checkers Rule!
#7. Saudi Beach Boys!
#6. Road Whores-R-Us!
#5. So you wanna grow up to be a field engineer?
#4. Gimme more thrust clearance, baby!
#3. Anybody can pass **GAS**; it takes real talent to pass **STEAM!**
#2. "To measure is to know," says Lord Kelvin!
And the #1 rejected name for this site: **BROKEBACK MOUNTAINEERS!**
FEP Celebrates 40 years in 2006
Dennis had a boxfull of them in the trunk of his vehicle. He was the Tecnical Advisory (TA) at site for a GE G2 outage at our Cape Canaveral Plant at the time. In the evenings, he would sing at a local bar near Titusville.
Tom Reittinger
1974 FEP Graduate