I know this is probably stupid, but I had to do it. I learned the little Mandolin lick the guy plays on the GEICO commercials.
Switching to GEICO sure makes a lot of people happy.
How happy?
Happier than a mandolin picker with a new set of strings...
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What's wrong with that? I took the time to learn this little tune. Rauhouse is great. Along with scales and whatnot, this is part of my warm up now.
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Andy Griffith Theme and Woody Wood Pecker Song are a couple of my favorites.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben Venuti
...Woody Wood Pecker Song...
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That needs to be a sound file...
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Andy Griffith Theme and Woody Wood Pecker Song are a couple of my favorites.
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Nice!
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More Darlings/Dillards tunes!
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Howdy,
Haven't been around for a while. Busy Busy Busy! Anything new and exciting in the Mandolin World?
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Working on the break in the Steeldrivers' "Can You Run." Not easy, but not as hard as I feared.
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Hey Ant. You're back.
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Started pickin' Big Rock Candy Mountain. In the process of learning Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine, but I'm stuck on the A part since that's all I'm playing on fiddle right now.
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Oh, and my parents called me to say they found a banjo in some store back home. Seemed real interested to know if I was interested. I said yes, of course...but I need details on this banjo. I love how my parents are supporting my banjo love.
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Mando and fiddle and banjo! Shiny! Nothing wrong with that 5-string monster (or the 4-string tenor banjo for that matter...)
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I hope it's a 5 string. They're the bad-a** banjo in my opinion.
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And I'm just stoked they thought of me when they saw it. I've been talking about wanting a banjo for a couple weeks and, boom, they find one.
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Now I've been talking about wanting a pony for 28 years...still waiting on that one.
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quote:
Originally posted by RissaNow I've been talking about wanting a pony for 28 years...still waiting on that one.
Here at the Bar and Grill, you get your drink and your pony.
Happy picking.
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Ah, Rolling Rock. Doesn't quite satisfy like PBR, but the bottle cap does add a touch of fancy.
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And looks like I'm going to get me a banjo. Sorry mando folks, I can't help myself...can no longer resist the temptation...
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PBR and a banjo together. Oh my goodness....
quote:
Originally posted by TSSN
PBR and a banjo together. Oh my goodness....
I know. But it could be worse. Haha. And then I have my mandolin and fiddle to save me and make me somewhat respectable.
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Having a banjo makes your collection more well-rounded (pun intended). I think the baseline for respectability comes from being able to count, which I oft forget to do...
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Edited by - TSSN on 07/19/2013 09:06:03
Speaking of counting...
I had my mandolin with me at a jam session Sunday. One of the gents (one of the few audience members we get) looked at me and says, "What is that? Is that a mandolin?" I replied in the affirmative. The guy looks seriously puzzled and then says, "Well, I've never seen one with 8 strings before."
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That reminds me of the story I heard Ricky Skaggs tell once at a show. At a previous show, a man from that audience insisted that Skaggs had played a mean banjo. Skaggs tried to correct him politely, as he had played only the mando that night, but the man insisted that Skaggs had played the banjo. After a while, Skaggs said he just let it go. You can't teach some folk.
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Edited by - TSSN on 07/19/2013 19:37:36
So I was talking to my niece (she's 4) and she says to me, "Auntie, I like banjos. And mandolins. And violins. I really like banjos auntie." Well rounded girl there.
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Well done, auntie. Teach her well.
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