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Schrodinger's Lawn

twayneking — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

"Wind"

An Acrostic by Tom King

Will I with courage face the closing of the day?

In wrapping up my life will I be done?

No, I expect to leave unfinished business here

Don't grieve for I have fought my war and won.

My wife and I do not have the same set of valu [...]

first time

trashbanjo — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

For the first time today I played my banjo with my instructor playing guitar. What a thrill. We played cumberland Gap.A simple song but I really like the happy feel of it.I have never ever done this and it is a great feeling.Any way a first for me and I think I'll celebrate with a adult beverage.

RECORDING KING

hillbilly007 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

If you're not playing a RECORDING KING, you're only dreamin' about music!

Rediscovering the Joy of Banjo

Gary Blanchard — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

I started playing banjo in the late 1960's or early 1970's after hearing Pete Seeger for the first time. Over the years my musical interests have fluctuated but I always return to acoustic music. I was heavily into banjo from about 2000 until mid-2007; I then got pulled into a more rock-oriented style of music with electric guitar. My banjo was hanging on the wall, collecting dust, when fate intervened.

My mother-in-law decided that she wanted to give her three youngest grandson [...]

"An archtop waht a wast of money" surrond your self with good music : jd crow

sunnie jr — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

what kind of man plays a banjo with an archtop tonering in it. that is just a delibrate sin. all the good banjo pickers play a flat head. just a thought.

The early days.

TOMCAT — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

After reading The Diva's latest article in the BNL I got to thinking about my own experiences and a young boy finding a life long friend in the 5 string banjo. I remember in the 7th grade in chorus class, a class that I took because it was pretty much a free pass, a friend brought his banjo to school to play for the class. Even at that stage he was a pretty good picker. I remember watching and listening and how I was just overwhelmed with what I was hearing. At that point I decided that I ha [...]

Learning all about RSS feed

banjowells — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Mafia has RSS feed, and I didn't have a clue as to how it works. So right now I am in a class teaching me all about it. Hmmmm....

I may not understand all of it yet, but am beginning to get the hang of it. So this blog is a test to tell me if I set things up right.

There's a lot of info to absorb in this class, and made especially difficult by stumbling across a site on Ostracods, that sounds like a blast. Ok, so I have a fascination for invertebrates, although I [...]

My banjo life thus far (lonnng)

Justaused2b — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I have always wanted to get these thoughts out in writing of some type...for some reason it helps me learn and grow as a person.

Part 1: The Begining

Greetings,

My name is Patrick and I'm a banjo-holic. I started playing roughly 5 years ago.

<Hi Patrick!!> lol j/k

I recieved a banjo for christmas 2003. My mother asked me if I would like a new instrument for x-mas. (we were pretty poor at the time but she ALWAYS made sure I had anything I ne [...]

God's Hat

Squared Eel — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:00:00 +0100

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This story comes from Africa, A long, long time ago,

about two farmers in their fields, each with his row to hoe.

That's when God went walking down the road between

Wearing one of his many hats, the one that's blue and green.

The blue side , it was pointed East, the green side pointed West

And anyone who saw one side, just plain couldn't see the rest.

So one man saw the green side, and one man [...]

Real Tolerance

twayneking — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:00:00 +0100

This election threatens to reduce the level of civility in this country to near barbarism. I, personally, think it's because there aren't really two distinct sides in the race, just two versions of the same thing - liberal and liberal light. It's about power, not ideas and that makes for a lot of ugliness. Some of the self-proclaimed "tolerant" have been guilty of some of the worst excesses.

We are a nation of many beliefs and values, but there is [...]

The Perils of Paradigms

twayneking — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:00:00 +0100

Good morning!

Apparently a blog entry cannot be any longer than the visible window. I tried doing my first post last night and found that if I typed off the bottom of the window and the save buttons disappeared off the top of the window, I can't get them back to save the post.

Keeps us from being too long winded. I am, unfortunately, rather loquacious and have a whole long entry sitting in memory waiting to be pasted into this space. What I have decided [...]

computer trouble

joe mac — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:00:00 +0100

Hi everyone, hope you did'nt think me being rude, what with just joining the mafia and then dissapearing but the very day after i joined you all my computer hard drive was eaten by the worst possible virus out there. Still , back now and hoping to become active soon, also got new recording software so i guess i will be pulling my hair out with that before i can post something, (hair, who am i kidding!!) hope your all fine and well.....Joe

hi everbody

joe mac — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:00:00 +0100

Hi everbody, just joined the mafia this morning and would like to say i'm proud to be here. i would like to pass my best through to you all and look forward to talking with you soon..joe mac

Perfection

blamethebanjo — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:00:00 +0100

I read an interesting reponse to a letter written by someone asking if Earl had made a mistake on one of his recordings.The first one to respond went in to much detail about Earl being perfect and how he never has messed up and that it wasn't possible to mess up on a song that you wrote yourself.I totally disagree on all counts.

I have always thought of Earl as THE man but it is ridiculous to think anyone is above a slip up now and then.I'll bet if asked he would quickly tell yo [...]

Special Olympics

TOMCAT — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:00:00 +0100

Well yesterday I got to spend another great day at the Special Olympics with my son. If you have never gotten to spend anytime with these children you just don't know what you've been missing. Over the past few years I have gotten to know alot of these kids very well, and have grown to love them as my own. We take for granted manythings that these kids have to struggle with everyday of their lives. The main thing that I have learned that these children want and crave is simply for someon [...]

Cottonwood Vintage 11 with Dobson tone ring

Chuck Lee — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0100

I have finished the prototype of my Cottonwood Vintage 11. First looks on my blog. More pictures to come. Check my blogspot for details at http://www.ChuckLeeBanjos.blogspot.com

My Humble Bluegrass Beginnings

TMarshall1 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0100

This blog was originally posted on the Banjo Hangout, due to the sincerity of what I wrote (and due in part to the fact that I am too lazy to write a new one) I chose to modify it and re-post it here. I'm glad to be here amongst all my gangsta buddies!

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Looking back on my childhood, the fondest memories are those of plodding around my grandparents' farms. Throwing rocks, shooting slingshots, fishing in farm ponds. I remember Grandma's vivid ghost stor [...]

Comrades of Chosin

red haired boy — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:00:00 +0100

Fifty years hence they buried you heroes of Chosin,
As they lowered you together in the rock-laden ground-
bugles blew not a note, drums beat not a sound.
Your bodies bloodied and frozen.
...Will your children understand what for?

Every year since, your comrades still answer the call,
Guns fire once more, the bands rejoice for all to hear-
in the parades, while passing ranks of old heroes cheer.
The crippled and maimed observe from their flanks, as the [...]

Postcards from Ukeland

Yopparai — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:00:00 +0100

Over the weekend I have been having fun playing with my daughter's soprano ukulele. I am really surprised that I haven't messed with it before.

It all started with watching Marcy Marxer play 12th Street Rag, and then watching her lesson video. I had to try it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgpam-PbEOc

[video type=youtube]Bgpam-PbEOc[/video]

Next, I watched Boog's Georgia on my Mind video, very cool, and started playing with that tune.

http:/ [...]

To my BM friends

Mcbill4 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:00:00 +0100

To everyone in the original BM, congratulations for sticking to your guns. Proud is the word I want to use.

Sorry, but I am not as trusting as a few others here. Hey, maybe I will be proven wrong. Time will tell.

So everyone knows, if you need your taxes checked after you submit them let me know, I can have your records pulled for inspection past and present. Free service to my enemy's.

Good luck with the new site, I will support you 100%