<snip> > > Mark.... your story about the guy coaxing good music out of your guitar > reminds me of the time a guy I worked with noticed that I had a Gibson. He > picked it up and picked out a Bach cantata. I traded it in for a 5-string > banjo the next day. I'd like to see the SOB pick out a cantata on *that*. > <snip> > Craig Jungers > Where is global warming when ya need it in.... > Moses Lake, WA Craig, try Googling Bila Fleck sometime. He plays the banjo, and has done quite a bit of classical stuff over the years with it. As someone who "plays at" being a guitar player myself, I know just how you feel when someone casually picks up a guitar and does wondrous things with it. More than once I've considered consigning my guitar to a campfire as a sacrificial offering. -- Darryl *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 7:01 AM, Darryl <Darryl.Johnson_at_sympatico.ca> wrote: Craig, try Googling Bila Fleck sometime. He plays the banjo, and has > done quite a bit of classical stuff over the years with it. I have several of Fleck's albums and you're right... he is amazing. > As someone who "plays at" being a guitar player myself, I know just > how you feel when someone casually picks up a guitar and does > wondrous things with it. More than once I've considered consigning my > guitar to a campfire as a sacrificial offering. > I've gone back to the harmonica. :P Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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