Busking-anyone do it for the money?
Busking has always sorta fascinated me. No I dont play well enough to feel comfortable out in front of people but I am curious if anyone actually makes enough money at it to be worthwhile. I always...
View ArticleScore so far,,,,
3 possums 1 raccoon From inside the kitchen. Gitting a little happier each day, we may have a chance for these new chicks after all. This is a nice coon and Linda Lou is skinning him right now....
View ArticleIs it a sign of growing old when,,,
You show up and the doctors office 24 hrs early. lol Lord it's 6 miles over there, I tried to get them to wait in the car but they wouldn't. ;) Paul
View ArticleNo need for homeless to go homeless
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=small+houses+on+wheels&view=detail&id=8BDB71E0C366F3F47EAA3365618034685EDDC303&first=0 Kinda cool idea...
View ArticleGalax Lick?
I always thought that the "Galax lick" was the brush that you can see Buell Kazee doing in this video (the very first part, where he is playing Soldier's Joy) and that Clarence Ashley used in his...
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new bridge new string hight?
so today i received my new bridge its 14mm my old bridge is 12mm the reason i got the new bridge was because the string spacing is bigger. but now my string are to high at the 12 fret so could i sand...
View Article60's Gibson RB 250
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/instruments/guitar-bass/banjos-ukuleles/auction-471552464.htm There is a mid to late 60's RB 250 come up for auction here in NZ. Its start price is...
View ArticleFlesh hoop sizes?
How much larger than the rim diameter should I size a new flesh hoop to mount a modern hide head? I want to rehabilitate an old Paramount banjo to use a vellum head. After all, they were designed for...
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Two or three finger old time banjo instruction materials?
Howdy, I am fairly new to banjo and have been able to find books & DVDs on clawhammer playing, but have been unable to find any instructional material pertaining to 2 or 3 finger, and up picking...
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Another fretting question
Hi all , been learning from a beginners book and kind of hit a brick wall with a new tab that I am learning. In a couple of easy tabs before it the author states using the 2nd finger on the third...
View ArticlePete and Peggy
I found this on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvl0sbC73_Q&feature=related Time for a little nostalgia?
View ArticleBad storm shut down the whole area
That storm last evening came in over the mountains. Rain and thunder and lightening. Town lost power. Just shut down around here. I have candles and hurricane lamps so lit those. Flashlights also,...
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Are there REALLY folks so dumb...
...they need to have this warning on stuff? This was printed on tonight's meal (yeah, yeah - a bachelor's gourmet microwave meal)
View ArticleI'm having a brainal issue with a tough lick
I've been learning some new licks lately, trying to spice up my playing. I've stuck a lick that's hard for me in the middle of an old familiar song. I can play the lick just fine on its own, or with...
View ArticleHe's Just a Little Boy
To all the parents and grand parents who will go to watch boys and girls play ball, PLEASE keep this in mind. After coaching 2 of my daughters in softball and umpiring for 15+ years, I have seen and...
View ArticleBluegrass Music around Madison WI.?
Hello BHO'ers My wife has a 6 month work assignment in Madison WI. Until about October. I travel over over on alternate weekends to visit her and we like to go out on the town a bit. She is not a...
View ArticleBullfrog bridges..
I have tried..ah few Bullfrogs..Been ..very happy whid'em..I have bought eenuff of'em...to have had tha opertoonitty..Ta corrahspond whid Mr. V Lawson..Truly a pleasure..In one of our conversaytions..i...
View ArticleWells Fargo Wagon is A-Comin!
I am 53 years old and have been up singing The Wells Fargo Wagon song from The Music Man ice 6:00am. The reason? My new Chuck Lee Custom Ovilla banjo is on the brown truck and will be delivered today!
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