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help with learning mandolin
Hello, all. I've been lurking for a while, and it's time for a post. :) After playing guitar for about 25 years and five-string banjo...

Q. Why do banjo players like to walk when they play? A. Moving targets are harder to hit.

Q. How do you get two banjos to play in perfect unison? A. Shoot one.

Q. What's the difference between a banjo and an onion? A. No one cries when you chop up a banjo.

Q. What's the difference between a banjo and a trampoline? A. You take off your shoes when you jump on a trampoline.

Q. How can you tell a banjo player with perfect pitch? A. He can throw one into the middle of a pond and not hit any ducks.

Q. How is playing a banjo like throwing a javelin blindfolded? A. You don't have to be very good to get people's attention.

Q. What's the difference between a lawn mower and a banjo? A. You can tune the lawn mower.

Q. What's another difference between a lawn mower and a banjo? A. The neighbors get upset if you borrow the lawn mower and don't return it.

Q. What's the difference between a dead banjo player in the road and a dead guitar player in the road? A. The guitar player may have been on the way to a recording session.

Q. What's the range of a banjo? A. Twenty yards if you have a good arm.

Q. Why are a banjo player's fingers like lightning? A. They never strike the same spot twice.

Q. How can you tell if a banjo is out of tune? A. Someone is picking it.

Q. Why is a banjo like a SCUD missile? A. Both are offensive and inaccurate.

Q. "Hey, Buddy. How late does that banjo picker play?" A. "Oh, about a half beat behind the fiddler."

Q. What's one thing you never hear people say? A. "Oh, that's the banjo player's Porsche."

Q. What's the definition of "optimism"? A. A banjo player with a beeper.

New to bluegrbutt need recommendations 341
Meeting at the crossroads of traditional and more modern BG, I'd suggest the Bluegrbutt Album Band -- they have six CDs on the Rounder label, with a mostly traditional repertoire, but in newer recordings...

Q: What is the definition of a gentleman? A: A man who knows how to play the banjo but doesn't.

-Cyberbilly

New to bluegrbutt need recommendations 340
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:32:29 GMT, Wargamer Scott My own recommendation is that you start with the relatively new stuff and work your way back in time. I'm basing this...



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