Blog tarts
Posted by 1troy3 on April 25, 2006
I see…a couple of days without posting and the stats drift away. Ah yes, I’ve been keeping an eye on your viewing habits..
Well sorry but I just haven’t seen The Bounder, reverted to the Iron Age or climbed any mountains today. I’ve been marooned in a dusty kitchen spooning filler into cracks and crevices, listening to some pretentious garbage about Sigmund Freud on the radio and being constantly interrupted by lampoons from the Lib-Labbo Tory Demos.
OK, OK so I may have a better update tomorrow after my banjo lesson. And I will have pictures of pear blossom in about 4-5 days.
If I can get everyone’s permission I will also start the ‘then and now’ series. I’ve got a lovely picture of John and And playing for Moles Cricket Club. Perhaps you can help me with dating though – it’s mid-80s I think.
Don’t be shy – wade in, even if it’s just to say hello.
Matt B said
Freud was one of the first to bang on about how much of our actions are from the unconcious. Well he’s not wrong there – certainly the case with music.
Oh yes, speaking of music: finished with the theory book yet?!
Spoke to someone with a Ukulele Banjo – is that a smaller version? What is the difference?
We should be told.
Off to (Perfect) Tenby the week-end, Riding The Waves. Bring yer camera!
Ian said
Then and now eh?? I think tou might have opened a can of worms there! Now I have to go searching through my extensive 80,s photo collection. I warn you now – no one will escape lightly once the evidence has been found. Mind you, I could come to some sort of deal…
1troy3 said
Hi Matt. I’m afraid music is a mystery to both my conscious and subconscious mind. Thanks a million for the loan of the book though. I found myself pausing frequently to think “eh?” I will drop it in the post for you as I don’t think I will be in Hereford for a week or so.
I wondered myself about the banjo variants – it’s an absolute minefield. The two most common are mine, the tenor banjo which is usually strung GDAE (the same as the fiddle for playing Irish tunes), and the long-neck banjo which has five strings and is used for playing jazz and bluegrass. Banjos were given resonators so they could be heard among the brass in the jazz and swing bands but that whole scene was killed off by rock ‘n’roll. But there are loads of other types. The mandolin for example is strung and tuned the same as a tenor banjo..so why isn’t it called a banjolette?
Hey, and good luck with the saling. I can’t make it this time but when I have my long lense I would love to take some action shots.
1troy3 said
Hi Ian,
Yes, I know. There’s some embarrassing stuff out there. Do you have a copy of the one of me just after I’d fallen into the stream in North Wales? It could be good fun to see them but I just want to check that people are OK about posting here. This is a closed community hidden fom search engines so I’m not too bothered about that but I don’t think I would put any old and “funny” pictures on Flickr unles swe restrict access – and that’s a bit of a palaver. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Ian said
Dave – they would have to be scanned an emailed to you. Since they probably look nothing like we all look now I think we can safely walk the streets without being recognised by angry members of the public. Give me a while to sort out the scanner.
1troy3 said
Yes, good points Ian. I’m sure it won’t harm. Looking forward to seeing pictures from the archive (kinda).