I think you are onto something; glad to hear I'm not the only one who loves to see what is out there! I've been doing the same lately perusing recent Django transciptions considering how this might translate to the mando; why I'm not sure - I certainly don't play guitar anymore and he's always left me cornfused by his note choice but....fascinating to dream about....same w/miles davis....some reason his 1st solo on "so what" has been calling me lately...then there's the mandolin searches, yowza! let the mystery continue and like MC said we are in the golden age of info, relish it and never be bored!
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 11:44 AM, mistertaterbug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Howdy all, > I don't know how many of you frequent Ebay or buy things there. Lord > knows, I try to keep them in business just buying sawblade ties, but I > love to just get on there and look at "stuff"...mandolins, guitars, > banjolins, fiddles, sheet music, photos, CD's, fedoras, etc. So much > really cool stuff to look at, things to discover, one tangent leads to > another. Then, on towards websites and other tangents and topics, more > information. It's mind-boggling how much information there is to > consume. I'm grateful for it really because getting on these jags > exposes me to lots of things I'd never know was out there, things that > make my life more fun and interesting. > > I typed in "mandolin music" this morning and was going to do my usual > search for sheet music, hopefully finding a little gem to play or > something that might have historical significance to me (say a > pristine copy of "Whistling Rufus" or "Turkey in the Straw" perhaps) > or just great graphics to tease my eyes. Today, the offering includes > a lot of CD's mixed into the offering; Dave Apollon, Early Mandolin > Classics by various artists(recommended) which includes everything > from the Dallas String Band with Coley Jones to Ctpyhha Opkectpa(where > did all the vowels go?), various Butch Baldassari albums(a sizeable > selection, I might add), copies of Yank Rachell's "Tennessee Jug > Busters", several copies of an album produced by Taj Mahal of > "Mandolin Blues" from Chicago with Carl Martin, Ted Bogan, Yank, > Johnny Young, Sleepy John Estes, Little Walter, a couple sealed Monroe > LP's(Mr. Blue Grass, Blue Grass Style, Road of Life), Rich DelGrosso's > blues mando book, "Learn to Play Blues Mandolin" DVD by Steve James, a > Mel Bay book entitled something like "How to Play Mandolin for the > Complete Ignoramus" by Wayne Erbsen (complete with a cartoon character > in overalls...uhm, thanks Mel). There's a large selection this time of > vintage mandolin music 78 records, some of Samuel Siegel and William > Place, classical giants from last century and lots of stuff from > European mando bands, modern recordings from Daley/Vincent's > mandolinist Jeff Parker, Sam Bush, Peter Ostroushko, Grisman, Japanese > mandolin orchestras, Italian mandolin music, Vivaldi, U. Shrinivas on > electric 5-string Indian mandolin, "Music Theory for Modern Mandolin" > by Thomas P. Ohmsen (I have this...it's a tough read, but has > everything you can think of that you might need), Nolan Faulkner and > his "Legendary Kentucky Mandolin"(oh really?), Radim Zenkyl and > "Galactic Mandolin"(I'll say), Charley Moore, Barry Mitterhoff, Bobby > Clark, Orrin Starr(with hair AND mustache...whoa), a "Banshee > Mandolin" CD, Neopolitan mandolins, prints and photos and figurines > of "romantic" couples with mandolins (there's even a set of chimpanzee > figurines playing mandolin, saxophone and bass), mandolin pins, > mandolin-shaped music boxes, and all sorts of oddball mandolin > collections including the ever-present and thoroughly incorrect book > on the "Oh Brother..." soundtrack. > > Now, it is astounding to me in the first place the variety of stuff > there is offered just on mandolin, and what I've listed is certainly > not all of it by any stretch of the imagination. Just look at the > pages for more. But with all that out there, I find myself wondering > the same thing I wonder when my two kids say that they're bored. How? > There's not enough time in the day to do the things that need doing > plus follow all these paths to wherever they lead. > > Anyway, I am finding myself going off on a tangent of my own. The > point is, there's a lot of stuff out there to do and a lot of ideas to > pursue regardless of whether or not you/we buy stuff online or from > Ebay. But I'd say there are some good deals on there currently...go > on, you know you want to<G>. > Tater > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
