I always thought taste...in food and music and other things in life are an individual matter, and each person in that way gets to like what they like and not like what they don't like. After all we are all different and its not necessary to always agree to still find common ground.
Its way too easy in written communications to take things in a way not intended. As for the dude ..being discussed, I have not seen much of his work, only a few you tube offerings and as a rank outsider to the finer points of bluegrass he seems a great leader or front man on stage at least, seems he has a good singing voice, has showmanship, has experienced a bit of success with it, and he is well known in the bluegrass circles, but as for his mando playing, its not my favorite, he seems to skim over the top of the best licks and on those takes I can't really hear what he is doing with his mando, but that is just me, and since I know so little I don't think my opinion really counts much. I have not seen any 2009 Mando camp you tube offerings yet but it did me good to see all those well known, talented folks play The Kentucky Waltz, on the You Tube video offered on the Mando Camp site. It eased my mind while dealing with aspects of ...no chance to go there myself, as I would so much have liked to. So many outstanding players all in the one spot, all holding a mandolin and all knowing seriously what to do with it!! Every one an inspiration. We can't know for sure his motivations for refusing to participate in a given event. I am for peace and reconciliation and pretty music!! On Sep 27, 10:58 am, Bill Burnette <[email protected]> wrote: > Just call it as I see it... > > Bill in Nashville > > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 7:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have not had a problem, quite honestly, until I got Tater's email today. > > None of you know me, so you don't know that I am rarely ever very serious. > > > It does peeve me a bit that people jump on skaggs so easily, but to each > > his own... > > > And, Bill, don't assume everyone wears the same drawers you do. > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > ------------------------------ > > *From*: Bill Burnette > > *Date*: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:18:44 -0500 > > *To*: <[email protected]> > > > *Subject*: Re: New Skaggs CD > > Wow, I have mostly been lurking for a few weeks- posted once or twice, but > > I've been following this thread and I must say I can't see what got your > > panties in such a bunch. > > > Bill in Nashville > > > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Take me off your lessons calendar. I don't need this hit. > >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: mistertaterbug <[email protected]> > > >> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:58:25 > >> To: Taterbugmando<[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: New Skaggs CD > > >> Nelson, > >> I think a lot of this is being done in fun, but some is a thin veil to > >> a more serious issue, that being what I'd guess to be a growing > >> intolerance for Ricky's attitude. I have been told by more than a few > >> people that Ricky was downright rude to them in face to face > >> situations, not to mention him talking down to an entire crowd. One > >> member of this group was called "sonny" by Skaggs once in very > >> condescending manner. Then, you have the damned ongoing "father of > >> bluegrass" issue. Who in hell wants to hear that shit anymore? I tried > >> for decades to play everything Bill played, only to find I can't do > >> it. There's nothing I'd like better than to have his commitment and > >> powerful musical mind, but I'm not a Bill Monroe. There was only one, > >> there will only be ONE. Nobody else can play like the man, no one else > >> (in the bluegrass field) had his creative depth and showmanship. Bill > >> was king in his time. For the style of music he played and sang, no > >> one else will come close. There are others, were others who stand as > >> tall, I'm sure of it. But I don't have a list. Bill couldn't have been > >> the only one. But Ricky is not one of them. He is very talented, yes. > >> He damned well oughta be considering he's been doing this since he was > >> a kid. No one is trying to deny Ricky his talents and achievements. > >> Indeed, I'd like to have his level of success and position myself. I'd > >> like to have as strong a contact with the driving force as he does. > >> But you gotta know by now that putting one's life in the public eye > >> requires being willing to take more than one's fair share of hits. > > >> You might also consider the fact that I asked Ricky repeatedly to > >> contact me about coming to the Monroe Mando Camp this year. After I > >> hounded him (and his father-in-law Buck White) to call me about > >> stepping up to the plate and show us all his best "father of > >> bluegrass" impersonation, he sent me two lines on his cell phone in a > >> text message saying that he was working on three projects and would > >> not be able to make it. Do you suppose he was so busy that he could > >> not spare part of one weekend to honor the very person whose image he > >> seeks to emulate? > > >> If you are easily impressed by people who can "play" more than one > >> instrument, I can point you to a dozen here just in my own neighborhood > >> (I am NOT one of them, by the way). If Ricky touches a nerve in you, > >> then by God, I say buy everything the man's put out, send him a Xmas > >> card and go hang out on his doorstep. Good for you. But you needn't > >> chastise the rest of the us for having opinions about the man's > >> motives. As far as addressing things in this group, we do not have nor > >> need a mediator. That's one of the reasons I set it up this way. > >> Everybody says what they want to. Period. If one of us smells > >> something he/she thinks smells like shit, then it's fair game. By the > >> same token, you brought us something that you liked and we're grateful > >> for it. I'm sure that even some of the ones commenting here will go > >> out and buy the album. > > >> If you want a kinder gentler crowd, I'm sure Commando's door is open. > >> Best I remember, they were nice and PC over there. > > >> Instiga-tater > > >> On Sep 23, 9:08 am, Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Some of the nastiness in this thread makes me think some of us need to > >> > contact that BDSM lady for a spanking or two! > > >> > On Sep 23, 8:28 am, Mike Romkey <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > And you thought Skaggs knew now to turn a buck! > > >> > > On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Dasspunk wrote: > > >> > > > Wow, bigevemusic.com [NWF] has really gone through some changes... > >> > > > eek! > > >> > > > B > > >> > > > On Sep 22, 7:12 pm, Bigevemusic <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> Yep.... Reporting live from Bean Blossom. > > >> > > >> Miles > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >> On Sep 22, 2009, at 5:58 PM, mistertaterbug < > >> [email protected]> > >> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Izzatchoomiles? > > >> > > >>> On Sep 22, 2:33 pm, David Long <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >>>> How about, "Songs I would listen to when I come up with the > >> utterly > >> > > >>>> fatuous > >> > > >>>> notion that I am a leader of a group of people that do not > >> require > >> > > >>>> any sort > >> > > >>>> of leadership whatsoever"? > > >> > > >>>> Song list: > > >> > > >>>> Under My Thumb > >> > > >>>> I'm the Boss of This Here House > >> > > >>>> Loser (Beck) > >> > > >>>> Follow ME > > >> > > >>>> You get the picture. > >> > > >>>> David > > >> > > >>>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM, mistertaterbug > >> > > >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> > > >>>>> My lands, what's next? > >> > > >>>>> Ricky Skaggs and KY Thundermug do "Truck Driving Songs That Made > >> > > >>>>> Momma > >> > > >>>>> Cry"... > > >> > > >>>>> Might be a good time to revive some good old Iron Butterfly > >> hits. > >> > > >>>>> But > >> > > >>>>> I'm not sure how "In A Gadda da Vida" would lay out on the > >> banjer. > > >> > > >>>>> Taterfly > > >> > > >>>>> On Sep 22, 9:09 am, Nelson <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >>>>>> I hope this is o.k. to address in this group. > > >> > > >>>>>> I bought the cd "Songs My Dad Loved" last week and have been > >> > > >>>>>> listening > >> > > >>>>>> to it quite a bit. It is really very good. The personal > >> > > >>>>>> nature of > >> > > >>>>>> the effort comes through in a very understated, nice way; there > >> > > >>>>>> is a > >> > > >>>>>> simplicity to it that appeals to me. > > >> > > >>>>>> There are very few, instrumental breaks, and the arrangements > >> are > >> > > >>>>>> limited to one or two instruments on most tracks. > > >> > > >>>>>> It has an old-time flavor without being an old-time disc, you > >> > > >>>>>> might > >> > > >>>>>> say. > > >> > > >>>>>> "No banjo players were harmed in the making of this message. > >> > > >>>>>> Maybe > >> > > >>>>>> next time...."- Hide quoted text - > > >> > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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