To get back to the lighter notes... speaking of Ella and a true all star band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgQ3KOZHKGo M On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:12 AM, mistertaterbug <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey Dennis, > This is one of those times when you oughta take a deep breath before > you hit the "send" button. We're not talking about levels of talent or > a person's ability to play or not. Mostly the home folks are bragging > on the local boy, others are acknowledging their talent but are not > moved by the performance, others are talking about siblings who can > tear it up, so on and so forth on this rambling topic. If jealousy or > envy enters into this, then count me in too. I'm envious of their > accomplishments at such an early age and all the opportunities that > await them down the road, not in what they play because I play the > style I want to play. I actually LIKE bluegrass and oldtime and pretty > much have no tolerance for jazz. It's not that I couldn't play it if > that was what I was into. It's that I don't want to play it, don't > want to learn anything about it because it doesn't speak to me(unless > Ella Fitzgerald is singing it). I've seen/heard a number of > bluegrassers who, once they learn how to play at a certain level, > decide they are jazz players. This has been covered before. I'd rather > be a great bluegrasser than a crappy jazz player, or vice versa. > > Hey, I'm one of those guys who pissed away a lot of time and energy > when I was a kid out rambling around, partly not having direction, > partly trying to overcome my Dad's condemnation for me not being "like > everybody else"(apparently having a mandolin player in the house was > an embarrassment), partly out drinking and drugging and whatnot to > forget it, and partly because I just liked being out rambling around > and > letting my mind run. So, fire off a few rounds in my direction too. > There's more involved in your response to Brian's comment than > meets the eye. You and I have had a conversation about this. I know > you have very strong feelings regarding some of the points you brought > up. > > Brian has plenty of talent. So do you. What have you been doing with > yours lately? I don't get the weekly visit from you anymore. Oh, and > please stop attaching all the spay and neuter messages to your > messages here. We get it. > > Simmer down, Otis. > Taterbug > > On Jan 5, 1:09 pm, Dennis Fehling <[email protected]> wrote: > > it's just jealous plain and simple........they do knwo how to pla and > express themselves in their own way, that's why music is a from of personal > expression. I'm sure Brian that you were influenced by someone and have > some residual effects from your5 exposure to them unless you are the person > who created music to begin with. Be happy that these kids are doing > whatthey are doing what they are doing and not being out in the streets > doing drugs, raping, or other wise getting into trouble. And stop bheing > jealous of the talent they have which you will never possess. > > > > Dennis. > > > > www.friendsforlifedogtraining.com > > > > When will the madness stop. Spay and Neuter your pets > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > > Join me > > > > Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 08:48:27 -0800 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Old Daingerfield > > To: [email protected] > > > > Seems pretty harsh to suggest these guys don't know how to play just > because their music doesn't move you. I'm not particularly moved by this > performance either, other to notice that both of these guys have chops way > beyond what I can ever hope for, but I mean hey they may have really gotten > to somebody and sparked something that music hasn't ever hit before. > > > > From: Dasspunk <[email protected]> > > To: Taterbugmando <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tue, January 5, 2010 8:34:56 AM > > Subject: Re: Old Daingerfield > > > > Agreed. > > > > I usually look the other way when talented kids use a good tune as a > > springboard to launch a flurry of self gratifying notes without regard > > for their need or appropriateness within the tune. It's an extremely > > common phenomenon that I call this --pardon the term-- musical > > masturbation. I look the other way because they're kids after all and > > it often takes a bit of age to go from being *able* to play really > > well, to actually knowing *how* to play. > > > > Unfortunately, I could probably guess who some of their teachers have > > been and some, though they've not been kids for 30-40+ years, condone > > and practice musical masturbation regularly. > > > > I don't mean to pick on the kids but I would like to see this cycle > > discontinued. The truth is I'm selfishly desperate for it to change > > because I want to hear some new, truly great music and settling for > > circus antics and musical masturbation is robbing me of the chance. I > > would challenge these immensely talented kids to dig deeper and really > > learn how to play. > > > > Brian > > > > On Jan 3, 6:49 pm, Mark Seale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > No doubt all great players. But, if I walked into the room while > Joliff was > > > playing the first tune on this clip, I would not have known it was > > > Mississippi Waltz, and I play the tune! And on Old Daingerfield with > Alex, > > > again really done well, but why the need to separate the 3rd part? > Because > > > you can agree to do it? It didn't add anything to what is a great > tune. I > > > enjoyed a lot of the tune development within the tune, but to me it > just got > > > disjointed by creating that space. But, that's just me... :) > > > > > Mark > > > > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Trey Young <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwALaWvTWKQ > > > > > > here is one such clip > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > *From:* Trey Young <[email protected]> > > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > > *Sent:* Sun, January 3, 2010 11:50:57 AM > > > > *Subject:* Re: Old Daingerfield > > > > > > there are some good clips of Jake Joliff playing with John McGann on > the > > > > youtube... > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > *To:* [email protected] > > > > *Sent:* Sun, January 3, 2010 11:33:27 AM > > > > *Subject:* Re: Old Daingerfield > > > > > > Jake Jolliff is the mandolin player, he is from Newberg, Oregon. > Jake is a > > > > Junior at Berklee, lives now in Boston. > > > > He plays in "Joy Kills Sorrow" with bunch of young musical > terrorists, all > > > > very good, but the language is not > > > > familiar to me. I know, I'm old. Alex is a junior in high school > from > > > > Corvalis, Oregon. The poor kid doesn't even have a band > > > > of his own, has to be content to play with Grisman and just finished > a > > > > nation-wide tour with the Jerry Douglas band' I just > > > > hope he finds some success before he gets out of high school. > > > > > > Clyde Clevenger > > > > Just My Opinion, But It's Right > > > > Salem, Oregon > > > > Old Circle <http://www.myspace.com/oldcircle> > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Terry Harvey" <[email protected]> > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2010 7:53:39 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > > > > Subject: Re: Old Daingerfield > > > > > > We just saw Alex H. (the fiddler) with the David Grisman Quintet @ > The > > > > Freight & Salvage in Beserkely on Dec 26th. > > > > That kid can bow a fiddle!! Who's the mando wunderkind? > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Bill Burnette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> Very impressive. > > > > > >> Bill in Nashville > > > > > >> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 4:30 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>> This ain't exactly like Tater or Bill would have played this, but > it > > > >>> was fun to see tonight. > > > > > >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMK3QI4VHg > > > > > >>> Clyde Clevenger > > > >>> Just My Opinion, But It's Right > > > >>> Salem, Oregon > > > >>> Old Circle <http://www.myspace.com/oldcircle> > > > > > >>> -- > > > >>> 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <taterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > >>> . > > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > > > >> -- > > > >> 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <taterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > >> . > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > "Its never too late to be what we might have been" > > > > > > -- > > > > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <taterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <taterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <taterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > <taterbugmando%2bunsubscr...@goog legroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > >--
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