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Location: NJ | I've decided to forego the moderately annoying instruments like the ukelele and even the banjo, and go completely to the DarkSide.
Yes, Ladies & Gentlemen, I've joined that UnHoly Legion of players of an instrument so absolutely VILE, so UnNatural, . . . it could very well be the very Instrument of Satan himself.
Yes, . . . I'm referring to (shudddder) . . . the Accordian!!!
(actually, the Concertina).
This past Saturday was my 51st (I share a birthday with George Harrison), and Jeanette decided that the cats were getting a bit too docile and needed something to bring them to the absolute brink of madness, and surprised me with a 20-button Anglo Concertina.
The thing's pretty cool!!
It's like having a pair of big harmonicas, and playing them simultaneously . . .
I have absolutely NO idea what I'm doing with it, but I've been researching them on the Internet, and hope to be able to wrestle the Beast into producing something that even reMOTEly resembles "music" before the ever-expanding throng of neighbors wielding torches and farm implements storm the Keep . . .
A big ThankYou!!! to Uncle Al at LostArt Vintage for severely endangering his musical instrument reputation by procuring this for Jeanette to surprise the sh!t outta' me!!! ThanksAgain,Al!!
It even came with a really sturdy RoadCase.
(tho I suspect that it's NOT for protecting it during travel, but is a safe place to keep people from smashing the sh!t out of it when I'm not looking . . .)
Hours and Hours of absolutely anNOYing Fun!!! . . . |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | COME OUT, devil!!! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Congrats Cliff!
May I suggest that you learn some version of Amazing Grace so that when you say the show is over "THE SHOW IS OVER FOLKS! NO MORE COWBELL!"
Sounds like an interesting flavor to try. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Interesting. What do the llamas think? |
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Location: Vermont USA | I saw a man play some serious rock on a Accordion. So I am really looking forward to the tour now.
Congratulations Jeanette ya done did a good job.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Ahem, remember that the accessories make the man!
Pickup for Concertina, Accordian, Cajun Juke Box, etc. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Oh, and Happy Birthday. |
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Location: NJ | Thanks Woodster, but in the inimitable words of Triumph, the InsultDog to BonJovi's road crew:
". . You're going to AMPlify this CRAP?? . ." |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Well, if Cliff is going Zydeco, the end of the world must surely be near. It's been nice knowing you all. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Congrats Cliff how are you going to celebrate your 9000th post?!!! phil |
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Location: big island | no wonder we haven't heard from you in a couple days, cliff. congratulations on your 51st! i'll be confronting mine in september.
don't think i'll be ready for an accordion until my 52nd, though. i've always thought they would be cool to play.
i gotta get a UTE first. perhaps this year.
hey...anything that produces music is worth pursuing and i've never heard an evil sounding accordion (of course, i haven't heard you playing one either!) perhaps you will have an accordion offering on the next member's cd. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "Congrats Cliff how are you going to celebrate your 9000th post?!!! phil"
He's think'in!!!
More than likely in a graphical manner... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Ooooo..
Jeanette just might have made a grave tactical error.
Does she have any idea what kinda chick magnet these things are???
****HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!**** |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Paulcc1:
I saw a man play some serious rock on a Accordion. I think that was Wierd Al.
Congratulations Cliff. Mama bought a squeezebox, Daddy never sleeps at night. Happy Belated. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Happy Birthday, Cliff. You youngster. Since I can't make it, will you please bring it to the tour this year?
After the first couple of sentences, I pictured you with bagpipes. I'm still trying to get the image of the kilts out of my mind. |
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Location: Vermont USA | Originally posted by Paulcc1:
I saw a man play some serious rock on a Accordion.
posted by stonebobbo
I think that was Weird Al.
You're right but I was thinking of a guy here in Vermont.
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Location: NJ | It's funny, I was doing some Internet research yesterday evening (whilst finishing the dregs of the Patron bottle from the night before), and found all KINDS concertina fanatics.
(scary).
Mine's a little, Chinese-made "beginner's" model, but there are real works of ART out there!!!
(like any other instrument, I guess . . .)
It just comes down to something ELSE that I won't have "time" for . . . .
Bagpipes'll be "next", Mark.
Oh, btw:
9,000 posts.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Came before the photo shoot?
Happy B'Day anyway! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'd listen to the bagpipes if you just promise not to wear the kilt. Bagpipes playing Amazing Grace are actually quite musical. I'll even put up with an occasional banjo tune.
I draw the line at rap. |
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Location: NJ | cliff
my pleasure
lawrence welk is on pbs on saturday nights
enjoy |
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Location: Vermont USA | Cliff the problem with playing Lawrence Welk music is the bubbles. Which reminds me I dated a girl named Bubbles once, she just up and blew away one day. :(
Pauly |
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Location: NJ | ". . an' now the luvly Lennon Sisters gonna' "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" . . ." |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I like Weird Al! (But he don't really play the accordion that much anymore.)
But I was listening to some Blues on NPR, and this dude was jammin-out on the squeeze-box!
So I have no taste... |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Happy Birthday Cliff!!
Don't forget to trim those chest hairs and some of those short and curlies so that you don't get them caught in your new toy. Otherwise your cats will have some competition when it comes to reaching those high notes. :p :eek: :D |
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Location: NJ | Doesn't go anywhere near the chest hairs . . .
It's not one of those big ol' Jimmy Sturr (Al knows who that is) units.
It's a Concertina:
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Where does the light cord come out? |
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Location: NJ | :D |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Just in time for Chinese New Year, Cool!! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Funny,
I was thinking the chinese new year thing too ...
But then I thought:
Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest,
and when Daddy comes home, he never gets no rest.
'Cause she's playin' all night,
And the music's alright.
Mama's got a squeeze box,
Daddy never sleeps at night.
Well the kids don't eat
And the dog can't sleep.
There's no escape from the music
In the whole damn street.
'Cause she's playin' all night,
And the music's all right.
Mama's got a squeeze box,
Daddy never sleeps at night.
She goes in and out and in and out
and in and out and in and out.
'Cause she's playin' all night,
And the music's all right.
Mama's got a squeeze box,
Daddy never sleeps at night.
She goes, squeeze me, come on and squeeze me
Come on and tease me like you do
I'm so in love with you
Mama's got a squeeze box
Daddy never sleeps at night
She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out
'Cause she's playing all night
And the music's all right
Mama's got a squeeze box
Daddy never sleeps at night.
I put this in the keyboard camp, and keyboard players have nice toys. |
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Location: SoCal | Are you telling me that this song is about... sex?
"I'm shocked, shocked I tell you to discover that ganbling's going on here....." |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'm full-blown fan of all things Accordion. Polka, Zyedco, Cajun... Laissez les bons temps rouler, Cliffy!!
Years back, some friends and I hung-out at Savoy Music Shop with Marc Savoy, Annie his wife and Michael Doucet and crew for Mardi Gras in Eunice, LA. Played music, danced. Great time and great accordion music. Marc's shop is way fusking cool.
It was there my friend Stephanie coined the term, 'The Cajun Clutch," after a few 'Two Steps' with an ancient old local named, Huey
Savoy Home Page
(Next year - the bag pipes, I hope!) |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Ooo - New Awlin's. Even tho' I'm not a huge fan of crowds, I defintely am of every music style created or played with in NO and something tells me I would love Mardi Gras. The wife and I spent four days in the French Quarter years ago and there wasn't a minute that wasn't memorable. Great town. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Cliff now you can start your own OFC band. Temp can play his Ovation Viper, Weaser can play his Folklore deluxe and you can play your Concertina. How's that sound? |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | I'd love to play my FD, Phil, but I can't get JW to give it back to me. That's why I had to spring for the 1537. |
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Location: NJ | btw, MasterWhitehead;
to accompany the concertina, I also received . . .
SafetyOrange Crocs.
NICE!!!! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I see more and more people wearing these ... which model didja get? |
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Location: NJ | Beach.
(the holes allow for "run-off" when they hose me down at the end of the night . . .) |
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Location: big island | so cliff, are ya gonna add "concertina" to your business card? perhaps you could alter the photo or re-take it to show your concertina and safetyorange crocs? the shirt you are wearing is perfect though! |
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Location: NJ | Re-taking that picture would be a huge undertaking . . .
It would mean going back to back to SouthBeach, sparking up another Cohiba and just hanging around between the BoulevardHotel and the topless beach until the angle of the light was . . . juuuust right . . .
THAT would suck! |
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Location: big island | oh, but that's how to enjoy a cohiba. ya gotta suck. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by cliff:
btw, MasterWhitehead;
to accompany the concertina, I also received . . .
SafetyOrange Crocs.
NICE!!!! And that's why you will never see a 'Where's Clifford' book...
('cept maybe on the short buses) |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by cliff:
(I share a birthday with George Harrison) Not anymore you don't.
Happy birthday and many more.
When you can play 'Laissez le bon temp roulette' you'll never be without a party invite somewhere... |
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