whats worst

[MANDOLINMYSTER]

Some people don't have a clue..they call bluegrass music country and even worse they call a mandolin a ukulele or ....banjo#$!@%.I'm glad I have discovered what the diffrence really is .And you know what, mabey its better this way, its ours! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[duuuude]

Oh be quiet & pick yer banjo! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[John Flynn]

I have run into that also. I guess in an age where people on the street don't know the names of their own elected officials, don't know anything about the Constitution and can't even find Iraq on a world map, we should be thankful they are even interested in music that doesn't involve pyrotechnics or people ripping thier clothes off!

[Greenmando]

I have heard my mando called a "little guitar", no one ever mistakes my b**jo for any thing else. I used to have a pet raccoon and took it for walks daily, he was called a badger, possum, porcupine and even a dog once. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

hard for some people to open their eyes and look at the world sometimes.

Mando J...you mean you play fully clothed? i knew i was do'in something wrong.

[MandoCowboy]

Whenever I travel through airports, even though I've got on my usual attire (Cowboy Hat, Wranglers, Boots, etc) some one will come up to me and ask it that's a ukelele when I'm carrying or playing my mando. My standard reply is no, I usually wear my Hawaian outfit when I take my uke.

MandoCowboy

[John Flynn]

Mando J...you mean you play fully clothed? i knew i was do'in something wrong.
No, I start the set completely naked. But I would never rip my clothes off. That would be obscene! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Ken Sager]

Mando J...you mean you play fully clothed? i knew i was do'in something wrong.
No, I start the set completely naked. But I would never rip my clothes off. That would be obscene! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Not to mention ripping your clothes off doesn't help your wardrobe, either. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[mandoaz]

Man, at our last gig, some dude in the audience yelled out to me between songs, "Hey, what's that thing yer playin'?" I told him, "It's a mandolin..." And my guitar player followed with, "It's a 'guitarlette,'" I tell ya, I get no respect, no respect at all...

[Michael H Geimer]

I think I just heard the worst yesterday. A co-worker coaxed me into playing a tune before I split from work yesterday. I think I played Salt Creek, or something like that.

Seconds after, another co-worker had to comment, "You got a pretty mouth."

*W* I've never seen the movie myself, but I got it ... and am a little tired of all those references. Rather juvenile to my thinking.

But today's Friday, and no silly snark is gonna spoil my fun!

- Benignus

[mandofiddle]

LOL, I bet that person thought they were being clever too. If only they knew the entire mandolin community was laughing at their snide remark http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

It never fails that almost every gig I play someone either comes up and asks me what I'm playing, or comes up and stares at the mandolin during the middle of a tune with an inquiring look on their face. I actually find it quite amusing...

[Keith Wallen]

I get the ukulele question the most and anymore I just say "uh yeah that's what it is". Its funny to hear them later tell someone else I am playing a ukulele... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[doanepoole]

Seconds after, another co-worker had to comment, "You got a pretty mouth."

Benig. That movie, which slandered bluegrass music probably for two generations, didn't have a lick of mando pickin on the soundtrack. I think the soundtrack CD, which as more cuts than the movie, only has one tune with any mando-picking at all (Rawhide). An added piece of trivia: the late-great Clarence White played guitar on all but the infamous "Dueling Banjos" (or whatever they call it) track.

[jumpyroo]

At school, I get a variety of different descriptions for a mandolin. Uke, banjo, violin, guitar, and mini-guiater made for dwarves. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif Always wondered where the last one came from. What was that person thinking?? I'm the only one that I know of in my high school that plays bluegrass. My friends all call it country and say it sucks... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif Oh well, they're all just unenlightened about how cool mandos are... and what they are. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Randy]

Some people just feel the need to say something, anything regardless of what it is or how they sound. I've had the uke question many times, a number of times from the same man, who on every occasion has been told, "no it's a mandolin."
Once a year I go to an inner city elementary to demonstrate to the kids guitar, mandolin, banjo, mountain dulcimer, and hammer dulcimer. Hopefully these kids won't make the same mistakes as others.

[Bluegrass Boy]

I consider bluegrass music as solidly contained within the larger genre of country music, and therefore, is country music. I mean, c'mon, the Big Mon was a member of the Grand Ole Opry for over 50 years. Not that the term used to describe music has much signifigance regarding the actual music. It's just taxonomy. Important for biology, less so for music. Please feel free to disagree.

[Michael H Geimer]

" I've had the uke question many times, a number of times from the same man, who on every occasion has been told, "no it's a mandolin."

LOL! I have several times received the reply, "Oh, well they're the same thing anyways." http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[mandolinquent]

My computer is in my music room where I practice and my husband uses the computer daily to play Soldier of Fortune with his Clan guys. They use teamspeak and wear headphones and mics to talk to each other. Everytime I'm in there practicing mando, they all make this dumb sound like: "der dinna der, da der dinna der!" Like they're making the mandolin sound with their mouth. They all think its SO funny and they all have a big laugh. Not my husband though, he knows better! #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif #Someone in his Clan actually gave him a hard time about it once and he just explained to them that it was my music room and we had to share, so deal with it. However, when I get out the fiddle, he makes me use mute!

[diamond ace]

I had someone actually ask my if I could not aford a bow for my fiddle. And he said "thats realy different how you play it with a pick, you get a whole different sound out of it." And he was pretending to know what he was talking about!!! That was about the worst i ever heard while I was playing mando.

benignus: at least he didnt tell you to squell like a pig:

[Michael H Geimer]

" benignus: #at least he didnt tell you to squell like a pig: "

Well ... in all fairness ... when I was unemployed, sending out dozens of resumes each day, leaving message after message and dreaming of having some income so I could take up the mandolin ...

... he was the guy who called me out of the blue and offered me work. Obviously I now play the mandolin, so he can't be all bad. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif