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  1. Re: Dr. Banjo (ya I know but my question is about Mandolin!)

    I have not had the chance to attend a Wernick method jam camp at any festivals but attended the regular class (2hrs on one day per week for 8 weeks) 7 or 8 times over the course of the last 4 years ....
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    Re: Indianapolis Jams?

    PM sent.
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    Re: Indianapolis Jams?

    Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me! I am moving to Indy in a week from Atlanta, starting a new job. Was looking for jams in Indy. PM coming your way.

    Mark
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    Re: Sunburst vs. blond pricing

    Dang it, who tipped him off? We coulda gotten a nice Blonde for a Sunburst price! Now he's onto us.

    OT, I notice in your signature that you're in Turlock CA? It's a small world - My kids live...
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    Re: Starting out with Jams, Fast or Slow

    I realize your question is about how to refuse a break, but let me put this out there - if you START the song, YOU get to set the pace. When I first started joining Jams I learned that if I...
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    Re: Athens GA?

    Check out the website for the South Eastern Bluegrass Association (SEBA), http://sebabluegrass.org/ which has active groups and jams all over Georgia, including a monthly meeting/ Jam just down...
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    Re: Mandolin teacher, central Atlanta/Decatur

    I would recommend my instructor, Sonny Houston, who has a studio in Decatur off North Druid Hills just East/South of Clairmont, In the old Midtown Music Store/ studios. Technically doesn't fit your...
  8. Re: Cow Creek Bluegrass Festival, Pittsburg, KS

    Tim

    This is really intriguing me - I have a friend who lives in nearby Ft. Scott who I haven't seen in almost 2 years, and my birthday is around that time. Starting to price airline tickets,...
  9. Re: What's your favorite song to pick on your mandolin these days

    "Comfort Food" songs, especially when warming up, are "Grandfather's Clock" or "Redwing" usually. Lately have been trying to work out fun songs like Sam Bush & Bela Flecks version of "I know you're...
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    Re: First Opportunity to Jam... I'm Terrified

    A fellow newb here, but if I can give a bit of advice, look up "Nashville Notation". Instead of thinking of the chords as G, C and D, think of it as I, IV and V . Then if the guitar capos up, like...
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    Re: Mel Bay Mandolin Book Giveaway

    Ooh! Oooh! Pick me! (Waving hand franticly) Me!!
  12. Re: what was/is your biggest problem as a beginner?

    Funny so many people have problems with their right (picking) hand - I never had a problem with it myself. Just seemed to know instinctively where to find the right strings without looking. My LEFT...
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    Re: What song made you want to play Mandolin?

    Actually if I had to pin it down to a single song, it would have to be a recording of my father playing Redwing on his Banjo when I was like 4 yrs old. My mom found the old Reel-to-reel tapes of my...
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    Re: MandoStrat as a tool of extortion

    Perhaps you should email her back and tell her that you know of a Nigerian Prince who would gladly sell her a MandoStrat for $600. All she has to do is send you $100 up front deposit...
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    Re: RIP Pete Seeger

    <Removed by Moderator> I will be the first to admit that the man knew how to play and made immeasurable contributions to music. Like most who have posted here I grew up listening to his albums. ...
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    Re: So am I the only one to notice this?

    Or the Virgin Mary?
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    Re: Strung like a horse. Glad

    Gypsy Jane had a nice feel to it. Was strongly reminded of Old Crow Medicine Show.
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    Re: Welcome new Mando-geek... Eddie Van Halen

    Well, since he plays pretty much anything else with strings, and is fond of trying new things (he destroyed a piano once exploring the properties of plucking the strings with silverware, and used a...
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    Re: Kids With Mandolins

    Remember the saying about "If you're not paying for the product, then YOU are the product being sold."
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    Re: Can I make a Mandolin comeback??

    No CAT scan? Well we can fix that...

    http://www.pdffun.com/images/thumbs/cat_scan.jpg
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    Re: Mandolin Names.

    Didn't we have a similar thread not too long ago? Oh well...

    I haven't named mine, but lean towards something silly like "Mandy Lynn ", or something nostalgic "Salty Dog ", after my fathers...
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    Re: New Years Resolutions?

    Not so much resolutions as goals. Have to have something to aim for, ya know?

    1) Lose weight. Need to get down from "DAY-um!" to "Fluffy" at minimum. Figure I need to lose a super-model's...
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    Re: New Years Resolutions?

    So you're starting out skinny, sober, and already have *2* million bucks in the bank?

    Mark
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    Re: making big money in music

    We have other common interests that bring us together, but some subjects we just agree to disagree on. "Why my painted weathervanes aren't making me rich?" is one, Politics and Religion are others. ...
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    Re: making big money in music

    Thank you - I was wondering if anyone would bring up this point. I often get this same arguement from my "Arteest" friends. They want to do something they LOVE to do, and just because they love it...
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