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    Film director and writer Finn Taylor (Cherish, Dream with the Fishes, The Darwin Awards) is a mandolin player and enthusiast. Very nice guy and good player. I think he may occasionally post here and may have listed one of his mandos in the classifieds at some point.
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    Here's Les Paul with an Gibson A-50 (or -40).
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    Finn Taylor is a bonafide shredder on mandolin.
    He has occasionally attended the NorCal CoMando Gatherings in Inverness and one or two at the home of Arthur Stern and he can rip it up with the best of 'em. I think he might even own a Loar - but I have seem him play Monteleone's.

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    I just found out that Parker Posey, the TV and movie actress plays mandolin. Would be cool to find a picture of her playing.
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    Here's a pic of Parker Posey as Sissy Knox in "A Mighty Wind", a member of The New Main Street Singers. #Sissy is the daughter of one of the original Main Street Singers. #She's the one holding the mando. #According to Ms. Posey's bio, she lives in New York City with her Bichon Frise and dabbles in pottery. She's currently available and dates guys. Grab your Wegens in the Big Apple.



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    I noticed also that Nicolo Paganini was an accomplished mandolin player.
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    Mentioned on other threads, but I think not yet mentioned here, John Paul Jones, bass player with Led Zepplin, now a record producer.

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    Harvey Dow Gibson, the hotelier who organized the 1939 World's Fair, was an avid mandolinist. No relation, apparently ... he played a National Res-O-Phonic electric model.

    I'm guessing Ms. Posey learned a couple of chords from Christopher Guest for the film. I don't know that she plays other than that, although I believe Mr. Guest does.

    The infamous "Three-Card Monte" Monteleone Radio Flyer A belonged to Finn Taylor before Mitch Simpson bought it. Art Stern had it before that.



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    Quote Originally Posted by (mandohack @ May 08 2007, 11:22)
    Fanny Tellier, model for Pablo Picasso (also speculated secret lover):

    I didn't know there was anything secret about any of Picasso's lovers!
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    I just found out that Maurice Chevalier played the banjolin - and perhaps we can infer the mandolin as well.

    These pics, from Bernunzio's, shows a banjolin he had made for him.
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    And the headstock...
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    Stan Laurel played, or at least owned, a banjolin. It would be cool if anyone has a video clip of him playing.

    This picture of his banjolin comes from the Laurel and Hardy Central Museum site: http://laurelandhardycentral.com
    which is a lot of fun in its own right.
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    David Freshwater once told me that Simpsons creator Matt Groening and film director Barry Levinson are proud Freshwater mandolin owners, both of whom purchased Celtic Soundhole models from him. Levinson actually plays mandolin on several ITM-inspired tunes on Hans Zimmer's excellent soundtrack for Levison's charmingly quirky Everlasting Piece (about two Prison barbers from the North who start their own toupee business on the side, and end up selling thier hair pieces to both the IRA and the British Army, hence the title



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    Mike Kemnitzer (famous to some of us) told me a few years back that he started playing a little mandolin, but he usually plays old time banjo.

    And I believe that Taylor Guitars presented Predident Bill Clinton with a guitar.
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    Okay, you mandomanic PhotoShop experts out there. I'm sensing the need for some inspirational work here. Replace the Statue of Liberty's torch, the V-J Day sailor's smooched woman, Fay Wray in King Kong's hand, and any other iconic images at your technological disposal with the mandolin of your choice.
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    I've heard that Alan Greenspan was once a professional clarinet player. Just think how far he could have gone had he played the mandolin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by (Scratchmo @ Aug. 08 2007, 18:38)
    I've heard that Alan Greenspan was once a professional clarinet player. #Just think how far he could have gone had he played the mandolin.
    Yea, he could'a been a contender.
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    Brazilian defensive midfielder Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, nicknamed “Parede Invisível” (The Invisible Wall), a member of the Brazilian National Team ( the Seleção ), has played most of his career for Northern London club Arsenal FC. Gilberto is also a passionate cavaquinho / mandolin player.

    Woo hoo!
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    Quote Originally Posted by (altair38 @ July 05 2007, 08:00)
    Here's a pic of Parker Posey as Sissy Knox in "A Mighty Wind", a member of The New Main Street Singers. #Sissy is the daughter of one of the original Main Street Singers. #She's the one holding the mando. #According to Ms. Posey's bio, she lives in New York City with her Bichon Frise and dabbles in pottery. #She's currently available and dates guys. #Grab your Wegens in the Big Apple.
    Gee, it's too bad I'm married, old, ugly, and live far from NYC.

    Otherwise, I'd ask her out...
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    Quote Originally Posted by (JeffD @ Sep. 13 2007, 12:05)
    Brazilian defensive midfielder Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, nicknamed “Parede Invisível” (The Invisible Wall), a member of the Brazilian National Team ( the Seleção ), has played most of his career for Northern London club Arsenal FC. Gilberto is also a passionate cavaquinho / mandolin player.

    Woo hoo!
    Excellent! I'm an Arsenal fan, and now I have a renewed appreciation for Gilberto. Where did you learn this? Is there an article somewhere?
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    Bob Applebaum told me that he was teaching Nicholas Cage how to "fake it" for the movie, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and Cage actually ended up learning how to play for real.

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    Quote Originally Posted by (oflynny @ Sep. 13 2007, 15:35)
    Where did you learn this? Is there an article somewhere?
    I found it here!


    http://musicandsports.bossaball.net/2007....yer.htm
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    Oflynny,
    My brother-in-law is a BIGGGGGG Arsenal fan, but he plays guitar, not mando.

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    Quote Originally Posted by (Santiago @ Sep. 13 2007, 16:25)
    Oflynny,
    My brother-in-law is a BIGGGGGG Arsenal fan, but he plays guitar, not mando.
    Well, kudos for being an Arsenal fan, but its a shame he doesn't play mando. JeffD, thanks for the link! It's awesome seing someone else with two of the same passions as me: futbol and mandolin!
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    Mandolinist/film director Finn Taylor (mentioned above) has been doing interviews for a new movie he has coming out called Darwin Awards.

    In a recent newspaper interview he mentioned that one of his upcoming projects is a Bill Monroe biopic.

    Looking forward to that one!
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