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[Christine W]

Quote (Christine W @ Mar. 30 2004, 05:45)
oh, and I still have it saved somewhere. #
Mandopete, Quote "Hey, it might be worth some big $ someday - you could even use it for blackmail! "

I was thinking the same thing myself , How much more money do you thing we could raise for the symposium? Everyone that never wants to see Mandopete in the buff on his flowered couch has to donate some cash! or else I'll hack into the cafe's server and make it pop up up everytime someone logged onto Mandolin Cafe.:p Wuuuhahhahhhha!

[mandodude]

...or else I'll hack into the cafe's server #and make it pop up up everytime #someone #logged onto Mandolin Cafe.:p #Wuuuhahhahhhha


WHOA!! #Christine!! #Now that's a scary thought!!

That's enough to make a bloke wanna pitch the mando and take up bassoon!!

;-)

[Eugene]

...Or to inspire a collection to sponsor your taking up the robust double bass, Pete!

[mingusb1]

Here's me and my best A (chord, only have 1 mando!) on vacation (guess where).

Broke the neck clear through (ouch!) on that sweet mando about 2 weeks after the photo. #But I guess I only get gigs playing bass anyhow..

Z

[Tom C]

well, it's Feb, ,it's warm. broadleaf deciduous trees... I guess it's not the walk thru tour of Secaucus, NJ.

[Nik-chick]

Pete: Mando Boy??? Not unless the editor is gay. (Playboy and Mando Boy have pics of girls, Playgirl and Mando Girl would be pics of boys.) As assistant photo editor of Mando Girl, I will go ahead and tell you, that pic's been rejected.

mingusb1: Oh my! That's worse than what happened to mine! Details, when did it happen, how? That's aweful!

[mingusb1]

Nik

Short answer:
stupidity + bad luck

Long answer:
Set it up against a chair to answer the phone, took the call, and then watched as it slid down, rotated, and smacked (the back of the peghead) against the tile floor.

Cracked all the way through where the truss rod ends.

And the repair has taken a couple weeks longer than I expected. #

Oh, the waiting...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Z

[mandopete]

As assistant photo editor of Mando Girl, I will go ahead and tell you, that pic's been rejected.
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[Mandopickr]

High Plains Tradition at Plymouth....that's me and my Flatty

[OdnamNool]

#Hahahaha!! #Pete, you crack me up!!

;-)
Crack you up? #Dang! #Wuddid I miss?

[OdnamNool]

And, Gibson guy... (above...) Your mandolin looks backwards and upsidedown... It's probably just me...

[OdnamNool]

And! What the heck is in the background of that picture? Weird!

[Christine W]

Nik-chick
Holston ValleyGirl <Quote>
:Pete: Mando Boy??? As assistant photo editor of Mando Girl, I will go ahead and tell you, that pic's been rejected.:

I dont' know Nik chick that hat was kinda sexy!!!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandofiddle]

Hey Mandopickr,
Good to see one of the HPT guys on here. Y'all are playing at the festival I'm producing in Nebraska in August. That's gonna be a fun one for sure. For you other folks that want to see a preliminary website for the fest... Y'all come!

http://www.heartwoodhollow.com/festival/

[Nik-chick]

Christine: Okay, can you crop it and we do a layout on the hat (only)??

[levin4now]

odnamnool,

your NAME looks upside down and backwards to me, so it probably is you. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[OdnamNool]

Could be... Butcha know...occassionally my friend fills me in on "current events..." I don't believe that I am so "upside down and backwards..." Everybody else is....

Peace.

[OdnamNool]

Piece??? #ARGHHHHHHHHHH! # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[OdnamNool]

Where's the (o gee...I can't say it...) The dictionary! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[danb]

Here is CraigToo

[Mando4Life]

12 yrs of listening....more shows than I can remember....finally get to talk with Sammy....

heck of a nice guy and what a great show..

[JimRichter]

Here's a picture of me in 2003 at the Old Home Place in Rosine.

Jim

[OdnamNool]

New shoes?

[Scotti Adams]

heres a couple of pics of yours truly at the ol Bean Blossom covered bridge this past week

[Scotti Adams]

..one more..

[AlanN]

U da man, Scotti, strap and all...

[Scotti Adams]

..yea Alan..I couldnt let you down...

[Mando4Life]

very nice Scotti.....kinda look like the makings for good album (er....sorry....CD...) covers to me

[Scotti Adams]

..ya think? when I do get my solo project together I will go back and look at these. My wife took some better ones on a regular camera...these were taken with that cheap digital that seems to never want to focus...

[Jack Roberts]

I'm on the left.

[mandodude]

Great pic, Jack!





pssssst... uhhh, Jack? How come nobody's lookin' at you guys?

[mandodude]

Oh!! #Now I know why!!



...check out your left hand!



Might wanna try that tune in a different key.

[Jack Roberts]

Mandodude: Now that you mention it.... major oops there: that comes from playing in G to keep the banjo player happy!

That was a gig from heck. It was is in a barn where the sound was spectacular when there was nobody there, but once it filled with people there was no way an old timey acoustic band like us could be heard. Probably a blessing for those who showed up. For a while after that gig the guitar players talked about getting amps and mics, but I told them I was bad enough unamplified. It's amazing how much veto power a mandolin player has...

They had a bunch of hay bales there in front of the "stage" and all the young people parked themselves on the hay bales. Actually, I was very happy to have so many young people there.

I'll see if I can't get pictures of our group playing at the rescue mission. The last few times we have been getting a great reception. (Maybe we're getting better).

Thanks for the kind words, Mandodude...

Jack

[mandodude]

Hey, Jack!

Your photo brought back memories for me. I did my share of "barn parties" back in the day... I remember one in particular where more folks spent the evening out in the barnyard playing with a goat than in the barn listening to us!! No lie!! And in the "adding-insult-to-injury" department, that's the party that the local newspaper decided to come out and do a story on!! And what a great article it was... a column-and-a-half on the goat (including a photo!) - a one-line mention in the last paragraph on our band! I've still got the article, too... every time I'd get to thinkin' that I was hot stuff, I'd pull it out and put myself back in my proper place...

;-)

I think it's great to see the young folks showing up, too. Ain't it something how kids and hay bales seem to attract each other?? They don't set up hay bales down at the rescue mission gig, do they?

BTW - hard to tell in the photo... whaddaya pickin' on there (the mando, not the song!)?

Keep on havin' fun, Jack... although I'm sure you are!

M'dude

[mandodude]

BTW - I don't have a pic of us playin' at that barn party, but I'd be happy to post a pic of the goat, if'n you're interested!...

;-)

[mandodude]

Hey, Christine!

Which one's you... the "red-x-in-the-box" or the "Attached Image?"

;-)

P.S. #Pour me a cup too, please!

[Tom C]

The size is probably too big.

[Jack Roberts]

Mandodude:

I'm picking a '58 Gibson A-5 "Jetro Style". Two points. Sweet sound, and great for the style I like, but it's a good thing those two dreadnaught guitars and the banjo are standing behind steel music stands, or I would never be heard.



Thanks for the kind words.

[straight-a]

Here's one of me with a friend's Rattlesnake. Wow! What an instrument!

[mandofiddle]

Here's one taken a few days ago on vacation in Moab (note the sunburn) with my almost 2-year-old boy Emmett.

[Christine W]

Now thats something to be proud of. He is such a cutie, glad to see you starting him early!

[fatt-dad]

Dear NG,

Here is my travelling Korean-made Montana. My daughter is the photographer. Today I'm taking my distressed Ibanez to Panama. Not much else to do, but wake up the customers at the Marriott - ha.

f-d

[Nik-chick]

mandodude and streborkcaj: Am I missing something? What's wrong with G?

I was just thinking the other day about how there's something special about a gig where they have to clear the livestock out before you can have the stage...the smell of manuer in the "backstage" partition especially.

mandodude: YES! Post a pic of the goat! *L* A column and a half? Was that a slow news day or what?

[John Rosett]

"there's something special about a gig where they have to clear the livestock out before you can have the stage."
we played at a bull auction a couple of years ago. we were in the pen where the bulls were shown. (thankfully after we played) we were kinda worried that they were going to let one out before we were done.
"there's no such thing as a bad gig." -jethro
"here's the song that knocked 'em dead at livestock '99"
-john

[frets1]

Check out my DAWG music!! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Scotti Adams]

..Big Mon and I back in 1979..Im 40 now..you do the math http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Scotti Adams]

..one more..

[Scotti Adams]

..those pics were taken at Beanblossom in 1979...I found them in some of things my mom had. If you look close...thats Butch Robins on banjo, Randy Davis on bass..and right over my shoulder is Jesse McReynolds...that was at the Sunset jam that Bill used to host....Pretty cool times for a young aspiring player like myself..

You Rock Scotti. What kinda mandolin did you play back in them days?

[Scotti Adams]

..that was one of them dag burn Alvarez'...I think I had two of them..I had that model you see there and I had the higher dollar model with all the ornate inlay....I thought I was somthing.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif what you cant see is Im peeing down both legs...at the same time..in time with Sally Goodin..

[JimW]

Scotti, I can imagine. Big Mon there and you playing a mandolin break to Sally Goodin', I'd be shaking so bad I couldn't hold the A chord. Great pictures and I'm sure it's brought back memories that you'll treasure forever.

Jim Watts

[f5loar]

In that vintage 79 photo I spot behind Monroe LtoR:
Brother Birch Monroe, Terry Balcuom and Lonnie Pierce.
Hey want vintage 60's Gibson F5 are you playing?

[Russ(String-Alley)]

the coolness factor is way off the scale.


-Russ

[JDARTGOD]

Here's me last year playing my 1970 D-28.

[GVD]

Scotti, I'm glad you let us know that was the Big Mon. With those glasses I thought maybe it was Larry David. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[mandodude]

WHOA!! You guys mean to tell me that wasn't Harry Caray??

[Scotti Adams]

F5Loar..that vintage 60's Gibson is actually a 1977 Alvarez... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandopete]

Or even Uncle Jun?

[mandodude]

Pete,

I've been sittin' here, rackin' my brain, tryin' to figure out where I've seen Uncle Jun before...



...then it hit me...

[mandodude]

Gotta admit... the glasses are a nice touch!

[dixiecreek]

that's me, Shannon, and our buddy Jay.

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[dixiecreek]

it's huge and blurry, but it's us, I swear http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif ;)

[wannabethile]

who is that cutie on the left?! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif j/k

[dixiecreek]

I dunno, I think it's one of the Dixie Chicks. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[wannabethile]

now that you mentioned that......yeah!! i think youre right!!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[danman]

I'm the lefty. Dempsey Young is behind me. Larry Lynch is behind Bill. Larry Jackson, Jr. is on the right.

[mandopete]

I've been sittin' here, rackin' my brain, tryin' to figure out where I've seen Uncle Jun before...
You know, Corrado Soprano, HBO, capo di capo.......

[dixiecreek]

I got a role of film developed today... this one's from the Nickel Creek concert last month... Chris came up to me after and said, "Nice to see ya again!" which got me wondering if maybe I've been to a few too many shows, hehe ;)

[wannabethile]

who is that cutie on the left?! hehe

[mandodude]

I think it's one of the Dixie Chicks...

;-)

[delsbrother]

CT's got a kind of Hugh Jackman thing goin' in that pic..

[Bobbie Dier]

This was taken today. I would rather have posted from one ten or more years ago

[Bobbie Dier]

Out in the weeds.

[dixiecreek]

high five! always fun to see another girl playin' the mando. it's not just for boys! ;)

[neal]

It ain't for boys only. And I might say, imapickin, you only look about 25 anyway, so why would you want a pic at 15?!?!?

[ira]

feelin sooooooooooulful at our weekly open mic.

[ira]

just strummin along

[dixiecreek]

there's me and Robert playing onstage with Sean and Sara Watkins.

I think.

*pinches herself*

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[wannabethile]

man, that was so awesome!!!!

[Bobbie Dier]

dixiecreek,
Yeah! Girl mandolin players! Your right it's not just for boys anymore. Why should they be the only ones having the fun.

Neal ,
Thanks very much. I was thinking about putting twenty years instead of just ten. I'm 46. My mandolin is 13.
ima

[neal]

Oh, man... I remember 36, what a time I had.....

[mandodude]

Ima,

Sure is nice to see a pic of you with a mandolin hangin' around your neck instead of Big Mon, like in the pic you posted way back on page 5 of this thread!

Seriously, nice pics! I especially like the second one... nothin' like a pretty woman pickin' in the back yard!

;-)

M'dude

[ira]

if we were a comic book folk duo, this is how we would look (hey, my kids got a kick out of it)

[Bobbie Dier]

Awe shucks mandodude thanks so much. You made my day this time.
ima

[levin4now]

imapickn.

46? gimme a break. #i'd have guessed 30 and worried about insulting you for overguessing!

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[french guy]

See you soon now , ima

[Bobbie Dier]

french guy,
My husband and I will be meeting our friends(5 or 6 couples) at the festival. I'm not sure of where we will be situated on the camping field. We will look for you . You can come by our camp and have some coffee, play a few tunes and meet everyone.


levin4now,
Thanks very much. I guess your as old as ya feel. Right now I'm about 80.

ima

[french guy]

imapickn,
Ok we will do that.

[Scotti Adams]

..she looks just as I rememeber her..cool shirt too..

[mad dawg]

Ima: 4 and 6 are just numbers; you're still a babe!

[Bobbie Dier]

Wow mad dawg! Never been called a babe before. Thanks,You made this old gal feel fine. What a way to start the day. I just hope I can play music another 46 years.
ima

[french guy]

46+46=92
Imapickn , don't worry , Etta Baker have this respectable age and always play , does she ?

[OdnamNool]

Hiya Ima!

My spelunkin' amiga! (Just saw you out there... and thought I'd say "howdy.")

Take care.

[levin4now]

BenE, That's a great photo. Looks professional. (I don't know anything about you - are you a performer and is it a promotional shot?) I'm an amateur photographer, and I think the lighting is great in that shot. And as Scotti said, "nice shirt". http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Coy Wylie]

My favorite part of BenE's photo is the "love-sick" look on his face. He's smitten by the BRW. It's plain to see.

[Bobbie Dier]

Odnamnool,
Howdy back atcha!! Did you decide to go to the festival in Anchorage?

BenE, You do look very snazzy in that shirt.

ima

[Scotti Adams]

..now..come on..I heard Ben W. was giving those shirts away with new orders....I want mine in black..with red roses and white fringe... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[OdnamNool]

Huh? #Ben W? #I thought we were talkin' about Ben E here! #I wonder what the top of his head looks like... #I think he had a fresh haircut for that picture...

Spiffy indeed! #(Just jokin' with ya, Mr. Ben...)

Nope, Ima... #I'm not going. #Lotsa reasons... #I already told you one...quite some time ago...

[OdnamNool]

I never know quite what to say when someone experiences a huge loss or similar painful experiences...

Take care, Scotti.

[Scotti Adams]

....thanks OdnamNool... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[JD Cowles]

after 45 pages and 88000 views, i give you the Pearl Button Ramblers...

[ira]

yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaa!

[mandodude]

Pearl Button Ramblers... PBR...

Mmmmm... PBR...


For some strange reason I'm suddenly very thristy...

[JD Cowles]

mandodude-it seems you have cracked the code...note to self...mandodude knows too much... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[Coy Wylie]

JD, you aren't from West Texas are you?

[mandofiddle]

Hey, JD, is that at the CBMS Kaddy Shack Fundraiser? That you on mando? If so, I picked with ya a bit backstage http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[JD Cowles]

yep-
thats from the CBMS benefit. #that was a fun night. #do you go to any picks regularly on the front range?
jeff

willard-i'm from about as far from west texas as you can get-the bluegrass hills of western new york #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[mandofiddle]

JD, I thought that stage and cowboy hat looked familiar http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif If I remember right you had a nice mando made out of what, cedar? The band is so busy now, that I don't get out to jams much if any due to rehearsals, gigging and booking. We do occasionally have private jams, but that doesn't happen often. We will be having another private jam on May 22nd I believe at my place in Longmont for my son's birthday party though. He's turning 2 and he loves the "mannalin". We'll be doing up some BBQ and whatnot. Would love to have you over to pick...

[mandocaster]

Playing a gig where the rats outnumber the humans by a significant margin - the Last Concert Cafe in Houston.

[Scotti Adams]

..this has always been one of my favorite pics....thats Brian in the middle, my son on the left and myself on the right....oh..if those walls could talk..

[AlanN]

Scotti, what are you holding? I think I know what Brian has.

[Scotti Adams]

..'25 Fern..and a dayam fine one too..thats BRW #20...fresh...

[AlanN]

Boy, that fern looks minty mint.

[bullrun6]

I've been wanting to post this picture for quite a while just been waiting on the paint to dry, that's me with my shirt off and my tater bug in my lap during a break at our local jam session, Ivan (the guy with the quill) is trying to figure out the tab for "Go and fetch yer Coon Dog cause your Blood Hound's bought the farm"

Patreovich.

[mandodude]

Patreovich!... Dude!...

I remember that gig! I was there!

In fact, that's me sittin' next to Ivan there! If I'm lookin' a little red-faced, it's because, as I remember, I was feedin' him the "nasty" lyrics to Go and Fetch your Coon Dog... at the same time he was tabbin' it out! Man, what a hoot that gig was, huh? Best part of the gig, as I recall, was when mandohack showed up with his pink bath robe, his fuzzy white hat, his Ovation mando AND a bad case of acid reflux! Too bad that Ovation didn't make it into the picture... ahhh... errr... that's not it on your lap there, is it, buddy?

Y'know... to this day I still can't get that li'l wisp of hair to keep from fallin' down over the middle of my forehead...

;-)

Nasdrovia!

Alexei Alexeiovich

[mandodude]

Y'know... as I got to lookin' at that ol' picture, I've been sittin' here trying to remember just what it was that Scott was pointing at there in the middle. Then it hit me...

He was pointing at the door and yelling something at me that sounded like, "Don't let it hit you in the....."

...and that was all I could make out over the din...

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[Ted Eschliman]

Always prudent slingin' that Ovation, M'dude...
Nothing yanked me crank more than when they spilled ale on my bathrobe ('cept it was "champagne," not pink).
With my O-bowl, I could smack 'em upside the head, and the dang thing STILL stayed in tune.
Hardly missed a beat midst a Hornpipe...

[Scotti Adams]

Boy, that fern looks minty mint.
..yep..she was/is...one of if not the best Ferns Ive ever played...

[carolynbeth]

bullrun6, great pic! Those outfits, that hair....a jolly-looking bunch, if only they weren't so heavily armed...(bet there weren't any b*njo jokes at this jam)

Mandodude, you should try some hair gel on that. Bangs are sooooooo last century....

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Carolyn

[OdnamNool]

yank me crank upside the head....beat
Wow, mandohack!

You and m'dude have a lot in common! #(gulp...) # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

[Plamen Ivanov]

In fact the content ot the letter, that these guys are writting is pretty funny. It must be available in English somewhere...

[ira]

bullrun is that a freshwater or a midmo?http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[mandodude]

Okay, okay, I tried to resist, but you artsy-fartsy types have forced me to do it. Here's a couple of my girlfriends...........
Heeeeeey...

Didn't I just see them two on TV gettin' married to each other in Boston??





...not that there's anything wrong with that!...


;-)

[GVD]

Didn't I just see them two on TV gettin' married to each other in Boston??

...not that there's anything wrong with that!...

Please cease and desist.

Sincerely,
Grand Poobah
National Assoc. of CRT Cleaners

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[Django Fret]

Best part of the gig, as I recall, was when mandohack showed up with his pink bath robe, his fuzzy white hat, his Ovation mando AND a bad case of acid reflux! #
Mandodude, maybe it was a different gig, but I did some digital enhancements on that picture, I could swear that that bathrobe is either white or grey...

[Ken Berner]

mandopete, I always like to keep abreast of mandolin art. Of course, the fairer sex is even more interesting when holding an instrument and I would prefer the sweet thing on the left to hold mine (a '92 Flatiron F5 Artist, that is). Nice piece, by the way; thanks for sharing with us!

[Ted Eschliman]

Mandodude, maybe it was a different gig, but I did some digital enhancements on that picture, I could swear that that bathrobe is either white or grey...
D. Fret, m' boy... have you NO sense of fashion or color???
According to my Eddie Bauer catalog, that robe is "Heather Ash..."

[JD Cowles]

who passed out there in the bottom left of that picture? must be some powerful rotgut goin round that table...

[mandodude]

...According to my Eddie Bauer catalog, that robe is "Heather Ash..."
Whoa!! This is too weird!!

I used to play in a band with a chick fiddler named Heather Ash!

Hmmmm... wonder whatever happened to ol' Heather?...

[mandodude]

Surely you guys remember Heather Ash... before she worked with me, she used to do a family trio gig with her two older (and MUCH larger!) brothers, Fatt Ash and Lard Ash... they came from down in Central Florida, as I recall... used to bill themselves as the Kissimmee Ash Family Band...



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[Bobbie Dier]

manodude,
That is so funny. ROTFLMASHO

[mandodude]

ROTFLMASHO
ROTFLMASHO??

Touche', dear lady!

;-)

[Django Fret]

they came from down in Central Florida, as I recall... used to bill themselves as the Kissimmee Ash Family Band...
I thought you were just kidding but look what showed up in a Google search...

[mandopete]

I guess I've run afoul of the Mandolin Cafe censors again. #Not really sure why.... # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Hey all,
This message is a slight joke to my brother. In the attempt to slighty remind him of that looooong night. Here is a photo of my brother upon arrival of his new f5 Holoubek Mandolin. He fell in love right away! The funny part is he had to put it right back in the case, cause he needed to get ready for a prom he was taking his gf to that night!!!!! Stinks for him! good for me! When he got home at 4 am, he told me that when he was slow dancing he kept notice himself mimicking a strumming motion behind her back. And could not wait till it was over so he could go and play his new mando. All I have to say is way to go Holoubek!!!!!! Mando vs Girl! Mando wins! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[dixiecreek]

psha! he just needs to find himself a girl who plays mando, and then the kid's got the best of both worlds. problem solved! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

That is very true, I'll have to mention that to him. You know anytone that fits this perfect mold?

Demetrius,

[mandopete]

Man, I thought this thread was going to die out.....

Okay, okay, now I'm fully dressed and here's our latest promo shot. #I split time with the other mando/guitar player so I'm one with the Martin D-18V.

Left to right: Terry O'Brien, Mandopete, Mary Sackman and Alan Ehrlich. #Were called "Stay Tuned"

[dixiecreek]

That is very true, I'll have to mention that to him. You know anytone that fits this perfect mold?
well, I'm a girl who plays mando, but I'm already taken ;) (but I'm sure there's more of us out there! hehe)

[Scotti Adams]

..I like the name of your band Pete...seems Ive heard it somewhere before http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[levin4now]

mandopete, what kind of mando is that your bandmate is holdin'?

[mandopete]

That would be a Gibson F-5. #I don't know all of the details, but Terry had the finish removed from the back of the neck and radius'ed the fingerboard. #It is one the nicest sounding (and now playing) Gibson mandolins I've heard.

[Tom C]

This is one with Barry Mitterhoff and myself this past weekend.

[Tom C]

We were playing Little Rock Getaway. Notice he look of astonishment http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Ken Berner]

mandopete; great picture of the band! Your banjo picker looks a lot like Woodie Guthrie; does he sing, too?

[Jim Hilburn]

I know that banjo picker, although I remember him as more of a guitar player. He's gone to the dark side!
Good guy to have at your gig when the crowd gets rowdy, being an E.R. doc.

[mandopete]

Thanks Ken. I will let Alan know and yes, he does sing (pretty well I might add).

Jim - Alan says to say hello and we'll keep the paddles ready http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Patrick Gunning]

Hey, I heard you guys play at the last Maltby mandopete, and that is one heck of a Collings MF-5 you have. Best one I have ever heard. I would cut off a toe or two for that mandolin. Your banjo player has written some cool songs. Look forward to seeing you next time.

Might as well join in. Here is a pic of me with my Gibson mandocello (well, it's not mine anymore, now it is going to join Mark's Blackface Gibson Collection over in New York).

[Tom C]

Little person or big mando http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Patrick Gunning]

it's just that big

[levin4now]

sweet m'cello. What made you sell it?

[Patrick Gunning]

Well, I really wasn't playing it, and I needed some $, maybe for a mandolin upgrade to compete with my Collings D1A my parents got me for graduation (somehow the old Gibson A just doesn't sound quite as awesome when matched up against that). Plus, I was really using it as an octave mandolin, but my dad got a Flatiron bouzouki that sounded better for that purpose (and now I am stealing it mercilessly). I hated to part with it, it really was a good one. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

Ok, this is actually a Collings D-1S, but I do have a Collings mandolin just in the other room!

[Patrick Gunning]

but man, I thought only a Gibson was good enough for you http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

Sometimes good enough just won't do. In all fairness to Gibson, I do have one of their Fern mandos and a Granada 5-string. Am also looking at Master models.

[mandopete]

Hey, I heard you guys play at the last Maltby mandopete, and that is one heck of a Collings MF-5 you have. Best one I have ever heard. I would cut off a toe or two for that mandolin. Your banjo player has written some cool songs. Look forward to seeing you next time.

Might as well join in. Here is a pic of me with my Gibson mandocello (well, it's not mine anymore, now it is going to join Mark's Blackface Gibson Collection over in New York).
Patrick,

Sorry I missed you, next time come up and shake and howdy! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

You going to Darrington?

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

I realize you weren't talking to me, MandoPete, but I'm going to Darrington. I'll be the mando player for New South Fork. Say howdy if ya get a chance.

[mandopete]

That's very cool. I will!

We're playing the open mic on Sunday morning at 9:00AM. I suspect we won't have too many listeners at that hour http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Patrick Gunning]

Yeah, I will be there. Look forward to hearing you guys again. I will have to track you down and maybe pick a few notes on that collings if you wouldn't mind. This year I am throwing the canopy on the old truck and camping out in the back. Bluegrass and sleep do not mix well, but that's the idea right?

[mandopete]

Amen to that Brother! I'm going in style this year as I bought a brand new Coleman folding trailer.

So Mr. Only A Gibson.....will you be playing the Smart, the Collings or the Gibson mando?

(I own Smart, Collings and Flatiron F-5's and a Fletcher Brock A style)

[Hoovetone]

Here is a fun one. My grandson and I.

[onlyagibsonisgoodenuff]

So Mr. Only A Gibson.....will you be playing the Smart, the Collings or the Gibson mando?
Yup, all of the above. Though I think we only play two sets, maybe I'll have to break a string during one set!

[mandopete]

Is that a Lloyd Loar ukulele?

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[ira]

lettin me harp do the talking!

[levin4now]

Is that your first picture of yourself on this site? Glad we could get a good look at you and your mando. (maybe make it bigger?)

[ira]

thanks for the interest, no if you check back i posted a bunch earlier in this thread. this link http://www.kennaquhair.com/sn174/ will take you to the luthier's pics of the mando. it has really opened up recently- you can go to nossongs@agreatserver.com to hear a bunch of song clips (although the studio stuff is cleaner, i love the live page).
everytime i try to post a pic it seems to big. wish i could make one bigger, but here is another try with a somwhat more clear picture of my sunshine daydream!

[ira]

dig that wide neck! oh so nice for my little sausage fingers and their quest not to mute strings when chording. took a while to work on double stop tremolos (still a bit of a battle- but coming along) but generally it is a blessing. fat frets, radiused fret board , mcintyre feather, newell tailpiece, real ivory (recycled piano keys) for inlays, and about as customed as you can get-, she sounds as sweet as sugar!

[mandopete]

Really cool shoes that used to belong to Ben Franklin - $55

Nice striped leggings - 25$

Ebeneezer Scrooge Nite-Cap - $30

Cheap tater-bug mandolin on eBAY - $200

Getting your postcard on the Mandolin Cafe - PRICELESS!

Now is it just my imagination or does this fellow bear more than a passing resemblance to Mandohack?

[OdnamNool]

This is the postcard that jumped out at me, too! Man, I thought... those are some snazzy socks and shoes! What size shoe do you wear, mandohack? Wanna sell 'em? Will ya throw in the socks?

[Scotti Adams]

..heres one of myself and our bass player a couple of weeks ago..

[mandopete]

Bluegrass with drrums! For shame, for shame!

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[Scotti Adams]

..nope..those drums werent ours..thats when we opened up for country mega-star Joe Nichols and David Frizzel a couple of weeks ago...

[mandopete]

Still looks like an electric bass to me #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Scotti Adams]

..right you are Pete...and its sounds sooooo good.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[GVD]

"country mega-star Joe Nichols"

Who dat???

GVD

[Ken Berner]

David Frizzel? Lefty's son? Was he in the company of Shelley West (the fox)? Did they sing, "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino" and that other hit song about thanking God for making Oklahoma (ugh)? That stuff takes me back almost 25 years!

[Terrapin Station]

i think i attatched a pic on here, not sure if i did it right. yes im playing a rogue, hopefully if i get some money that will change.

[Scotti Adams]

David Frizzel? Lefty's son? Was he in the company of Shelley West (the fox)? Did they sing, "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino" and that other hit song about thanking God for making Oklahoma (ugh)? That stuff takes me back almost 25 years!
..Ken..Shelly West died years ago... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Fuzzyway]

Scottie,

Are you sure that wasn't Shelly's mother Dottie that died years ago?

fuzzy

[mandofiddle]

Here's one from the beginning of the month.

Out to Lunch Series, Boulder, CO.

[Scotti Adams]

Scottie,

Are you sure that wasn't Shelly's mother Dottie that died years ago?

fuzzy
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[Ken Berner]

Scotti, talk about brain ##### . . . . the song I was thinking about a while back was "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma". I've had that tune bouncing around in my head for a week and just remembered the title. I hope that you live as long as I have so you can experience these marvelous "senior moments".

[Scotti Adams]

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif to Ken

[mad dawg]

Mandofiddle: where is the Out To Lunch series held; on the Pearl Street Mall perhaps? (I used to work for IBM, and loved visiting Boulder.)

[mandopete]

I used to work for IBM
Doesn't that stand for "I've Been Moved" ?

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Hey Mandofiddle...looks like your fiddler missed the band meeting, eh?

brother an myself

[STLmandoteacher]

Me at a hotel festival last year:
http://stlcomics.com/pictures/james.jpg

[STLmandoteacher]

On stage in Hannibal, MO:
http://stlcomics.com/pictures/jamesstevejack.jpg

[mandofiddle]

Hey Mad Dawg, yap, on the Pearl Street Mall. Right in front of Gotham City, oh, I mean the Courthouse http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Here's our latest promo shot. We just swapped out guitar players, and I think we finally have "the lineup". You know, that group of people where everything just clicks, personalities, work ethic, playing, skills, etc. Life is good!

[delsbrother]

Are you are outstanding in your field?

[mandopete]

What happened to the shorts. I liked that look!

[TheNaivePicker]

..oo check out all the pretty people.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[grandmainger]

Me, just hatching...

http://www.grandmainger.com/germain_egg.jpg

Well... I am French you see... and Frogs are not born, they hatch... #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
... and have no belly buttons ! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[mad dawg]

...and (French) have no belly buttons
OK, now you're creeping me out. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[kvk]

http://users.rcn.com/kvk/mak/mak_ski.jpg

Well not me. My kid 1.5 years ago when he was 18 months old out playing in the yard on his 'keeze. Gotta love New England winters.

-Ken

[Rich]

Here's Super Grover playing my Triggs mandolin. #I've decided that mandolin music it to Grover what spinach is to Poppie, so keep that picking going and Super Grover will keep on groovin'! #[/IMG] http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

http://www.t-band.com/_webimages/Groover.jpg

[ira]

aaaah cartoon characters that should play mando- now there is a topic. they have to be cool! modern cartoon mando players- gary the snail on spongebob (hey in one episode he taught spongebob how to tie his shoes- why not play the mando!):D

[CapnScarlett]

Hope this works

[Tim Saxton]

Me and one of my heros!

Tim Saxton http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Tim Saxton]

And another hero

Tim http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[mandopete]

Hey Tim , is that the Tractor Tavern?

Random Hippie Sanding...Indeed!

[mandopete]

Is that a tie wrap ?

[Tim Saxton]

Pete,

Yes, That is the Tractor and also the Church in Tacoma.
Thanks for the thread. This has been my favorite one there is at the Cafe.

Tim Saxton

[mad dawg]

Don't talk to me about American gibberish...you with your ring-dum-a-doos, your mushes, your too-rah-loo-rahs, your whacks and your fal-de-rahs.
CapnScarlett: I don't recognize your closing quote, but it reads like Kerouac. What work is it from?

[CapnScarlett]

Mad Dawg, I really don't know where it's from originally; I heard it from a friend who'd seen it somewhere and I thought it was hilarious. If you find out, let me know!

Kate

[mandopete]

Yes, That is the Tractor
How was that gig, I have not heard any reports. My thought was the room would be too crowded so I opted to stay home.

You gonna be up at Darrington this year?

[mandopete]

Thanks for the thread. This has been my favorite one there is at the Cafe.
Less than 1,000 more views to hit 100,000

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[Tim Saxton]

Straying from the topic here for a moment.

Pete,

The shows sere great. Both nights were very different. The first night the crowd was very energetic and loud etc. The band did 2 very long encores. The first one was 5 songs and the second was 4. The band seemed very charged up to be back in Seattle. They really poured themselves in to the set. Great song selections. All this and the was seating for nearly every one. The second night was completely different. The crowd and band did not seem to have near the same amount of energy as the night before. With no seats it took on a "Bar" atmosphere. A lot of people were boozing heavy. The set list consisted of a few more slower selections and waltzes. Del blew a few vocal lines and really murdered on song. A LOT of new stuff and quite a bit of the old as well. Ronnie was in very fine form. Jason did not sing and really wished he had http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif All in all a great couple of shows

[mandopete]

Tim - thanks for the review. I would have thought it would have been the other way around (more energy for the chair-less show). Hoodathunk?

[kvk]

Is that a tie wrap ?
Nope, those are 'Kidz Skis'. They strap on to boots. They're good for kids from about 1-2.5 at which point they should move to real ski boots, and skis with bindings. From 1-3, the strap on skis are just for fun in the yard. You pull the kid around and give him the feeling of sliding.

[mandopete]

Thanks for the thread. This has been my favorite one there is at the Cafe.
Less than 1,000 more views to hit 100,000

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Now less than 500 to go!

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[Django Fret]

Thanks for the thread. This has been my favorite one there is at the Cafe.
Less than 1,000 more views to hit 100,000

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Now less than 500 to go!

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Mandopete, do you know if anything special is being planned to celebrate the big milestone?

[OdnamNool]

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Mandopete, do you know if anything special is being planned to celebrate the big milestone?[/QUOTE]
BEBARE, Django Fret! #By golly, BEWARE!

WATCH OUT for mysterious people "talking on their cell phones" next time yer at the spa... (psssst...it's actually mandopete, secretely taking your picture in order to post it on this here thread!) #That's the special celebration plan!

Says he wants to get the views up to 200,000 quick!

[Django Fret]

To our Café member named Mandopete,
Congratulations on this incredible feat!
I just have to say,
Views over 100 K,
The response to a thread is quite neat.

[Django Fret]

WATCH OUT for mysterious people "talking on their cell phones" next time yer at the spa... (psssst...it's actually mandopete, secretely taking your picture in order to post it on this here thread!) #That's the special celebration plan!

Says he wants to get the views up to 200,000 quick!
Odnam, you mean like this one?

[mandopete]

Wow, we've finally hit the 100K mark - whodathunk?

We'll here's one right hot of the press. #This was our 9:00AM performance on the open mic on Sunday at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival. #If you're really bored you can search this thread and see a similar picture from last year. #Only difference was this year I went to band meeting (an inside joke).

[OdnamNool]

Odnam, you mean like this one?
a-thump-thump-thumpity-thump-thump-bump-hump-thadump, thuhdump, thuhdump, thumpitty-thump-thump...

Be still, my heart...

[kvk]

Hey, git outa my case!! http://users.rcn.com/kvk/mak/IMGP0372a.JPG

Really, I didn't pose my son in the case. He just parked there while I was pickin'. Sometimes, he fills my case with his toys while I'm playing. This time he just decided to park himself in it.

-Ken

[Kent Barnes]

I guess that's better than filling the case with something else (diapers and that sitting position gave me that mental picture)
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[Scott Tichenor]

This is only the second time I've ever posted a picture of myself on the web.

I think.

[mandoryan]

Reminds me of Wilson on Home Improvement http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
It must be hard choosing which mandolin to play...the Nuggets,the Fern, the Brentrup, the Collings....choices,choices!

[mad dawg]

t must be hard choosing which mandolin to play...the Nuggets,the Fern, the Brentrup, the Collings....choices,choices!
Someday I can only hope to have just half of Scott's problems!

[Rob Powell]

Don't talk to me about American gibberish...you with your ring-dum-a-doos, your mushes, your too-rah-loo-rahs, your whacks and your fal-de-rahs.

Sounds like Monty Python to me http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[mandopete]

This is only the second time I've ever posted a picture of myself on the web.

I think.
You mean on purpose, don't you?

[David Horovitz]

My 3-week old daughter fits perfectly in my mandolin case. At least I got to take the mando out of its case for a while, something I haven't been able to do very much since she arrived. #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[ira]

she is gorgeous! (mando looks good too).

[carolynbeth]

What a cutie...Congratulations!

Carolyn

[Bluegrasstjej]

Lovely picture!!!!!!!

[psann]

Hope the huggies are working. What a doll. A real cutie.

[mandoJeremy]

No offense intended at all but I think all babies look like Yoda! Well, maybe yours doesn't but most do!

[mandopete]

........yeah, and how about that scroll?

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[mandoJeremy]

That particular scroll is quite spectacular mandopete! How about that fine birthday suit?http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[dixiecreek]

David- congratulations!! She's absolutely precious!!!! Hey maybe if she's ever a mandolin player herself, and she records a CD, that can be on the cover. ;-)

[mandonewbie]

...Bike trip across the Smoky Mountains.......Didn't have my mando with me that day.

[PhilGE]

And here's another baby in a case photo - taken a few weeks ago. Daughter loves music and will pluck at strings of my mando if held nearby...
She's actually about 20 weeks old - was born underweight (2 lbs, 10 oz.) and 6.5 weeks early due to blood flow restriction in umbilical cord. Growing and developing well, despite the challenges of Down Syndrome as well. DavidH, play waltzes to her at "bedtime" - a time for you to play and help your daughter as well. Been doing this for my son for years now - he still asks me to play before bed.

[David Horovitz]

That's a good idea PhilGE. I need to work on waltzes (and lullabies). I've already been playing mandolin a lot for my son when he's in the bath (Over The Waterfall, Salt Creek, etc), keeping a safe distance, of course #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[wannabethile]

i just taught myself "rock-a-bye baby" on the mando. its silly, i know, but its still kinda a relaxing song to listen to. hehehe

[TommyK]

"...I haven't been able to do very much since she arrived. #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif "
A bit of fatherly advice. You better take it out and play it for her as much as you can before the GODLESS Rock and roll hits her ears.
Us fathers have to take FAIR advantage of being a dad whenever we can.

We need to...
take Naps ........ for the baby
Read kids books ........ for the baby
PLAY YOUR MANDO ........ for the baby
Watch cartoons ........ for the baby.
The list goes
on and on ........ for the baby.
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Seriously, though, take the mando out for the baby's sake.

One last bit of fatherly advice. Buy two bottles of Anbesol. One for the diaper bag and one for the mando case. DO NOT TELL MOMMY ABOUT THE ONE IN THE MANDO CASE!
When she starts to teethe and Mommy is on a girls night out you will want to have bottle handy where YOU CAN FIND IT! The one in the diaper bag most assuredly won't be there.
I speak from experience.
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[anbjorn]

I'm new here and have enjoyed reading the forum for some weeks now. I'm not yet a mandolin player, but waiting for a low-budged mando ordered and set-up in the US to arrive in some days. The rest of the band I'm in can't wait for the mando to arrive, which hopefully will fit right into our concept, but I try to make them understand that I need time to learn to play the thing as well http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif Thank's for all the good posts in the forum I've read until now!
http://people.opera.com/anbjorn/static/anbjorn.jpg

[dwmand]

I had a photoshoot for the new CD and brought my toys in...

Dwight
www.dwightmark.com

[levin4now]

I couldn't bear to see this topic roll of the first page....it's always interesting to see pictures of new members, and to see what old-er members are up to. I mean, doesn't scotti have a new picture to share with us? you've shown us pics with bill monroe, maybe even Frank Wakefield, I can't remember. How about one with..........Tim O'brien? (for example..)

[mandopete]

I'll bite........

Here is the most recent self portrait.

[mad dawg]

Pete -- so this latest shot was actually a watercolor? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandopete]

Yeah, it rains a bit up here in the Pacific Northwest!

[jessboo]

ok http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[delsbrother]

I dunno - I don't like the way that dobro player is eyein' you guys.. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[mandopete]

The "exit" door appears to be strategically located as well.

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[mandofiddle]

That way no one can leave during the performance http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[John Bertotti]

I don't know but it looks more like a dobro, banjo clash. John

[jessboo]

It was more like my No dot mandolin that Dale doesn't like kept walking all over them. Maybe that's why Linda kept telling me I was playing to loud? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif