Motivational posters

[Magnus Geijer]

How about some mandolin-related motivational posters? I've seeen these on just about all the boards I frequent except for this one, and they're something of a guilty pleasure of mine. Plenty of free software out there for quick ways of making them, too.

I'll start it off.

/Magnus

[thesubliminalman]

[OKMike]

Magnus,

Those are awesome looking mando's, who is the builder?

Mike

[HddnKat]

I can sure relate to this one - although in my case it's 26 strings.

[John Flynn]

I love those posters!!! So what software do you guys use to to make them?

[thesubliminalman]

software schmoftware, I just googled up "motivational poster maker"

[MikeEdgerton]

We don't need no stinking special software....

[thesubliminalman]

[Bill Snyder]

Magnus,

Those are awesome looking mando's, who is the builder?

Mike

He is.

[MikeEdgerton]

There is way too much fun in this

[MikeEdgerton]

Sleep.... I need sleep......

[j. condino]

I saw Michael Hedges play half a set of incredible solo guitar with his legs crossed behind the back of his head like that in a yoga pose.

j.
www.condino.com

[Russ Partain]

Mike, Monroe did have one in his band, early on. I believe it was played by Sally Ann Forrester, the wife of the fiddle player Howdy Forrester. Go back and listen to the original recording of The Rocky Road Blues. You know the one that had the beat that Bill Haley used on Rock Around the Clock. You will definetly find the Accordian. As for me, I am no big fan of it. It just don't fit the traditional mold of Lester, Earl, Bill, Chubby and Cedric Rainwater. That is what I like, Althought I am not the Bluegrass Police. I like what I like. FOR ME, the accordian at no part of nothing, except Polka and Tex Mex. YOMV. I appreciate the players talent, but I like the traditional stuff. It just aint for me!

[mandomania7923]

Does this count as motivation?

[grassrootphilosopher]

There is way too much fun in this

But Monroe had one in the band as we all know. He probably was unable to find another player like Wylene when she left with Howdy and went back to Texas (?).

[swampstomper]

But Monroe had one in the band as we all know. He probably was unable to find another player like Wylene when she left with Howdy and went back to Texas (?).

No, I think it was more than Monroe wanted a girl singer during the war years, and/or was doing a favour for Howdy when he got drafted. Keep an eye on his wife and bring some money in. According to "Can't you hear me calling?" Monroe was quite protective of women married to his band members. He fished in other waters... Body and Soul!

Sorry, I have no motivational posters.

[grassrootphilosopher]

No, I think it was more than Monroe wanted a girl singer during the war years, and/or was doing a favour for Howdy when he got drafted. Keep an eye on his wife and bring some money in. According to "Can't you hear me calling?" Monroe was quite protective of women married to his band members. He fished in other waters... Body and Soul!

Sorry, I have no motivational posters.

I know, I know and you´re right. I just wanted to rub Mike Edgerton a little bit. I also wanted to make fun of the paradigma that women can´t sing/play bluegrass.

Oh, and I don´t have any poster´s either.

[man dough nollij]

[Ted Eschliman]

This is just way too much fun!


http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php

[Ted Eschliman]

I just can't stop!

[MikeEdgerton]

Hmmm, did Bill have one of these in his band? Listen closely to his early recordings.

[MikeEdgerton]

One for Spruce

[JeffD]

FOR ME, the accordian at no part of nothing, except Polka and Tex Mex. !

I suspect that my taste is affected by the dearth of great or even good accordion players to which I have been exposed.

I sometimes wonder, if Monroe had kept the accordion on, would it have become so standard that we would now see a BG band as incomplete without one? Would the model of accordion in the band become iconic, and so sought after as to raise accordion prices into the hundred of thousands of dollars?


I was recently surprized to see how popular and cool accordion is among a group of Mexican youngsters I recently met. They were standing around playing "air accordion"!

[MikeEdgerton]

I've been exposed to some great bagpipe players.

[Skip Kelley]

These posters are great!! Keep them coming!