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Apparently, that miner didn't know "Ya didn't give no 'lip' ta Big John." :)

Is it "Big, Bad John" by Jimmy Dean?

I feel like the old guy who gets on the 6 o'clock news and admits he was swindled by a con artist. It feels both liberating and embarassing at the same time. So,yes, I believed. Do I have to hold my questions until the end of the thread?

Every coin has two sides. Remember when VeePee recorded a recitation of "The Touch of the Masters' Hand"? Heck, I think Socks probably PLAYED on that album. The old violin seemed worthless until "The Master" picked it up and displayed its true worth. Of course, the poem is really about Gods' relationship with his children but HEY, this is "Guitar Talk" My hands are fairly small(not for my overall build, but for the general construction of instruments in general). That's why a short scale(distance from nut to bridge) seems to work better for me. I think this is something that bass players are more cognizant of than guitar players. Those big 36 inch 6 string jobs are way beyond my range of comfort. Now when it comes to pure sound, I think that is why harmonica players are so resistant to try "high tech" devises. I saw a guy last summer named Bill Miller(stage name: Mr. Stress) who has been around for probably about 40 years. He was using a POD and getting all kinds of cool effects. He was playing in a biker bar if that lends any insight to the discussion. He told me that the special effects seem to be what the patrons seem to want and who is he to argue with the customer. He was a very cordial guy. Now the other side of the coin. It seems to help me to get a new gizmo or gadget from time to time(like a pedal or modeler) to keep me "inspired" to stick with the music and not drift away. There is always a fine line to walk between personal ability and constraints of the instrument. Maybe that's what keeps playing music such an invigorating and rewarding endeavor.

dmiller "Nothing but net" = " Put a biscuit in the basket".

Thanx for that cool info on the Martin family of guitars. While we're on the subject of "famous" guitars, how about the Gibson L-5 archtop? Mother Maybelle Carter bought hers new in 1928 and used it for the rest of her life. Not only was lots of musical history made with that guitar, lots of musical history was INSPIRED with that guitar. It sold recently for something like half a million bucks and if I remember correctly was then donated to The Country Music Hall of Fame. I'm not completely certain on those facts but verifying them is half the fun. I wonder if my old Kay would be worth anything if I still had it? "$5.00 once, $5.00 twice---------Sold to the man in the purple buckskin jacket."

"Bloviating"? :blink: Branch Meeting Refers to a juncture in the tree that is also known as a "crotch".

AHH!-- Those epic movies and the memories they evoke, When Dr. Zhivago came out, I was dating a young lady who was still living at home. Her parents were inordinately preoccupied with knowing her whereabouts. When we needed some "time alone", we would go to see yet another late night showing of Dr. Zhivago. I probably hold the World record for seeing Dr. Z. more times than anyone who never actually saw it.

Eli Stanley Jones(1884-1973) Sometimes called the "Billy Graham of India" Wrote many books and devotionals among which were: Christ and Human Suffering(1933) Victorious Living(1936) Abundant Living(1942)*** How to Pray(1943) and---------drum roll,please. ----------------------------- The Way(1946)*** One of his more famous quotes is:----------- "Fear is sand in the machinery of life." Ever heard that one before?

Scream obscenities? NAH! Wouldn't want to jeopardize my chances for The Lady Bing!

Hey!!! How about them Blue Jackets!!! OK ------I'm from Cleveland. I've learned to live long term disappointment. As they say in Cleveland(and Columbus):"There's always next season." Yeah. Riiiight! Ditto on the 5 hole.

WG I can understand your husbands' frustration with that incident. He put a lot of heart and soul into everything he did there. His hard work seemed to be underappreciated except at dinner when everyone was thankful for the food that somehow"magically" appeared before our eyes. :) And yes, I think you are correct about the winter before the blizzard. I think in some ways it was actually worse because the sub-zero temps seemed to last forever. We had plenty of snow that year as well but it stretched out over the whole winter rather than blowing in all at once with gale force winds. Hope you start feeling better. Didn't they teach us something about eating raw potatoes for a cold? Never tried it myself. Well, got to go. My grandson Cletus(that's his name) dared his brother Cleophus(the ornery one) to stick his tongue on the flagpole. 'Spose I should leave him there awhile to teach him a lesson?

"Knowing this one will tell a lot about you." You can say THAT again!!

WOW "Ambassador" A high mileage, used car originally manufactured by American Motors which served a brief tour of duty at the hands of Way "missionaries" before making the final journey to scrap metal heaven. Scrapyards across the land made room for them by casting out Dodge "Demons".

I always thought it refered to a hit of "smack". Maybe I'm confusing it with "Spoonful". Old age setting in I suppose.

papa gee-----Yep! My reference was indeed to "The Mistake by the Lake". I still kinda miss the place even though I've been gone for over 30 years. When it used to snow like this in Cleveland, people would look out the window and say "Huh! Looks like it snowed a bit" Welcome to The Cafe!!

Rats eat snow? We could use a few in Tomato Town. :blink:

Yep!----Spent my first 25 years on the banks of "The Burning River" before becoming a "Flavor" of Ohio back in '75. (currently residing in "The Birthplace of the tomato") Were you still around for the blizzard of '78? That was one mean dog!

-------------- -------- "Jaberwocky" by Lewis Carroll(from the novel "Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found") Twas brillig, and the slither toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe All wimsy were the borgroves And the mome raths outgrabe "Beware the Jabberwock, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!" Etc. Etc. Etc. This poem is often used as a teaching tool in understanding context.

Cowgirl Is the one you are looking for the version by Oliver? It is from the movie"The Prime of Miss Jean Brody"(1969) starring Maggie Smith. Oliver sang this for the movie as well as for release as a record(if I remember correctly.) Has anyone mentioned "Trust in Me" by Etta James? That's another great oldie love song. Also: Could it be a version by Rod McKuen you are looking for? He wrote the song.

Ain't that what it's really all about? :)

A La RE: King Crimson ---Here is a snippet of lyrics from "Prince Rupert Awakes" ( Sinfield/Fripp) from their "Lizard" album(Vocals on this one were guested by Jon Anderson of YES): Farewell the temple masters' bells His kiosk and his black worm seed Courtship solely of his word With Eden guaranteed For now Prince Ruperts' tears of glass Make saphron sabath eyelids bleed Scar the sacred tablet wax On which the lizards feed. King Crimson as well as The Moody Blues were pioneers in their use of what, at that time, was a new and revolutionary instrument called the Mellotron. This was a keyboard that resembled an organ. Each key activated a prerecorded tape of an actual instrument. The tapes were interchangable and typically displayed strings and other voices associated with a symphony. You could hit the middle C key and hear a recording of an actual violin playing a C, for example. Their albums were meant to be listened to in entirety much like a symphony. The Moody Blues actually used The London Symphony Orchestra for their first venture into this type of music and then switched to Mellotron. If for no other reason, listening to these two groups is a tremendous history lesson in how music made a seemingly quantum leap from past to present.

"Boudreau the nutria rat"

OK I broke down and Googled it. I had to go back 2 pages to find the version I remember so well from high school. I had to go back 5 pages to find the original. I had no idea it had been covered so many times and by such prominent artists. Great tune!---Did anyone post this on Cowgirls' "Romantic Songs" thread?

Holy cow! I can hear that song plain as day. I can even sing the next verse in my mind. I just can't get the title and artist to appear.