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  1. Rick;

    You got yourself in a jam now not knowing or forgetting about Chat Kat's sister Josie :asdf::nono5:

    Meanwhile back at the ranch. Moony and I still looking for our Fl.home.Thought we had one nailed down but after having inspection done it turned out to be a dud. :blink:

  2. Hey J R I don't need any puple pills but if you have a bag of salt peter to help slow me down some that sure might come in handy.

    OK you niners that think pot is the deviner here's lyrics from a song I do in my show from time to time.

    Wildwood Weeds

    Them there weeds use to grow wild in our yard back home

    Never did know what they was called just never gave it much thought

    Til one day I was out in the yard a talking to a bunch of friends mine

    I reached down for one of them weeds to chew on

    Next thing I knew I was on a trip and everybody was gone

    When I came to my brother Bill was standing over me

    A asking me what is the matter with you eyes

    Told him they got glassy from chewin? on them weeds :

    So he figured that he'd give them weeds a try

    We spent the rest of that day and night lookin' for my brother Bill

    Then we seen him up yonder singing Achkey Breaky Heart

    On top of the windmill

    Well sir weren't long before word got round about them cute little weeds

    I mean to tell ya! there was people coming from miles around

    When they got to our place they was all bent of a shape about life

    But when's they left every last one of em'

    Was a wearin?a big ole smile

    One day some old boys from Washington DC dropped by

    When they seen them weeds they turned white as a sheet

    They went out in our yard and dug up weeds and burned weeds

    Til they had killed ever last one of them happy go lucky weeds

    Then them boys gave us a lecture about how them weeds was against the law

    They got in their cars and went driving off we just stood their a waving

    Saying you alls welcome to come back you hear

    ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, While we was a setting .....ON A SACK OF SEEDS :wink2::wink2: :

  3. Geez I just figured out how many of you nine all the time corps I have close ties with

    You all sure do a good job of keeping tabs on eadh other .

    John R.you and Hope have an open invite to attend my final walk down the aisle.I will touch base with you later on to give you directions to this momentous event .

    By the way April 9 is the Tn. hillbilly's smoked a joint with the beatles Birthday so be prepared for the english invasion.

    Excie you are invited too if you think you could stand putting up with the two good old boys that got born again that don't do the wild and crazy things we did way back than. Well you know that' a lie :biglaugh:

    Moony yes please win the lotto cause we need to buy a two million dollar mansion down there and retire to you know where ?

    You niners take care and keep on having fun

    Say could I become a adopted member of the big 9 ? I do have some qualifcations as a coped out member of family corps 4. Does that coiunt ? :unsure:

    Ted F. :wave: :

  4. Well gee whiz I was talking about asking for service at a

    1.Bar

    2.Shoe Store

    3.Nurse

    4 Sears

    5 Bank Teller

    6,Home Depot

    and last but not least

    7.DENNYS

  5. Hymns for Everyday Life

    The Dentist's Hymn - "Crown Him with Many Crowns"

    The TV Weatherman's Hymn - "There Shall be Showers of Blessing"

    The Contractor's Hymn - "The Church's one Foundation"

    The Tailor's Hymn - "Holy, Holy, Holy"

    The Golfer's Hymn - "There is a Green Hill Far Away"

    The Politician's Hymn - "Standing on the Promises"

    The Optometrist's Hymn - "Open Mine Eyes that I Might See"

    The IRS Hymn - "All to Thee"

    The Gossiper's Hymn - "Pass it On"

    The Electrician's Hymn - "Send the Light"

    The Shopper's Hymn - "Sweet by and by" :who_me::who_me:

  6. Musical Terms Commonly Misunderstood by Country & Western Musicians with Their Translated "Country" Definitions

    * 12 Tone Scale: The thing the State Police weigh your tractor trailor truck with.

    * A 440: The highway that runs around Nashville.

    * Aeolian Mode: How you like Mama's cherry pie.

    * Altos: Not to be confused with "Tom's toes," "Bubba's toes" or "Dori-toes."

    * Arpeggio: "Ain't he that storybook kid with the big nose that grows?"

    * Bach Chorale: The place behind the barn where you keep the horses.

    * Bass: The things you run around in Softball.

    * Bassoon: Typical response when asked what you hope to catch and when.

    * Big Band: When the bar pays enough to bring two banjo players.

    * Bossa Nova: The car your foreman drives.

    * Cadenza: The ugly thing your wife always vacuums dog hair off when company comes.

    * Cello: The proper way to answer the phone.

    * Clarinet: Name for your second daughter if you've already used Betty Jo.

    * Clef: What you try to never fall off of.

    * Bass Clef: Where you wind up if you do fall off.

    * Conductor: The man who punches your ticket to Birmingham.

    * Cut Time: Parole.

    * Cymbal: What they use on deer-crossing signs so you know what to sight-in your pistol with.

    * Diminished 5th: An empty bottle of Jack Daniels.

    * 1st Inversion: Grandpa's battle group at Normandy.

    * Major Scale: What you say after chasing wild game up a mountain; "Whew!" That was a major scale!"

    * Melodic Min.: Loretta Lynn's singing dad.

    * Minor 3rd: Your approximate age & grade at the completion of formal schooling.

    * Order of Sharps: What a wimp gets at the bar.

    * Passing Tone: Frequently heard near the baked beans at family barbecues.

    * Perfect 5th: A full bottle of Jack Daniels.

    * Perfect Pitch: The smooth coating on a freshly paved road.

    * Pianissimo: "Refill this beer bottle."

    * Portamento: A foreign country you've always wanted to see.

    * 1/4 tone: What most standard pickups can haul.

    * Relative Major: An uncle in the Marine Corps.

    * Relative Minor: A girlfriend.

    * Repeat: What you do until they just expel you.

    * Ritard: There's one in every family.

    * Sonata: What you get from a bad cold or hay fever.

    * Staccato: How you did all your ceilings in your mobile home.

    * Tempo: Good choice for a used car.

    * Time Signature: What you need from your boss if your forget to clock in.

    * Transpositions: Men who wear dresses.

    * Treble: Women ain't nothin' but.

    * Tuba: A compound word: "Hey, woman! Fetch me another tuba Bryll Cream!"

    * Whole Note: What's due after failing to pay the mortgage for a year.

  7. David ;

    So many pf the banjo jokes are from jazz musicians that have tunnel vision to them the banjo does not belong with their music so they put the banjp down.Guess they don't recall that early jazz bands alwaya had a tenor banjo player. Stll love that dixieland sound with a thumpin' tenor banjo

    Once in Seattle I heard a jazz group that was playing all the old jazz standards and the instrumentation was

    1.Stand Up Bass

    2.Drums

    3.Piano

    4.Auto Harp that the player used a different tuning for and he doubled on a 12 string guitar

    5 And a five string banjo player and man could that cat wail . Knocked me out

    I will never forget the sound they had... it was something else.

    Talk about good five string pickers my friend Randy Debruhl is one of the best and by the way he's still pickin' and grinnin'

  8. Shell I've ordered a lot of things from this company and they are a good outfit Here is a price for a trumpet and a cornet .To see pictures and etc.go to ..musiciansfriend.com and bring up page for band instruments ..brass

    [Group Shot]

    Kohlert 410L Trumpet

    The Kohlert 410L Trumpet is in the key of Bb. 5" bell, adjustable 3rd valve slide with finger ring, nickel double water keys, brass lacquer finish....

    Our Price: $199.99 List Price: $399.99

    Rating: [Overall: 9.29]

    [(main)]

    EM Winston Cornet

    Key of Bb. Perfect for the budding student, with a shepherd's crook style, .445" bore, excellent response, and precision-crafted valves. Great looks...

    Our Price: $419.99 List Price: $650.00

    Rating: [Overall: 9.00]

  9. Ok Shell good luck and happy cornet hunting .

    New or Used

    Frankly, buying a new trumpet or cornet is very costly, especially if you're not sure that the student will stick with it. When you buy a new instrument, which may range from 500 to 1000 dollars for a "beginners's instrument," you are assured of a playable instrument that usually has some type of warranty. Many music stores also may have a rent-to-own plan that may be worthwhile to look into. On the average though, it is usually a good idea to either borrow an instrument from a friend who has quit playing or buy a used trumpet.

    When buying used trumpets, check with your director to see if there are any students who have dropped out of the class who might sell their trumpet. This way, the director can tell you if the instrument is in good shape. If there are no instruments available in this fashion, local pawn shops might be a good idea to look into, but you should be prepared and know what to look for when you walk in the door. You should bring with you a bottle of valve oil and slide grease to check everything out. First, inspect the quality of the brass. Are there many dents? A few are fine, but make sure that the bell, leadpipe and valve casings are free from any major dents. Small dents are fine, but large ones will noticeably make the instrument sound different. Next, oil the valves, as outlined in Trumpet Maintenance. After oiling, make sure that all of the valves are free flowing, and that there is no friction. If there is any, don't bother with the instrument, because repairing it will probably cost as much as the instrument. Next, make sure that all of the slides can move. If some don't want to come out, apply some slide grease and a little pressure. It's usually OK if the slides are tight, but they must be able to move. (One exception is the third valve, which should move easily). Check to make sure that there is a finger ring on the third valve slide that allows the player to put his or her third finger in to adjust the slide while playing. At this point, the condition of the finish isn't essential--it is more for looks than anything else. Very little difference can be heard in the sound quality between a good finish and a poor one. Make sure that all of the soldered joints still are soldered, and have not broken free. Finally, make sure that the instrument fits well in the musician's hands. Make sure that he or she can reach everything, and move the valves with ease. As far as price goes, a good used trumpet can be found for between $150 and $250. For anything less than that price range, double check the instument. Good deals can be found, but that can often signal that something is wrong.

  10. The Cornet

    [a cornet]

    vs.

    [a trumpet]

    The Trumpet

    As far as written music is concerned, the trumpet and cornet are interchangeable. They play in the same key, and usually play identical parts. Often composers, such as Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov, Vaughan-Williams, and Tchaikovsky, wish to assign separate trumpet and cornet parts in their music (usually three cornet parts and two trumpet parts) in order to display the different characteristics of each instrument. This does not mean that these parts must be played on these instruments, but they should be if they are available to obtain the texture of sound that the composer intended.

    The trumpet was the first of the two instruments to evolve, coming from the natural trumpets of the Baroque and Renaissance times. The trumpet's bore diameter (the size of the tubing) remains constant throughout the entire instrument until it reaches the bell. The tubing is also kept as straight as possible in the construction. These two features are very important, because they produce a more open and "bright" sound. Since the 1950's, trumpets have been the dominant instrument in bands and orchestras in America.

    The cornet, on the other hand, was developed in the 19th century and was made famous by the cornet virtuoso J.B. Arban of France. His style, phrasing, and technique helped to give the cornet a role as premiere melody instrument along side the flute and violin. For this reason, when both cornet and trumpet parts are called for in a piece of music, the cornet part usually contains most of the technique and flair while the trumpets keep rhythm and fanfares. The tubing on a cornet, as opposed to a trumpet, increases in diameter as the overall length increases (this is called "conical"). The tubing is also wound more compactly, and therefore is not as "free-blowing" as a trumpet. This means that when the player plays, he will feel a slight increase in resistance from the air having to take extra turns in the tubing. As a result of these two factors, the cornet has a more mellow sound than the trumpet. This sound is often called for in many military marches, such as those by Fillmore or Sousa.

    The modern cornet is not nearly as mellow as those produced in the 1800's. The primary reason for this was the redesign of cornet mouthpieces by Vincent Bach, to compete with the trumpet in the 1940's and 50's. Older cornet mouthpeices are "V" shaped, instead of having a round cup. This produced a very mellow sound, and many leading orchestral principals still try to play on an old cornet and mouthpeice to obtain the more mellow sound. The problem with old cornet mouthpeices is that they are difficult to play at high dynamic levels or in the upper register, so often it is necessary to switch to a more modern trumpet-like mouthpiece

    Old cornets also have a "Shepherd's Crook" in the base of the bell. This bend also helps to give the cornet its wonderful round, dark sound, but has unfortunately been removed from many cornets today. Just now, some manufacturers are re-introducing the "crook" into their construction.

    In order to hear what a good cornet sound is, try to seek out good British brass band recordings. Britian is one of the few places that have held on to the old cornet sound, and continues this great tradition of the cornet.

  11. ~BLUES RULES:~

    1. Most blues begin "woke up this morning."

    2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line.

    I got a good woman,

    with the meanest dog in town.

    3. Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes. Sort of.

    Got a good woman

    with the meanest dog in town.

    He got teeth like Margaret Thatcher

    and he weighs 500 pounds.

    4. The blues are not about limitless choice, convertible debentures, golden parachutes, BMWs, opera, or environmental impact statements.

    5. Blues cars are Chevies and Cadillacs. Other acceptable blues transportation is Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Walkin' plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin' to die.

    6. Teenagers can't sing the blues. Adults sing the blues. Blues adulthood means old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis.

    7. You can have the blues in New York City, but not in Brooklyn or Queens. Hard times in Vermont or North Dakota are just a depression. Chicago, St. Louis, Austin and Kansas City are still the best places to have the blues.

    8. The following colors do not belong in the blues:

    a. violet

    b. beige

    c. mauve

    d. taupe

    9. You can't have the blues in an office or a shopping mall - the lighting is wrong.

    10A. Good places for the Blues:

    a. the highway

    b. the jailhouse

    c. an empty bed

    10B. Bad places:

    a. Ashrams

    b. Gallery openings

    c. Weekend in the Hamptons

    d. Trump Plaza

    11. No one will believe it's the blues if you wear a suit, unless you

    happen to be an old black man.

    Yes, if:

    a. your first name is a southern state -- like Georgia

    b. you're blind

    c. you shot a man in Memphis (see exception below)

    d. your woman can't be satisfied.

    12B. No, if:

    a. you were once blind but now can see.

    b. you have a trust fund.

    c. you hold elected office.

    d. your woman CAN be satisfied.

    13. Neither Julio Iglesias nor Barbara Streisand can sing the blues.

    14A. If you ask for water and baby gives you gasoline, it's the blues.

    Other blues beverages are:

    a. cheap wine

    b. Irish whiskey

    c. muddy water

    14B. Blues beverages are NOT:

    a. Any mixed drink

    b. Any wine Kosher for Passover

    c. Yoo Hoo (all flavors)

    15. If it occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it's blues

    death. Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is a blues way to die.

    Other blues ways to die include:

    a. the electric chair

    b. substance abuse

    c. being denied treatment in an emergency room.

    It is NOT a blues death if you die during a liposuction treatment.

    16A. Some Blues names for Women

    a. Sadie

    b. Big Mama

    c. Bessie

    16B. Some Blues Names for Men

    a. Joe

    b. Willie

    c. Little Willie

    d. Lightning

    Persons with names like Sierra or Sequoia will not be permitted to sing the blues no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.

    16C. Other Blues Names (Starter Kit)

    a. Name of physical infirmity (Blind, Cripple, Asthmatic)

    b. First name (see above) or name of fruit (Lemon, Lime, Kiwi)

    c. Last name of President (Jefferson, Johnson, Fillmore, etc.)

    For example, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Anorexic Willie, or Cripple Chirimoya. [Personally, I dig "Asthmatic Kiwi Fillmore" given the above choices...]

    SONG WRITERS ADHERING TO THESE RULES WILL BE AUTHENTIC BLUES WRITERS !

  12. ~Wedding Band Requests~

    Dear Bandleader thank you for your letter. I really do think you have an

    attitude problem and do want a few requests played if you don't mind. What

    me and my wife were thinking was:

    -Any Keith Jarrett composition from his solo series. Please arrange for

    full ensemble and nothing in 4/4 please.

    -Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dance of the Maya and please have the guitar player

    play John Mcglaughlin's solo from the live performance Nov. 16, 1972 at

    Chrysler Arena. My wife and I were at that show and particularly liked his

    use of polyrhythmics. If you find it too difficult you can leave out the

    feedback. Your choice.

    -John Coltrane's duets with Pharaoh Sanders. I understand that their use of

    atonality is not everyone's cup of tea, but my guests are usually fond of|

    high register tenor saxes.

    -We thought a little Stravinsky would be nice. We particularly like the

    |Rite of Spring. If you want to use the sheet music it's OK. My husband

    likes it about 1/4 note = 93 beats per minute.

    -Then for the candle lighting ceremony, please learn Frank Zappa's "The

    Great Wazoo". If you want to play it in the originally B flat, that would

    be OK. And yes, cousin Jeannie does want to sing the baritone sax solo.

    Please don't say no, it would hurt her feelings so.

    -Finally we have built our own musical instruments (It's kind of a hobby

    with us) and we would appreciate if you would use our instruments. None of

    them are based upon a 12 tone scale or on common harmonics, but our 5 year

    old son tells us it's not really that hard to transpose once you understand

    the physics.

    We would be happy to pay each member an extra $25 for any inconvenience.

    Thank you and don't be late!

    Mr. and Mrs. Snovly

  13. For Those That Might Like To Know

    Oscar Winner Shelley Winters Dies at 85

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Shelley Winters, the forceful, outspoken star who graduated from blond bombshell parts to dramas, winning Academy Awards as supporting actress in ``The Diary of Anne Frank'' and ``A Patch of Blue,'' has died. She was 85.

    Winters died of heart failure early Saturday at The Rehabilitation Centre of Beverly Hills, her publicist Dale Olson said. She had been hospitalized in October after suffering a heart attack.

    The actress sustained her long career by repeatedly reinventing herself. Starting as a nightclub chorus girl, advanced to supporting roles in New York plays, then became famous as a Hollywood sexpot.

    A devotee of the Actors Studio, she switched to serious roles as she matured. Her Oscars were for her portrayal of mothers. Still working well into her 70s, she had a recurring role as Roseanne's grandmother on the 1990s TV show ``Roseanne.''

    In 1959's ``The Diary of Anne Frank,'' she was Petronella Van Daan, mother of Peter Van Daan and one of eight real-life Jewish refugees in World War II Holland who hid for more than a year in cramped quarters until they were betrayed and sent to Nazi death camps. The socially conscious Winters donated her Oscar statuette to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.

    In 1965's ``Patch of Blue,'' she portrayed a hateful, foul-mouthed mother who tries to keep her blind daughter, who is white, apart from the kind black man who has befriended her.

    Ever vocal on social and political matters, Winters was a favored guest on television talk shows, and she demonstrated her frankness in two autobiographies: ``Shelley, Also Known as Shirley'' (1980) and ``Shelley II: The Middle of My Century'' (1989).

    She wrote openly in them of her romances with Burt Lancaster, William Holden, Marlon Brando, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable and other leading men.

    ``I've had it all,'' she exulted after her first book became a best seller. ``I'm excited about the literary aspects of my career. My concentration is there now.''

    Typically Winters, she also had a complaint about her literary fame: While reviewers treated her book as a serious human document, she said, talk show hosts Phil Donohue and Johnny Carson ``only want to know about my love affairs.''

    Winters, whose given name was Shirley Schrift, was appearing in the Broadway hit ``Rosalinda'' when Columbia Pictures boss Harry Cohn offered her a screen test. A Columbia contact and a new name - Shelley Winters - followed, but all the good roles at the studio were going to Jean Arthur in those days.

    Winters' early films included such light fare as ``Knickerbocker Holiday,'' ``Sailor's Holiday,'' ``Cover Girl,'' ``Tonight and Every Night'' and ``Red River.''

    When her contract ended, Winters returned to New York as Ado Annie in ``Oklahoma!''

    She would soon be called back and signed to a seven-year contract at Universal, where she was transformed into a blonde bombshell. She vamped her way through a number of potboilers for the studio, including ``South Sea Sinner,'' with Liberace as her dance-hall pianist, and ``Frenchie,'' as wild saloon owner Frenchie Fontaine, out to avenge her father's murder.

    The only hint of her future as an actress came in 1948's ``A Double Life'' as a trashy waitress strangled by a Shakespearian actor, Ronald Colman. The role won Colman an Oscar.

    ``A Place in the Sun'' in 1951 brought her first Oscar nomination and established her as a serious actress. She desperately sought the role of the pregnant factory girl drowned by Montgomery Clift so he could marry Elizabeth Taylor. The director, George Stevens, rejected her at first for being too sexy.

    ``So I scrubbed off all my makeup, pulled my hair back and sat next to him at the Hollywood Athletic Club without his even recognizing me because I looked so plain. That got me the part,'' she recalled in a 1962 interview.

    Winters received her final Oscar nomination, for 1972's ``The Poseidon Adventure,'' in which she was one of a handful of passengers scrambling desperately to survive aboard an ocean liner turned upside down by a tidal wave. By then she had put on a good deal of weight, and following a scene in which her character must swim frantically she charmed audiences with the line: ``In the water I'm a very skinny lady.''

    Although she was in demand as a character actress, Winters continued to study her craft. She attended Charles Laughton's Shakespeare classes and worked at the Actors Studio, both as student and teacher. She appeared on Broadway as the distraught wife of a drug addict in ``A Hatful of Rain'' and as the Marx Brothers' mother in ``Minnie's Boys.''

    Among her other notable films: ``Night of the Hunter,'' ``Executive Suite,'' ``I Am a Camera,'' ``The Big Knife,'' ``Odds Against Tomorrow,'' ``The Young Savages,'' ``Lolita,'' ``The Chapman Report,'' ``The Greatest Story Ever Told,'' ``A House Is Not a Home,'' ``Alfie,'' ``Harper,'' ``Pete's Dragon,'' ``Stepping Out'' and ``Over the Brooklyn Bridge.''

    During her 50 years as a widely known personality, Winters was rarely out of the news. Her stormy marriages, her romances with famous stars, her forays into politics and feminist causes kept her name before the public. She delighted in giving provocative interviews and seemed to have an opinion on everything.

    Robert Mitchum once told her: ``Shelley, arguing with you is like trying to hold a conversation with a swarm of bumblebees.''

    The revelations in her autobiographies provided endless material for interviewers and gossip writers. She wrote of an enchanted evening when she and Burt Lancaster attended ``South Pacific'' in New York, dined elegantly, then retired to his hotel room.

    ``This chance meeting proved to be the beginning of a long but painful romance,'' she wrote. ``Despite the immediate and powerful chemistry between us, the love and the friendship, some wise part of me knew that he would never abandon his children while they were young and needed him.''

    She also told of a dalliance with William Holden after a studio Christmas party. In a glamorous, real-life version of the play ``Same Time, Next Year,'' they continued their annual Yuletide rendezvous for seven years.

    She wrote that despite their intimacy, they continued to refer to each other as ``Mr. Holden'' and ``Miss Winters,'' and when they met on the set of the 1981 film ``S.O.B.'' she said, ``Hello, Mr. Holden.'' He smiled and replied, ``Shelley, after your book, I think you should call me Bill.''

    Shirley Schrift was born on Aug. 18, 1920, and grew up New York, where she appeared in high school plays.

    ``My childhood is a blur of memories,'' she wrote in the first of her autobiographies. ``Money was so scarce in my family that at the age of 9 I was selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door.

    ``It was during this stage of my life that I developed a whole fantasy world; reality was too unbearable. Every chance I got, I was at the movies. I adored them.''

    Working as a chorus girl and garment district model helped finance her drama studies. She gained practical training by appearing in plays and musicals on the summer Borscht Circuit in the Catskill mountains.

    During the Detroit run of a musical revue, she married businessman Paul ``Mack'' Mayer on Jan. 1, 1942. He entered the Army Air Corps, and after the war, the pair found they had little in common. They divorced in 1948.

    Winters' second and third marriages were brief and tempestuous: to Vittorio Gassman (1952-1954) and Anthony Franciosa (1957-1960). The combination of a Jewish Brooklynite and Italian actors seemed destined to produce fireworks, and both unions resulted in headlines.

    A daughter, Vittoria, resulted from the marriage to Gassman. She became a successful physician.

  14. Just for you Sudo.

    Moony you are cleaning what the coffee pot?

    Marianne

    Words & Music by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller

    Recorded by Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders, 1957

    E B7

    Marianne, oh Marianne, oh won't you marry me?

    E

    We can have a bamboo hut and brandy in the tea.

    A

    Leave your fat old mama home--she never will say yes.

    A7 E B7 E (N.C.)

    If Mama don't know now, she can guess (my, my yes).

    Refrain:

    E B7

    All day, all night Marianne

    B7 E

    Down by the seaside, siftin' sand;

    E B7

    Even little children love Marianne,

    B7 E

    Down by the seaside, siftin' sand.

    When she walks along the shore, people pause to greet,

    White birds fly around her, little fish come to her feet.

    In her heart is love, but I'm the only mortal man

    Who's allowed to kiss my Marianne (don't rush me).

    Repeat Refrain:

    When we marry, we will have a time you never saw;

    I will be so happy, I will kiss me mother-in-law (phooey!)

    Children by the dozen in and out the bamboo hut,

    One for ev'ry palm tree and cok-ey not (hurry up now)

    Repeat Refrain:

    Gilkyson also wrote songs recorded by other performers, including Fast Freight, recorded by The Kingston Trio; Cry of the Wild Goose, recorded by Frankie Laine; and (with the assistance of fellow Easy Riders Dehr and Miller) both Greenfields, which became a signature song/hit for The Brothers Four, and Memories Are Made Of This, which reached just about the same status with Dean Martin.

  15. From a dear friend in CA,that doesnt post but drops by now and than to read the latest news and views

    From Nancy

    .

    I don't know if you know this but there is a Guest Book For Milford Bowen in The Daily Progress Newspaper Charlottesville, VA. in the obituary section. His obituary appeared Jan. 12 and you can click on guest book and write a message. If you think people at Greasespot might want to do this please pass this info along.

  16. Sushi And Abigail;

    Well by golly that is wonderful news.Have a happy loved filled life together

    Loved your account about the wedding it's a hoot. Hope that doesn't give moony any ideas about our upcoming event. She might want to get hitched at Starbucks

    Say what is it about gs is this cafe turning into a lonely hearts club...well it sure has for me cause I ain't lonely no more :cryhug_1

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