Hey, that's nothing. Picture an 11-year-old Japanese kid peering over the top of a 120-button, 20-pound, deluxe, top-of-the-line Rivoli accordion - being forced to play "Beer Barrel Polka" in front of Dad's inebriated buddies in the Navy. It was like a scene out of a bad post-WWII movie, in color and in Cinemascope, except I didn't have to tape my eyes to look Asian like Marlon Brando did. This is every kid's nightmare: being forced to play an accordion. Remember the line, "people laughed when I sat down at the piano, but when I began to play..." Well, people laughed when I lifted this damn accordion - and they kept laughing as the little Japanese kid played beautiful German polkas - stuff that sounded like borderline Nazi tunes - while Dad kept staring the kid down, giving him the menacing glare. I couldn't make this shit up. It really happened. Not funny, man, not funny. -d.
> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:18:25 -0400 > From: fdav...@verizon.net > Subject: Re: OT The State Of Country Music (Sorry, Diana and Morrie) > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > I've just released an album of show tunes played on my ukulele. > > -----Original Message----- > From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Freeman > Fisher > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:35 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT The State Of Country Music (Sorry, Diana and Morrie) > > > And in other music news today, Kirby McDaniel will be releasing his latest > collection of vintage German Polkas recorded on the sidewalk on 6th Street > in Austin. The cover art will be his favorite barstool made of bull horns > and deer antlers. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
