I've already given my angle, I think that question was aimed at Brian. Taking your new Christmas presents to the beach to try out may seem a tad odd to our northern hemisphere friends....seems perfectly natural to me though. I must say it is odd putting fake snow on your Christmas tree in over 100 degree F weather though.
PD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda" <lj...@intas.net.au> To: "Taterbugmando" <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:42 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... Yes, Paul, it would be great to know your take on the oddest thing about OZ. We can't go past Vegemite for something odd. Linda On Jan 20, 11:22 am, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pray tell, oh Wizard of Weirdness, what IS the oddest thing about Oz? > Sir Spudz > > On Jan 19, 4:48 pm, Don Grieser <adobeinthepi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Funny, that was heavily requested in the Mormon town of Ramah too. > > Hmmm..... > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Paul Duff <pd...@globaldial.com> wrote: > > > > Yes it's true, I destinctly remember learning this song at primary > > > school. > > > These lyrics, of course set an ethos that has made this great country > > > what > > > it is today. A burgeoning nation with 'rivers of alcohol' searching > > > for the > > > 'jerk who invented work'. Is that odd? > > > > PD > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dasspunk" <dassp...@gmail.com> > > > To: "Taterbugmando" <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:54 AM > > > Subject: Re: Something to think about... > > > > We have a winner! Big Rock Candy Mountain... but only because they > > > were taught the song as kids and sang along to it. And this is NOT the > > > oddest thing about OZ by any means. > > > > B > > > > On Jan 18, 6:38 pm, "Paul Duff" <pd...@globaldial.com> wrote: > > >> Well, having been there I think there may have been a couple. "Big > > >> Rock > > >> Candy Mountain'?, Sitting' On Top Of The World'? For me though, the > > >> big > > >> 'Killer' number was (and I must say Mr T does it so well it hurts) > > >> 'Forever > > >> Has Come To An End'. Ouch! It's good. > > > >> Paul > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "mistertaterbug" <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> > > >> To: "Taterbugmando" <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> > > >> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:31 AM > > >> Subject: Re: Something to think about... > > > >> Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... > > >> Tater > > > >> On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk <dassp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big > > >> > "hit > > >> > song" while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm > > >> > talking > > >> > about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? > > > >> > That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of > > >> > great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up > > >> > the > > >> > fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their > > >> > show... or their records). > > > >> > Brian > > > >> > On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, "jimberke...@gmail.com" <jimberke...@gmail.com> > > >> > wrote: > > > >> > > Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at > > >> > > the > > >> > > Tater Institute of Technology. > > > >> > > I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in > > >> > > Burlington, > > >> > > VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great > > >> > > experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to > > >> > > audition to > > >> > > get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, > > >> > > acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music > > >> > > ranged > > >> > > from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle > > >> > > and > > >> > > banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little > > >> > > folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough > > >> > > because I > > >> > > would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle > > >> > > on a > > >> > > high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. > > > >> > > I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a > > >> > > PA > > >> > > you really have to project your playing and singing to get over > > >> > > the > > >> > > ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were > > >> > > certain songs that were big money makers. > > > >> > > "You Are My Sunshine" on the mandolin was huge. It would be > > >> > > interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a > > >> > > Joshua > > >> > > Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what > > >> > > was > > >> > > going on. > > > >> > > Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover > > >> > > of > > >> > > customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde > > >> > > girl > > >> > > named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She > > >> > > told me > > >> > > about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he > > >> > > came > > >> > > to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when > > >> > > the > > >> > > mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean > > >> > > version of > > >> > > "In the Pines" :>) > > > >> > > Regards, > > >> > > Jim Berkeley > > > >> > > On Jan 12, 10:52 am, "Mark Seale" <mark.se...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where > > >> > > > your > > >> > > > potential > > >> > > > listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general > > >> > > > success. > > >> > > > But, > > >> > > > if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, > > >> > > > you > > >> > > > stand a > > >> > > > much better chance of catching their less focused attention. > > >> > > > Some of > > >> > > > the > > >> > > > biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, > > >> > > > have > > >> > > > been > > >> > > > in > > >> > > > shopping malls. > > > >> > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young > > >> > > > <email_t...@yahoo.com> > > >> > > > wrote: > > >> > > > > I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it > > >> > > > > seems > > >> > > > > like > > >> > > > > young > > >> > > > > children and the elderly are almost always the most > > >> > > > > appreciative > > >> > > > > of > > >> > > > > live > > >> > > > > music...this story definitely shows how hit or miss busking > > >> > > > > can > > >> > > > > be. > > >> > > > > Last > > >> > > > > time I was in New York (City!) there was a dixie land (ish) > > >> > > > > band > > >> > > > > playing in > > >> > > > > Central Park. I sat and watched them for about an hour and > > >> > > > > they > > >> > > > > always had > > >> > > > > a crowd standing there of about 30 or so and they had to stop > > >> > > > > twice > > >> > > > > in that > > >> > > > > hour to empty out the tip bucket. I guess if you set up to > > >> > > > > play > > >> > > > > where > > >> > > > > people are there primarily to get some where else... > > > >> > > > > <http://www.myspace.com/mudmusic> > > > >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > >> > > > > *From:* 14strings <perrypale...@gmail.com> > > >> > > > > *To:* Taterbugmando <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> > > >> > > > > *Sent:* Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:45:05 AM > > >> > > > > *Subject:* Re: Something to think about... > > > >> > > > > Read some more on busking by Danny Barnes (an excellent > > >> > > > > musician > > >> > > > > and > > >> > > > > songwriter) > > > >> > > > >http://www.folktronics.com/web/node/121 > > > >> > > > > Perry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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