and don't forget about Lilian Thompson... (perhaps a little too cryptic and giving away my age into the bargain) Robin
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Dasspunk <dassp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Besides their delicious sea urchins, vegemite, kangaroo scrotes, > monkey paw plants, blow holes, treetop walks, mexican bed bugs, > luggage delivery times, and overall pleasantness, there's not too much > oddness I guess. I mean, there's certainly nothing dickie about > Dickie's pies. > > B > > > > On Jan 19, 6:22 pm, 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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