....make that 'shit'. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:39:17 To: <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: New Skaggs CD Take me off your lessons calendar. I don't need this hit. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:58:25 To: Taterbugmando<taterbugmando@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: New Skaggs CD Nelson, I think a lot of this is being done in fun, but some is a thin veil to a more serious issue, that being what I'd guess to be a growing intolerance for Ricky's attitude. I have been told by more than a few people that Ricky was downright rude to them in face to face situations, not to mention him talking down to an entire crowd. One member of this group was called "sonny" by Skaggs once in very condescending manner. Then, you have the damned ongoing "father of bluegrass" issue. Who in hell wants to hear that shit anymore? I tried for decades to play everything Bill played, only to find I can't do it. There's nothing I'd like better than to have his commitment and powerful musical mind, but I'm not a Bill Monroe. There was only one, there will only be ONE. Nobody else can play like the man, no one else (in the bluegrass field) had his creative depth and showmanship. Bill was king in his time. For the style of music he played and sang, no one else will come close. There are others, were others who stand as tall, I'm sure of it. But I don't have a list. Bill couldn't have been the only one. But Ricky is not one of them. He is very talented, yes. He damned well oughta be considering he's been doing this since he was a kid. No one is trying to deny Ricky his talents and achievements. Indeed, I'd like to have his level of success and position myself. I'd like to have as strong a contact with the driving force as he does. But you gotta know by now that putting one's life in the public eye requires being willing to take more than one's fair share of hits. You might also consider the fact that I asked Ricky repeatedly to contact me about coming to the Monroe Mando Camp this year. After I hounded him (and his father-in-law Buck White) to call me about stepping up to the plate and show us all his best "father of bluegrass" impersonation, he sent me two lines on his cell phone in a text message saying that he was working on three projects and would not be able to make it. Do you suppose he was so busy that he could not spare part of one weekend to honor the very person whose image he seeks to emulate? If you are easily impressed by people who can "play" more than one instrument, I can point you to a dozen here just in my own neighborhood (I am NOT one of them, by the way). If Ricky touches a nerve in you, then by God, I say buy everything the man's put out, send him a Xmas card and go hang out on his doorstep. Good for you. But you needn't chastise the rest of the us for having opinions about the man's motives. As far as addressing things in this group, we do not have nor need a mediator. That's one of the reasons I set it up this way. Everybody says what they want to. Period. If one of us smells something he/she thinks smells like shit, then it's fair game. By the same token, you brought us something that you liked and we're grateful for it. I'm sure that even some of the ones commenting here will go out and buy the album. If you want a kinder gentler crowd, I'm sure Commando's door is open. Best I remember, they were nice and PC over there. Instiga-tater On Sep 23, 9:08 am, Nelson <nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net> wrote: > Some of the nastiness in this thread makes me think some of us need to > contact that BDSM lady for a spanking or two! > > On Sep 23, 8:28 am, Mike Romkey <rom...@qconline.com> wrote: > > > And you thought Skaggs knew now to turn a buck! > > > On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Dasspunk wrote: > > > > Wow, bigevemusic.com [NWF] has really gone through some changes... > > > eek! > > > > B > > > > On Sep 22, 7:12 pm, Bigevemusic <bigevemu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Yep.... Reporting live from Bean Blossom. > > > >> Miles > > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Sep 22, 2009, at 5:58 PM, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > > >>> Izzatchoomiles? > > > >>> On Sep 22, 2:33 pm, David Long <bigevemu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> How about, "Songs I would listen to when I come up with the utterly > > >>>> fatuous > > >>>> notion that I am a leader of a group of people that do not require > > >>>> any sort > > >>>> of leadership whatsoever"? > > > >>>> Song list: > > > >>>> Under My Thumb > > >>>> I'm the Boss of This Here House > > >>>> Loser (Beck) > > >>>> Follow ME > > > >>>> You get the picture. > > >>>> David > > > >>>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:18 PM, mistertaterbug > > >>>> <taterbugmu...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >>>>> My lands, what's next? > > >>>>> Ricky Skaggs and KY Thundermug do "Truck Driving Songs That Made > > >>>>> Momma > > >>>>> Cry"... > > > >>>>> Might be a good time to revive some good old Iron Butterfly hits. > > >>>>> But > > >>>>> I'm not sure how "In A Gadda da Vida" would lay out on the banjer. > > > >>>>> Taterfly > > > >>>>> On Sep 22, 9:09 am, Nelson <nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net> wrote: > > >>>>>> I hope this is o.k. to address in this group. > > > >>>>>> I bought the cd "Songs My Dad Loved" last week and have been > > >>>>>> listening > > >>>>>> to it quite a bit. It is really very good. The personal > > >>>>>> nature of > > >>>>>> the effort comes through in a very understated, nice way; there > > >>>>>> is a > > >>>>>> simplicity to it that appeals to me. > > > >>>>>> There are very few, instrumental breaks, and the arrangements are > > >>>>>> limited to one or two instruments on most tracks. > > > >>>>>> It has an old-time flavor without being an old-time disc, you > > >>>>>> might > > >>>>>> say. > > > >>>>>> "No banjo players were harmed in the making of this message. > > >>>>>> Maybe > > >>>>>> next time...."- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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