Wow, I have mostly been lurking for a few weeks- posted once or twice, but I've been following this thread and I must say I can't see what got your panties in such a bunch.
Bill in Nashville On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:39 PM, <nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net> wrote: > 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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