How 'bout them Bears? I must say I find this thread extremely interesting on a veritable plethora of levels. Not the least of which is the fact that good, honest discussion necessitates a few car crashes. And I applaud this group for allowing for just such discourse... as we, the rubber- necking witnesses, can now attest. I also have great respect for Mike's willingness to leave a Road Master sized divot in any topic. I do love that...
I also respect Nelson's reaction here. It is completely reasonable. When someone you respect trashes someone else you respect, there is a quandary. And lest my comments seem too middle of the road I will say this... It is my personal opinion that Mr. Skaggs' mandolin playing is complete and utter shit. I find it trite, uninventive and just downright terrible. It literally makes me cringe. I fast forward through his solos on Bluegrass Album Band records as to not disrupt the otherwise beauty, including Mr. Skaggs' fantastic singing. I would usually keep comments about someone's playing to myself (or at least amongst friends) but his obvious want to wear the crown sickens me and I feel the need to say so. </rant> Now, that said, I also feel obliged to go listen to Skaggs' new record because people I respect like it. This I will do. Buckle up! Brian On Sep 26, 4:58 pm, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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