Comments on: Ah, spring! When a young man’s fancy turns to…bluegrass? http://banjosrule.com/blog/ah-spring-when-a-young-mans-fancy-turns-to-bluegrass/ Banjo Blog Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: admin http://banjosrule.com/blog/ah-spring-when-a-young-mans-fancy-turns-to-bluegrass/comment-page-1/#comment-662 admin Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:06:27 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1240#comment-662 Woohoo!! How exciting to have a camper! I used to have a 38 foot travel trailer and I loved it. I'll look forward to picking under your awning this summer. Woohoo!! How exciting to have a camper! I used to have a 38 foot travel trailer and I loved it. I’ll look forward to picking under your awning this summer.

]]> By: admin http://banjosrule.com/blog/ah-spring-when-a-young-mans-fancy-turns-to-bluegrass/comment-page-1/#comment-661 admin Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:05:34 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1240#comment-661 Hey George, I've seen that commercial! Pretty funny, and that's exactly how I feel. I'd send my slav....er, I mean kids...out there too! If I didn't have to leave the house during the winter I wouldn't. And yes, in a warm climate, 50 degrees is awfully cold, so I'm with ya. Nice work on the song recording. Can you possibly email that sound file to me? I plan to put up a page on my main website with everyone's recordings. Thanks George! Have a great week. Hey George, I’ve seen that commercial! Pretty funny, and that’s exactly how I feel. I’d send my slav….er, I mean kids…out there too! If I didn’t have to leave the house during the winter I wouldn’t. And yes, in a warm climate, 50 degrees is awfully cold, so I’m with ya.

Nice work on the song recording. Can you possibly email that sound file to me? I plan to put up a page on my main website with everyone’s recordings.

Thanks George! Have a great week.

]]> By: gpreiss http://banjosrule.com/blog/ah-spring-when-a-young-mans-fancy-turns-to-bluegrass/comment-page-1/#comment-658 gpreiss Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:25:44 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1240#comment-658 Hey Paul and friends~ I know what you mean about cold. There is a commercial that has been playing on TV for cell phones where a guy tricks his kids into going out to shovel snow in return for phone minutes. Well, I live in Wilmington, NC, a place where the average Jan/Feb temp is around 50 (but I'm telling you that it's all relative.) One degree below 60 sends me into freezing spasms and chills! Anyhow, I've taken to tricking my kids into going outside around here to pick up pinecones, dog poo, the works, to avoid these bone chillin' mid 50s. I'm guessing that you aren't feeling too sorry for me, though. Maybe I should save this whining fo somebody in Florida. On another note, I just recorded myself playing Groundspeed, and loaded it onto my Banjo Hangout member page: http://www.banjohangout.org/my/gpreiss. Anyone that doesn't have a member page can get one for free, and then listen and also create you own page. As for my recording, well I have to say that this song is not easy for me. I have an especially hard time getting my index finger to cooperate in that opening "hook" as described by Paul in his series kick-off for this. However, I had never played this before until this week, and it does sort of sound like Groundspeed, so I've gotta be happy with that. I downloaded your tab selection Paul, and when I compared it to the Scruggs book the only difference was the 26th measure over the final C chord. He plays a C7 in there. I went with Earl's version in what I play on the recording. Well, I hope to practice that some more this afternoon. I'll look at your newest post in this series and try to get some of that in as well, so that I can update this recording soon. Have a great weekend everyone~ George Hey Paul and friends~
I know what you mean about cold. There is a commercial that has been playing on TV for cell phones where a guy tricks his kids into going out to shovel snow in return for phone minutes. Well, I live in Wilmington, NC, a place where the average Jan/Feb temp is around 50 (but I’m telling you that it’s all relative.) One degree below 60 sends me into freezing spasms and chills! Anyhow, I’ve taken to tricking my kids into going outside around here to pick up pinecones, dog poo, the works, to avoid these bone chillin’ mid 50s. I’m guessing that you aren’t feeling too sorry for me, though. Maybe I should save this whining fo somebody in Florida.
On another note, I just recorded myself playing Groundspeed, and loaded it onto my Banjo Hangout member page: http://www.banjohangout.org/my/gpreiss. Anyone that doesn’t have a member page can get one for free, and then listen and also create you own page. As for my recording, well I have to say that this song is not easy for me. I have an especially hard time getting my index finger to cooperate in that opening “hook” as described by Paul in his series kick-off for this. However, I had never played this before until this week, and it does sort of sound like Groundspeed, so I’ve gotta be happy with that. I downloaded your tab selection Paul, and when I compared it to the Scruggs book the only difference was the 26th measure over the final C chord. He plays a C7 in there. I went with Earl’s version in what I play on the recording. Well, I hope to practice that some more this afternoon. I’ll look at your newest post in this series and try to get some of that in as well, so that I can update this recording soon. Have a great weekend everyone~ George

]]> By: BuddyTer http://banjosrule.com/blog/ah-spring-when-a-young-mans-fancy-turns-to-bluegrass/comment-page-1/#comment-657 BuddyTer Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:00:48 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1240#comment-657 I feel your pain! We bought a camper last fall and I'm waiting for the day when we can drag it to some nearby festivals and host a jam or two under our awning. Right now all I can do is wait, as I watch the snow's glacier-like retreat from the yard. Well, that and practice my picking...indoors. I feel your pain! We bought a camper last fall and I’m waiting for the day when we can drag it to some nearby festivals and host a jam or two under our awning. Right now all I can do is wait, as I watch the snow’s glacier-like retreat from the yard. Well, that and practice my picking…indoors.

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