This is a hilarious video about banjo tone rings. Take a minute to laugh at yourself ye banjo player!
Category Archives: Banjo humor
Ah, spring! When a young man’s fancy turns to…bluegrass?
Frost bitten fingers. Heavy boots. Gray skies. Leafless trees. Depression. Anger. The throbbing of the metal plate in my head. All of these things and more lead me to be very dour and depressed from November through March. Life grinds to a sluggish, cold-induced depressing crawl during the winter when you live in Michigan. If you are thinking of moving here, DON’T. But wait…what’s that warm glowing object peeking out from between the clouds?! Is it the sun?!?! My gosh, it is! I think Spring is finally here! Come read my thoughts on this topic by clicking the headline above.
The 5 string banjo instructor’s student survival guide
Do you know a banjo instructor who is suffering from undue stress caused by incompetent students? Would you like to alleviate impending mental illness with the only A.M.A. (American Medical Association) approved treatment? Then the Student Survival Kit is the Christmas gift for your banjo instructor! It’s been tested on 100 (minus 99) subjects with excellent results…depending of course on how you define “excellent”. Click the headline above for further details!
Video blog: Banjo Paul & Tim shop for a 5 string banjo
Come view Banjo Paul’s first-ever video blog and see him join his students Tim & Kathy as they trek to Elderly Instruments in Lansing, Michigan, in search of a new banjo for Tim.
I’m retiring my banjo picks. Thanks for the memories
There comes a time in one’s life where I have to figure what direction I want to go in and whether I want to make a change or not. Change can be hard. Read about my decision by clicking the headline above.
Get thee behind me, Satan!!
It’s good to step out of the box now and then and experience new things, right? It’s good to open yourself up to new experiences, right? It’s good to accept free tickets to a concert that you would never pay to go see, just to expand your horizons and have a night out, right? Then why do I feel so dirty now? Click the headline above and read on…
Shut up you stupid banjo player!
Those damn, loud, obnoxious, overbearing banjo players. What can be done about them? Click the headline above and check out these helpful pointers. Know a good clinic to have your banjo player spayed or neutered at?
Saturday night didn’t suck!
In this post, I blog about how fortunate I am to be able to rub shoulders with some fantastic pickers and singers. Click the headline above and come read, see, and hear all about the hot jam I was in with some world-class pickers recently.
I wish the global warming would reach Michigan
I’m launching a new charity. It’s called: Help A Banjo Player Move To A Warmer Climate. Donating will be the feel-good act of the year. Come read all about my misery as I freeze my fingers off in arctic Michigan.
Hey music fans, when watching a band, do these things!!
When you are watching a band, should you: A) Talk to the singer while he/she is singing? B) Play their instruments? C) Ask for a completely different style of music? D) Assume they know every song in the world? The answer: all of the above! Be sure to read this (tongue-in-cheek) tutorial to learn how to be a better audience member!