RE: OT: Banjo playing tech writer vs. professionalism :)

[John Hedtke <john -at- hedtke -dot- com>]

Would you believe that the banjo is much easier than the 
guitar?  (Assuming you have no preference, that is.)

Flute, I don't know about.

I've always wanted to try my hand at the sax & clarinet.  And to get 
my piano skills back, too.

Yours truly,

John Hedtke
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At 07:02 AM 12/14/2007, Sam Beard wrote:
>Hey All,
>
>    Not much of a musician here, but I have always WANTED to learn the
>guitar and the flute, as well. I do write outside of work, though,
>mostly poetry with some fiction thrown in, too. I've had some poetry
>published, along with a short story, and was nominated for a poetry
>award in a contest that required nomination to be considered.
>
>Samuel I. Beard, Jr.
>Technical Writer
>OI Analytical
>979 690-1711 Ext. 222
>sbeard -at- oico -dot- com
>
>
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>
>Singer-songwriter, electric, acoustic and classical or folk guitar, some
>
>harmonica and bass...and a wee bit of "rhythm keyboard"...plunking along
>
>with the rhythm, that is! (*Usually* the right notes.) I like blues,
>folk,
>rock, psychedelic rock, harmony bands like CSNY and the Byrds, of course
>
>Beatles, Stones, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane...Nirvana,
>Police and Sting...could go on forever.
>
>Semi-pro here too...I performed a bit in Ann Arbor in the mid-1990s with
>a
>small rock/folk band, Urban Campfire, and also as a duet w/ a
>guitarist/bassist who was the bass player for Iggy Pop's first band, the
>
>Iguanas...way before the Stooges, and Iggy was the drummer, not the
>singer. Funny stories about that!
>
>Also wrote many music articles, profiles, CD and band reviews at that
>time
>for Current and Ann Arbor Observer.
>
>I was also a "salon guru" <gg> also with an all-invited regular
>twice-monthly group I organized and MC'd called The Gathering. It was
>for
>artistic-musical folks...we'd hang out, jam, do art projects, readings,
>etc. That was fun...
>
>Tim Mantyla
>
> > From: "Pro TechWriter" <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>
> > Wow, so many multi-instrumentalists!
>
>
>...and so little time for it... :^(
>
>
> > Me: Banjo (a little), mountain dulcimer, harmonicas, vocals, hand
> > drums and other percussion instruments, mainly for folk and bluegrass,
> > but I am an ex-Blues musician too, from my younger days. Now I play at
> > folk festivals mainly.
>
> > PT
> >
> > On 12/10/07, Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> wrote:
> > > This is the worst band ever!  ;^)
> > >
> > > But I can add any one of a little crappy slide guitar, out of tune
>piano,
> > > classical or folk guitar, squeaky sax, washboard, and spoons.  On
>certain
> > > occasions, I can crank up a few cats for a mini-cat organ.
> > >
> > > Lauren
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