[Rhodes22-list] Music Humor - I think: Another Mandolin Player...

[Jim White]

Mark:
http://www.dreadzeppelin.com/
In case you haven't been there yet...
Jim "Scuse me while I kiss the sky" White

At 06:32 PM 2/10/2005, you wrote:
>Jim,
>
>I have a Reggae tribute to the Dead cd, but never heard Dread Zeppelin.
>Must....expand....horizons....
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Jim White
>Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:31 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Music Humor - I think: Another Mandolin
>Player...
>
>Mark:
>Personally, I'm a big fan of "Dread Zeppelin"....you've never rocked till
>you hear "whole lotta love" reggae style. BTW living here gives the
>"immigrant song" a whole new meaning...
>jw
>
>At 05:28 PM 2/10/2005, you wrote:
> >Slim,
> >
> >Gee, and I thought he meant base as in "not adhering to ethical or
> >moral principles" and I was gonna give him hell for denigrating
> >Zeppelin like that ....
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Steve Alm
> >Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 6:22 PM
> >To: Rhodes
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Music Humor - I think: Another Mandolin
> >Player...
> >
> >Glad you liked it Jim.
> >
> >As for the ukulele, first of all it's bass, not base.  (not being
> >anal--just trying to help)  Next, I'm skeptical that what Rummy has is a
>bass uke.
> > >From Mark's link on that, it would seem the bass uke is an extremely
> > >rare
> >instrument.  I'll bet Rummy's got either a tenor or a baritone uke.
> >The one we're most familiar with--the Tiny Tim uke--is a soprano uke.
> >
> >But I've seen little short-scale basses before.  The strings are like
> >big fat rubber bands and flop around very loosely under the fingers.
> >Not at all like the taught strings on everything else.  When played
> >acoustically, they're almost silent, so they have pick-ups.
> >
> >For anything to be called a "bass" (bass guitar, bass violin, bass
> >flute) it has to be able to play the really low notes.  Low notes and
> >short strings are acoustically incompatible, so you have to jump
> >through some special engineering and electronic hoops to get the thing to
>make any noise.
> >
> >Slim
> >
> >
> >On 2/10/05 4:03 PM, "Jim White" <jdwhite at utpa.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Made my afternoon with that one Slim. BTW was that a base ukulele I
> > > heard in the background?
> > > jw
> > >
> > > At 03:51 PM 2/10/2005, you wrote:
> > >> With all these mandolin players, let's start with a little Led Zep.
> > >> Here's a rare, live version of Going To California:
> > >> http://home.mn.rr.com/almhome/California.mp3
> > >>
> > >> On 2/10/05 12:49 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
>wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I sense the possiblity of a new musical group within the list,
> > >>> "Slim
> > >> and  the
> > >>> Rhodies"
> > >>>
> > >>> Rummy.....this list has talent.
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