capnjuan said:
Hi 'Slinger; back in the day, I think the expression was: "Would you like to see my etchings?" Not sure what All the Young Dudes say today: see my iPod? ... bowflex?
In this West Coast hipster town, it's "Would you like to come to my place to look at my. . .
1) Macbook Pro (can be replaced with iPhone if in exotic locale, such as Bali, Nepal, Peru, et al.)
2) new handbuilt fixie
3) swale
If cards are played successfully, you should have a breakfast partner at the latest Vegan cafe with whom to munch spelt bagles and sip organic, locally roasted Fair Trade coffee. You should see the looks I get when I tell people I used to work as a butcher. :roll:
john_kidder said:
They've only come and gone in this part of the world, of course. Seen Ravi Shankar's daughter lately? Or Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt?
I once had a very generous friend who brought me a sitar from India as a gift! I was shocked to say the least. I did everything I could to learn to play and learn to read raga music. As predicted, I eventually gave up, and it sat for a few years. I eventually sold it to a friend of a friend ho worked in a hip local music store (CDs/LPS). He mostly kept it in the back room, where he would show it off impress female customers interested in world music. :lol: :lol:
Jeff said:
Similar things show up pretty regular at guitar shows. This one in Seattle a while back, Guildmark posted a pic of one at a Calif show yesterday.. Mebbe set one up for slide & have Jerry Douglas give it a go. Wonder what sort of pick up would work best?
It looks like it's been used to paddle a canoe! My wife would turn it into a planter or something.
