tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post113263408815839538..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: a weekend spent mandolizingDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1133213006800630782005-11-28T15:23:00.000-06:002005-11-28T15:23:00.000-06:00Great posts, as always. My family and I went to a ...Great posts, as always. My family and I went to a banjo/guitar/fiddle/mando music retreat this weekend and a fine time was had by all (although we weren't taught by anyone with the renown of your teachers, it was just old Appalachian players and fantastic).<BR/><BR/>You know, when I visited Bill Monroe's birthplace this summer and hiked out into the mountainside surrounding it, listening to the wind through the leaves, I could almost get a sense of that you could just let loose and not pay attention to the individual notes but just let the mountain breezes play through you....<BR/><BR/>But of course, then I sat down and just plunked and sounded none the better. Ah well...Dan Trabuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303597141397042669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1133191600202028832005-11-28T09:26:00.000-06:002005-11-28T09:26:00.000-06:00"Were you an English major by chance?"egads, I've ..."Were you an English major by chance?"<BR/><BR/>egads, I've been found out. :) yes I was and always will be. sometimes I wish I had spent more time studying the world and less time studying how to write about it. oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1132780705226112592005-11-23T15:18:00.000-06:002005-11-23T15:18:00.000-06:00FC-I hate to admit, I don't know much Buffet beyon...FC-I hate to admit, I don't know much Buffet beyond Margaritaville. I'll have to check it out!<BR/><BR/>pablo-Thank you. Enjoy the holiday weekend!<BR/><BR/>dharma bum- It is interesting, this common thread that runs through music, art, and literature. I like Hemingway's style, although I haven't read much of his work. Were you an English major by chance? <BR/>Happy Thanksgiving to you too, and I am thankful for your blog as well. :)<BR/><BR/>madcapmum-Wow, three new words have been added to the English language as a result of this post: "mandolizing", "mandocentric", and "musification"! And they all begin with "m" as in "madcap"! :)<BR/><BR/>peacebug- I have not listened to enough Alison Brown! I once heard her do a great cover of Elvis Costello's "Every Day I Write The Book" with Sam Bush. I'll have to try to get more of her stuff.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1132774429774156772005-11-23T13:33:00.000-06:002005-11-23T13:33:00.000-06:00I like hearing about your musification, Deb! Go on...I like hearing about your musification, Deb! Go on, go on!Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1132772109152514212005-11-23T12:55:00.000-06:002005-11-23T12:55:00.000-06:00deb... no worries about the mandolin-centric posti...deb... no worries about the mandolin-centric posting. i love it. i don't have a musical bone in my body, but i still really enjoyed this post. i especially found the bit about monroe/van gogh fascinating, as i think the same could be said about the writers i like best. it might seem silly to think of writing as not perfectly descriptive, but i don't think it's possible nor desirable. hemingway (and i'm just using him as an example, there's plenty of writers that i've seen accomplish this) is known for his sparse prose and all that, but where i find his genius is how he perfectly describes much about a scene, person, event, whatever, but he doesn't try to describe the indescribable and leaves that to the imagination, which he knows all humans share, and the feeling of filling in those blanks, or crystallizing what he suggested, is what brings me the greatest joy in reading his work.<BR/><BR/>happy thanksgiving! i'm thankful for your blog, that's for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1132762650038685492005-11-23T10:17:00.000-06:002005-11-23T10:17:00.000-06:00I may not have the chance to post a comment tomorr...I may not have the chance to post a comment tomorrow since I'll be traveling, so let me wish you and your foxy family a wonderful holiday now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1132706162051099132005-11-22T18:36:00.000-06:002005-11-22T18:36:00.000-06:00I guess you are familiar with Buffet's ode to the ...I guess you are familiar with Buffet's ode to the mandolin,<BR/>"Something So Feminine About A Mandolin"?<BR/><BR/>One of his older songs, but a goody.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1132694835045143342005-11-22T15:27:00.000-06:002005-11-22T15:27:00.000-06:00RD- yes, it did open up a new way of listening for...RD- yes, it did open up a new way of listening for me! I'm hoping to makes some time to practice tonight. <BR/><BR/>Eleutheros- So that's why he was limping a bit when I saw him! :)<BR/><BR/>Just let those drums sit and mellow until winter solstice, then enjoy, but beware, it's powerful stuff! As they say here, "Uff-da!" ;)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1132675412732255982005-11-22T10:03:00.000-06:002005-11-22T10:03:00.000-06:00That sounds like a fantastic night, followed by an...That sounds like a fantastic night, followed by an excellent class. What a great way to learn how to listen to music, and comparing it to painting is so conceptually smart and creative. <BR/><BR/>BTW-- I'm never tired of reading about your mandolin!robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.com