Posted by kc8tby on Sunday, September 19, 2010
...to learn to play the banjo! Alright, so it was a rotten joke. I did get your attention though, right? :)
Well, I have been having quite a time trying to get comfortable, if that's the right word, with the correct hand position for the basic clawhammer style strum. I am finding it difficult to keep my thumb positioned right atop that darned fifth string. For some reason known only to God and the angels, my thumb constantly travels up and away from the fifth string as if it had a mind of it's own! Maybe it does? :) More probably it is a sign that , A: I need much more practice and, B: I need to not be too consciously "thinking" about keeping my wayward appendage there atop that fifth string! Two words I need to take to heart are, "muscle memory!" From what other folks here have experienced from their own years and years of practice as well as years of experience, it is all a matter of training your fingers to "do the right thing" (as the great film maker Spike Lee once said!).
On another note - pardon the musical pun - it is great hearing from so many other new banjo players on this site! I really enjoy reading so many of the blog entries as well as many of the forum questions and advice rendered in response to those questions. I find it a very valuable resource for basic instruction as well as for more "sage" advice! Needless to say, the constant encouragement rendered from many of the good folks on this site is more than valuable...for someone like me who obviously is all thumbs, it is worth it's weight in gold!
Which leads me into one more joke: Why did Popeye go to Mount Olive? Answer: To make Bluto jealous!! (Think about it then get back to me..)
4 comments on “Why did the chicken cross the road...?”
nickbanjoman Says:
Monday, September 20, 2010 @3:14:03 AM
ha ha, to mount olive,,, funny,,,,,
peghead59 Says:
Monday, September 20, 2010 @11:40:38 AM
Hi Thomas,
Welcome to the Hangout. I was just curious as to if your jokes will improve along with your banjo playing.......:-)
hitchcock Says:
Monday, September 20, 2010 @7:36:50 PM
to show the possum it could be done. lol
kc8tby Says:
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @11:25:43 PM
LOL! Actually, I had another joke I was going to save for my next blog post but, well, here it is:
A guy goes into a psychiatrist's office wrapped up completely in cellophane. He says to the psychiatrist, "So tell me doctor, what do you think is wrong with me?"
The psychiatrist says, " Well, I sure can see your nuts!"
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