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VancePants commented on a video 'Stolen Moments (Banjo - Original)' 22 days

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VancePants commented on a video 'Greenheart - Clawhammer Banjo' 37 days

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VancePants commented on a video 'That's it (Clawhammer banjo - Original)' 37 days

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VancePants uploaded a video 'That's it (Clawhammer banjo - Original)' 43 days

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VancePants commented on a video 'Stolen Moments (Banjo - Original)' 51 days

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VancePants commented on a video 'Music on the Ocean Wave (jig, from Israel Welch)' 52 days

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VancePants commented on a video 'Stolen Moments (Banjo - Original)' 52 days

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VancePants commented on a video 'Iron Wheels (Banjo - Original)' 55 days

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VancePants uploaded a video 'Iron Wheels (Banjo - Original)' 60 days

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Major Detour: but alive and (not quite) kickin'!

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Just a quick note... away from The Hangout and everything else due to sudden episode of diverticulitis with bowel perforation... leading to partial colectomy with a draining ostomy.  Active lifestyle and walking the beach the day before... spent 15 days in the hospital... finally home yesterday.  Totally drained and dealing with my new "challenges" but, very fortunate to have had successful surgery and good prognosis for bowel re-anastomosis in about 3-4 months.  My wife is exception as well... makes all the differences.

Not sure how to play a banjo as yet with the ostomy bag and healing incision, but ... i'll get something figured out, down the road.

Cheers to all: hope to be back soon!

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Done Gone... South!

Saturday, June 4, 2016 8 comments

Hangin' Up the Spurs... .

Monday, October 28, 2013 54 comments

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Newest Videos


That's it (Clawhammer banjo - Original)


Stolen Moments (Banjo - Original)


Iron Wheels (Banjo - Original)


Give it time (Clawhammer banjo - Original)


And So it Goes (Banjo - Original)


Moonlit sails (Banjo original)


Tis a Fine Day (Clawhammer banjo - original)


Let's see what happens (Banjo Original)

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Newest Music

Rockin' in a Weary Land (TOTW)

Genre: Old Time
Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Midnight on the Water (for Richard Needham)

Genre: Old Time
Playing Style: Other

Jake's Got a BellyAche - TOTW

Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish
Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Fly, Fly... Fly

Genre: Unknown/None Chosen
Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

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Celtic

Bluegrass

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Blues

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Playing Since: 2008
Experience Level: Intermediate

VancePants has made 17 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 

Interests:
[Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Retired Doc

Gender: Male
Age: 78

My Instruments:
Three custom open-backs, from Colin Vance.
Tried claw-hammer Spring of 2011... now my playing focus... along with finger picking (& 2 finger - thumb lead).


Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Regarding Old -Time music: Hunter Robertson, Adam Hurt, Rob Stenson... Jason Romero, Brad Kolodner... as well Tim O'Brien, Dave Hum... Jerry Garcia and David Grisman... among many others.

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Created 8/28/2010
Last Visit 4/20/2026

Happily married with 3 children... retired Ob/Gyn physician... my last practice was as Faculty at North Colorado Family Medicine. Started a band for them... fun diversion! Other interests: tennis player/fan; biking and hiking ... attempting to remain fit and healthy despite 2 major abdominal surgeries. My youth was (mis)spent in Atlanta... 3 yrs the Navy as payback for med school; an east-coaster until moving west in 2007... returned to SE coastal GA in 2016. Naturalist (no religions... no gods... no myths) - take a Cosmic perspective:)

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