Schmoozing a Critic in Houston 4

Comment by Bell Banjos on February 13, 2012 at 10:17pm

Is he giving you '5' or are you protecting your face?

Comment by Ed Womack on February 14, 2012 at 11:42am

I think he's checking to see if you have a skin head and gut strings... could be a tasty snack...

Comment by Dave Culgan on February 14, 2012 at 2:03pm

"Dey made me a scarecrow in de field and a buzzard come to get his meal, but in his face I blowed my breff an der was a case for ol' Jim Death."... "Next come a hungry eagle down and gosh tinks I, dis boy's done brown, but he winked and he cried I'se de bird ob de free and I won't eat the meat ob slabery."

As many times I've sung that song (Walk Jawbone) I've been anticipating a visit like this myself.

Comment by Dan Gibson on February 16, 2012 at 12:25am

Terry, Ed, Ol' Dan,

Thanks for your comments.

Terry, unfortunately, he only has "4" to give. His owner said the vulture would sit on my hat, but, uhm, since I didn't have one with me, I had to decline that opportunity, with regret, of course -- that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Ed, although that particular banjo does have a skin head, it's strung with Nylgut. My gut-and-skin banjos stayed home for this gig. Hind-sight and Ol'Dan's comment tells me I should have had one with me.

O'l Dan, thanks for that great match-up with the song.  I guess I'll have to learn Walk Jawbone, now.

By the way, at the risk of going all Sheldon Cooper on this topic, the bird is Coragyps atratus, commonly called a black vulture, American black vulture, or carrion crow, and apparently a big banjo fan.

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