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I go to a lot of live bluegrass shows, where one of the musicians will start telling a joke early in the set, arouses your curiousity, and tells parts of it between songs, eventually coming to an outragous conclusion. A good example is either the "I hit a dog in my car" story or the "Missouri Jumping Mule" Story. It rally adds a lot to the performances. Here's the "Missouri jumping mule."
Play a song. Finish song.
Performer #1. You know, old brother got him one of those expensive Missouri Jumping mules. Paid $3000.00 dollars for it. Sold his tractor to pay for it.
Performer #2. Thats a whole lot for a mule, even one of those jouping Missouri mules. I seed one in the fair. jumped off a tower into a wtaering tank. About thirty foot or so.
Play another song then.
Performer 1. Yeap. Ols' brubber couldn't get that darn mule to jump a foot. Fell on his face everytime he tried. Almost broke the mules neck two or three times.
#2. Does he want to jump?
#1. wants to, but can't get no height at all. Believe he's afraid of heights. Put on a new set of horse shoes the other day, added about 1/2 inch to his height, and he got wide-eyed scared!
Play another song.
#1. Brother says he's a mule. I says he's a donkey. Big difference.
We bet hard money on it.
They start another song and #2 stops.
#2 Whats the difference? What differnce does it make?
#1. Ten dollars if its donkey.
Play another song.
#1 Preacher came by the other day, and we was trying to get him to jump. We was arguing aout if brother had mistakenly bought a donkey who was afraid of heights or a genuine Missouri jumping mule.
#2. What the preacher say.
#1. Well, you know he don't want to get in the middle of anything. he said, "Boys, you know in the bible, it says that its an ass." "You know old Balams ass."
Play another song.
#1. Dang thing finally did break his neck. Brubber was trying to get him to jump over the hedge near the front road there. I come by and said, "Brubber, he looks plenty dead. What we gonna do with him. I dont want to eat no mule."   Brother said "Lets bury him."
Start another song. #2 stops again.
#2 Well what happened?
#1. Well. we proceeded to dig a big hole right there next to the
street there. Didn't have no way to move it. Brother done sold his tractor. Got it all buried, and then this nosy neighbor came driving by causing trouble.
#1 starts song again. #2 won't play.
#2 What kind of trouble?
#1 He nosed around there, a'lookin here and there. And, then he says," Whatyou boys a'doing, diggin a foxhole?"
"No sir, I say. That's not what the preacher calls it."
Do last song.