The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54574   Message #845644
Posted By: khandu
11-Dec-02 - 08:29 PM
Thread Name: You're not a guitar picker unless...
Subject: RE: You're not a guitar picker unless...
Mark,

"Sultans..." was not one of the requested at the tonks. "Polk Salad" was and "Wipe Out". "Wipe..." was so the tonkers could see if our drummer was up to snuff.

Our tonks were comprised of the "oldtimers" who loved the old country songs, and the younger "good ole boys" who liked the country and "swamp" rock. All of them liked "...Risin' Sun"

"Under the Double Eagle" was also one of the "standards" that filled in the blank of the "You're not a guitar picker" sentence. There were many others throughout the years.

I found it amusing that most who said those things were not musicians themselves!

k