The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #90438   Message #1714587
Posted By: open mike
10-Apr-06 - 12:37 PM
Thread Name: You're in a REAL Musician's Home If....
Subject: RE: You're in a REAL Musician's Home If....
there might be a basket or box of rhythm instruments
which are taken to jams and parties for everyone to play.
Mine are kept in picnic baskets...there is a stack of 3 of them..

claves, maracas, shaky eggs, found objects....


and you might find in the kitchen a canning jar of beans
used as a rhythm instrument...not to mention dents in the
spoons form them being used for playing.

how about clothing with musical designs...
neckties (does anyone wear them anymore?)
with piano keys on them...and tee shirts
from festivals and perfomers and public
radio statino fundraisers...


and souveniers from places you have played..
posters, bear mats, brewery nick nacks...


and when christmas time comes,,,the ornaments
are little miniature instruments...


and, oh, what about earrings made out of guitar picks, etc.

oh yes those elastic capos make good hair ties...

and what uses have you found for used and broken guitar strings..

wiring together broken hinges??
replacing that blade on the cheese cutter?
using them (high E string) to take pottery off the wheel...

you keep clothes pins to hold music to stands in the wind..

suitcases are more likely to hold music, mike cords, etc.
than clothes.

although there may be one suit case that still has stuff in it
from the last festival and you could use it an any moment to
go somewhere to make music...