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Subject: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: John P Date: 23 Nov 00 - 08:47 AM I have had a very unusual experience recently -- I was asked to pose for a fundraising calendar for the Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival near Seattle. They asked several instructors and long-time participants at the festival to pose, wearing nothing but our hurdy-gurdies. The calendar is called "The Men of the Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival". Twelve naked hurdy-gurdy players. What a great thing. Their web site is here if anyone wants to order this thing. I should say that I am not entirely disinterested in helping them sell calendars. I used to be on the board of directors of the non-profit association that produces the festival and served as festival director for two years. Now I'm just friends with -- and nude model for -- the folks that are selling the calendar. I hope this isn't too much of a commercial announcement for this forum. I'm really more amazed at the whole thing than I am interested in selling calendars. John |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: catspaw49 Date: 23 Nov 00 - 08:57 AM That looks cute John. Maybe we ought to look into that kinda' thing for the Mudcat!!! Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: alison Date: 23 Nov 00 - 09:04 AM Interesting idea.. but a whistle doesn't cover much...... *grin*.... what you going to hide behind "Spaw??? slainte alison |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: black walnut Date: 23 Nov 00 - 09:35 AM and a harp is see~through.... ~'nut |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: DonMeixner Date: 23 Nov 00 - 09:40 AM Alison, You could hide behind an accapella and I'd still by the calendar. :-)))) An accordion might be too dangerous. In Spaw's case probably a Generation standard "G" would be more than adequate. As for me just 16th note would do the job. Don |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: katlaughing Date: 23 Nov 00 - 10:15 AM Ha ha, I like the looks of the calendar, John, thanks for the link. So are we going to go for a Mudcat Nudist Camp, too, paying admission to support the Mudcat, of course. I sold my piano and the fiddle doesn't cover much, either, just like Alison's whistle and harp. kat |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Lady McMoo Date: 23 Nov 00 - 10:29 AM It does seem a pity that only men seem to play the hurdy-gurdy in Seattle. Don't be hard on "Spaw guys ...at least give the man a didgeridoo! mcmoo |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: catspaw49 Date: 23 Nov 00 - 11:13 AM I was thinking of converting a double bass into a hurdy-gurdy.........I'll let you know when its finished. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Morticia Date: 23 Nov 00 - 03:32 PM and what do the singers amongst us do to cover their modesty? |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: John P Date: 23 Nov 00 - 04:34 PM Microphones? Tamborines? |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Liz the Squeak Date: 23 Nov 00 - 05:50 PM Sorry, Morty, I thought you mentioned modesty..... excuse me whilst I get up off the floor after rolling around laughing..... LTS |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Anglo Date: 23 Nov 00 - 08:18 PM Well, I for one appreciated the post, John. I had heard about it and this reminded me that I could go order it. And in this instance you can all be thankful that I was unable to make it to the festival, though it's on my _very_ short list. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: GUEST,CarolC (at her parent's house in Wheaton) Date: 23 Nov 00 - 08:32 PM You couldn't get a woman to pose nekkid with her accordion. I tried to find some nude men on the website. Where are they? |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: SINSULL Date: 23 Nov 00 - 08:53 PM How about a strategically placed Mudcat? Or is that cruelty to animals? |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Margo Date: 24 Nov 00 - 02:10 AM Does Felicia know about this??? :o) |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Date: 24 Nov 00 - 03:49 AM Hmm. Possible problem for kazoo players. RtS |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 24 Nov 00 - 07:04 AM oh god.... what next! Ella |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: John P Date: 24 Nov 00 - 08:02 AM Anglo, It would be great to see you at the festival. One of the things I like about the calendar is that it is definitely not about youth and beauty. Most of the best pictures display neither. My wife did all the photography, design, and computer work, so I got to see the whole thing in progress. Margo, do you mean Felicia Dale? If so, yes she knows about the calendar. We had dinner and lots of music with them yesterday. She's on the short list to be in the "Women with Hurdy-Gurdys" calendar that's been proposed for 2002. CarolC, I've never posed nekkid with an accordion, but I've played one in the buff before. Carefully. Probably not a good idea for a woman. Although posing for a picture would probably be safer than playing it. It looks like the only naked man on the web site is the Leonardo drawing they used for the cover of the calendar. Maybe you should complain. John |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Grab Date: 24 Nov 00 - 08:18 AM You don't want to know what the bloke with the bodhran is using for a beater... Grab. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: A Wandering Minstrel Date: 24 Nov 00 - 10:14 AM The mere thought of all that rotating mechanics in close proximity to pubic hair brings tears to the eyes, to say nothing of the ones of mirth when I discovered that the thread title was in fact literal :-) |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Gypsy Date: 24 Nov 00 - 11:14 AM Man, and i was all excited. I thought it was the WHEEL FIDDLES that would be nude! |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Bert Date: 24 Nov 00 - 11:32 AM Spaw, You're bragging again. I would have thought that THIS would be more that big enough to cover your dong. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Dave Swan Date: 24 Nov 00 - 11:44 AM Lends a who new meaning to turning your crank. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Margo Date: 24 Nov 00 - 11:49 AM Yes, I meant Felicia Dale. I was kidding! Gee you could do a banjo calendar and call it "barely banjo"! Haha! |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: John P Date: 24 Nov 00 - 02:21 PM How could singers cover themselves? Maybe instead of sticking their fingers in their ears they could stick them . . .nah, never mind. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Liz the Squeak Date: 24 Nov 00 - 07:03 PM Where the heck would guitarist put their picks and plectrums? LTS |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Gypsy Date: 24 Nov 00 - 08:50 PM Spaw, wouldn't you LOVE a little lady?..... |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: GUEST,Lyle Date: 24 Nov 00 - 10:23 PM This brings up an idea for thread creep (or a creepy thread). If we had 12 people from mudcat pose nude for a calendar, which 12 would you choose? Or should we have two calendars, one with males, one with females? Then which 24 would you choose? Lyle |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Troll Date: 24 Nov 00 - 11:21 PM Bert. Naw. Overkill. troll |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: alison Date: 24 Nov 00 - 11:27 PM well we could find out once and for all if Big Mick really is "big"..... *grin* slainte alison |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Big Mick Date: 25 Nov 00 - 03:01 AM Let me just say that a Chieftain Low D might be long...............stop it, Mick |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Naemanson Date: 25 Nov 00 - 01:36 PM Makes me glad I play guitar. I need to start playing it slung real low though. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: GUEST,tammy wammy Date: 24 Jan 21 - 03:26 AM Please can I get a copy of the nude calendar, it sounds like a good time ;) |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: JHW Date: 24 Jan 21 - 10:54 AM Freinds from Tubingen(Deutch) recommended St.Chartier, France about 1982. When I arrived the sound of drone pipes and drone vielles (hurdy gurdys) was everywhere. No nude calendars. We had to make do with naked men and women at the water trough washing themselves where we were trying to do washing up. Or you could bathe in the big tub by the village spring. Cold too. Later years shower trailers with curtains 'blowing in the wind'. Ooh La la. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Stilly River Sage Date: 24 Jan 21 - 11:13 AM This is a 21-year old thread. Chances are that project is long-since wrapped up. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: John P Date: 25 Jan 21 - 08:26 PM There are a few of these calendars floating around in private collections, but they are, of course, highly-prized possessions and so not likely to be available. Maybe some kind person will post the photos on a website somewhere. OMG, I've been at Mudcat for 21 years! I started this thread. How time flies when you're living your life. Mr. November |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: BobL Date: 26 Jan 21 - 02:16 AM The local tractor society (I kid you not) once did a similar calendar, featuring a dozen vintage tractors with their owners. The cover showed the landlord of the pub where they used to meet, wearing nothing but a carefully placed bar towel. The bar towel advertised "London Pride". Any other suggestions? Must be an actual beer or brewer, present or past. |
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Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar From: Manitas_at_home Date: 26 Jan 21 - 03:58 AM Brains |
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