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Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar

23 Nov 00 - 08:47 AM (#345640)
Subject: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: John P

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


23 Nov 00 - 08:57 AM (#345645)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: catspaw49

That looks cute John. Maybe we ought to look into that kinda' thing for the Mudcat!!!

Spaw


23 Nov 00 - 09:04 AM (#345649)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: alison

Interesting idea.. but a whistle doesn't cover much...... *grin*.... what you going to hide behind "Spaw???

slainte

alison


23 Nov 00 - 09:35 AM (#345658)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: black walnut

and a harp is see~through....

~'nut


23 Nov 00 - 09:40 AM (#345660)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: DonMeixner

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


23 Nov 00 - 10:15 AM (#345669)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: katlaughing

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


23 Nov 00 - 10:29 AM (#345674)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Lady McMoo

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


23 Nov 00 - 11:13 AM (#345685)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: catspaw49

I was thinking of converting a double bass into a hurdy-gurdy.........I'll let you know when its finished.

Spaw


23 Nov 00 - 03:32 PM (#345743)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Morticia

and what do the singers amongst us do to cover their modesty?


23 Nov 00 - 04:34 PM (#345757)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: John P

Microphones? Tamborines?


23 Nov 00 - 05:50 PM (#345799)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Liz the Squeak

Sorry, Morty, I thought you mentioned modesty..... excuse me whilst I get up off the floor after rolling around laughing.....

LTS


23 Nov 00 - 08:18 PM (#345834)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Anglo

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.


23 Nov 00 - 08:32 PM (#345838)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: GUEST,CarolC (at her parent's house in Wheaton)

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?


23 Nov 00 - 08:53 PM (#345842)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: SINSULL

How about a strategically placed Mudcat? Or is that cruelty to animals?


24 Nov 00 - 02:10 AM (#345932)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Margo

Does Felicia know about this??? :o)


24 Nov 00 - 03:49 AM (#345947)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler

Hmm. Possible problem for kazoo players.
RtS


24 Nov 00 - 07:04 AM (#345973)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Ella who is Sooze

oh god.... what next!

Ella


24 Nov 00 - 08:02 AM (#345990)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: John P

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


24 Nov 00 - 08:18 AM (#345994)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Grab

You don't want to know what the bloke with the bodhran is using for a beater...

Grab.


24 Nov 00 - 10:14 AM (#346052)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: A Wandering Minstrel

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

:-)


24 Nov 00 - 11:14 AM (#346069)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Gypsy

Man, and i was all excited. I thought it was the WHEEL FIDDLES that would be nude!


24 Nov 00 - 11:32 AM (#346085)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Bert

Spaw, You're bragging again. I would have thought that THIS would be more that big enough to cover your dong.


24 Nov 00 - 11:44 AM (#346095)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Dave Swan

Lends a who new meaning to turning your crank.


24 Nov 00 - 11:49 AM (#346102)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Margo

Yes, I meant Felicia Dale. I was kidding! Gee you could do a banjo calendar and call it "barely banjo"! Haha!


24 Nov 00 - 02:21 PM (#346141)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: John P

How could singers cover themselves? Maybe instead of sticking their fingers in their ears they could stick them . . .nah, never mind.


24 Nov 00 - 07:03 PM (#346252)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Liz the Squeak

Where the heck would guitarist put their picks and plectrums?

LTS


24 Nov 00 - 08:50 PM (#346324)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Gypsy

Spaw, wouldn't you LOVE a little lady?.....


24 Nov 00 - 10:23 PM (#346361)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: GUEST,Lyle

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


24 Nov 00 - 11:21 PM (#346379)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Troll

Bert. Naw. Overkill.

troll


24 Nov 00 - 11:27 PM (#346383)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: alison

well we could find out once and for all if Big Mick really is "big"..... *grin*

slainte

alison


25 Nov 00 - 03:01 AM (#346434)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Big Mick

Let me just say that a Chieftain Low D might be long...............stop it, Mick


25 Nov 00 - 01:36 PM (#346624)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Naemanson

Makes me glad I play guitar. I need to start playing it slung real low though.


24 Jan 21 - 03:26 AM (#4089649)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: GUEST,tammy wammy

Please can I get a copy of the nude calendar, it sounds like a good time ;)


24 Jan 21 - 10:54 AM (#4089703)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: JHW

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.


24 Jan 21 - 11:13 AM (#4089707)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Stilly River Sage

This is a 21-year old thread. Chances are that project is long-since wrapped up.


25 Jan 21 - 08:26 PM (#4089932)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: John P

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


26 Jan 21 - 02:16 AM (#4089951)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: BobL

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.


26 Jan 21 - 03:58 AM (#4089953)
Subject: RE: Nude hurdy-gurdy calendar
From: Manitas_at_home

Brains