banjo

yes....todays title is 'banjo'

because....

i have been learning the past 6 weeks

the basics and absolutely love it! 

So the story goes...

my friend and i decided late on friday night 

that instead of sitting around by ourselves, 

we would take our banjo and puppet conversation 

to the streets. 

we grabbed some chairs, water and the kit

i got my cowgirl boots and hat, 

we jumped in the blue balooga whale ute

and kicked it....

her puppet, affectionatley known as 'noway', 

has fluffy yellow pants 

and a possum look in his/her eyes...

and my banjo makes nice noises. 

busking is a cool social observational exercise.

had a british backpacker very close to my face

telling me to 'play the guitar, i want to hear indi pop, 

british indi pop, i hate the banjo, play me some guitar....'

his beer breath and brain couldn't grasp the idea that

a banjo is a banjo and not a guitar....oh well....

one man sat and listened, closed his eyes, 

as I played noway a sad song in Aminor, 

he stood up, pulled out his fat wallet

and plonked a $50 on my banjo bag.

all in all our conversation in music and motion

proved economically viable

and most importantly it was....

so much FUN.....

british indi pop can suck my _____, and the banjo

well....we can keep playing

waltzing matilda.....