Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, 2009

1-1-09 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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[lonestar]

I’m looking for an accordion joke

How can you out-accordian accordians as a joke? LOL!

I love Tejano music...with accordians. I'm no historian on the subject, but I believe the Mexicans were introduced to accordians by the German immigrants to Texas---and Tejano was born.

[Billie]

......... I have COCD, Comedy Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I can’t help it.

Well, we all get to laugh at your expense. :)

[Lady Jag]

Not familiar with the Mexican but there’s a Celtic squeeze box that adds a lot to their music.

Q. The song most requested of accordionists.
A. Can you play Far, Far Away?

[Diver Dave]

LOL! Leave it to Diver to bring out the Rule Book. :)

Iffn ya don't follow the rules, you'll draw a foul...

[La Enchiladita]

Hey back atcha, Billie!
Now it’s time for me to go.
Wish I didn’t...hafta..:-(

[La Enchiladita]

Before I go, I’m with you. In addition to all the accordion waltzes played by Welk himself, I think the LW Show was one of the strangest, weirdest things ever on TV.

[Lady Jag]

How can you out-accordian accordians as a joke? LOL!

You hit the nail right on the head with that one there! We laugh at them because they are a joke!

Q. What is the difference between an Uzi and an accordion?
A. The Uzi stops after 20 rounds.

[lonestar]

Luv it!

We have an accordian family joke...half-a-century ago, my cousins took accordian lessons and their family Christmas card that year was the girls posed with their accordians. It's funny--but not to them

[Billie]

Not to worry - I’m a stickler for rules. Too skeered not to - he looks too mean! :)

[Billie]

LOL at The LW show. Sometimes when my husband's channel surfing, that show comes up and we can't change it quick enough!

So, last night I thought DeAnna was supposed to show up on The Bachelor. That shot of 'someone' in the limo sounded like her. (It was NOT the girl that they actually showed getting in to talk to him! Right?) Next week maybe?

[Lady Jag]

OMG! What do 20 accordions sound like? Do I want to know? LOL!!

HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO ACCORDION

A Primer for Beginners

Posted by John Ferree 1997

1. Get an accordion. The cheaper the better because they all sound the same. Do not tell anyone what you have done - it will only cause them to worry. They will find out soon enough.
2. Take the accordion out of the case and strap it on. It is better if the accordion rests on your chest instead of your back but, for the first few weeks, it doesn't really make that much difference.
3. For sounds to be produced, three things must happen: The bellows must be moving in or out. One or more of the keys or buttons must be pressed. All potential weapons within a one mile radius must be collected and secured. The third is the most important
4. The buttons on the left side are chord buttons. The "C" button has a dimple or nipple so you can find it without looking. (This is a safety feature. Before it was invented, thousands of accordionists suffered painful and sometimes disabling injuries - much to the delight of the general public). Never use more than three buttons. "Professional" accordionists appear to be using lots of buttons but they are actually just desperately trying to find the damned "C". "Professional" means they have learned to smile while they do it.
5. Play the black and white keys. The high notes are at the bottom and the low notes are at the top. (That arrangement isn't supposed to make any sense. Accept it.) Note: If you find the high notes at the top and the low notes at the bottom, you have either put the accordion on upside down or you have tried to repair it yourself. If the former, turn the accordion over. If the latter, pack your accordion up with thousands and thousands of dollars and mail it far away for a long, long time.
6. Continue playing until someone begs you to stop or threatens your life, whichever comes first.
7. Put the accordion back in its case.
8. Order an accordion tee-shirt and wear it to the Mall

[MEG33]

You are welcome for the research, Billie..I now know this was made in New Hampshire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLa7kMIUAaI&feature=related
This is the opening to On Golden Pond..with some lovely views..at the end”Listen to the the Loons ..they are welcoming us back!” as they arrive at the cabin.
I know these are difficult for you to download..Thought you might try load it while preparing dinner, Billie..

I believe the whole TV presentation with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer is on youtube..I don’t believe I ever saw it!

[lonestar]

I think it should be against the law to play an accordian... without a monkey.

[Lady Jag]

But you would never be able to polka again.

[lonestar]

If you've never polkaed with a monkey, you've never polkaed!

(That's a sentence I never dreamed I would ever write!)

[JustAmy]

Happy Accordion Tuesday!

[Lady Jag]

Now I’m confused.

A man parks his car in a rough part of town with two accordions on the back seat, forgetting to lock the back door.

When he returns, there are three accordions.

[Lady Jag]

Have you polkaed with a monkey?

[Billie]

Thanks, Meg. YouTube is how I got the one I posted this morning. I downloaded two others before I chose the one I ultimately wanted to use.

Am downloading it now, and back to the kitchen I go. :)

[MEG33]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3G9b6j3nCA&NR=1
Loon concert..You tube has everything!
This is much prettier than that first site I linked to giving the loon call.