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Accused Banjo Beater Can Keep Pickin' for Now
ny times ^ | 1-5-10 | ap

Posted on 01/06/2010 3:30:21 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- A banjo player accused of assaulting another man with his instrument will get to keep pickin' while awaiting his trial. Joseph Stancato, 33, of Denver faces second-degree assault charges after allegedly hitting another man upside the head with his banjo on New Year's Eve. Authorities said Stancato got into an argument with two men at a bus stop.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: banjo; beater; knee; pickin
...I come from Colorado with a banjo on my knee.
1 posted on 01/06/2010 3:30:24 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Definition of a perfect note:

When the banjo hits the dumpster.


2 posted on 01/06/2010 3:39:57 PM PST by NY Cajun
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"..hitting another man upside the head.."

Who wrote this? Redd Foxx?

3 posted on 01/06/2010 3:51:05 PM PST by Jaxter (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum.)
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To: NY Cajun

Actually, the perfect note is the sound of an accordion being thrown into a dumpster and crashing into a banjo.


4 posted on 01/06/2010 3:53:13 PM PST by P.O.E. (Happy New Year)
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Joseph Stancato, 33, of Denver faces second-degree assault charges after allegedly hitting another man upside the head

That took a lot of pluck.

5 posted on 01/06/2010 3:53:24 PM PST by GSWarrior
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6 posted on 01/06/2010 3:54:44 PM PST by GSWarrior
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To: Jaxter

lots of pickin’ , little grinnin’.


7 posted on 01/06/2010 3:56:35 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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8 posted on 01/06/2010 4:02:04 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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9 posted on 01/06/2010 4:10:23 PM PST by paulycy (AMERICA: Less safe. Less free. More broke.)
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I thought it was only San Fran men who assaulted each other with their instruments


10 posted on 01/06/2010 4:34:39 PM PST by Raider Sam (They're on our left, right, front, and back. They aint gettin away this time!)
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11 posted on 01/06/2010 8:30:39 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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12 posted on 01/06/2010 8:36:44 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

http://www.hulu.com/watch/43206/family-guy-stewie-plays-the-banjo


13 posted on 01/06/2010 9:00:07 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Liberty Valance

LOL! That has now been stolen. ;0)


14 posted on 01/07/2010 3:20:19 AM PST by paulycy (AMERICA: Less safe. Less free. More broke.)
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