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Vegetable Orchestra: Chinese Brothers' Unusual Instruments
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| Mon Mar 12 2012
Posted on 03/12/2012 6:47:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Two brothers from Beijing have carved out an unusual career - making musical instruments from carrots, potatoes and other vegetables.
Nan Weidong and Nan Weiping have been making playable flutes with everything from leeks to carrots.
Frequent projects see them using a sweet potato as an ocarina, a bamboo shoot as a flute, and a yam might become a whistle.
The pair make a living from their instruments which have seen them appear on Chinese talent shows and other high-profile performances, which pay up to $8,000 a time.
Each does however, require a new set of instruments, as the vegetables begin to rot after just a few days.
TOPICS: Food; Music/Entertainment; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: instruments; music; napl; vegetables; veggieinstruments; veggieorchestra
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To: Slings and Arrows
I’ve always wondered who the Stradivarius of rutabagas was?
To: nickcarraway
They had better not tour NORTH KOREA.
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posted on
03/12/2012 6:52:22 PM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(If you are a Newt or Romney supporter, don't waste your time on posting to me. Save it. Zip it.)
To: nickcarraway
Bob theTomato, Larry the Cucumber, Jr. Aparagus, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, Madame Blueberry.........The Veggie Tales
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posted on
03/12/2012 6:52:22 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Only God can change a heart, but we can pray for hearts to be changed.)
To: nickcarraway
Bob theTomato, Larry the Cucumber, Jr. Aparagus, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, Madame Blueberry.........The Veggie Tales
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posted on
03/12/2012 6:52:32 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Only God can change a heart, but we can pray for hearts to be changed.)
To: nickcarraway
Bob theTomato, Larry the Cucumber, Jr. Aparagus, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, Madame Blueberry.........The Veggie Tales
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posted on
03/12/2012 6:52:32 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Only God can change a heart, but we can pray for hearts to be changed.)
To: Linda Frances
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posted on
03/12/2012 6:55:27 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Only God can change a heart, but we can pray for hearts to be changed.)
To: Linda Frances
Bob theTomato, Larry the Cucumber, Jr. Aparagus, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, Madame Blueberry.........The Veggie Tales
Bob theTomato, Larry the Cucumber, Jr. Aparagus, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, Madame Blueberry.........The Veggie Tales
Bob theTomato, Larry the Cucumber, Jr. Aparagus, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd, Madame Blueberry.........The Veggie Tales Hahahahaha!!!
NO need to apologize. Ya gave me a GOOD laugh for the day--THREE times!! Thank you!
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/12/2012 7:05:53 PM PDT
by
bunkerhill7
(string bean section?? ?//??? ? ?? ``?? Who knew?)
To: nickcarraway
Hahahaha!!!
Thanks for posting. I needed a good laugh!
To: nickcarraway
They got hungry, and that was the end of the orchestra...(burp)
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posted on
03/12/2012 7:14:41 PM PDT
by
FrankR
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/12/2012 7:14:51 PM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
To: nickcarraway
Considering what veggies do to me, I wasn't sure I wanted to know what the instruments were.
Toot Toot
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posted on
03/12/2012 7:40:30 PM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: nickcarraway
That would be Lisa Douglas of Green Acres. “Eat Hootersville rutabagas!”
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posted on
03/12/2012 7:41:50 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.)
To: nickcarraway; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
Bawney Fwank wants them to make him a flute...
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posted on
03/12/2012 7:51:48 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: nickcarraway; Charles Henrickson; mikrofon; Slings and Arrows
STOP PLAYING WITH YOUR FOOD!
To: nickcarraway
I can make music with pinto beans.
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posted on
03/12/2012 8:20:20 PM PDT
by
manic4organic
(We won. Get over it.)
To: manic4organic
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the laugh. It was a gas!
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03/12/2012 8:44:02 PM PDT
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Exit148
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/13/2012 5:47:27 AM PDT
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JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: cloudmountain; Linda Frances; JRios1968; nickcarraway
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03/13/2012 6:07:05 AM PDT
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GreenLanternCorps
("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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