DON'T MESS WITH
THE BANJO PLAYER!

Let’s say you’re at a jam, and somebody hauls out a banjo joke. Cool. Then another banjo joke. Great. I love ‘em. But then, say, somebody tries to bash your banjo with an accordion or give it a trim with wire cutters. Well, pardner, that’s crossin’ the line. And you don’t want to do that to a banjo player, as this YouTube video will illustrate. Watch with caution; hide the young’uns:

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How many drummers does it take to screw in a light bulb? (13, one to put in the light bulb and 12 more to say they wouldn't have done it that way) -Joe Lehman

Howdy Mike. Did you learn to play the banjo in Mrs. Shewfelt's class?

Dear George Ford School Trivia Buff, Sorry, but I did not learn to play the banjo in Mrs. Shewfelt's elementary-school music class. Wish I had, because now I might be in the ranks of Steve Martin and Jim Mills. No, I only took up the banjo about four years ago.  I did learn other things in Mrs. Shewfelt's class, though. Let's see, I learned how to pass music books correctly (over my left shoulder ... or was it over the right), don't talk in class (just sing), that there are three kinds of people in the world (altos, sopranos and people in-between), and, um, did I mention about passing the books back? Oh, yeah. I guess that's about it. One other thing. Once, during one of my weak moments, Mrs. Shewfelt talked me into joining the George Ford Glee Club. I regretted this decision instantly (no bluegrass selections) and stepped down.