If I had to choose one item that represents my husband Jeff it would be this- his Fender Stratocaster. He's had it since high school and still plays. As talented as he is with an acoustic guitar and the five-string banjo, if you asked him, he'd tell you his heart is in Southern rock and blues. His heart's desire these days is to video record himself playing each one of those instruments so that the grandchildren will always be able to hear him play; a desire that grew out of the fact that we will never be able to hear my grandfather play the banjo we inherited from him. So far he's recorded the Olson (acoustic) and the Gibson (banjo). He's finally located a drummer and if all goes well, the Strat will be up on YouTube by late Spring.
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@kerristephens Thank you Kerri! @mrssmith Thank you Carla! Yes, he's very determined. He likes to do it all himself, so I'm usually not involved in the "filming"! With the electric though you definitely need a band, so it's been hard to find a bass and drummer to learn the material and record. But most of that has been resolved now, so it's a matter of practice before they record. @dakotaburns Thanks Donald! @httpgeffed Thanks Colleen! Yes, it's a classic! @eudora Thank you Diane! He really does and both our grandsons are fascinated when he plays the acoustic or the banjo. I can't wait to see their faces when he plays the electric!
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! I had a couple I liked and then this one came up- funny I took it on a whim! @lfrans Thanks Liane! I hadn't really planned this shot, but the moment I saw it- wow, did I take that?!
@maggiemae Thank you Maggie-yes, this is his first love. He purchased it used and now it's a treasure! @dmariewms Thank you Marie! @eniaral Thanks Laraine! He wants to play in Milford's Musicfest this year. @bkbinthecity Thanks Brian! @jplovescotton Thanks Janice! It had to be special and although I'd taken a few others when this went up on the screen- pow! I knew it was THE shot.
@pflaume Thanks Lisa! @filsie65 Thanks Phil! If you'd like to see him playing the banjo or the Olson, his channel is Bigfatskinee. He does have an acoustic up there that is in the blues style, but I can't think of the name of it right now- I think it's something like Blues 36 or something to that effect. @alia_801 Thanks Alia! His nieces and nephews have already dubbed him "the cool uncle" so he's on his way! @simster Thank you Simmy! @sangwann lol Dione- thank you! I bet you can play cards too!
How wonderful!!! Look fwd to the video on You Tube. Great shot with the POV, lighting and shadows. Must be funny to have a hubby who entertains you with his music!
@cimes1 Thank you Carole! Of all the years we've been together, he's only written one song for me! But that's ok- I've never felt that I am the kind of person you immortalize in a song! But I do enjoy it when he's practicing and I'm on 365, both of us artistically involved with the form of art we love best.
Beautiful shot! That is wonderful he is doing that. A friend and I were talking today and she was telling the very same story about doing the video's of hubby (their grand dad) playing and singing, so they will have that. Very, very special gift, priceless :-)
@vposey Thanks Vickie! Yes- we are sorry that we don't even have picture of my grandfather playing the banjo- but at least we have the banjo! @daisy Thanks Kathryn! Yes, I know he really wants our grandchildren to know this side of him.
@automaticslim Thank you Andy- knowing Jeff, he would want me to post a link that showed him playing the Strat, not the Olson. So, I will try to remember when he's got the video up to come back and add it in.
@mrssmith Thank you Carla! Yes, he's very determined. He likes to do it all himself, so I'm usually not involved in the "filming"! With the electric though you definitely need a band, so it's been hard to find a bass and drummer to learn the material and record. But most of that has been resolved now, so it's a matter of practice before they record.
@dakotaburns Thanks Donald!
@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen! Yes, it's a classic!
@eudora Thank you Diane! He really does and both our grandsons are fascinated when he plays the acoustic or the banjo. I can't wait to see their faces when he plays the electric!
@lfrans Thanks Liane! I hadn't really planned this shot, but the moment I saw it- wow, did I take that?!
@dmariewms Thank you Marie!
@eniaral Thanks Laraine! He wants to play in Milford's Musicfest this year.
@bkbinthecity Thanks Brian!
@jplovescotton Thanks Janice! It had to be special and although I'd taken a few others when this went up on the screen- pow! I knew it was THE shot.
@pflaume Thanks Lisa!
@filsie65 Thanks Phil! If you'd like to see him playing the banjo or the Olson, his channel is Bigfatskinee. He does have an acoustic up there that is in the blues style, but I can't think of the name of it right now- I think it's something like Blues 36 or something to that effect.
@alia_801 Thanks Alia! His nieces and nephews have already dubbed him "the cool uncle" so he's on his way!
@simster Thank you Simmy!
@sangwann lol Dione- thank you! I bet you can play cards too!
Thanks Henri!
Thanks Bev!
Thanks Rachel!
@daisy Thanks Kathryn! Yes, I know he really wants our grandchildren to know this side of him.