Welcome to old and new friends who are interested in discussing Cajun and other diatonic accordions, along with some occasional lagniappe....
CAJUN ACCORDION DISCUSSION GROUP
A'ight den... we call it a truce. Do we have an accord... ion?
I apologize for thread shift. It's not my intention. I probably should just retire from this board altogether as I find it increasingly difficult to offer any sage advice on any relative subject. I'm really into Cajun accordions, but use them in a different application than the majority of the good and talented folks here. I'm anything but traditional -- I'm more like a headbanging rock & roller with a box full of noveau zydeco-styled licks, so it is seldom that I either connect or can provide quality input on lyrics, Cajun history, accordion home-repairs, or workshop info. But I am amazed at the talented folks here that can play the traditional tunes like the pros.
I'm deep into creating new songs and sticking the box in places it's never been -- I write a new tune everyday and it rarely borrows from anything well-worn. That's not to say I don't appreciate good ol' fashioned Cajun tunes -- I do. It's just not what I play.
I rarely toot my horn on this board, I'm truly a very humble guy and consider myself an accordion hack, since I've taught myself everything I know by trial and error. I suppose I've gotten fairly adept after 15 years hacking the box and hosting a zydeco radio program on the Dallas airwaves for the past 20 years. I'm 45 years of age but don't look it and rarely act it, picking up my first box when I was 30. I'm proud to say I have done well with zydeco in Dallas and have managed to keep myself busy playing the entire time. I play as many gigs as I want to, and only play a few times a month because I enjoy my home, my wife, and my daughter. I'm also proud to be releasing my debut CD with T-Richard & the Zydeco Stingrays, this Friday.
I've got an off-the-wall streak in every facet of my life -- that's what you get when you cross a graphic designer/fine artist with a musician and disc jockey. Never a dull moment and on-the-go -- so much that I often wear myself down to a bloody nub. I cook and do dishes, too.
To me this board is an opportunity to just stay connected with the rare people who share one very important thing in common. Sometimes it's a creative exercise in writing; sometimes I actually shut-up and learn something useful and cool. But probably the best thing is the friends I've made in this forum. And for those of us who have all the accordions we really want, that's huge! You can never have too many friends... okay, you can never have too many accordions, too...
So for those I might've disturbed, please accept my humble apologies. And if and when you're in the DFW area, gimme a shout. I'll be glad to hook-up for a jam or a beer! 
R!CK
i was only jokin', just jokin'; a beer's fine, as long as it's not heineken or bud; and a jam's even better .... nout
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A'ight den... we call it a truce. Do we have an accord... ion?
I apologize for thread shift. It's not my intention. I probably should just retire from this board altogether as I find it increasingly difficult to offer any sage advice on any relative subject. I'm really into Cajun accordions, but use them in a different application than the majority of the good and talented folks here. I'm anything but traditional -- I'm more like a headbanging rock & roller with a box full of noveau zydeco-styled licks, so it is seldom that I either connect or can provide quality input on lyrics, Cajun history, accordion home-repairs, or workshop info. But I am amazed at the talented folks here that can play the traditional tunes like the pros.
I'm deep into creating new songs and sticking the box in places it's never been -- I write a new tune everyday and it rarely borrows from anything well-worn. That's not to say I don't appreciate good ol' fashioned Cajun tunes -- I do. It's just not what I play.
I rarely toot my horn on this board, I'm truly a very humble guy and consider myself an accordion hack, since I've taught myself everything I know by trial and error. I suppose I've gotten fairly adept after 15 years hacking the box and hosting a zydeco radio program on the Dallas airwaves for the past 20 years. I'm 45 years of age but don't look it and rarely act it, picking up my first box when I was 30. I'm proud to say I have done well with zydeco in Dallas and have managed to keep myself busy playing the entire time. I play as many gigs as I want to, and only play a few times a month because I enjoy my home, my wife, and my daughter. I'm also proud to be releasing my debut CD with T-Richard & the Zydeco Stingrays, this Friday.
I've got an off-the-wall streak in every facet of my life -- that's what you get when you cross a graphic designer/fine artist with a musician and disc jockey. Never a dull moment and on-the-go -- so much that I often wear myself down to a bloody nub. I cook and do dishes, too.
To me this board is an opportunity to just stay connected with the rare people who share one very important thing in common. Sometimes it's a creative exercise in writing; sometimes I actually shut-up and learn something useful and cool. But probably the best thing is the friends I've made in this forum. And for those of us who have all the accordions we really want, that's huge! You can never have too many friends... okay, you can never have too many accordions, too...
So for those I might've disturbed, please accept my humble apologies. And if and when you're in the DFW area, gimme a shout. I'll be glad to hook-up for a jam or a beer!
R!CK
No, that was another one,
But how do you know? Google earth? By the way, did you see my new 2005 subaru legacy touring with that green spot on the windshield? besides the parking ticket under the wipers?
That was an old time banjo player's left hand when I hit him in the fields. But I have to wash it off.
G
Good subjecting subject nout...
The only haters I've run across are those drunk club-goers that ask me to play Travis Tritt or Michael Jackson tunes. But I don't believe it's because they hate Cajun accordions. I think they're just toasted on weed and Tuaca shots. Most people don't even know what to call a Cajun accordion. I've heard, "That's a cool xylophone" and "I love that chest-organ!"
But then again, I'm in Dallas. So what do you expect?!
R!CK
When my daughter was four, I took her to she Clifton Chennier. She asked me whe was the man playing the chest piano. Hey Rick, at least she had an excuse, being four and all. And having me as her father.
Steve
Yo Jersey, yuh done good by taking your daughter to see the King! If I would've seen Cliff at four, I would've been a better box puller than first seeing Toups when I was 27. But then again, I might be bent over double with a frickin' 60 lb. accordion over both shoulders.
But at least I'd be chromatic!
[laughing like Felix The Cat]
R!CK
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
