What I meant is, my dad hadn't picked up his guitar in 30 years until I started playing Cajun accordion...

I was playing geetar along time, making good punk noise, and then playing Pogues stuff on a Piano accordion... but it took the Cajun accordion for him to pick up the guitar again.

Thank God for Cajun music. I've built a good friendship with my dad, because of it.

Hi Jim,

I had emailed you thru YouTube too, but it looks like
we will not be seeing you at Augusta this year

(I has *not* been a good music-year for me this year.)

My better half is immersed in re-training after her
job got displaced to India. At least, that can't
happen to Cajun Music!

So, the "boys" AKA Wilson, Joel, Cedric, Blake, were
just in Oshkosh, WI this past weekend and we got to jam
into the wee hours after their performance at the
festival.

I tell yah .. they're known for their exquisite
musicianship, but they're good partiers too

Have a good time at Augusta and enjoy a beer on
the behalf of those of us who cannot attend this year

Keep squeezin' (burn those bellows!)

--Big Nick

We'll miss you Nick - and all the other Braves
that can't make it. It is always a great week
and will be this year - as long as there is music,
friends and beverages.

Gene

Please prioritize that list.

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We'll miss you Nick - and all the other Braves
that can't make it. It is always a great week
and will be this year - as long as there is music,
friends and beverages.

Gene

>My better half is immersed in re-training after her
>job got displaced to India. At least, that can't
>happen to Cajun Music!

Shhh!! Not too loud, you never know. Years ago, Scottish fiddler James Kelly went to Cape Breton to learn the tunes forgotten in Scotland. Lots of Old Time fiddlers went to bluegrass until bunches of upstart yankees headed South to learn Old Time. Now you got Cajun bands in the Netherlands, Bluegrass bands in Russia, Country bands in Canada. And it was a bunch of English guys (Pogues) playing in-your-face Irish stuff that inspired a slew of.... well, whatever.
Jim - have a great time. Gonna take some videos?

Steve