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"when used in folk and bluegrass music, the instrument can also be referred to as an upright bass, standup bass, bass fiddle, ...doghouse bass, dog-house, ...or bunkhouse bass." (Wikipedia)

My father, Charlie, played the bass in a Canadian band in the 1950s hence the name!

Archive for September, 2007

Three Stooges + Radio = Mayhem

September 28th, 2007

The Three Stooges meet Radio in Micro-Phonies (1945)
“Quiet, numbskulls, I’m broadcasting” - Moe Howard
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Wolfman Jack on The Spirit of Radio

September 28th, 2007

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Check out his comments about radio, they were years ahead of their time.
Hat tip to Russ Horton for putting me on to this one.

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My Russia Pt 1

September 14th, 2007

My Russia
How does someone, an anglophone from central Canada become a Russophile?
Why am I so fascinated with all things Russian?
Perhaps its genetic.
All my life I’ve been interested in Russia, its culture, politics, language…everything. It kept intruding into my consciousness…the Cold War (one of my earliest memories is trying to understand why my baby sitter seemed […]

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