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Brooks Montgomery
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Post by Brooks Montgomery »

Jim Cohen wrote:
Darrell Criswell wrote:Am I missing something? Does anyone know if he is playing the steel guitar for a movie, or he actually played and owned the instrument?
All I can say is that I've seen worse hand positions on beginning students. He might have had some experience...
Look close at his right hand. What is he holding? A plectrum the size of a poker chip?
A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first.
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Lee Baucum
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Look close at his right hand. What is he holding? A plectrum the size of a poker chip?
That may be a toggle switch sticking up by his hand.
Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande

There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.


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