Aug 25 2006
Pickin’ But Not Grinnin’ (Pic of the Week)
(continue reading Falcon over in Part Nineteen)
This old guy was playing slide acoustic guitar in the streets of Fayetteville, Arkansas a few years ago. I shot it on film and scanned it in.
I love taking pictures of wizened faces. Every time I look at this photo, I wonder what he was thinking.
In that spirit, I’m opening the floor to anybody who wants to put thoughts in this man’s head. Or photochop it, if you want, but don’t get disgusting with it. Just so you have the facts, he was accompanying about four women singers, all at least age 70. Not that that’s old, but women’s voices take on a certain quality by that point.
Here’s another, of him in action.
Got to love a great picture, of a nice person enjoying what they do!
“If my johnson were still alive, I’d be all over that business right there.”
“If these young kids knew what each one of these here feathers in my hat meant, I’d be getting a lot more respect.”
“I used to be able to make my wife vibrate the same as I do this guitar.”
“I hope the wind doesn’t kick off my hat and reveal the tattoo of Loni Anderson I have on my bald spot.”
Simon - If I were the type to stereotype (much), then I would say that Canadians are funnier than Americans. Or, at least, to me they are. Thanks for the laughs to start off my work day. I mean, ahem, I’m just about to leave for work.
Here’s one for the second pic, and sort of a rip from something I’ve read before.
“I got this guitar for my wife. Best trade I ever made.”
“I sure wish these port-a-potties had walls. Yessiree.”
Alvis - I like that one, and, no, I never have taken a picture while inside a port-a-pottie. Okay, maybe once, at that wild Christian rock festival in the middle of Kentucky.
I don’t think we’re funnier, but I do think we turn to humour (stereotypically) a little more than Americans. It’s our defence mechanism. One of them. We’re, uh…, the Chandler Bing of North America, to put a ‘Friends’ spin on it.