As I watched the local news this morning from the Broadway Market with all of the Easter and Dyngus Day preparations, I can’t help but ask, “Who are the accordion players of our next generation?”. I can’t even think of ever seeing an accordion musician this century not near death or at the youngest maybe middle-aged. It’s with disgust and disappointment that I can honestly say that my kids were not even given the option of the accordion as an instrument in the public school system. And with Lawrence Welk no longer with us and “Weird Al” not the poster boy of credibility, who will be the role models for our youth to carry on the rich tradition and skill of combining the piano with hundreds of other unknown buttons, all while the instrument is in constant motion. I would think with their video game controller expertise, this might come easy. Is there not a young person amongst us willing to accept that challenge and break the false stereotype that it is not cool to “cord”? And with the recent celebration of St. Patty’s Day , please don’t even get me started on my fears about the future of the bagpipes.
cgoody said
wow
baffled by barry's blogs said
what? why? sometimes no words are better, as is in this case. STOP BLOGGING until you actually have something to say.
Happy Easter, Christ is Risen, Alleluia.
dgoodz said
i thoroughly agreed on this exceptional blog entry that was obviously extemperaneous and ill tell u why……OOO WEBBERS!
DRSACK said
HEY DAD, HOWS THAT BASKETBALL NET COMIN’! Also, you probably won’t care about this comment because you never listen.. I hope you post this.
cgoody said
just for clarification, that was not meant to be a positive wow, but rather a wow symblizing disbelief in the stupidity of the blog. have a nice day
DRSACK said
Dad, look, you’re an awesome dad. You are nice to everyone, and you love your sons and your wife. But let’s face the facts, PICK A BETTER SUBJECT TO BLOG ABOUT. ACCORDIANS, come on, pick sports or politics, I don’t care, just not accordians. I hope you have fun blogging, but some advice, no one is going to read your blog if you write about that stuff. Just let me handle your advertising. BYE
Bob Lawrence "welk" Goodwin said
Dear QA
found this on the web – thought the “student competitions” would give you a sense of hope that there still might be a young Lawrence Welk l out there
July 12-16, American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) Festival, Wed.-Sat., indoors, the “grand old accordion association,” meets in a different city yearly, generally east coast, this year Buffalo, NY; student competitions daily with other day events and special evening concerts. Go to http://www.ameraccord.com
qabflo said
Bob, thanks for your research, I know where I’ll be that weekend.
Nagafooki said
Hey Dr. Sack. Are you a real doctor? If you were you would know that accordions are a sexually charged instrument that whip women into a frenzy. Have you ever listened to the Polka standard “Who Stole the Kishke?” Kishke is a thick sausage of roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet. It is delicious. Anyway have you ever heard this song. It whipped young Polish girls into a frenzy with it’s graphic metaphor. This is why accordions are not taught in our schools. The democrats are trying to control the Polish population in this country.
DGOODZ said
ok nagafooki u have problems