Five Years!

Can you believe it, the Banjo Snob has been in existence for five years this month! It seems like just yesterday that I started boring you to tears with my broken-record banjo opinions! To celebrate this milestone, I have decided to try something that will make it easier to find your favorite “Classic Banjo Snob” blogs (that’s right up there with “classic” Britney Spears, I tell you; I actually heard that term on the radio once). I’ve been looking to simplify the process because I have trouble finding them for my own research and nostalgia.

Reading through these as I post them is a fascinating process for me; I can see how my thoughts and ideas have evolved over the years. As a “historical document” of my own progress, they are an irreplaceable measuring stick. I also notice that I used to get a lot more comments to my blogs; I’m not sure what happened, but I suppose I have “worn out my welcome” with a few folks, and pissed off a few others. On some issues, I have also become a broken record.

I also recognize that some of my return comments didn’t exactly invite continued discussion; I’ve never been very good at casual conversation. But; in most cases, I can tell the next blog was inspired/informed by the comments of the previous. See, I really do listen and learn! I’m sure—now that I’ve taken the time for this trip down memory lane—that my next blogs will be affected by it. Please forgive me as I continue to figure out how to say what needs to be said (a never-ending process, I’m sure); I invite you to rejoin the conversation.    

Anyway, this blog will introduce the new idea; all I’ve done is to paste links onto this document for easier finding; the title of the blog is in the link (right-click and “open in new tab” for the easiest perusal). I’ll do one for each year of blogs, then if it works, continue to post links as I add blogs. Don’t worry, I’m far from running out of things to say (lucky you)! Starting with my first blog post on July 21, 2015:

1. https://banjosnob.com/2015/07/21/about-these-opinions/

2. https://banjosnob.com/2015/07/21/life-writings/

3. https://banjosnob.com/2015/07/23/but-seriously-folks/

4. https://banjosnob.com/2015/08/03/serious-banjo/

5. https://banjosnob.com/2015/08/13/self-honesty/

6. https://banjosnob.com/2015/08/14/just-what-am-i-trying-to-say/

7. https://banjosnob.com/2015/08/17/the-classics/

8. https://banjosnob.com/2015/08/28/what-we-could-be-playing/

9. https://banjosnob.com/2015/10/09/young-banjoists-a-call-to-action/

10. https://banjosnob.com/2015/10/27/competition/ (this one got lots of comments—mostly negative, but hey. . .

11. https://banjosnob.com/2015/11/19/where-i-am-coming-from/

12. https://banjosnob.com/2015/12/11/a-tale-of-two-musicians/

13. https://banjosnob.com/2015/12/29/peabody-stroke-video-supporting-materials/

14. https://banjosnob.com/2015/12/29/peabody-break-tenor-banjo-addendum/

15. https://banjosnob.com/2015/12/29/bmg-article-peabody-stroke/