World of Weird Al Yankovic

aarokid12 @ Jul 10 2007, 08:45 AM wrote: I thinking of trying to get/learn to play an accordion. Are they hard to learn how to play?

*ahem* I want to know, because I usually give up on things if they are too hard.

Do you play any instruments? How's your coordination? I think the biggest hurdle is not being able to see what you're doing, you have to do it by feel.

I've played the trombone before. I can probably do good about the not seeing the notes part.

I know we're all still reeling from the Grammy academy's decision to give polka the boot, but this is still June, so I think it's important that we remember this:

Learn to play the accordion. You can always make a living with an accordion.

I'm thinking of restoring (as in, giving it new straps and fixing a couple little problems) my grandfather's old accordion. He put it in my possession, so I think I might even learn to play it sometime.

But for now, it's just a really cool rare-type accordion.

My current wallpaper

I made this wallpaper at least 5 years ago. That picture is one I took from the front row during the Poodle Hat tour. One of my favorites.

Nice... I own an accordion and most use it as a gimmick for my band's live shows.

Here's one of our songs that features the accordion prominently (although it tends to pop up in other songs in more subtle ways)
Creepy Internet Guy

I love that song of your's, Jace.

Sweet good deal. June is a month of many things I am finding out. It's pride month, national accordion awareness moth and summer almost here! Well Rock On Al!

My grandfather has an accordion and im trying to learn, and the wallpaper is awesome algonacchick