Monday, November 8, 2010

Tuesday Poem: sweet. bass & bongo thread

[a found poem] 

sweet. bongo …
sweet. bongo man

comfy ...
comfy

i love bongos ...
i love bongos man

comfy the …
comfy the beat  …

"every black knows ...
"
“every black knows how to play bass"
(Southpark)

token, this ...
token, this is so …


nice  …
nice duo

gj …
gj

comfy the...
comfy the beat

not bad for a ding ...
not bad for a ding head with an afro



this is pretty 
…
this is pretty cool



have you tried Arabic drums …
have you tried Arabic drums: tabla or rek

thanx man ...
thanx man we use tabla –  darbuka too  

sounds real nice! ...
sounds real nice! I’m getting into bongos

thanks alot …
thanks alot glad …

comfy…
comfy

cool ...
cool man

cool man that’s …
cool man that’s just sweet

sweet …
sweet. bongo man

sweet …
sweet. bongo man

                                                          mary mccallum


 I am the new owner of an acoustic bass guitar. It's such a beautiful thing. My friend Heather wants to play the bongos. One day we hope to jam together at the Thistle Inn where, it seems, Wellington's bongo players gather. 

Meanwhile, I search through the internet hoping to find some cool acoustic bass and drum jams. And after I've watched the clip I can't resist the thread. Like this one. The repetition and language in the simple couplets couldn't be a more perfect drum. I just need a four-line thread about bass guitar now...

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2 comments:

Ben Hur said...

So not a stand-up bass. Like an electric bass but acoustic? Cool. You can jam at Thistle Inn with the ghost of Te Rauparaha. Poet, musician, reviewer etc. you're a woman of many talents!

susan t. landry said...

this is *fun*, mary! hooray for fun, yes?