I just bought a new sitar. I didn't really mean to.

[Zomby Woof]

[Monk06]

1. I always dreamed of learning to play the sitar. I love Indian classical ..

Music. I had all of Ravi Shankar's recondings in
the mid sixties but missed his last public performance
in Vancouver because I was facking broke !!!!

Maybe you could answer a question ZombyWoof? Why do
some sitars not have the resonator on the fret board?

[Zomby Woof]

3. I honestly don't know!

That's a good question, but never thought about that before. :-)

[Monk06]

6. My guess was that it amplifies the minor tonal strings for concert

performances.

[Monk06]

7. I found the answer and it reason for the resonator and who invented..

came as quite a surprise.

http://yellowbellmusic.com/instruments/string/description_sitar.php

Here's a youtube of Shankar with Alla Rakha

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JctKjVHmo2g&mode=related&search=

[ForrestGump]

2. I thought my pickin' would set 'em on fire

But nobody wanted to hire
A sitar man



Sad... :-(



While my sitar gently weeps. :P

[Zomby Woof]

4. It's a pic taken from his movie...

Flaming Sitar. :D

[ForrestGump]

8. That was a classic film!

And then he went on to make Ghee Blues (retitled in other countries as G.I. Tract Blues) and, of course, Blue Hawaii and Goa! Goa! Goa!. Kind of a pity, how his acting promise was to some extent squandered as a result, but I mujst say that I did very much enjoy Viva Calcutta. And Stay Away, Gandhi had its moments, as did Paradise, Punjabi Style and Change Of Sari.

Probably my favorite song:

Well, that is being all right, Maharishi
That is being all right with you
Well, that is being all right, Maharishi
Just any way that you are doing...

Then there's "Sikh Sikh Rider."

They don't make 'em like that any more.

[driver8]

5. I used to work at a recording studio and one of our clients had

an electric sitar that looked like an electric guitar. We had one of the guitar techs tell him "hey, I got rid of that noise in your guitar...it sounds great, now."

He didn't think our joke was very funny.

[Monk06]

9. I was wondering why you didn't respond and then I noticed it was...

another damned copycat thread.

I'm taking back all my links.

You don't deserve them.

:rant:

[Elidor]

10. Who draws the crowd and plays so loud

Baby its the sitar man.
Whos gonna steal the show, you know
Baby its the sitar man