JqYaqui
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What is your profile pic? It looks kind of like a bat!
It's a fruit bat. They're quite adorable, especially when they're youngsters.
What is your profile pic? It looks kind of like a bat!
Wow, never heard of him, he's fantastic. Thanks!
It's a fruit bat. They're quite adorable, especially when they're youngsters.
You're most welcome!
I came across him while browsing youtube about two years ago. It was NPR's Tiny Desk Concert. I've been hooked on his music ever since.
They are! They had a brother/sister pair of them at the bird sanctuary where I used to volunteer. We could play with them when we cleaned their enclosure.
Nice! I must tell you I am green with envy that you got to play with the baby battys, ha!
After I finish renovating my mom's house, I'm thinking of putting up a couple of bat boxes after I move in.
Darn Youtube and its wonderful (although in this case dubbed) flashmob videos!
That's how I discovered Junior Brown (the video I just posted), on NPR, lol. Definitely gonna look for more of Fantistic Negrito.
Or just leave an attic opening and they'll find you. lol
Yeah, but spiders in the attic!!! I can't go up there, lol.
I understand. Why we had to move:
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That was pretty good, considering it's not a genre I listen to. I am a big Patsy Cline fan though.
I'm sure you'll enjoy all the Fantastic Negrito you find!
Junior has a kind of unique sound with a lot of ole timey influences. But his prowess on the guitar is definitely not in question, no matter what genre you listen to. When I first heard of him on NPR (over 20 years ago) it was a segment lamenting how he never got the recognition he deserved. The guy is a virtuoso on guitar, and that rig he plays is his own invention. He calls it the "guit-steel", it's a hybrid electric guitar, and steel slide. I had the good fortune to see him at a free concert in Cleveland many years ago. He opened for a new talent at the time, Toby Keith (who I had never heard of), and I remember a bunch of Toby Keith's stage hands watching him play in utter amazement.