You'd better hope that no one in Alabama or Georgia reads that strip (6/23/10), and if they did, you'd better never be recognized there.

"Oh so you think the banjo is for hicks, huh? Billy-Bob, Bubba, get over here and see what I found!"

(Cue road song from Deliverance)

"Okay, cartoon-boy! Squeal like a pig!"

I've never commented before, so I hope I'm doing this right. I wanted to let Dave know about the song "Banjo Boy" by Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band. It is my 3 year old's favorite song. Here are some of the lyrics:

Banjo Boy

I want to be a rock star and travel really far and buy me a big expensive car.
And make lots of money and find me a honey
And live in a nice big house where it's sunny
With a pool and I'll be cool
I'll always have a gig 'cause I'll be big
I'll have parties and friends and places to go
The only problem is
I play the banjo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF0VaBxb27w [youtube.com]

Actually I can take or leave the banjo myself. I just marvel at the hand coordination it takes to pluck that thing the way they do. My wife's brother is a player and he can really play it fast. I watch his fingers as he plays and wonder how he does it. He can play that "Dueling Banjo" song at about triple speed. He's also an industrial chemist.