That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for September 12, 2023

Hoping it would help with his chances with the ladies, Antoine showed up with a violin — but he forgot something.

/// This French gentleman daintily plucks

at his instrument’s strings, and that mucks

up the violin’s tone,

(it will plink but not moan).

Without long sustained sound his song sucks.

Yes, I know my instrument is small, but if I play it, it will get bigger.

Tiny Thomas playing “Tip-Toe Through the Daffodils” was an inspiration for Tiny Tim.

Clarence hopes next, he can afford strings!

For his finale, he will set fire to it.

He’s “il maestro”: he never sweats/

No matter how hot it gets./

Though Sicilian Summer/

Is hard on a strummer/

Still his fingers fly over the frets.///

No composer upsets his composure./

Can he outpace a piccolo ? Sure!/

He plays Frescobaldi/

Just as well as Vivaldi -/

He brings any concerto to closure..///

He can play either fast or slow/

Play Baroque or ornate Rococo/

But he’s always in hock:/

For the folks prefer Rock/

So he can’t seem to make any dough.

Hey, this ain’t a ukulele!

Je monte l’escalier vers le ciel.

Despite the critics he stands proud, and like his violin, unbowed.

“That ‘Pagan Ninny’ fellow is so uncouth! Yet the ladies swoon over his antics. I despise the way he shows off by playing his instruments with only one string! At least I still have all my teeth!”

Bob liked to show everyone that he knew how to pluck.

Kronos Quartet does a great version of Purple Haze.

He does not bow to the pressure.

He doesn’t fret over his lost bow.

With that outfit, I thought he might play a little Velvet Underground.

“Aw shucks! I love you!”

Time to break into “All along the watchtower”.

No, I can’t play but I think holding this makes me look rather macho.

While it wasn’t really bad on a violin, his performance of “Aloha ’Oe” was much more popular using his ukulele.

Rush? No I’ll take my time, why?

Well, what do y’all think of that ?/

He kin play either Scruggs OR Flatt !/

And when he is drunk/

He kin even play Monk*:/

This here “Frog” is a real cool cat !*Thelonious

John looked over with a certain glint in his eyes when he heard Cousin Billy Bob show up and begin playing Dueling Banjos.

“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got a string ..doo wat doo wat…”

I gave my love a cherry, that had no stone.

I gave my love a chicken, that had no bone.

I told my love a story, that had no end.

I gave . . . .

(crash – bang – smash – clunk)

“Sorry.”

That ain’t no Gibson, my friend; put some of that vanity portrait money into music lessons instead.

“Can I get a little more face powder here, my 5 o’clock shadow is beginning to show through.”

His father was somewhat displeased when he then set the Stradivarius on fire.

Pluck your magic twanger, froggy.

Gotta turn it over and play left-handed to be full-blown Jimi.

" Mais oui, ma chérie, if you think plucking my Strad is bad, you should see what I can do with a beau … eh … bow! "

“What? No ‘Tiny Bubbles’? Denied!”

“What do you mean I need a bow? I haven’t even started playing yet.”

“Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, seated in a red velvet jacket with a violin,” ca. 1780-1787

Just to be contrary, I’ll now attempt something scary, Sweet Little 16, and then Maybelline, I’ll just groove on a little Chuck Berry. Alas, it was not to be, for the act just before me, set the piano aflame, making my gig seem tame. Curse you, you ham, Jerry Lee!

“My dog has fleas”

Portrait of a gentleman with a violin: 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"Category:Guillaume Voiriot" Wikimedia 

(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Ecosia search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Violine, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3185 (September 11, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. Only work by him used here so far.

Amadeus, quit fiddling with violin and get up here to bed and fiddle me!

I met a guy who played Hendrix songs on an electric violin once. He said I gave him the nicest compliment he’s ever heard when I told him I could’ve sworn it was a guitar until I walked into the bar I heard him at.

Sorry guy, that’s a viola, look it up…

He hoped Townsend would show him some power chords, but Pete’s-a-gotta- go.

Maybe he knows “Devil came down to Georgia”

Felex could use a bow, but he is sitting on it for inspiration.

SHRED IT Alan Cumm*ings!!!!! :)

Now for the violin solo with wah-wah. Through a Leslie. As heard on the legendary “Dark Side Of The Minuet” Ya diggin’ the silk stockings?

Do you know three mice just climbed out of your violin?

No, but if you hum a few bars, I can fake it.