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Administration & Announcements / That was the last jam. I am retiring the site.
« on: October 25, 2018, 08:46:38 AM »
Hi All,
I am going to retire the site.  I invite you all to become friends with me on facebook.  Look for Rick Beall in Hamtramck.  There has been no harmonica related content from me in a while, even though harmonica is like my second throat, but I do play slide guitar and hope to eventually post something about that somewhere.

I will put up a permanent but simple page listing the jam winners for all the jams, and thanking everyone for participating.

   --Rick Beall

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Administration & Announcements / New jam not coming
« on: July 23, 2018, 08:12:54 AM »
Hi All,
I am a little tardy in restarting the jam.  I will restart it this week, or next week.

  --Rick

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Main Stage / Dangerous Pickup Lines --Lyrics
« on: March 12, 2018, 09:21:31 PM »
Hi All,

BeelzeBob asked to see the lyrics to "Dangerous Pickup Lines", so here they are.


I met the prettiest girl
with the prettiest curl

up on the hill
where they grow the dill

I know that, she does think of me.


I met the prettiest girl
with the prettiest curl

The bluest eyes
that I ever spied

She turned this way, walking  back to me.


Well, I thought of a line --another one too!
I made up a sonnet and I made up a blues, but when I

opened my mouth and what do you think out flew?

She patted my back threw me on the ground
then she jumped on me up and down
Everybody cryin', he's  dyin' from his own pickup line.

Well they lowered me slow and they they buried me deep
they said I was the guy with secrets to keep
but what do you think they carved for my epitat?

Self immolation on a pickup line
Being tongue tied isn't even a crime
Don't be  so stoked, you choke on your own pickup line(s). 

G
Maybe your pickup lines only  work on yourself but not on others
Keep that in mind, and you survive for another  ...

day or two.

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Administration & Announcements / Welcome to Jam 34!
« on: March 11, 2018, 07:59:53 PM »
Hi All,

Welcome to Jam 34!

We have something different for you in this jam.  A prize!

A prize provided by BeelzeBob.   The person who gets the most points from the other players will win a harmonica in whatever key he wants!  The harmonca will be either a brand new Special 20, Marine Band or Session Steel.  How do you like that, BeelzeBob is not only letting you pick out the key of the harmonica, but also letting you pick out the brand of harmonica you want!

The Jam ends in July 2018.

Well, it's time to start blowing!

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Administration & Announcements / Winners of Jam 33
« on: March 11, 2018, 07:54:35 PM »
Hi All,

Jam 33 is over.

Lips Angelo had the most songs that went gold, followed by Floppy Lips and Frosty.

Frosty had the best song as judged by his peers, "Phone Booth Philanderer" with  45 votes.

If you look at the top 3 favorite backing tracks you will see  BeelzeBob's name all over the place.  BeelzeBob has been the main supply of backing tracks for the Jam since 2011,  seven years!  That is amazing!  Thank you BeelzeBob!   

I feel like we are all growing up here together   ... well, you know, growing from a 50 year old man to a 60 year old man.   We all have music in our bones and it must come out!

I have copied the details from the Jam Statistics below.

Thank you everyone for a great jam!

Harmonica Jam 33 Winners January 2018

Most Songs that Went Gold
Lips Angelo 11

Floppy Lips 8
Frosty 7

ringer 3

Best Song as Judged by Peers
"Phone Booth Philanderer" by Frosty 45

"Aint Far Unless Your Walking" by RonDutch 35

"Old Town Saunter" by Frosty   30

Most Popular Backing Tracks
"Old Town Saunter" by BeelzeBob 5

"Hanging on the One" by BeelzeBob 4

"Catfish Row in July" by BeelzeBob   4
"Cussed Out Blues" by BeelzeBob 4
"Bluesy Folk Shuffle" by htrain 4

"Phone Booth Philanderer" by BeelzeBob 3
"Man in a Suit asked about You" by BeelzeBob 3
"Bumper to Bumper Blues in G" by BeelzeBob 3
"Aint Far Unless Your Walking" by BeelzeBob 3
"Oh that Conga" by BeelzeBob 3

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Administration & Announcements / Spammers
« on: September 08, 2017, 08:29:55 AM »
Hi All,
I had to suspend the site due to spammers attacking it.  The site may go up and down a bit if I need to work more on the problem.

  Thanks!

     Rick

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Administration & Announcements / Banging the Drum for donations for the new Jam!
« on: July 19, 2017, 09:36:12 PM »
Hi All,
Some of you have been real troopers and donate once a month!   Thank you!  Some of you like to make a donation at the start of a jam, thank you for that too!   You can use the PayPal on the front page.

Donations help pay for the server rental.

Thank you!
   Rick

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Administration & Announcements / Congratulations for Jam 32!
« on: July 19, 2017, 09:33:18 PM »
Hi All,

Jam 32 is now complete.  Here are the stats.

Number of Songs in Gold Room
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floppy lips 9
Ringer  7
Frosty   7
Lips Angelo    6


Songs most liked
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Celtic Clarity by Rontana    40
Loopsy by floppy lips        40
Slow Effin Blues by Windsaver 40
Blue Light Red Light by htrain 40
Gimme Back My Quiro by Frosty   35
ESP Blues by Blue In Green   35
Slow Effin Blues by Lips Angelo   35
Slow Breath by Rontana      35
Her Friend from Bayamo by BlueInGreen 35
Solo 1  Blue in Green       34

Backing Tracks that were used the most
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Slow Effin Blues by WoodComb       7
Blue Light Red Light by BeelzeBob   6
Dude in da Know by BeelzeBob        4


BeelzeBob contributed 24 backing tracks to this jam.   Thank you BeelzeBob!

WoodComb contributed one backing track but it was the most used one.

Frosty, Floppy Lips, and P-J also contributed backing tracks,   Thank you everyone!

Every who plays is a winner!

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Administration & Announcements / Welcome to Jam 33!
« on: July 19, 2017, 09:31:42 PM »
Hi All,

Welcome to Jam 33!

I promise I will put in a backing track for the jam.  I have a song with some goofy lyrics about a guy who impaled himself with his own pickup line.

Let's do it again!

    Rick

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Administration & Announcements / Look at all the backing tracks!
« on: February 07, 2017, 07:27:58 PM »
Look at all the backing tracks BeeleBob has already put up!   You always come up with cool names too!

Awesome!

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Administration & Announcements / Welcome to Jam 32!
« on: February 06, 2017, 09:58:54 PM »
Hi All,

Welcome to Jam 32!  I thought I would surprise you all and start it more or less on time. 

As always, at the start of the jam we like to bang the donations drum a little.  So if you would like to donate, feel free to use the PayPal link.

Enjoy the jam!

   Rick

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Administration & Announcements / Winners from Jam 31
« on: February 06, 2017, 09:56:54 PM »
Hi folks,
Jam 31 has drawn to a close.  It is hard to believe we have been running this jam for 16 years.  As near as I can tell Lips Angelo first appears in 2006 as "Harp Lips".  Lindy, Kiwi Blues has been here since 2007.  Frosty first appeared in 2007.  Brett won his first jam in 2009.   Randy of Blues Box amps pops up once in a while.  He was very active in 2003 as "Flash".  htrain won his first jam in 2008.   Floppy Lips started winning with his surreailstic songs in 2011.   I think Ringer won his first jam in 2014.  I won my first jam in 2013.  It took me long enough!  :-)

When other backing track producers shut down, BeelzeBob picked up the slack in 2011 and he has been going stronger ever since!

We've had some deaths of some well loved people:

Bro Bob
Elmo
Eric Stahl

There are a lot of people who were very involved, very committed who have just disappeared.

We have had our share of crazy people.  And I mean, actually crazy people.

Speaking of our good crazy people, here are the winners of the last jam!


Harmonica Jam 31 Winners February 2017

Most Songs that Went Gold

Floppy Lips 8
Frosty 8
Ringer 6
Lips Angelo 3
Rontana 3
BeeleBob 3

Best Song as Judged by Peers
"Train into Tonopah" by floppy lips 35
"Strangers When We Part" by BeelzeBob 33
"Baby Talk Blues" by floppy lips 30
"Aspirin Bottle Blues" by Rontana 30
"Jump Sister Blues" by htrain 30
"Cafeteria Blues" by floppy lips 30

Most Popular Backing Tracks
1st Place "Backdoor Buzzer Blues" by BeelzeBob, was used 5 times

2nd Place "Babytalk Blues" by BeelzeBob, was used 4 times
2nd Place "Aspirin Bottle Blue" by Harp Dog, was used 6 times
2nd Place "Mojo Workin Blues" by BeelzeBob, was used 6 times

3rd Place "Jump Sister Jump" by Frosty, used 3 times
3rd Place "12 Minutes to 8 " by BeelzeBob, used 3 times
3rd Place "Divided Country Blues" by BeelzeBob, used 3 times

Let's give them a nice round of applause.

And the jam rolls on!

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Administration & Announcements / Resetting the Mighty Jam`
« on: February 05, 2017, 12:21:27 PM »
Hi All,
As usual I am a little tardy.  I am planning are starting the new Jam on Monday night.

  Rick

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Administration & Announcements / Happy New Year!
« on: December 29, 2016, 02:40:45 PM »
Hi All,

I hope everyone has a great 2017.

  Rock on!

     Rick

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Administration & Announcements / Some sad news about one of our members
« on: December 18, 2016, 09:03:11 PM »
Hi All,

I have some sad news about one of our members.  Bridget Stahl, Eric Stahl's wife wrote to say that Eric passed away on June 20, 2016.   His wife wrote:  "He was a remarkable man and we miss him every day.

  --Rick

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