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Today is 'National Kazoo Day' - Jan. 28
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BillBailey
59 posts
Jan 28, 2010
1:09 PM
Here's Eric Clapton playing 'San Francisco Blues' on the kazoo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwcSM3MeI8o

Sorry no tabs on this very important holiday.

For a brief history of the kazoo point your mouse to: http://www.edenny.org/kazoo.html
tookatooka
1088 posts
Jan 28, 2010
1:30 PM
That was brilliant. You're not the "Bill Bailey" are you?

Couple of observations;

The angle of the harp in the harp holder?

The washboard vest?

Do you think you can bend notes on a Kazoo?

Does the Bhudda do custom jobs on kazoos?
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nacoran
905 posts
Jan 28, 2010
3:03 PM

(YouTube vids are easy to embed. They have a box that has the code right there. Just highlight the code, right click copy it and paste it here!)

Tooka-

That is quite an angle on that harp. Nice spot. I don't think I could even get a harp to stay in my rack that way.

I've seen washboard vests like that before. They look like they'd be hot under the lights!

I think a kazoo plays whatever note you hum, so as long as
you can hum well enough you should be able to bend fine!

I wonder how you would customize a kazoo? I keep meaning to add one onto an order one of these times. You can get a good metal one for a few bucks. That and a penny whistle would probably set you back about $10. I've actually been wondering about ways to decorate harp covers, but I always worry about making sure I'm not putting something poisonous on it. I would figure a Buddha kazoo would at least have his name on it! (I've always wanted to play "Devil Went Down to Georgia" on a kazoo!)

Last Edited by on Jan 28, 2010 3:10 PM
BillBailey
60 posts
Jan 28, 2010
3:14 PM
One of the great kazoo performances:

BillBailey
61 posts
Jan 28, 2010
3:29 PM
Trivia question: name an album by a band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on which three band members are credited with kazoo.

Answer: Anthem of the Sun by the Grateful Dead. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_of_the_Sun
tookatooka
1094 posts
Jan 28, 2010
3:36 PM
Who played Kazoo in the Bonzo Dog DooDah Band?
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BillBailey
62 posts
Jan 28, 2010
3:40 PM
In honor of this national holiday, a bit of kazoo humor (be warned, it's adult humor...



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