<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Banjo @ www.leastbest.com</title><link>http://www.leastbest.com/</link><description>(Banjo) </description><copyright>Copyright 2009 www.leastbest.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Banjo @ www.leastbest.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://www.leastbest.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Shoveling Snow and Dreams of Spring</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/shoveling_snow_and_dreams_of_spring.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/shoveling_snow_and_dreams_of_spring.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=shoveling%5Fsnow%5Fand%5Fdreams%5Fof%5Fspring</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I shoveled snow for a couple hours today and dreamed of sitting on the porch on a nice warm day playing the banjo.&nbsp; 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A couple weeks ago some on a website called The Banjo Hangout  put up a post that they were giving lessons in North East Ohio.&nbsp; I popped him an]]></description><category>banjo</category></item><item><title>Old Time Music in Homerville</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/old_time_music_in_homerville.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/old_time_music_in_homerville.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=old%5Ftime%5Fmusic%5Fin%5Fhomerville</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last night my father-in-law and I went to the Homerville Community Center for some old-time jamming.&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><category>banjo</category><category>music</category><category>photography</category></item><item><title>Sabata</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/the_banjo.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/the_banjo.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fbanjo</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["The piano may do for lovesick girls who lace themselves to skeletons and lunch on chalk, pickles and slate pencils. 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In the cold of winter people have given me hot coffee and cookies and in the dog days of summer they have given me ziplocs full of]]></description></item><item><title>Cheese Whiz, Fiddle Tunes and a box of Triscuits</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/cheese_whiz_fiddle_tunes_and_a_box_of_triscuits.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/cheese_whiz_fiddle_tunes_and_a_box_of_triscuits.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2006 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cheese%5Fwhiz%5Ffiddle%5Ftunes%5Fand%5Fa%5Fbox%5Fof%5Ftriscuits</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My wife went on one of her marathon shopping sprees today.  I knew it was coming from the faraway look that can only come before a full day of shopping.  I knew she would come home and tell me how much money she saved, all the while forgett]]></description></item><item><title>Beat Complete</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/beat_complete.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/beat_complete.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 03:11:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=beat%5Fcomplete</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heat, Humidity and long hours.]]></description></item><item><title>Two New Banjos</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/two_new_banjos.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/two_new_banjos.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=two%5Fnew%5Fbanjos</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ I was riding home from the library when I saw a handmade sign outside a home that said, &quot;Banjos and 2 Acustics for sale&quot;.  I immediately stopped in and a woman answered.  The instruments were her sons and he came out and showed them to]]></description></item><item><title>Plunkthumping</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/plunkthumping.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/plunkthumping.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2005 05:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=plunkthumping</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If you've been reading my blog you've probably noticed that I've been playing a lot of banjo.  I've been learning from dvd lessons and help from The Banjo Hangout.  I found a great site called Plunkthumping that has virtual banjo lessons.  The sit]]></description></item><item><title>Neat Banjo by the Lake</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/neatbanjo.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/neatbanjo.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=neatbanjo</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My day at work is hard work, long hours and boredom.  The people I meet are fascinating but I don't really have a chance to have much in the way of conversation.  When I was a child I would ring doorbells and run.  I didn't know it was preparation]]></description></item><item><title>Back and Catching up</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/back_and_catching_up.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/back_and_catching_up.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=back%5Fand%5Fcatching%5Fup</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I've been getting a lot of emails asking where I've been and why I haven't been updating the blog.  Hopefully this entry will explain a few things.A few months ago I got a banjo (Deering Goodtime II)]]></description></item><item><title>Banjos and Roller Coasters</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/banjos_and_roller_coasters.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/banjos_and_roller_coasters.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2005 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=banjos%5Fand%5Froller%5Fcoasters</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had a very hectic day yesterday.  My daughter wanted to go to the IX (International Exposition) Center for their Indoor Amusement Park.  Since I have a serious aversion to any ride that spins or goes up in the air I told her to bring a friend.  She]]></description></item></channel></rss>