Heres another of the songs we’ve done for my Dad as he’s recovering. At the end Banjo son loses a pick 
after being taunted by Guitar son to do the fast ending… hope yall get a smile outta it:
Good ole mountain dew [EDIT + BLOOPER!]
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Ha thats funny! And great playin! Love watch your videos! 
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Another excellent performance @Simone
Tell me what lyrics did your son sing in the first two verses they didn’t sound like the words I know and I am guessing they were funny because y’all raised a big smile.
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Wonderful job! Whenever I see y’all I wanna grab my Mandolin and join the fun.
Not that I could add anything but it looks so much like your comfy and having fun… and that me wish I could try anyway… 
I dig the second revved-up ending! 
Thanks for sharing the joy
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That was Fantastic! Thank’s fer Putin a smile on me face, I needed it and it felt GOOOOOD! 
Ya’ll play real nice together, hope to see more. Big fan!
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That’s really good!!
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Thank you @Archie!! We were doing the Grandpa Jones version, but some family names were added for fun by Banjo son - myself & Guitar son did not know he was doing that till it happened. The “real” lyric goes: “my old ant June bought some brand new perfume, it had such a sweet smelling pew” - Banjo son changed it to: “my old ant SUE
bought some brand new perfume, it had such a FOUL smelling pew” (Sue who lives far away thought this was funny by the way!) Then we were laughing & he was smiling cuz he was plotting his next move: the real lyrics go “My uncle Mort he’s sawed off & short, he measures about 4 foot 2” Banjo son changed it to “My uncle KEITH he MANAGES about 4 foot 2” (Keith who lives nearby & is actually short, got all worked up about that, then laughed it off)
This was our 2nd & final try to record. The 1st one ended in goofy lyrics (no names were changed at that point) but we were all silly by time we did 2nd recording. 
maybe I’ll post the end blooper from the 1st try (which caused all the silliness to begin with…)
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Thanks @WillCoop!!
Then that’s exactly what u should do, pull out that mando & pick along. I’ve picked along with several musical posts on here for a change of pace & to see if I could do it (or not)!! I’m sure there’s plenty you’d add👍🏻! Glad u liked the fast ending, he used to do that at jams (way before I ever even thought of playing mandolin) & folks used to like it, came to expect it even.
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Thank you @jon1!!
So glad it got u a smile ! The nurse at hospital where Dad’s recovering sent me back a video of him smiling away & guess what, he grabbed 2 spoons off his meal trays & was playing the spoons along w the video! Score!! 
strange thing is we really didn’t play that much together until this spring, & now, doing these videos, its about twice a week for about a half hour. Side effect: it’s been great fun!
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That’ll be fun to see., bloopers can often be much funnier, I bet you @BanjoBen has had a few over the years when he has been recording lessons.
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What a Wonderfull reaction from your dad. Giving him another reason to smile and feel good will surely help in his recovery. ( I hope he is expected to recover fully and soon) Playing with your boys has so many blessings on so many levels, not just for you but for them as well. I think of the great memories this will bring and that’s priceless. How great is that!
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I think it is awesome that you named your children “Banjo son” and “Guitar son.”
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It reminds me… As I seem to recall reading a theory on the origin of the term break (like from Break)… That it was a song played at breakneck speed to close out a set… and sorta suggest or “discourage” ongoing Dancin’.
Not sure if “break” is breakdown - like to
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Pick apart a song to solo fast over it
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Play at breakneck speed
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Signal that band will break (last song) and to kinda signal a break in dancing.
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@Mike_R
I think its awesome you posted that because every time I wrote “Banjo/Guitar son” in these recent posts I was laughing… at myself… … 
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Ok, here’s the edit: added short clip of lyrics blooper from 1st recording attempt that made everyone silly for the 2nd & final version previously posted:
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That was awesome!! (The bloopers were funny too!)
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Yeh, I wondered about that too @Mike_R How could @Simone know that Banjo Son would grow up to be a Banjer Player and Guitar Son would play Geetar maybe she had a premandonition 
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Pre-mandolin-ition 
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