Please excuse me, strict concertina players, for appealing to the accordion players present, but...well, there ARE some present. (Helen?)

I receive a newsletter, CAPA Times, and though I received my (February 2004) copy slightly late this time, there's still time to enter the contest.

CAPA does have a website but there's no info there, that I can see...it's just in the printed newsletter.

National Accordion Awareness Month is in June, by the way.

Anyway....to enter, Cheri Thurston (editor/founder) says to take any well-known song and write a parody, using the accordion as the subject matter. She gives a few examples in the newsletter.

The prize is $25. and a CAPA tote bag and being published in the CAPA Times.

Entries must be received by CAPA by May 15th, 2004, with name, address, phone number.

The website does give contact info....you can snail mail, or e-mail entries.

Oh too too wonderful.

I was gonna join this group before and didn't get around to it. How do I join? Will I then be able to do great needlework like you? Okay, just kidding about that.

Thanks for the heads up.

Helen

You mean we don't have to pay attention until then?


I didn't find anything there about the contest. What did I do wrong?

Well, I forgot I was even a member of it, hehe...been busier with my concertina!

The website is http://capa.cottonwoodpress.com/times.html

and they DO have a 'how to join' section, but....nothing about the contest. It's only mentioned in the newsletter. I wasn't sure if I'm welcome to post the info online...I'll e-mail Cheri and ask her...don't know if she has a reason for not putting it all at her website.

So...I'll be back. I guess if anyone's in a hurry, they can try e-mailing ahead of me, for info.

It's a fun little quarterly newsletter. They've featured various members, too, at times -- I was one, once, not because I'm a great player, but more because my daughter and I did some stuff with wooden-spoon puppets, using accordion, and I sent the info to them...

in a rush, shall be back later to this thread...

Okay, folks....I checked with Cheri and here's the reply and the info, so.....ACCORDION PLAYERS, GET WRITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


'Please DO post the info! I'd love to have as many entries as possible, from members and non-members alike! Thanks! Cheri Thurston'


AS PUBLISHED IN THE FEBRUARY 2004 CAPA TIMES:

QUOTE:

"In anticipation of National Accordion Awareness Month in June, we are sponsoring the CAPA Accordion Song Parody contest.

So how do you enter? Just take any well-known song, and write a song parody, using the accordion as subject matter. We've started several examplese here, just to give you an idea:

(To the tune of 'I Love Paris')
I love accordions in the springtime.
I love accordions in the fall.
I love accordions in the winter, when it drizzles.
I love accordions in the summer, when it sizzles....

(To the tune of 'That's Amore')
When the sound hits your ear
Like a big mug of beer,
That's accordion.
When you're feeling so happy,
Your toes start to tap,
That's accordion....

(To the tune of 'My Favorite Things')
Polkas and waltzes
And tunes that are mellow.
Classic and Cajun
With buttons and bellows.
Tangos and marches and music that sings
These are a few of my favorite things....

We're offering a prize of a $25.00 and a CAPA tote bag--and, of course, all the honor of having your work published in the CAPA Times! Send your entries, with your name, address, and phone number, to CAPA at Cottonwood Press, 109-B Cameron Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525. Or email them to cheri@cottonwoodpress.com. Entries must be received by May 15, 2004." (End Quote.)

...It means....

by June, I have a good reason to be playing my accordion instead of scraping the cat box clean or something.....simply because it's June!

I'll have an alibi.

I thought you meant something like

And now the end is near it`s time to raise the final curtain
My love has gone on her own ACCORD ANd which I`m certain ETC

I shall have to think again,before I am put back in prison.
Al

Yeah well that's what happens when you scoff at accordions, Al.

I'll send a cake with a file in it.

Or maybe a hollow chocolate bunny with a rasp inside. Oh, that sounds like it has laryngitis.

Helen

Hope you escape, Al.

Wendy, thanks for all the good info.

Helen, you've made a pun in Danish, and I'm sure you didn't know it.

In Danish, rasp means crumbs or gratings as well as a rough file or grater, and chokolade rasp (or raspel chokolade) is grated chocolate, or chocolate flakes. Among its uses is to sprinkle on top of the whipped cream that covers the hot cocoa.

Mm, chocolate? Yum...but, that would be SWEEETISH. Not Danish. Unless, you were having the rasp on a cheese danish, I guess....that would be a great danish...

oh cool Helen, you can pun in two languages!

That's....just great!!! Wonderful! Just keep trying.... hehehe. THey might find a very special place for you and whatever instrument you are singing along with...

Hey Jim that is way cool, so to speak. I am much funnier than I thought. Just think Rhomylly, we can laugh ourselves silly at boot camp.

Al, I really like your song. Keep going with it. Of course if you win, you have to buy us all chocolate bu... well no, you can just be happy that you won.

Helen

Good to see there are more folks with accordions and concertinas! I try to practice one in the morning beforem work and one in the evening before sleep and sometimes find myself doing "Palmer Hughes" tunes (like La Donna Mobile", "Country Garden" and Golden Slippers") on my concertina.

Bellowbelle, thanks for the info on CAPA!!

Jay

Oh good good Jay, keep playing the accordion. I need all the accordion people I can find to rally round when I get attacked. Of course, not that anyone would attack me here on this site. Oh no.

Helen

hee hee hee