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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 03:04 PM
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Banjo used in BRAIN SURGERY!!
Legendary bluegrass musician Eddie Adcock recently underwent brain surgery to treat a hand tremor. During the surgery, doctors had Eddie play a banjo to test the success of the procedure.

God bless, Eddie! Keep on pickin'!

VIDEO: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7665747.stm

Bake
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 03:12 PM
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1. The mental image of that and the slow starting duel in Deliverance
Is almost too much :rofl:
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 03:13 PM
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2. Makes You Want To Squeal Like A Pig
:woohoo: :hi:
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 03:41 PM
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4. Ha! Banjos ARE good for something
And this proves it!

Bake
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 03:15 PM
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3. Wow, that was amazing and cool!

Thanks for posting it!
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 04:04 PM
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5. Let me guess....
If he could still play, they failed miserably?
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-08 04:06 PM
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6. Nice one, Mr. Jazz Snob (I'm guessing from your username).
:hi:

I dare you to tell a banjo joke (or banjoke, for short) that I haven't already heard. I dare ya!

:rofl:

Bake
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