Melodic Maverick Gifts

Musicians.

Kid uses his violin as a golf club.

"Yeah, I got into trouble, but I think the principal really enjoyed my rendition of 'I Did It My Way.'"

Orchestra.

'Play it again, Sam.'

Guitar Man.

"...then finally, I got serious and started a band."

Caught in the Music

We're making progress building a staff for the palace. The king's lawyer and accountant has sealed lips, of course. Putting a big heart in the charity foundation chief, and building the gardener with a green thumb were excellent choices, Ernie. But the entertainers sill need some fixes. The jester doesn't have a funny bone. I'm nobody's fool. And you have the minstrel a tin ear! Oops.

Gene Therapy

Popera!

Cello player with pencil instead of bow

'Music & Gym'

"Harold, not only was it perfect, It was perfectissimo!!"

I love Marimba

Nick Cave.

Hacksaw Violin.

La Jolla School of Advanced Music Graduate Frank Kettleknyper played a mello cello.

Santa Metal Claus

"I'm no expert, but I think we're a little behind when it comes to the latest industry technology."

Music Freak.

This is called "The Ballad of a Self-Taught Guitarist."

Musical Note Nail

"I think your guitar's broken. No matter what you play, it sounds the same."

'No you idiot! You're supposed to smash your guitar AFTER the show! What are you going to play now?'

'Figures can be misleading - So I've written a song which I think expresses the real story of the firms performance this quarter.'

'Every time I manage to learn the second verse of a song, I forget the first one.'

Air Sitar.

"Mmm... now WHERE did i leave my radio..?"

"You'll have to imagine the melody for this next song too."

Hip-Hopalong Billy Bob blamed the censors for killing the country-rap scene.

"This next song exposes the hypocrisy of everyone here."

"For tonight's performance I have stripped everything, as far as possible, down to the "urtext" edition."

Cowpunk

'Necessity is the mother of invention. It's just a pity Buxtehude didn't encounter a bit more necessity.'