Melodic Mavericks Mugs

Elvis Presley Fan Club letter...

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."

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.

Caught in the Music

Popera!

Cello player with pencil instead of bow

'Music & Gym'

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

I love Marimba

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

Nick Cave.

Hacksaw Violin.

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

Musical Note Nail

Music Freak.

Santa Metal Claus

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

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

'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.

"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.

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

"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.'

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

Resume of Claude Brisketson Composer

'Well excuse me Mr. watch me pound on a hollow log!! I just thought our sound could use a change!!'