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marble falls

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10. Having music lessons and instuments were important even into the fifties, I remember accordion salesmen would go ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 05:30 PM

Jul 2

... door to door and even sell lessons.

Three of my cousins "learned" to play accordion. Without sheet music, they couldn't play a lick. With music, they sounded like accordion version of this:

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Little Tich - Big Boot Dance (1900) [View all] marble falls Jul 1 OP

REMARKABLE!! wow! some_of_us_are_sane Jul 1 #1

It's just mind blowing how many people were in the entertainment field in the old days ... marble falls Jul 1 #2

Wow. I'd never heard of him before, but he's very impressive. highplainsdem Jul 1 #3

Ever hear of Le Ptomane? marble falls Jul 2 #4

No. Very strange entertainment... highplainsdem Jul 2 #5

No TV, little radio, few motion pictures, no internet. Entertainment was what it was. Almost more skits than anything .. marble falls Jul 2 #7

And almost all the music was homemade. My grandfather brought an accordion with him when he highplainsdem Jul 2 #8

Having music lessons and instuments were important even into the fifties, I remember accordion salesmen would go ... marble falls Jul 2 #10

LOL! highplainsdem Jul 3 #14

aka the mad farter. hehe. AllaN01Bear Jul 2 #12

I love the old silents, Thank you very much marble falls for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2 #6

Ah...My dog would blow the last one away (The Fartist) chouchou Jul 2 #9

found a version that i can watch from the public domain review. AllaN01Bear Jul 2 #11

Le Ptomane internet archives AllaN01Bear Jul 2 #13