Arrrgh! Can't find time to play!

[BongoBilly]

I just bought a new Bongo a week ago. I played it for about two days straight, and since then I haven't even had time to open the case and gaze lovingly at it, never mind play it.

I work in the media in Boston, and the Democratic National Convention is here. I fear I won't have a chance to even touch the Bongo until next Friday. In fact, I'm at work now, while the Bongo sits 62 miles away.

My questions:
1. Will my Bongo resent me?
2. Should I quit my job? (Which would make procuring more Bongos quite difficult.)
3. Does a neglected Bongo turn bitter and moody?
4. Do you think the keynote speaker at the DNC would welcome a bass solo as he is introduced to the delegates?
5. If I carry my Bongo around Causeway Street, will any potential terrorists cringe in fear and confusion and return to their homelands with tales of a mighty weapon of bass destruction?

Sorry. It's been a long week. And the next four days are bound to be even longer.

 

[bovinehost]

1. Will my Bongo resent me?

In my experience, no. Bongos are patient, Bongos are kind. Bongos do not envy, they do not boast, they are not proud. Bongos are not rude, nor self-seeking; they are not easily angered, and a Bongo keeps no record of wrongs. Bongos do not delight in evil but rejoice with the truth. Bongos always protect, always trust, always hope, always persevere. Bongos never fail.

2. Should I quit my job? (Which would make procuring more Bongos quite difficult.)

Only you know the answer to this. If you are happy and content with one Bongo, and you do not mind eating dog food and residing in an open air environment, perhaps unemployment is for you.


3. Does a neglected Bongo turn bitter and moody?

See answer to question one above. A Bongo will occasionally go slightly out of tune, which I feel is a gentle reminder to you, the Bongo owner, to be more vigilant.

4. Do you think the keynote speaker at the DNC would welcome a bass solo as he is introduced to the delegates?

Yes. I think it would be more difficult to sell the concept to the RNC, who are notorious for disliking bass solos.

5. If I carry my Bongo around Causeway Street, will any potential terrorists cringe in fear and confusion and return to their homelands with tales of a mighty weapon of bass destruction?

Yes. Keith Richards has proven that the Telecaster is the weapon of choice for smiting heathens, but for sheer frightening ability, the Bongo is hard to beat.

 

[BongoBilly]

You are truly wise in the ways of the Bongo.

 

[spectorbassguy]

Sounds like Bongo Neglect! Better send it my way before the E-B police catch up with you!