The Banjo-Banks Correlation

An Eye for Detail by Victor Lembrey



If you like the banjo, and you find yourself in Colorado Springs tomorrow, boy are YOU in luck! Stop by Room 111 of the Benet Hill Center at 2577 North Chelton Road and say hi to "Dr. Banjo" - Mr. Pete Wernick. Pete's been nominated for Banjo Player of the Year in national polls and is also known for his best-selling instruction books, videos and workshops. Tomorrow's Basic Skills workshop - designed "to get you off the ground" - will cover "favorite licks" and will teach you how to "know the neck" and "beat timing problems."



If you're nowhere near Colorado Springs tomorrow and you hate the banjo, don't fret. Just remember to wish Ms. Tyra Banks - whose Basic Skills workshop, ironically, also "gets you off the ground" by covering "favorite licks" and how to "know the neck" and "beat timing problems" - a happy 31st birthday.