At the Dentist yesterday...

[mugbucket]

My lovely wife and I recently changed where we have our dental work done, she had the 1st appointment. She notices a picture of the dentist in the office playing a mando and mentions I play as well.

A week or two later is my appointment and he strolls in already primed for a conversation about our shared passion in which he tells me he owns 3, and keeps one at the office. I show him pictures of my brand new (to me anyway!) Weber Bighorn and the next thing i know is he's handing me a beautiful Phoenix Bluegrass 2 pointer to play. In the chair where I'm about to have a filling repaired and a temporary crown installed. Nice.

After that, before the work begins, he pushes the button for a bluegrass Pandora station.

That my friends, was the best dentist visit ever.

[DavidKOS]

That's really a nice story.

Now, I gotta find me a dentist that plays Italian style mandolin!

[Northwest Steve]

Sweet....he should franchise.

[Steve Roberts]

Wow. My dentist plays a crappy '80s rock station. Bluegrass would be a welcome improvement.

But otherwise he is an excellent dentist, and I have all my teeth to prove it.

[allenhopkins]

Interesting. Yeah, dentists can afford really nice mandolins.

[mugbucket]

Interesting. Yeah, dentists can afford really nice mandolins.

While true, I hope that didn't come across as my main point. He's a very genuine, like-able guy who's generous with his gear and just happens to be a dentist as well...

[FLATROCK HILL]

Wow. My dentist plays a crappy '80s rock station. Bluegrass would be a welcome improvement.

Same here. The day I hear Big Mon or the Stanley Brothers coming through those speakers I'll pass out and won't need the anesthetic.

[Rodney Riley]

My dentist supports our local EPC ( Effingham Performance Center) But only listened to a couple SHEL songs on a cd I gave him to listen to before giving it back because "The wife and I just don't listen to bluegrass stuff, with all the mandolin in it." LOL Bet SHEL didn't know they are a bluegrass band!

[Bertram Henze]

I'll pass out and won't need the anesthetic.

The absence of anaesthetic will allow you to sing along that high and lonesome...

[Al Trujillo]

All the stuff in your mouth sure makes it hard to sing though.

[Mandoplumb]

Did you say " I'm a picking" and he said " I'm a drilling"

[jaycat]

I too had a dentist visit last week but not nearly as much fun as yours (although he did play the Beatles on Pandora, not too shabby). I had broken a front tooth (on a grilled cheese sandwich!) and let's just say for the price of repairs I could have gotten a pretty nice mandolin, oh say for instance that Mann in the classifieds . . .)

[Tobin]

All this talk about mandolins and dentistry is going to make the banjo players jealous!

[mugbucket]

All this talk about mandolins and dentistry is going to make the banjo players jealous!

Too funny!

Getting together with a couple of fellas from church to play for a beloved shut in tonight, and one is a very dear friend and the banjer player - he will enjoy that!

[mugbucket]

Did you say " I'm a picking" and he said " I'm a drilling"

Nope. Probably would've sounded like Charlie Brown's teacher if I did.

[Bill Clements]

That my friends, was the best dentist visit ever.

Thanks for making me smile at the end of the day.

[Al Trujillo]

All this talk about mandolins and dentistry is going to make the banjo players jealous!

Thats some funny stuff right there!

[Ivan Kelsall]

No mando.content here,but i went to my local barber shop to have my hair cut a couple of days ago. I read some of the newspapers while i was waiting - terrible news about the Titanic !!,
Ivan

[Austin Bob]

All this talk about mandolins and dentistry is going to make the banjo players jealous!

Well, it would for the ones who have teeth....

[Timbofood]

I have a buddy who was a chiropractor for many years, he kept a D-28 at the office. He got fed up with the cost of the insurance so, he quit! Now he owns a very nice cabinet making business. Interesting how I have two musician buddies who are cabinetmakers!

[Sweetpea44]

Interesting. Yeah, dentists can afford really nice mandolins.

I'm a Dentist .... I've spent my entire career so far working in a Community Health Center seeing patients with no insurance. My husband and I have 5 children (ages 7, 6, 4, and twin 2 year olds) and have always lived 'below our means' in our 3 bedroom house.

I may not be as wealthy as my private practice colleagues, but I'm wealthy at heart with my family and used instruments.

[allenhopkins]

I'm a Dentist .... I've spent my entire career so far working in a Community Health Center seeing patients with no insurance. My husband and I have 5 children (ages 7, 6, 4, and twin 2 year olds) and have always lived 'below our means' in our 3 bedroom house.

I may not be as wealthy as my private practice colleagues, but I'm wealthy at heart with my family and used instruments.

Good for you; you're an example that we all should respect. Hope you get as much joy from your mandolin, as your wealthier colleagues do from theirs.

[pops1]

I met my dentist in the chair 3 or 4 decades ago. While I couldn't talk he said he played guitar and would I consider playing some time. He had seen posters that I played at that time as a solo act. Well decades later, many bands later and both retired we are still friends. We don't get together as much as we would like, we live in a ways apart but different states, but still play music together when we can.

[AMandolin]

Maybe it's time to sell my Weber Bighorn oval hole two point custom

[mugbucket]

Maybe it's time to sell my Weber Bighorn oval hole two point custom

We'll, I'm out of the market now - and very pleased with my recent acquisition. Short of calamity, doubt if I'll part with mine...