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Electric Guitar in Ancient Jewish Music
- From: Benjamin_Laden <Benjamin_Laden...>
- Subject: Electric Guitar in Ancient Jewish Music
- Date: Wed 28 Jan 1998 03.28 (GMT)
I found this in a document from Dropsie University of Middle East Studies
that was almost tossed in the trash when they closed the University.
Article XXIV: Evidence of the use of Electric Guitar in Traditional Jewish
Music
Recently uncovered scrolls depict a robed man bearing a breastplate of the
Tribe of Judah. The remarkable drawing shows a front and rear view of the
subject. When the rear view is examined closely, it is possible to detect
the outline of a missing instrument that was slung over the back. Through
recently developed technologies, we were able to determine that the
instrument was not a lute as first thought, but a Flying V Electric guitar.
This discovery has astonished the academic world. Many, who have argued
about the rightful places of various instruments in Jewish expression, now
stand silently in awe. In a statement to the press, guitarist Paul Simon
said " I fuckin' told y'all...but nobody would listen. Clapton is God and
he is The Jewish God."
Now researchers are speculating that the ark of the covenenant must have
been a Fender Twin Amp, and that many of the miracles in the Bible can now
be attributed to feedback.
The new finding also helps explain coiled pickups and a leather pair of
pants that were unearthed in digs near the Western Wall.
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I thought this remarkable document might clear up some of the recent
discussions of which instrument is most Jewishly expressive.
Lute Shmute - Gimme my MTV (Moses T V)
Benny
- Electric Guitar in Ancient Jewish Music,
Benjamin_Laden