Do you ever want to just grab an electric guitar and play some Whitesnake?
Actually, we use a lot of electric guitar; it just doesn’t always stand out against the accordion and theremin. Quite often we do find ourselves wanting to just grab a guitar and play some… uh, well, not Whitesnake, but maybe some Queen or Styx. Wait, did I just say that out loud? Is there such a thing as accordion groupies? If so, please describe them. There seem to be two major species of accordion groupies. One that is under the age of forty, is bespectacled and “slightly” hip, and listens to bands like They Might Be Giants, The Decemberists, and The Magnetic Fields. Then there are the forty-plus groupies that grew up on Frank Yankovic and Lawrence Welk… also bespectacled. A third classification might consist of ethnic-music lovers who geek-out on traditional Polka, Zydeco, Forró, Cumbia, etc. “As Smart As We Are” paired you with some fantastic writers. Please regale us with a tale of New York literary greatness that involves at least one of the following: alcohol, livestock, law en
