Me and My Melodica

In these cooler days, I’ve been rocking out a lot with my Melodica. This crazy, German made instrument that’s a cross between a harmonica and a piano, and made popular by the shining Rastafarian maestros of a dubwise babylon, continues to soothe the soul and illuminate the spirit.

With almost no moving parts and no messy reeds or extensive mouthpieces to deal with you can pick it up and get straight down to rawking. Mostly during the day, when I’m kickin’ it on my screened in porch, I play for a select audience, that being “Franklin” the super mellow golden retriever that lives next door. Today, he looked and listened intently with a strangely cocked head to my rendition of Fishbone’s “Skankin’ To the Beat’. I’m working on a new composition for him right now. It will be titled simply, ‘Franklin the Dog’.

I’m hoping to get a whole lot better at the soprano instrument soon and maybe start jamming with some folks who would appreciate a melodica to round out their sound. It’s really a beautiful instrument for accompaniment. I’ve been practicing by playing along with Parliament’s Osmium and the new single (mp3) from Houston. My time in the sun will come. Feel my melodica! T.G.I.F.