accordians

Been reading Jean's situation with the accordian.

At first I thought accordians were only found in polka music played on the Lawrence Welk show. And certainly, many of the 40-50 something generation actually had to learn to play the accordian the way much of my generation plays the piano.

The turning point in which I started appreciating the accordian was when a friend, who was my age, played her accordian with the local rock group Bobby Banduria, topless. Thus, changing my perception of listening to accordian music AND what accordian players look like and wear. Who've thunk the accordian as a "sexy" instrument?

A year later it was watching "Forever Tango" and listening to the orchestra of accordian players while feet flurried and stepped that enchanted me to the music. The accordian seems to take a lot more coordination than most other instruments and physical work as it is rather heavy and the player must keep the billows flowing.

Though polka music is often defined by the accordian sound, I don't think the accordian needs to be defined by polka music, nor by Lawrence Welk.

My gut instinct tells me that yes there is a poetic application of the accordian that may even go beyond simply using it in a performance, but I don't know exactly what. But this is true for just about anything that seems to drop into a poet's hands.

As to whether Jean should buy the accordian, I dunno, is it calling out your name?