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Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. Age: Grown-up (well, mostly); Place of birth: Kansas; Residence: Kansas; etc.: Married with a 6 year old son and a 9 year old daughter
What made you decide to play the violin? My grandfather was an old-time fiddler. He left me his fiddle when he died in the hope that I would finally learn how to play.
How long have you been playing the violin? I started playing this spring (2012). So at this point, about 3 months.
How often do you play? How long are your practice sessions? I play whenever I get the chance. Practice sessions are limited by how much housework needs to be done and how much attention the kiddos need.
In your opinion, what's your proficiency on the violin? Absolute total noob!
Your greatest personal experience with playing? The first time I tried to play my fiddle, and it made notes instead of skronky noises.
What other instruments do you play? I had to learn the recorder in school, but never kept it up. I also tried to teach myself to play piano, but then I had…
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Terrific interview.... 100% adorable photo.... Nice to read about you. Keep on playing my fellow noob!
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Toni
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VERY cool story D, what an incredible heritage to your violin, wonderful story. Glad to finally learn something about you!
Nice to read your story. Working for the government in land management, woiuld that be BLM the same ones who auction off the mustangs? If so put in a good word for me so my application is aproved and I can get a mustang this year.
I loved your Red River Valley and started to play it too.
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What are your 2 favorite things to do other than playing violin? Just 2? OK, well…..I like to read about stuff and I like to make things.
Perfect!! I couldn't say something better ever!
You are amazing person, Di! =)
It's so nice to meet You!
Thank You!
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Nice story, you look like my violin teacher, no kidding.
Anyway enjoyed reading your intro and looking forward to seeing some vids of your progress.
Good luck and keep scratchin!!
No matter where you go, there you are!
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What or who has been your greatest influence? Children. They seem to understand that music is more about enjoyment than perfection.
This is worth gold! Loved the interview Didi, and the picture is so you with your enthusiasm! 
"It can sing like a bird, it can cry like a human being, it can be very angry, it can be all that humans are" Maxim Vengerov
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i look foreward to everyone of these interviews. you get to see what drives everyone. You realize that no matter why you play, what you play, or who you play for; everyone has a reason that comes from somewhere deep inside.
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Hello! Look forward to talking to you. I was born in Wichita!
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Great interview. I love the idea of a "home grown" horsehair bow. 
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Great interview. So you have a Sweedish connection.
If music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it ..(William Shakespeare in Twelfth Night)
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That's great about working on a bow yourself. That is my next project.
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gotta love your enthusiasm for playing! That smile is worth a million... I know you'll do a good job with that fiddle... it'll be like Gramps is right there holding it for you as you play... what a connection to your family history you have...
Me too... I know how you feel about it... ain't it wonderful?
"If you practice with your hands you must practice all day. Practice with your mind and you can accomplish the same amount in minutes." Nathan Milstein
Great interview, Di.. What a wonderfull inspiration instilled on you. 
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I thouroughly enjoy chatting with you on Fiddlerman and I also enjoy your posts and I love you enthusiasm! I loved getting to know more about you via this pos and I look forward to counting you as another of my new friends here on Fiddlerman.com
I wish I had anyone in my family to inspire me and my music. I am the black sheep. My dad was a mechanic, my mother a secretary and all my siblings are just computer geeks. I am the only one in my fam with a love of music. So I guess my hope is that I will be the one to inspire my kids to love the arts more than the xBox, Wii and Playstations. I hope I can inspire more than them, but if I can at LEAST get my kids interested in something like music...I consider that an accomplishment.
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its entire life believing that it is stupid." -Albert Einstein
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gkeese, tell the kids it would be awesome if they could play their favorite video games music 
"It can sing like a bird, it can cry like a human being, it can be very angry, it can be all that humans are" Maxim Vengerov
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Hi Di,
One of 2 good things about coming back from a vacation in Italy was to read this great article about you.
Can't wait til we meet up on a Fiddleman camp. I'm off to YouTube to check your progress
I am amazed at how old people of my age are.....
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Great interview, D! I'm so glad that Fiddlerman does these interviews. It's so nice to learn who our fellow members are in real life.
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Can't wait til we meet up on a Fiddleman camp.
Will there ever be such a thing? If so, sign me up! 
When the work's all done and the sun's settin' low,
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow.
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I've talked about it. Anyone want to start a committee for this in the future. I think I will need help organizing and spreading the word.
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