Common culture

In the 'Ride' books, Eric suffers a lot of ribbing for being a banjo player. For example, it is suggested he take up the harmonica because, compared to a banjo, only half the notes suck.

Today's Guardian contained a letter about musicians. Apparently, many people feel that an essential ingredient of being a musician is a sense of rhythm, whereas the real necessity is perfect pitch. Perfect pitch is defined as the ability to throw a banjo into a skip (dumpster) without touching the sides.