| | I always suspected they could be deadly!January 6, 2010 - Bill AckerbauerFurther proving my theory that the banjo is a criminal instrument, this comes to us from The Associated Press, by way of the Aspen Daily News ... ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — A banjo player accused of assaulting another man with his instrument will get to keep pickin' while awaiting his trial. Thirty-three-year-old Joseph Stancato of Denver faces second-degree assault charges after allegedly hitting another man upside the head with his banjo on New Year's Eve. Authorities say Stancato got into an argument with two men at a bus stop. District Judge James Boyd on Monday approved Stancato's request to be allowed on the road to tour with a band while awaiting his next court date Feb. 6. The banjo is considered "a deadly weapon" under Colorado law, so Stancato could face prison time, the Aspen Daily News reported. -------------- (Here's one of my favorite banjo images of all time; this activity also might be illegal in certain states.)
(And here's a video of a great Albany-area banjo player, Julie Duggan.)
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