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Did it originate with "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"? Well, yes and no. The original line goes, "Silence, foul temptress!"

Here's the scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtcSYPjJbgg

Those old-timey ladies sure liked to be spanked!

A great drummer, singer, and actor. 

Now me and my mate were back at the shack
We had Spike Jones on the box
She said, "I can't take the way he sings
But I love to hear him talk"

Hi Sammy,

When you view a song, the "add" feature is on the right hand side of page. There should be a banner going down the right side, with options to transpose the song, or change the tuning and so forth. If you keep going down the banner, the "add" feature is the third box from the bottom and says, "Song: Add." You do have to be logged in for it work.

I like the looks of traditional mahagony more than sapele, but from what I've read, the sound quality is very similar. I think $500 for a all solid-wood martin is an excellent price. If I had a hundred dollars, all I'd need is four hundred more and I'd buy it!!

I think it can be confusing the way that wood is described. From what I read, a guitar made of sapele can properly be called mahogany, but it will look different from typical mahogany (as Guitar Pix showed us).   

Here's some info about mahogany I found on a guitar website:

"Mahogany is a correct name for ANY hardwood belonging to the family Meliaceae.

"Sapele and common Mahoganies are of different genera but both (and many other woods) are of the mahogany Family: Meliaceae.

"Mahogany was first used in the New World for two species of the genus Swietenia, namely Swietenia mahagoni (West Indian Mahogany) from the Caribbean and Swietenia macrophylla (Honduras Mahogany) from Central and South America.

"One Mahogany is Sapele, Entandrophragma cylindricum, from South East Asia. It is a medium reddish-brown hardwood with a marked stripe figure.

"The Mahogany name is also used for species from the African genera Entandophragma, Guarea and Khaya, and the Asian genus Toona (Phillipine Mahogany and others).

"Here is a description from Albert Constantine Jr.'s "Know Your Woods" book, first published in 1959: SAPELE (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
This species is also known as Aboudikrou, Sapele Mahogany, Sipo, and Tiama. Sapele grows in Nigeria and along the African Ivory Coast. It is a large tree and logs often come as much as 72 in. in diameter, though the usual range in the market is 30 to 36 in. The color of the wood is a dark reddish-brown with a very strong stripe and at times the grain is very irregular. This irregularity causes the plum pudding and blister figures so highly prized in the veneer field.

"The wood is very fine in texture and care has to be taken in the seasoning as it warps badly. Sometimes it is mistaken for African mahogany and is used as such; HOWEVER , IT IS HARDER AND HEAVIER, weighing from 35 to 40 lbs. per cubic foot, AND THE STRIPE IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED. Sapele is superior to either African or American mahogany in strength and is somewhat similar to the strength of our American oak. Sapele is used for interior paneling and also in general furniture work."

One thing I learned is that Martin had been making the 00015 out of sapele a few years ago. Then they stopped making that model, and in 2011, started making it again, this time using only traditional mahogany. So, if the Craigs List guy is selling a 00015 and it's made out of sapele (which by the picture, it sure looks like it) than it can't be a 2011 model (at least according to the source I found--which may be wrong!).

ZEE!!!! Am I kidding?? "A song about deforestation in Scandanavia"? Of course, I was kidding. Everyone knows that "Norwegian Wood" is about about a golf club!!!

At first, Ringo wanted to call the song "Sand Wedge," but John said that wasn't poetic enough. Paul suggested , "Mashie Niblick," which John liked, but he worried that Americans would think they were singing about drugs. George, observing his bandmates with an air of bemused aloofness, smiled and suggested, "Putter."

Paul laughed. Ringo complained, "I don't get it."

"It's shagging, you bleeding idiot," Paul replied, giving Mr. Starkey a dope slap.

"Naw, naw, naw," John interupted, "all you need is love, not sex."

The boys nodded gravely. Ringo rubbed the back of his head and observed silently, "If I lived in a yellow submarine, he couldn't hit me like that."

"Look," John said, "I got blistahs on my fingahs from  this bloody driver that a cute bird gave me in Oslo--mates, I'm callin' this song 'Norwegian Wood' and that's final!"

Wow, bswyers, your accident was awful. How wonderful it will be get that guitar on your lap again--even if you have to relearn a lot, every note will be precious.  But I don't want to diminish what you've lost and had to endure. Life pulls at you, and sometimes it pulls too hard.

zguitar,

Yeah, from the interview I listened to, it sounded like Noel and his brother did a lot of arguing, but Noel was really funny and down-to-earth when he was talking about his experiences.

I'm enjoying learning about Oasis and Wonderwall--thanks everyone for your input!!!

I found this funny video about a guy learning Wonderwall, but not because he likes the song!

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/39451 … o-get-laid

Just call me M.B. I hate "Mary Belle"--soooooo old timey! And I usually change it to "Mary Beth"

I'm looking forward to hearing how you play and sing this, Jeff. Are  you going to record it?