The idea of playing an instrument water is a banjo joke punchline waiting for a really good set up. You know:

Answer: A really good start...
Question: What do you call 200 banjos dropped into the ocean?

Taking place July 8, 2006 at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary located approximately six miles south of Big Pine Key, the Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival. The event attracts around 600 divers each year, who come to hear a wide variety of music, ranging from "Octopus' Garden" by the Beatles to Jimmy Buffet's "Fins."

All this has a serious point - it aims to promote preservation of the Florida Keys' unique coral reef ecosystem and educate people how people on how they can enjoy the ocean while minimising the impact on the reef and overall marine environment.

We figure any winners from last year would have a disadvantage should there be some kind of contest format...

Their playing would be a little "rusty."

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Posted by Ted at July 1, 2006 10:41 AM