RE: [Harp-L] Gig Attire

[Ed Kliman <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The key word here is "band" - as in band decision, band attire, etc.  Being
kinda sorta in a band is like being kinda sorta pregnant.  Either you're
pulling together in a collective decision as to how you want to present
yourselves or you accept it as a loose, collective jam band with no focus.
Being in a band is all about submerging your individual ego for the collective
good - it's a team sport.  If y'all aren't able to agree on simple things like
dress, what happens when he wants to play a song the way he wants to 
regardless
of how the rest of the band is playing? Don't scoff - it's happened on my
bandstand, but not more than once.

As the owner of the largest collection of two tone shoes in Texas, I certainly
come down on the side of looking sharp and professional, but then, I'm old
school enough that Gabriel used to play trumpet in my horn section...

Tio Ed

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