Re: [Harp-L] Re: Best thing ever said!

[Cljdm@xxxxxxx]

Hi all,
 
This is an interesting topic. I like it when people howl from the audience. 
 I guess that would be a compliment, not sure though. But my favorite 
verbal  compliment was "youz guys look like you're having a lot of fun up there".
 
Best to yas,
 
Chris Mastakas
 
 
In a message dated 6/30/2010 2:12:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
drfertig@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Interesting topic.  My favorite comment probably was the one from  a fine 
world-class blues guitarist/singer with whom I'd starting sitting  in.  He's 
sometimes grumpy, always demanding and finicky.  When I  suggested working 
out my parts in our duo work, he said, 
"Naw, man, don't  think about it, just play what you feel, it sounds great!"

And while I  cordially receive the over-the-top compliments from drunks and 
non-players, I  discount them, it's dangerous to "believe your press 
releases."  But from  respected pros it feels great.  Better, are constructive  
criticisms.   

On the other hand, when a top-notch guitarist  friend of mine said, "you're 
the very best harp player I've ever played with,"  it felt very good, then 
I considered the fact he plays prog rock, is raising  toddlers, and doesn't 
get around much these days, anyway.  

So I  introduced him to David Fairweather and David Naiditch!

-Dave "Now I'm  the third best" Fertig

--- On Wed, 6/30/10, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx  <harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
[Harp-L] Best thing ever  said!
Tuesday, June 
29, 2010  11:11 PM



From: 
"Joseph
Mancuso" <jman5279@xxxxxxx>



To: 
"harp-l"  <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>What's
the best thing anybody ever said to you  about your Harp playing?
Mine
is, "You really got that New Orleans sound  down!"