Re: Few songs...

[Kim Hansen <khansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 28 Oct 1994 KPGraham@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 15:34:01 -0400
> From:KPGraham@xxxxxxx
> To: Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Few songs...
> 
> >I would really appreciate it. I have
> >picked up Beatles love me do (very easy), and part of piano
> >man.  Just looking for something to play around with.
> 
> You don't want to do this!
> STOP NOW while you still have a chance.
> Before you know it you'll have five different kinds of harps
> in all keys and half a dozen expensive microphones and 
> listen to Little Walter constantly. Your wife will start complaining about
> the $800 amplifier you just had to have. You lips will have blisters and then
> rough spots. You'll wait by the mailbox 
> looking for Kevin's new catalog. You'll follow bass players 
> around (once you find them you can't let them get out of your sight.). Your
> personal appearance will go to hell. You get 
> addicted to beer because its the only thing that lubricates 
> your lips right. You'll sit by your computer for hours waiting 
> for a new Harp-L post. You'll dream about that perfect 2 
> draw double bend (just the right tone, just the right vibrato,
> just the right soul). You'll sit in you car through several 
> green and red lights trying to get an overblow right while 
> everyone honks at you.
> 
> Harmonicas are hell, I tell you, HELL!!!
> 
Quite right my friend.  Not only will all of the above happen, but if you 
are an undergraduate student, your marks will go straight through the 
floor, you will start pissing off your friends because you will skip 
parties to practice (the JUST ONE MORE LICK syndrome), you won't hear a 
word of your profs lectures, you will start writing out song charts 
instead of lecture notes.  Then there's the whole concept of having your 
library card withdrawn because the librarian is afraid you'll start 
playing.  Just try to pick up a fine looking member of the opposite sex 
with 10 holes of chrome, brass, plastic or wood crammed in there, and 
I've found that (if you can do that) they don't want to kiss a sore lip 
or a blistered tongue...

Don't do it, the harp will just dog you around.  But then again, some of 
us are masochists.
Kim Hansen
"Just Your Fool"