Re: Gus confession

[Andrew Wimhurst <awimhurst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Michelle, I just realized that your gussing was in some way sanctioned 
by Harry (the performer?). So my response doesn't exactly apply to your 
unusual situation. It does of course still stand for anyone who plays 
unannounced from an audience...
cheers
Andrew


On Tuesday, September 23, 2003, at 08:28 AM, Andrew Wimhurst wrote:
That's why I would find a spot off
to the side of the stage and be relatively quiet with my playing. But, 
in
spite of my fears of offending, some interesting things began to happen.
People in the audience would come sit by me or ask me to come sit by 
them so
they could hear me. To my great surprise, everyone from Harry on down 
was
very supportive of my Gussing. Go figure. I still wonder about it. After
a few months of this, several things happened. I'll speak to the 
advances
it afforded me as a harp player in a minute. Right now I am speaking of 
the
reaction of the audience members. Recall that Harry thought this was a
great idea all along. Believe it or not, I began to develop a little
"following" of audience members who ~liked~ to hear my playing. Folks 
would
see me and come sit down next to me to hear better. At the end of a 
tune,
they would applaud not only Harry, but... me! I was astonished and still
am. It was a very interesting social dynamic the likes of which I 
haven't
experienced before.

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Michelle, I just realized that your gussing was in some way sanctioned
by Harry (the performer?). So my response doesn't exactly apply to
your unusual situation. It does of course still stand for anyone who
plays unannounced from an audience...

cheers

Andrew



On Tuesday, September 23, 2003, at 08:28 AM, Andrew Wimhurst wrote:

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would find a spot off

to the side of the stage and be relatively quiet with my playing. But,
in

spite of my fears of offending, some interesting things began to
happen.

People in the audience would come sit by me or ask me to come sit by
them so

they could hear me. To my great surprise, everyone from Harry on down
was

very supportive of my Gussing. Go figure. I still wonder about it.
After

a few months of this, several things happened. I'll speak to the
advances

it afforded me as a harp player in a minute. Right now I am speaking
of the

reaction of the audience members. Recall that Harry thought this was a

great idea all along. Believe it or not, I began to develop a little

"following" of audience members who ~liked~ to hear my playing. Folks
would

see me and come sit down next to me to hear better. At the end of a
tune,

they would applaud not only Harry, but... me! I was astonished and
still

am. It was a very interesting social dynamic the likes of which I
haven't

experienced before.

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