RE: [Harp-L] You should have beamed me up, Scotty

["Linda Delong" <delongj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> [Original Message]
> From: Steve Shaw <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 8/8/2004 1:44:48 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] You should have beamed me up, Scotty
>
> I went to a barbecue last night.  The guy organising it had asked me to
take 
> along my harps and amp, saying that he'd get some of his mates along with 
> guitars etc. etc.  At about 11, after about five hours of wine-drinking,
I 
> was persuaded to get the harps out.  To cut a long story short, it was me 
> (worse for wear), a couple of tom-tom players and some off-key singing of 
> Beatles songs, sitting around a bonfire.  I tried to keep going for way
too 
> long, and when I think back to it today, my head still reeling from the 
> Cabernet Sauvignon, I CRINGE!!
>
> I just hope everyone there was as drunk as I was and won't remember
anything 
> about my playing.  I can't believe that, at my age, I could have been
guilty 
> of such misjudgement and bad taste.  I feel much better now, having
shared 
> that with the list.
>
> Steve
   
     Steve, if we all had a dollar for everytime we got involved in a
situation like you described, we'd all be wealthy! We just want to play and
not every opportunity is ideal.
                                                             With my
deepest sympathy,
                                                                            
                     Jeff