Re: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonica Challenge

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 22, 2004, at 6:14 PM, jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> How is it that the "whole thing has gone too far" when it hasn't even 
> started yet?

 Yeah, I laughed at that one too. Funny but I suspect challenges (and 
such) are usually begun by people who ALREADY know the tune well enough 
to have the answer(s)? Well, maybe I'm wrong.

>    If its the
> Aebersold issue that is easily solved by using Band-in-a-Box, midi or 
> I'm sure I could even get a
> real jazz trio to donate a backing track without too much difficulty.

 You know a real Jazz trio. We used to tie drum sticks to our dogs and 
have them beat on pots and pans and step on our cat's tails and have 
our parakeets hit their bells with their beaks.
> Chris asks "What's the point? To see if it can be played on the 
> harmonica? It can.  And can be
> done so convincingly."   Well yes that is largely the point.   And 
> without trying to be rude, I
> hope Chris will excuse me if I don't take his word for it.  Show me.

Uh oh, I see a gauntlet flying across the border into Arizona.
> What does it say about the legitimacy of overblowing as an approach to 
> harmonica if only 5 players
> in the whole world are up to the challenge?   Not even 5 percent?  
> Just 5 players?  And one of
> those 5 declines to demonstrate.  Hmmmm.

 Speaking of Hmmmm, I found it interesting that someone would actually 
know the number of players who COULD handle the tune. Very ESPish, if 
you ask me......so whose asking you?.....OK, I'll shut up.      :)
smo-joe
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