RE: [Harp-L] Let's talk about head "shakes" or something else

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

> Dear Harp-L,
>
> "My name is Dan.  I play the harmonica."
>
>     group:  "Hi Dan"
>
>     Dan:  " I've been quiet on Harp-L for 4 months"
>
> (clapping)
>
> I make it a point not to post on Harp-L......(snip)

I started out on Harp-L about four years ago, was it?  I needed to ask how 
to fix the volume control of my bullet.  It was a silly question but I got 
the answer I needed straight away (thanks, IronMan!).  This experience has 
been repeated countless times.  I can't begin to tell you how much I've 
learned about how to tune, gap and clean my harps, about fine-tuning, 
alternative tunings, mics, amps, how to stand up and play in front of 
people, what was wrong with my tone, how to control my bends, how and where 
to find further resources for learning........I've bantered on-list, and 
especially off-list, with some of the best harp-players on the planet.  If 
you need to know something about harmonicas there's someone here who'll tell 
you.  The knack is to ask the right question.  Of course, you'll pick up 
stuff at random if you just lurk, but I've been too impatient for that.  At 
53 my brain's too slow and Guinness-addled for me to be able to afford to 
sit around waiting for someone to pour knowledge over me.  Also, you'll get 
people helping you offlist, if anything in a more directed way than with the 
on-list responses.  This is the unseen Harp-L, and it's gone a long way 
towards being the making of me.  I've had five very useful offlist messages 
in the last three days, and I haven't even been especially upfront around 
here for a few weeks.  I've even made a CD.  Ignore the fights.  I didn't 
used to (idiot that I was) but I do now.  Delete is a beautiful word!   
That's my two-and-fourpence anyway.

Steve