Re: [Harp-L] If you can't stand the heat...

[Cara Cooke <cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Right now we are playing in 103 degree heat with humidity here in Texas. You 
do what you can to stay within the confines of the gig and still stay cool. 
Drink lots of water and eat fruit -- especially melon-type things 
(watermelon, cantaloupe, etc.) or citrus. (They have vitamins and water 
within them, killing two stones at once.) Gatorade can be helpful, too, but 
not too much of it -- just enough to balance your body with the water. 
Mostly you will need water, shade, and air flow. Then you play as well as 
you can for everyone there. Since they are melting, too, they will be a 
little forgiving if you are also too hot to be at your best and will be 
impressed if you manage to put on a good show anyway, despite the heat. If 
there are fans to be pointed in various directions, see if they will point 
one towards you -- but not across the microphones and, hopefully, on a 
different circuit. 
 Our ancestors were smarter than we are. They scheduled things in the shade 
and during cooler parts of the day, built houses that breathe, and 
acclimated as the seasons changed. There is a lesson there.
 Cara


On 7/10/05, Ron Good <rdg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> If you have power you can have fans. Try to put them on a separate
> circuit if you can. Big (like 20 inch) fans on stands can be purchased
> for under $20.00 and one per player aimed well ( to the side and a
> little low and forward, facing each player) can make a huge difference.
> Even at medium speed they push a lot of air. And they really aren't
> noisy enough to get in the way of even a reasonably low amplified band.
> 
> Ron
> 
> Steve Shaw wrote:
> 
> Our trio played at an afternoon wedding party yesterday. We were sat in
> a gazebo with open sides so we had some protection from direct sun, but
> the garden itself is a real suntrap and boy was it hot. ...Has anyone
> (maybe from a hotter clime than I'm used to!) got any good advice for
> getting round this?
> 
> Steve
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