Re: [Harp-L] Media Editorial - Denver news and video coverage

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 22, 2006, at 2:47 PM, icemanle@xxxxxxx wrote:

> from Bill Hines:
>
> <I think SPAH has to work more on the "A" letter
> in it's acronym - advancement, rather than 'preservation'.>
> "Can I hear an 'Amen, Brother'"?

*** A M E N
> <PS - This is JUST my opinion, right or wrong, whether you agree or
> disagree, they're like (well, you know) we all have one. So please  
> don't
> flame me or SPAH or go nuts with rage, but a well thought out  
> discussion
> of changes would probably be a good thing.>
> Oy, don't get me started on that one.....
> The Iceman
> _
*** I'm in your corner Bill

I think we all have certain ideas of how SPAH should be run. My  
personal favorite is that no one gets more than 3 tunes at a time,  
AND during one of the tunes, the player does a duet with another  
player. This other player THEN becomes either the next player or the  
one after that. Everyone therefore eventually becomes everyone ELSE's  
guest at some point. AND, since I play both diatonic & chromatic, we  
mix this up TOO. ex: I start out with chromo, bring up a better diat  
player, who blows my socks off, I leave the stage dejected and the  
'New' kid takes over the stage. We call it 'Smokey & the  
whippersnapper' On another occasion, a chromo player calls ME up and  
I do something TOTALLY different on diat. We call that one "(insert  
favorite chromo player) and the old man".  Could be interesting?

Also, the fact that one player might be a neuclear missle while the  
guest may be merely an anti aircraft gun should have no bearing  
because the two will work together to compliment each other. THIS  
makes it almost family. Make it all relaxing. No pressure. No need to  
get a churning stomach. Music for the pure experience of music.

ed's note: The preservation part of spah shouldn't be pushed as hard  
as the advancement part. The old days are the old days, time marches  
on and it's time to go forward. Feature the stars of today and the  
upcoming hopefuls. Honor the older dudes, but don't DWELL on it.
jo-jo