Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Entertainment

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Vern writes:
 
"  
OK, OK, OK, OK................Give me a break here.
 
The context was not virtuosos whose names are on the tickets and  whose 
audiences are seated in an auditoriums.  The context was  us ordinary performers 
whose audiences are seated at tables in a  cabaret, eating, drinking, talking 
and probably didn't know  our name before sitting down. 
 
Nobody (not even me) expects Bonfiglio or Yo Yo Ma to  sing!   ;o)
 
Vern
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...Lol, okay, okay.....but your original blanket statement did seem  to cover 
"all" instrumentals...so it did seem a bit over the top for some  of us who 
can easily sit mesmerized through an evening of instrumentals  without any need 
of vocals.  Of course that DOES depend on the  entertainer....I have been 
known to doze off when an especially boring  performer took the floor.....but 
that's regardless of  whether singing was involved or not...some folks just have 
an amazing  ability to ferret out the audience's snooze button....   :) 
 
 I should add that Peter White isn't one of those guitarists who  just plonk 
on stage facing the audience....he's on his feet moving to the  music, 
interacting with the crowd...and trust me, he can't dance worth a  damn - but that's 
part of his charm, and he sure keeps ME grooving to  the music from my 
seat.....
 
Elizabeth