Re: [Harp-L] Age discrimination

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

Chops don't have an age. Either you can play the stuff or you can't.

* The only bearing that age might have on taking a traveling/very active gig 
calendar is physical stamina. When you're in your '20s, you put up with a lot 
of "travel" -- even if it's only around town. But then if you're old, you may 
be done with the day job and don't have to worry about giving up your sleep at 
night because you got nothing else to do all day but sleep.

The other element is genre -- that dirty word that probably means in this 
case whatever kids in their 20s are listening to today. If you're old like me -- 
I have no idea what's "in" today and if I was going 


In a message dated 2/12/07 12:43:54 PM, BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx writes:


> 
> In a message dated 2/12/2007 9:40:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> harmonicajohns@xxxxxxx writes:
> 
>    Man your reading my mind. I was going to say something like  that but it
> was forgotten in all of the other stuff I have going on. There are a  lot of
> older harmonica players around and that's one of the reasons I'm grateful  
> for
> my abilities. I'll play till I quit breathing. Old sax players too, I sure 
> don't have the looks to be a front man any more that's for sure, and I'll  
> sing
> too.
>     Peace Love and Ry Cooder
>          Randy
> 
> Fred, I  am not quite able to tour yet- another year or two ought to free 
> me-
> but  why does the player need to be so young? A geezer in the band  adds
> something, IMHO.
> 
> 
> 
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