RE: [Harp-L] re: I want to be famous

[robert mcgraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I already am rich and famous, and all because of my utter mastery of both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas. I am, without question, the greatest, most famous, wealthiest harmonica player who has ever lived...I teach high school just for the heck of it.
WVa Bob > Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:31:02 -0800> From: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] re: I want to be famous> To: groovygypsy@xxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> CC: > > Would we be posting to harp-l if we knew how to get famous? We'd all be calling each other on our satellite phones from our yachts and Italian villas.> > The most famous people, or at least professionally successful as musicians (i.e., no day job) here on harp-l would include Peter Madcat Ruth, Robert Bonfiglio, Tom Ball, Robert Paparozzi, and maybe a few others (apologies to anybody who didn't come to mind as I wrote this). No yachts in the bunch as far as I know.> > None of these people is played on radio stations all over the world. Michael Jackson, Madonna - that's the level of fame you're talking about. Nobody has ever done that just as a harmonica player. Stevie Wonder, who is a fantastic harmonica player, is the closest to that level of fame, but he got there as a fantastic songwriter and singer.> > It's a big leap from your family and friends thinking you are really good to the whole world wanting to buy your products. I'm not saying that leap can't be made, but you can't rely on such indicators. Most of us have had the same positive reinforcement from others in our lives.> > The elements of making it big are *probably* (after all, I haven't done it):> > 1. Work really hard at being a good musician> > 2. work really hard at being a good performer > > 3. work really hard at producing good recordings> > 4. work really hard at publicity> > 5. Work really hard at understanding and making money in the music business> > 6. work really hard at networking in the music business> > 7. work really hard at finding ways to sell your products, both conventional and unconventional> > 8. Be incredibly lucky, unlike the millions of other people all working really hard at Items 1 through 7 on the above list.> > To fast track the process, you need to know what the process is. Seek out, identify, and interview people who have had some success as performers, recording artists, and marketers of musical products (don't be disappointed if Madonna won't return your calls; interview whoever will talk to you). Find out how they achieved what they achieved and what they consider to have been the most important elements in their success. Try what they did and see how well it works. Once you have first-hand knowledge of the results, maybe you will have the data needed to fast track the process. Meanwhile fifteen or twenty years may have elapsed.> > Has anyone yet written "How to succeed in the music business for dummies"? That's the way to get rich, if not famous.> > By the way, I'm not mocking you. I'm being as straight as I possibly can.> > Winslow> > ----- Original Message ----> From: Mike kennard <groovygypsy@xxxxxxxxx>> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 10:37:37 PM> Subject: [Harp-L] re: I want to be famous> > > hello > George,> > I > find > your > words > extremely > distasteful > especially > considering > you > yourself> said > there > was > something > special > about > my > music > at > a > SPAH > in > Denver, > Co. > I> would > like > you > to > issue > a > sincere > apology > if > you > ever > expect > me > to > share > my> scotch > whiskey > with > you > again.> > becoming > famous > is > a > sincere > endeavour > for > me. > I > just > want > to > know > where > to> begin > without > paying > dues > as > they > say. > with > my > day > job > as > a > pseudo-process> consultant > we > find > ways > to > fast > track > everything. > I > know > I > have > the > skills> and > with > the > support > of > my > girl > I > believe > in > this > dream. > can > anyone > tell > me> how > to > get > my > music > played > all > over > the > world > on > radio > stations? > what > else> may > I > need > to > start > this > transition? > there > must > be > a > process > for > this> somewhere. > thank > you. > gg> > Guys, > I > think > this > post > is > a > spoof. > The > American > Heritage > Dictionary > defines> > > "canard" > as > ""an > unfounded > or > false, > deliberately > misleading > story." > The> > > poster > is > Mike > kennard > (i.e. > My > canard). > Mike, > my > sincere > apologies > if > you> > > are > real, > but > I > doubt > it.> >> _______________________________________________> Harp-L > is > sponsored > by > SPAH, > http://www.spah.org> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l> > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs> _______________________________________________> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
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