Re: [Harp-L] Dangerous harp

[Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

46Long wrote:
> It was hideous - during the pre-song interview, he admitted to not playing 
> any instruments, but he had someone teach him enough harmonica in the past 
> couple days so he could perform.......in front of millions of people.....
>
> no respect, I tells you.....no respect......he wouldn't do that with a 
> cello......

Back when I was the third-call harmonica player in Nashville, the 
second-call guy had played no more than a year, and didn't even sound THAT 
good.  He was a musical slob.  He just went to the correct house of 
worship.  Not that his prayers got through better, he just had more 
opportunities to network.

I've since learned how to network, and I happen to believe if you don't you 
won't work, so that was a good lesson.  But my point, in agreement with 
46Long's comment, is that if that guy had been a guitar player with the 
same level of skills, all the networking in the world wouldn't have gotten 
him work within 100 miles.  -K