Re: [Harp-L] Making a fool of myself in public

[<randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/4/09 10:47 AM, "Ben FELTEN [ML]" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


BEATIFUL JOB!! You're absoblutely right though.... Sometimes it has to be
OUR show, and that's what really counts. We rarely get to toss in our 2
cents, or be the center of attention. When we do, it lasts forever...

Cheers!

Randy Power





> This week I made an express trip to DC for a conference on broadband
> policy. The conference organiser is a wonderful guy and music lover who
> always books top-notch musicians to entertain and destress the attendees
> in between sessions. This year, the band was the John Jorgenson Quintet
> (www.johnjorgenson.com) and since I was a speaker at the conference, the
> organiser asked me to sit in with the band after my speech was done. Let
> me tell you, I was more stressed out by the playing than I was by the
> speech...
> 
> Anyway, I played Minor Swing, and here it is for you to see, warts and
> all: 
> http://www.musicalramblings.com/2009/04/minor-swing-aka-making-a-fool-of-mysel
> f-in-public.html
> 
> Still, I enjoyed myself, and that's what counts the most to me. The
> musicians were very cool to let me play with them and I really wish I
> had guys as good and as patient as this to play with...
> 
> Anyway, in order to add useful to entertaining (hopefully) I've added
> tabs on the video as Youtube subtitles (you may have to toggle them on
> in the lower right corner of the youtube video). As always, do as i say,
> not as I do ;-)
> 
> Benoît
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