Re: [Harp-L] re: Mama Thornton

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 14, 2009, at 9:04 AM, icemanle@xxxxxxx wrote:

>  Is it just harmonica players that have such a high quotient of  
> "Gunslinger" attitude?

What leads you to come up with this statement. Were you just watching  
a western?
> One video snapshot doesn't do the ODBG and OLBG's justice.

Yeah, well, I never said that. I remember capitalizing the word  
'THIS' as in this video.

> Why, I've seen bands that had an off night - Queen didn't sound  
> that impressive at a concert at Ford Auditorium in Detroit in the  
> 70's. I thought that a lot of local Detroit bands could "beat" that  
> show.
>
> It's not just about attendees that can BEAT these blues icons - the  
> icons live the life, sing and play other instruments and many set  
> the blues standard.
> SPAH attendees may play faster, but many are really "weekend  
> warriors" when it comes to Blues.

Ok, where was 'faster' ever mentioned. I think you're making this  
bigger than it is. I said: I could find 5 people at any spah that can  
beat these 5. I didn't say: I can find ANY 5 people. I said I can  
find 5 people. Speed has nothing to do with it. You seem to have a  
Klepto for always bringing up speed. I never think of speed. I could  
be Charley McCoy IF I could do the speed.  Hah hah (insert laugh)

Back to the subject. At St. Louis 08, think about it. All you who  
were there. Think of 5 people. I'm sure you could do it.

Sheesh, talk about making a big deal over nothing. Why is it that  
every time someone says ANYTHING about these old players, that the  
feathers puff up.

smo-joe
> -----Original Message-----
> From: martin oldsberg <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 8:19 am
> Subject: [Harp-L] re: Mama Thornton
>
>
> "I could find 5 people at any spah that can beat these 5."
> Thus spake Smo-Joe, and I do not doubt it. Also I´m enough of an  
> iconoclast to
> hold the opinion that, say SBW (both of them), Sonny Terry anda  
> bunch of other
> from the earlier generations often played solos theycould play in  
> their sleep.
> (And sometimes it sounds as if they did.) I do notpray at their feet.
> (Anymore.) However, there is one guy in this clip that tends to  
> stand out.
> Couldn´t play fast, wasn´t original all of the time, probably lots  
> of other
> shortcomings: but those five Spah guys have to be pretty good  
> tobeat Walter
> Horton. Cheers,Martin  
> -----------------------------------------------Seen this a
> few times and with all the good will in the world you couldn't say  
> that John Lee
> is playing the Harp.In fact he looks downright uncomfortable with it.
> Great clip though.
> Rick
> in NZ
>
> I could find 5 people at any spah that can beat these 5.
> smo-joe
>
>
>
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