Re: [Harp-L] Average vs. Pro

["Abner Galdos" <cdgaldos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Randy Power, I must agree (sadly). you see I am not even close to being an average player. with the little free time I have I may always be a novice... but please don't take away the new found joy that I have in hearing the greats play the harp and the good ... with the average ones
and don't force me a 48 year old virgin ( with the harp) to feel incompetent. I have a great deal of low self esteem as it is..
Let me (us) enjoy what we have been given...

abner (blueyes, only an infant to the blues)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Randy Power 
  To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:57 AM
  Subject: [Harp-L] Average vs. Pro


  I¹ve been watching from the side lines so to speak. I feel pretty strongly
  that the average guy isn¹t getting as much respect as he is due. However,
  Average Guy isn¹t attacking the music or how it¹s played. He¹s just
  exercising the right to make a mark, have fun and participate... Isn¹t that
  what it¹s all about? I whole-heartedly agree though that those who have
  studied, practiced and devoted many years to this craft SHOULD hold it to
  the highest standard. If we (Average) looked to ourselves for advice, we
  could never reach those standards. But we trust that you (pros) can tell us,
  show us and teach us what we need to strive for. I guess what I¹m trying to
  say is that Ying and Yang are evident here and both of us should embrace our
  existence. We know that we¹re average, without being told. I will agree that
  the Average guy should NOT try to assume the role as Pro just because
  technology and the internet have no laws or rules governing such a thing.
  (Reference- man with large ears on Youtube teaching ³how to bend a
  harmonica²) But rather than attack, admire his ambition, give him advice and
  you¹ve pushed another Average guy in the direction of that higher standard.
  Be nice, we¹re trying...

  Thanks,

  Randy Power -- 


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