Re: [Harp-L] Sorry harp l(a non apology from a serious student)

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 3, 2009, at 11:52 PM, Nicholas Lovett wrote:

> Sorry,
>
> I can't resist.  You can chastise me like knights of the keyboard,  
> but I'm gonna keep listening to sweet Black sounds on LP's like my  
> favs Bricks in My Pillow, Confessin the Blues, Chicago Bound, One  
> Way Out, Tribute to Little Walter and yes even What's the Word.   
> Nothin white about ol Kim!  That's a compliment in my book!  Or  
> Jimmie Vaughan.  They used to bill him round Austin as Freddy King  
> Jr, that's how much he had Freddie King down.  He used to call  
> himself the bad boy, after Eddie Taylor, a style he continues to  
> this day.  Piazza learned from Big George, a black guy. Or my  
> favorite contemporary player Sugar Ray Norcia.  You're gonna tell  
> me he didn't learn anything from Big Walter when Ronnie was gigging  
> with him?  Give me a break.  Louis Jordan said that nothing in  
> music or entertainment ever came from whites and hes right.  Yall  
> can keep overblowing hemmin and hawin, etc but sorry, I'm trying to  
> sound black as soon as possible!
>
> That's my apology!  And if anyone wants to swap notes, talk to me  
> off list, I'm not drunk enough tonight to take this seriously.
>
>
> Look..Nick. Put down that energy drink, take a couple deep breaths  
> and let's talk. I can see that you have a deep passion for what you  
> like. And that's good. There are a lot of us too (believe it or  
> not) whom are also passionate. Relax, you have a lot of years ahead  
> of you. I don't want you to burn yourself out. We're here to help,  
> not be told what we can talk about.

If you want to express yourself, that's fine. But don't get ruffled  
when others do too. If you want to be the first horse out of the  
gate, that's fine too. But don't come on so strong. Because ya know  
what. He who burns the candle twice as bright, winds up burning half  
as long. The race is a mile and a quarter and you're just rounding  
the first turn.  :)

Btw, I notice you bantered quite a few names around. Do you know  
these people?  Just curious.

Ok, back to talking harp. No more meta-discussion

smokey-joe