Re: Re: [Harp-L] Too many excuses

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Hammersley wrote:
> These excuses are life.
> 
> I will never reach the stage in my musical journey when I abandon 
> life for the harmonica. 

Years ago I went to see a friend's band at a local club.  During the break he said, "You should come up and play", and I told him I didn't have a harmonica with me.  The singer in the band said, "If I played something that small I'd never go anywhere without one."  I missed a chance to play with a great band that night, but won't make that mistake again.

Now, I carry a harmonica in my pocket at all times.  I've been in countless situations where an opportunity to play (or practice) has presented itself, and if I hadn't had a harmonica in my pocket I would have missed it.  That's the beauty of the harmonica, that it's small enough to go anywhere with you.  

An argument could be made that this is problematic for the chromatic, but someday SOMEONE will develop a chromatic that's the size of a diatonic :-)

-tim