Re: [Harp-L] re: what went through...

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm the same as Rainbow Jimmy.  My gig thoughts are exactly as his.

When I do lose focus and my mind starts wandering during a solo, I often
find myself thinking of Tom Waits' singing.  His voice is the model for a
lot what I do on the blues harp.

-Rick Davis



On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:34 AM, <jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When I play live, what I'm thinking is "one and two and three and four..."
>
> If I start day dreaming, I've had it. I have to know where the bass and the
> drums are at all time.  I'm always watching for the nod from the singer so
> I
> can start playing and I have to watch the lead guitarist too, to make sure
> I'm not about to step on his solo. At the end of a four or five hour gig,
> I'm wiped.
>
> --
> Rainbow Jimmy
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