Re: [Harp-L] In which Gus is Summarily Dispatched to Eternal Ignominy

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

We are all Gus, at some point.

Why do we promote this negative stereotype that is so insulting to harp
players?  This is a theme commonly seen on guitar player forums, where the
disdain for nearly all harp players is obvious.

Either we are all Gus or there ain't no Gus.

-Rick "Gus" Davis
The Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
The Blues Harp Amps Blog



On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Bill Hines <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "He got it that the song was somehow in d"
>
> Reading this, I was just curious - was anyone calling out the song key
> before each song started? Doesn't sound like it from the quote above.
> Perhaps if that simple courtesy wasn't extended (which kind of annoys me,
> why subject me to spending the first part of the song going through that
> drill to find the right key rather than comfortably playing along), and this
> young person was too embarrassed to ask, that was the source of at least
> that part of the trouble.
>
> I feel kind of bad for the kid. He did the right thing and asked before
> just wailing, probably felt a little insecure but happy to be invited, and
> was likely crushed and embarrassed by the experience. I wouldn't call him
> Gus at all.
>
> Bill Hines
>
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