Re: [Harp-L] Richard Hunter on Twitter

Scott Albert Johnson <scojo@xxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 1 Apr 2010 12:00:38 -0700 (PDT)

Don't want to be left out... mine is http://twitter.com/scojo123.

Scott Albert Johnson
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MORE INFO: www.scottalbertjohnson.com

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Subject: Harp-L Digest, Vol 80, Issue 2
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Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 1:34 PM

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Today's Topics:

   1. Levy, Hoover, Filisko & Leczycki (Warren Bee)
   2. FLAT!!  But Maybe Not?? (John F. Potts)
   3. Support 1st Amendment Rights of (Harmonica) Street
      Performers/Buskers (Michael Peloquin)
   4. Hitting the high notes (michael rubin)
   5. Looking for Jam partners in Toronto, Canada (Alan Kindler)
   6. Re: Looking for Jam partners in Toronto, Canada (Arthur Jennings)
   7. Re: Support 1st Amendment Rights of (Harmonica) Street
      Performers/Buskers (Grant Walters)
   8. FLAT!! But Maybe Not??  The "Keepaway" game (David Fertig)
   9. Re: Hitting the high notes (joe leone)
  10. Re: FLAT!! But Maybe Not??  The "Keepaway" game (Seth Galitzer)
  11. Richard Hunter on Twitter (Richard Hunter)
  12. Re: Richard Hunter on Twitter (Rob Paparozzi)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:57:10 -0400
From: Warren Bee <spahpublicity@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Levy, Hoover, Filisko & Leczycki
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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No, this is not the name of a high-powered law firm! This is the beginning
of the list of confirmed SPAH 47th Anniversary 2010 Convention headliners.

www.clinthoover.com
www.levyland.com

www.myspace.com/bleczycki

http://www.ericnoden.com/Filisko_Noden

WB
-- 
Warren "Bee" Bachman
SPAH Publicity Director
631-521-0472
www.spah.org

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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:02:15 -0400
From: "John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] FLAT!!  But Maybe Not??
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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I hate it when other musicians try to tell me what harp to use  
instead of just calling the key of the tune. Not long ago, I was  
sitting in with a band that started to play "Little Wing"  which is  
in E natural minor and the bass player leans over and says, just grab  
an A harp.  Of course, had i followed his suggestion, I would have  
sounded so bad it's unlikely they would have ever invited me to sit  
in again.  I looked at the organ player and said "You're in E minor,  
right?" just to be sure of the key, received a nod, grabbed a C harp  
to play in Fifth Position, and the bass player probably never knew  
the difference. But I just hate it when that happens.

The only exception is a jazz band leader who knows i play in multiple  
positions, and sometimes will suggest that I try using this key or  
that key harp for a certain tune I've never played before.  But I've  
been playing with this guy for a while, he has a Masters in Music,  
and usually makes pretty helpful suggestions that help me handle  
unfamiliar material.  He's not one of those folk who don't know about  
anything other than playing in first or second position but think  
they know what the harp player should be doing.  But, I'll sometimes  
choose to play in Fifth position when he suggests Fourth, since he  
tends to think of Fifth as purely Phrygian, while i think of it as  
natural minor so long as I avoid the flat seconds (draw 5 and draw  
9). So, i may ask him  if i need the second (the "two") to play the  
melody, (as you do more often in jazz than in blues), and if so, I'll  
go with Fourth.  But he's a guitar player and always talks to me in  
terms of keys, not "positions."  I learn a lot playing with this  
guy.  In fact. he's the one who showed me how to play "Little Wing."

Btw, when a band that always tunes down a half step doesn't tell you  
they are doing that, it may not be deliberate.  If they play that way  
all the time, they get so used it that they may just forget to  
mention it.

JP

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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:02:26 -0500
From: Michael Peloquin <peloquinharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Support 1st Amendment Rights of (Harmonica) Street
    Performers/Buskers
To: Harp -l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>, <bluesharp707@xxxxxxxxx>
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Hello everyone, my friend Rick Bocook aka: Harpman Hatter is a one man wrecking crew against the local ordinances in Spokane, WA that discriminate against street musicians. He will be spearheading a demonstration this Saturday, April 3 in Spokane, WA, please support Harpman in any way that you can.

Event: Musicians Demonstration
Date: Sat. April 3, 12 noon
Where: Riverfront Park, Spokane, WA

Knowing Rick, I am sure that some harmonica music will be played! Go Harpman Hatter, go!

"The ability to play a musical instrument or sing in a public place and solicit funds are forms of expression that are protected by the First Amendment."  
THE PARK IS A RECOGNIZED PUBLIC FORUM WITH THIS UN-CONSTITUTIONAL RULE/LAW DIRECTED TOWORDS A SPECIFIC CLASS OF PEOPLE MUSICIANS AND OTHER PERFORMERS SPOKANE MUNICIPAL CODE 10.10.040 Public Park.
B. Except when done in places designated and in the manner prescribed by rule, regulation, or special permission of the park board or department, no person may:
1. Solicit Donations or Collections, such as for Entertainment by Strolling Musicians or other Performers, or peddle or hawk any goods or services;

Michael Peloquin

http://www.usaharmonicas.com

http://www.facebook.com/harrisonharmonicas
http://myspace.com/peloquinharpsax

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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:20:41 -0600
From: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Hitting the high notes
To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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My 9 year old student Shoshana Brustin was playing her Mom's favorite
note, 10 double bend and their window broke!  Has this happened to
anyone else?
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 12:14:42 -0400
From: Alan Kindler <kindler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Looking for Jam partners in Toronto, Canada
To: Harp -l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Hi yo'all,
I'm just back from Harmonica Jam Camp in Mississippi and eager to  
start jamming with anyone who is interested.
I'm looking for musicians, especially guitarists, in downtown Toronto,  
who might be interested in getting together informally for that purpose.
I am an almost beginner but eager to learn from and with others.
I'm in the Broadview/Danforth area of the city, i.e. the East end, but  
can travel if needs be.
Let me know if you are interested so that we might make plans.
Alan

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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:33:06 -0700
From: Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Looking for Jam partners in Toronto, Canada
To: Alan Kindler <kindler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Harp -l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Hi Alan,

I can't help you with the jam (I'm in Vancouver) but I'd love to read a
report on the Jam Camp.

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Alan Kindler <kindler@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi yo'all,
> I'm just back from Harmonica Jam Camp in Mississippi and eager to start
> jamming with anyone who is interested.
> I'm looking for musicians, especially guitarists, in downtown Toronto, who
> might be interested in getting together informally for that purpose.
> I am an almost beginner but eager to learn from and with others.
> I'm in the Broadview/Danforth area of the city, i.e. the East end, but can
> travel if needs be.
> Let me know if you are interested so that we might make plans.
> Alan
>
>

-- 
Arthur Jennings
http://www.timeistight.com

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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:37:47 -0700
From: Grant Walters <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Support 1st Amendment Rights of (Harmonica)
    Street    Performers/Buskers
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <AA4A80D5-EDC7-4CCA-954F-2158646E9AB1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

I've always noticed that I got better returns when Busking in an area that forbids it...  Forbidden fruit...
Play on..it's your right...

Grant

On Apr 1, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Michael Peloquin wrote:

> 
> Hello everyone, my friend Rick Bocook aka: Harpman Hatter is a one man wrecking crew against the local ordinances in Spokane, WA that discriminate against street musicians. He will be spearheading a demonstration this Saturday, April 3 in Spokane, WA, please support Harpman in any way that you can.
> 
> Event: Musicians Demonstration
> Date: Sat. April 3, 12 noon
> Where: Riverfront Park, Spokane, WA
> 
> Knowing Rick, I am sure that some harmonica music will be played! Go Harpman Hatter, go!
> 
> "The ability to play a musical instrument or sing in a public place and solicit funds are forms of expression that are protected by the First Amendment."  
> THE PARK IS A RECOGNIZED PUBLIC FORUM WITH THIS UN-CONSTITUTIONAL RULE/LAW DIRECTED TOWORDS A SPECIFIC CLASS OF PEOPLE MUSICIANS AND OTHER PERFORMERS SPOKANE MUNICIPAL CODE 10.10.040 Public Park.
> B. Except when done in places designated and in the manner prescribed by rule, regulation, or special permission of the park board or department, no person may:
> 1. Solicit Donations or Collections, such as for Entertainment by Strolling Musicians or other Performers, or peddle or hawk any goods or services;
> 
> Michael Peloquin
> 
> http://www.usaharmonicas.com
> 
> http://www.facebook.com/harrisonharmonicas
> http://myspace.com/peloquinharpsax
> 
>                           

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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:53:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] FLAT!! But Maybe Not??  The "Keepaway" game
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <923341.71810.qm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Aaah, a plague upon the ingorant scaredy-cats afeared of harmonicas!   

At open jams and where harps etc. are otherwise invited to play, I have for years - decades - occasionally encountered players (usually guitarists) who, when discovering harmonica in their midst, and even before hearing it played, change to keys like B or Db or F# etc, assuming most harp players play in 2d pos and won't have these less-played keys.  

I call it the "keep-away", and it's cowardly, rude and counterproductive. So what if a tyro harpist is there, at a jam it's for people to stretch and learn, no?  

Long ago I started carrying a full set, so those silly twits can't keep me away with that method,  altho of course I was pretty awful back in the 70's, even then I always played with a light hand, listening and  laying off alot (I ain't no hotshot, but I'm at least tolerable).   

Ya gotta be persistent and - just like many guitarists - be willing to be somewhat obnoxious to elbow your way in to the mix.

Now that's different from the silly SRV string-loosening thing, since a half step is no prob if it's correct, and most keyboards prefer to keep near A440.  Would Mike Finnigan have played his B3 on Jimi's Rainy Day if it wasn't A440?  

Naw, my fellow gobironists, if a plankspanker's playin' "keep-away," bust him or her on it, openly, and and stop everything and get'em back to A440.   Or leave where ya ain't wanted, with a liberal (and polite but clear) dose of commentary.

Who'd want to play with such a-holes anyway?

-Dave "Elbows R Us" Fertig

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Re: [Harp-L] FLAT!!  But Maybe Not??

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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:00:39 -0400
From: joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Hitting the high notes
To: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <ECC9BB46-0738-40DD-9ADC-A09FA906A4C1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Apr 1, 2010, at 11:20 AM, michael rubin wrote:

> My 9 year old student Shoshana Brustin was playing her Mom's favorite
> note, 10 double bend and their window broke!  Has this happened to
> anyone else?
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com

This was in Texas? right?
A chicken hawk on his passover pilgrimage and looking for chicken  
(now who doesn't love a nice bowl of chicken soup with  
matzoballs.....................couldn't hurt?) and was attracted by  
the shrill screams which he took as distress cries from a small rodent.

Crashed into the window....another case solved.  Happy April fools  
day Michael. 

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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:13:08 -0500
From: Seth Galitzer <sethgali@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] FLAT!! But Maybe Not??  The "Keepaway" game
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <4BB4D424.8070008@xxxxxxxxx>
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That's funny, most of the guitar players I know can only play in C, D, 
E, G, or A.  Guess that makes me "lucky" (?).  Gets boring to play, and 
can be a bitch to sing.  What I wouldn't give for the occasional song in 
a "flat" key.

Seth

On 04/01/2010 11:53 AM, David Fertig wrote:
> Aaah, a plague upon the ingorant scaredy-cats afeared of harmonicas!
>
>
> At open jams and where harps etc. are otherwise invited to play, I
> have for years - decades - occasionally encountered players (usually
> guitarists) who, when discovering harmonica in their midst, and even
> before hearing it played, change to keys like B or Db or F# etc,
> assuming most harp players play in 2d pos and won't have these
> less-played keys.
>
> I call it the "keep-away", and it's cowardly, rude and
> counterproductive. So what if a tyro harpist is there, at a jam it's
> for people to stretch and learn, no?
>
> Long ago I started carrying a full set, so those silly twits can't
> keep me away with that method,  altho of course I was pretty awful
> back in the 70's, even then I always played with a light hand,
> listening and  laying off alot (I ain't no hotshot, but I'm at least
> tolerable).
>
> Ya gotta be persistent and - just like many guitarists - be willing
> to be somewhat obnoxious to elbow your way in to the mix.
>
> Now that's different from the silly SRV string-loosening thing, since
> a half step is no prob if it's correct, and most keyboards prefer to
> keep near A440.  Would Mike Finnigan have played his B3 on Jimi's
> Rainy Day if it wasn't A440?
>
> Naw, my fellow gobironists, if a plankspanker's playin' "keep-away,"
> bust him or her on it, openly, and and stop everything and get'em
> back to A440.   Or leave where ya ain't wanted, with a liberal (and
> polite but clear) dose of commentary.
>
> Who'd want to play with such a-holes anyway?
>
> -Dave "Elbows R Us" Fertig
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 4/1/10,
> harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx<harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx>  wrote: Re:
> [Harp-L] FLAT!!  But Maybe Not??

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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:59:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Richard Hunter on Twitter
To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>,    harptalk
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FYI all, I've established a Twitter account under the name of lightninrick.  Those who want to follow my Tweets are welcome to check it out.  if you don't know what a Tweet is, check out twitter.com.

Regards, Richard Hunter

author, "Jazz Harp" 
latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp
more mp3s at http://taxi.com/rhunter
Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
Twitter: lightninrick

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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 14:39:24 -0400
From: "Rob Paparozzi" <Chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Richard Hunter on Twitter
To: "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>,
    "harptalk" <harptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <2D5636DA95584F92A93EC50CC525879F@Bedroompc>
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OK Richard....maybe we can Twit and be in touch in Europe!
here is mine y'all:
http://twitter.com/thehoneydripper

Rob Paparozzi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; "harptalk" <harptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 1:59 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Richard Hunter on Twitter

> FYI all, I've established a Twitter account under the name of 
> lightninrick.  Those who want to follow my Tweets are welcome to check it 
> out.  if you don't know what a Tweet is, check out twitter.com.
>
> Regards, Richard Hunter
>
> author, "Jazz Harp"
> latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp
> more mp3s at http://taxi.com/rhunter
> Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
> Twitter: lightninrick
> 

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