[Harp-L] RE: Best thing ever said

[John Kally <jkally3@xxxxxxx>]

This has been a fun  thread.  I can think of some "not so nice "  
things said about my playing over the years (some of which was  
unfortunately justified!) but here's a few  memorable ones:
1.  Years ago I was trying out an amp that another harp player was  
selling.  When I was done he said, "Man, I'd kill to have your tone!"   
Interesting thing is that I NEVER  thought I had much of a tone   
before then but certainly have been mindful of it since.
2.  I was backing up the late  Chico Chism, Howling Wolf's last  
drummer, one time  and he turned around and said "John, you're a  
downtown player!" OK, not 100% sure what he meant but I took that as a  
compliment.  Chico was a real character.
3.  At a jam, another player was going up right after me and said, "I  
guess I should just turn around and go home now."   He wasn't that  
bad, really, and I wasn't that much better but I took the compliment.