[Harp-L] Re: The Wonderful Internet

[Robert Bonfiglio <bon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think you all got the point;  the subject was the "wonderful  
internet," not Buddy Greene whom I've never met and whose name I did  
NOT mention.  The point was that before the Internet, this stuff would  
never have seen the light of day.

This is the point and that INCLUDES the stupid encore in Mexico my  
guitarist decided to do of James Brown "Sex Machine" (which I have  
never played) after an entire show of music from my CD Harmonica  
America.  I tried to get that removed from the internet but Zvi  
managed to post it.  The weird thing is that this the only thing  
posted from that concert!!!

The whole point is that there is no control over what goes out; I had  
no idea that the Carnegie Hall performance was just a good natured joke.

Would be interesting to me what the response would have been from this  
list if it had been Little Walter and not Bach that had been the butt  
of the joke.  Of course the masses wouldn't know the difference  
between bad LW  and good - and "they were enjoying themselves" so you  
can see how that argument is kind of hypocritical.

But I am only trying my hardest in my area to the Harmonica to the  
highest standards; one's that are judge by my peers, other musicians  
in classical music.   I use the blues harmonica as my encores, my  
little joke, and never claimed to be a great diatonic player.

BTW, I listened to Mr. Greene and he is a wonderful diatonic player,  
especially in the blue grass style and country.

Harmonically yours,

Robert Bonfiglio
http://www.robertbonfiglio.com