Re: [Harp-L] The Announcer, not the Internet ...

[martin oldsberg <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

>From: Doug H <dough.harpl@xxxxxxxxx>
>OK - I gotta know - what is a whight?>

Well blimey, did I spell that wrong! Sorry: "wight" it should be. 
  Think it has a sort of nice archaic ring to it. "Creature", "person", "human", could have done it as well. But then the old Germanic, Norse or whatever linguistic bells wouldn´t have
tolled discreetly in the background. I like such sounds. 
  But admittedly, if you misspell the words you´re showing off it gets a bit embarrassing ...
 
cheers,
Martin,
from the land of the turnips




----- Original Message ----- 
From: martin oldsberg 
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Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 5:06 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] The Announcer, not the Internet ...

What intrigues me the most in that Buddy Greene clip is the announcer. I wonder, do you have a factory somewhere in the US where you build such whights? In the South, perhaps? Fascinating.

Also, the wholesomely appreciative audience readily starts to clap when B G plays "Oh Susannah", they didn´t care that this was presented as an example of a Not So Cool way of using the harmonica. I guess he could have gone on with the "Old Kentucky home" and Turkey in the straw" and had them in the bag; he didn´t have to shoot as high as "Wilhelm Tell" ...

cheers,
Martin