[Harp-L] Amateur gets good advice on harp-l!

[Roger Myerson <myerson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Michelle:
It is a privilege for a serious amateur like me to learn here from an 
accomplished musician and teacher, and then to get such a generous and 
thoughtful reply from him to own my attempts to assimilate his advice.
As Peter noted, the "other" lives of each of us on this list are interesting in 
many different ways, even when we are not full-time professional musicians or 
music-equipment techs.  But of course I don't mind your note, Michelle.  I did 
indeed have an incredible trip to Sweden that was like being dropped into a 
magical movie or fairy tale for a week.  But we should stay on topic at harp-l.  
So let me just say that, at one of the more informal events in the Nobel 
festivities, I was the one who pulled a harmonica from a pocket and played the 
Swedish national anthem for the crowd.  It was surely the peak of my musical 
career, but I would be happy to try to reprise it with you at SPAH sometime.
-Roger

PS Thanks so much, Winslow, for patiently helping so many of us to play a little 
bit better.  It is much appreciated!

>  Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:25:23 -0700
>  From: Michelle LeFree <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Nobel Prize winner on Harp-L!
>  To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Roger -
> >
> > The obstruction - the narrowing of the air passage - is what sets up the
> > resonant chamber. It's what I call the activator...<clippage>
>
>  Today, Harp-L and our own Winslow Yerxa have reached new apogees.
>
>  I was intrigued with Roger's e-mail signature:
>
>  I thought, "Gee, University of Chicago!," and followed Professor Myerson's link.
>
>  What a surprise I got when, upon a little further digging, I discovered that 
> Professor Myerson is a Nobel Prize winner! Yes, the unassuming "Roger" asking 
> questions about bending while tongue blocking is the 2007 Nobel Laureate in 
> Economics:
>
>  It is the dawning of a new age on Harp-L!
>
>  Congratulations once again, Winslow. You are the only person I know who
>  has advised a Nobel Laureate about /anything/.
>
>  Finally, Dr. Myerson, I hope you don't mind me "outing" you on the list.
>  :-)



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