Re: [Harp-L] Gear Creep

[Joe Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I saved a lot of money on my car insurance..ergo, they bought me a Kestrel (Fla. Falcon). 

On Jul 19, 2011, at 9:42 AM, Bob Boyd wrote:

> If you brought the parrot you could really look the part of playing Jimmy Buffett music.
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> Bob "The Captain" Boyd
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Hess" <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 7:18 AM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Gear Creep
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>> I went to an open jam last night, and for the first time, I had real trouble finding an outlet to plug my amp into.  There was a small  power strip, but it only had three outlets, and all were occupied.   The short version of the story is that I persisted for the first set,  and the host managed to effect a re-arrangement, and I let myself get  skunked at the end of the evening when I got invited back up for a  second set.
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>> So, maybe I need to add a power strip to the stuff I carry.  But this raises a configuration issue.
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>> I like to travel as compactly as possible.  I lock my purse (including cell phone) in the trunk of the car.  In my pockets I carry my car  key, a modest amount of cash, and a small plastic pillbox with  earplugs.  I walk into the bar with one thing in each hand:  My hard- sided harp case, which also holds my mic, and a small amp.  The amp  has a cavity in the back where its cord goes, and into that space I  also tuck the cable for the mic and an empty plastic harmonica case  that I place under the bottom front edge of the amp to incline its  projection angle a bit.  Even with that small amount of stuff, I worry  about something rattling against the glass tubes.  I appreciate that  my amp is not a suitcase.
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>> If I add a knapsack to my kit, I could have a power strip and/or extension cord, a vocal mic, various spare cables, and a parrot.   (Okay, kidding about the parrot.)  I don't love the way knapsacks  look, and it's a third thing to keep track of in the bar.
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>> I'd be interested in how others of you have dealt with this.  Thanks  in advance.
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>> Elizabeth (aka Tin Lizzie)
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