Re: [Harp-L] Subway Bob in London

[Grant Walters <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Captain Bob...
love this youtube...
Playing is real solid and right in the grove!
Lucky for him you happened to have the right key....
unless you travel with a different key in each pocket....
...stealth harmonica player strategy.....

My two cents...
The video did not show the tip jar/case...etc....
When busking I always wave my hand over the opening of the harmonica...in one foot long pattern...to get the hand waver....sound...
but more importantly...it attracts a crowd......when they see the hand motion...etc...
It helped me get outside myself and connect with the busy commuters....( prior to learning that method, I hunched over and cupped the harp)
I miss the Busking...In San Francisco they make you get a permit these days...
Permits!  We don't need no stinking permits.....we got Harmonicas.....

Me thinks I picked this up after hearing a Sonny Terry interview...or something....He waves the hand....( train stations)
It works...and projection is the key...Having an attractive person carry around the hat after a song works well also...

Good luck on your new career...
just kidding...

Grant Walters
http://www.grantwaltersmusic.com


On Jun 2, 2011, at 8:35 AM, Bob Boyd wrote:

> Well I thought I would post this little video of me playing with a guitar player in London. We were walking through the subway and saw this guy playing and I told my son and wife I could play with him. We went back and my son video taped it on his cell phone. Great fun while I was on my trip in Europe. Just an impromptu playing opportunity.
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