RE: [Harp-L] Is playing the harp well a health hazard?

["Aongus Mac Cana" <amaccana@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Heck Gary,
I have found out that beery breath plays hell with the windsavers!
As for sandwidges and sausage rolls - forget it!
Beannachtai
Aongus

-----Original Message-----
From: gary mulholland [mailto:g.e.mulholland@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 06 March 2011 19:39
To: Larry Sandy
Cc: Aongus Mac Cana; harp-l
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Is playing the harp well a health hazard?


I`m always gigging in bars and clubs but stopped drinking 6 years ago, The
first few gigs without a drink before going on  (dutch courage ) where a bit
nerve wracking but now i`d hate to drink at a gig and i`m pretty sure I play
better for it. 

Gary


On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Larry Sandy <slyou65@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I have also greatly enjoyed viewing many harmonica players plying their
trade
via YouTube and have learned tons from them.   I am sure many people do
depend
upon artificial reinforcement but please do  not think that all harmonica
players succumb to drinking nor drugging problems... I have never partaken
of
either and am confident I am in good company. I understand that by
frequently
being enticed to exposed to that pressure one may finally give in, and that
is
the main reason I have never taken gigs in bars and such.  I don't feel
superior
to those who do, but resolved early in life that just would not be my
direction.
 No regrets.

 Beannachtai Féile Pádraig

Lockjaw Larry
Breathing Music daily



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