Re: [Harp-L] Inappropriate harmonica [long]

["mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We all could live with that experience !

Mike Wilbur


On Nov 8, 2012, at 5:32 PM, "Marc Spilka" <Marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> I haven't posted in a long time but saw this in an email.  The first time I heard Jason Ricci was in a small club in San Jose.  There may have been about 25 people and probably everybody there played harp.  I was sitting at the bar and heard some guy in the back playing along just blowing high notes.  I thought, who the hell would be gussing along when Jason is on stage and he was loud due to the lack of a crowd. The next song Jason said hey, we have a special guest here tonight and he's coming up to play--Michael Peloquin.  Of course it was him warming up in the back.  Jason left the stage and Michael just ripped on a couple songs.  Then they played together with Michael playing sax.  Yeah, that was a cool night.
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> Marc Spilka
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> in a strange way, I wouldn't be appalled if someone WHO CAN PLAY was gussing in the back of the club and sounded good - as long as it didn't bother the band up front playing loudly.
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> The Gus Stigma, to me, is more along the lines of the one that can not tell that he is playing in the wrong key....
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> Believe it or not, I saw this happen at a very early SPAH. This player (who is now deceased) was playing along with Charlie Musselwhite (on guitar) as a mini performance and was using a harmonica in the wrong key and, somehow, was not aware. Talk about the audience feeling embarrassed while listening.
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> I've often wondered what is going on in the ear to brain connection of people like this. Can't they hear how bad it sounds?
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> No Date: 11/08/12
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