[Harp-L] Hiccups cure - Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 183, Issue 13

Sun Nov 11 11:11:43 EST 2018

This cure was taught to me by a nurse consultant and so far has worked every time on everyone who has tried it in the last 40 years (some folk think you are trying to trick them and won’t do it). Close both ears with your thumbs and your nostrils with your little fingers (or vice versa if you prefer) now drink a glass of water - which someone else needs to hold for you. 
   Effectively alters the pressure in the stomach to sinus system that is causing the hiccups. 
   Blues lovers, no I don’t know if it works with Whiskey. 
Richard
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>   1. Re: Raconteur: A POLITE WORD FOR LIAR (Richard Hunter)
>   2. Hiccups (Richard Hunter)
>   3. Larry Adler stories (Richard Hunter)
>   4. Octave pedal (Richard Hunter)
>   5. Re: Larry Adler stories (ozharp at xxxxx)
>   6. 4. Re: Hiccups (Joseph Leone) (S&S)
>   7. Custom JT30 Mic (Brian Walker)
>   8. Re: Raconteur: A POLITE WORD FOR LIAR (Slim Heilpern)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 06:51:44 -0500
> From: Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
> To: "harp-l at xxxxx" <harp-l at xxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Raconteur: A POLITE WORD FOR LIAR
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> The sad fact is that a lot of great artists are not very nice people.  I
> say that without sarcasm or irony.  It's sad, and it's true.  Picasso beat
> his wives and lovers; Miles Davis did the same; Butterfield, according to
> the guys I know who played with him (one of whom referred to him
> sarcastically as "Mr. Sunshine"), was a mean son of a bitch, especially
> when he drank, which apparently was deeply and often; Beethoven ruined his
> nephew's life.  It's not just the artists, either.  Henry Ford was a
> virulent anti-Semite and Nazi supporter, neither of which speaks to good
> character.  And don't get me started on the artists in my family.
> 
> Adler's step-daughter wrote about him at length in her autobiography, and
> the picture she paints is pretty ugly.  I love Adler's work, and I wish it
> were otherwise.  But if you don't separate the art from the artist, there
> is damn little you can look at or listen to without feeling guilt or rage.
> 
> I'm not a Christian, but I get the concept of original sin completely.  We
> are all born and to some extent great or small remain deeply flawed
> creatures.  We do what we can to turn back the tide, but no one gets clean
> away.
> 
> People with a lot of bad in them can do some amazing things that enlighten
> all our lives.  Nobody should get a pass for the wrong they do, but that's
> a different story.  My recommendation is to appreciate the art and leave
> the artist out of the picture.  If you don't, there won't be a lot of art
> in your life, and that's every bit as sad.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> -- 
> Help fund Richard Hunter's "Blue Future" killer blues record!
> https://igg.me/at/bluefuture/x/18098212
> Check out Richard Hunter's 21st Century rock harmonica masterpiece "The
> Lucky One" at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/richardhunter
> 
> Author, "Jazz Harp" (Oak Publications, NYC)
> Latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://hunterharp.com
> Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
> Twitter: @lightninrick????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 06:56:10 -0500
> From: Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
> To: "harp-l at xxxxx" <harp-l at xxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Hiccups
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> David Fairweather wrote:
> I find it pretty much impossible to play harp with the hiccups. Ever had it
> happen to you on stage? Luckily I know a quick and easy cure for the
> hiccups. But it requires a couple of Q-tips. I'm going to start packing
> Q-tips in my gig bag!
> 
> 1) You're right.  it's just about impossible to play with hiccups.  They
> arrive at unpredictable intervals, and they interrupt whatever you were
> doing.
> 2)  I've never heard of a cure involving Q-tips, please elaborate.  On a
> different note, there is scientific evidence to the effect that slowly
> swallowing a teaspoonful of sugar can stop hiccups.  At least some of the
> venues where harp players work have sugar on hand.  It might be a good idea
> also to pack a few packets of the stuff in your gig bag.  If you're
> diabetic, of course, Q-tips are probably a better choice.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> -- 
> Help fund Richard Hunter's "Blue Future" killer blues record!
> https://igg.me/at/bluefuture/x/18098212
> Check out Richard Hunter's 21st Century rock harmonica masterpiece "The
> Lucky One" at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/richardhunter
> 
> Author, "Jazz Harp" (Oak Publications, NYC)
> Latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://hunterharp.com
> Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
> Twitter: @lightninrick????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 07:05:38 -0500
> From: Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
> To: "harp-l at xxxxx" <harp-l at xxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Larry Adler stories
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> Richard Hammersley wrote:
> I started my career researching memory and I am sympathetic to Larry
> Adler's view that recall is stories and that many people do not appreciate
> that they are storytelling. But in the podcast he also says he cannot read
> music. Yet he performed classical pieces written for the harmonica. How?
> Did someone play the harmonica part on a piano so he could memorise it? Any
> thoughts anyone? My first guess is by "not read music" the great raconteur
> meant "not sight read at speed" rather than no knowledge at all.
> ***
> About 50 years ago I bought a book in which Adler presented some of his
> favorite music with comments on how to perform.  I don't have that book
> now, and I wish I did.  There were lots of interesting comments in it, such
> as his observation that if you can't play a piece easily, you shouldn't
> play it in public, because the audience will know how hard you're working
> and will not enjoy it. (It may surprise some people to learn that there was
> music Adler couldn't play easily, but that's what he said.)
> 
> In that book, Adler made it clear that for most of his career to that point
> he could not read a note.  He recounts at length an episode in which the
> conductor of an Australian symphony orchestra trapped him into revealing
> that by showing him a section of a score and asking him how he wanted it
> conducted.  As we all know from recent comments on this forum, Adler's
> stories are not exactly gospel, but my guess is there was more than a grain
> of truth in that one.
> 
> In that book Adler claimed that he had learned to read later in his
> career--remember this was 50 years ago, so it would have been long before
> his death. He said that doing so had opened up new worlds for him, and he
> advised his readers to do the same.  Whether that was more fabulation from
> a master fabulist I don't know. If anyone has a picture of Adler reading
> from a score, I'd like to see it.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> -- 
> Help fund Richard Hunter's "Blue Future" killer blues record!
> https://igg.me/at/bluefuture/x/18098212
> Check out Richard Hunter's 21st Century rock harmonica masterpiece "The
> Lucky One" at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/richardhunter
> 
> Author, "Jazz Harp" (Oak Publications, NYC)
> Latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://hunterharp.com
> Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
> Twitter: @lightninrick????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> 
> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 07:24:56 -0500
> From: Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
> To: "harp-l at xxxxx" <harp-l at xxxxx>, coolblues64 at xxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Octave pedal
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> coolblues64 wrote:
> Any recommendations for a decent octave pedal for harp?  I only use a Lone
> Wolf Harp Delay in my set up at the moment.  Tried the Lone Wolf octave
> pedal but not the sound I was after.  I would like a clean octave down or
> octave up option.
> ***
> There are many good choices for octave pedals.  If you want tons of bang
> for the buck, the Digitech RP series pedals, all up and down the line,
> include both an outstanding fixed-pitch shifter that will do any interval
> from 2 octaves down to two octaves up and everything in between, and a
> "whammy" effect that allows you to slide the pitch up and down in real time
> under expression pedal control.  I use both extensively in just about
> everything I record.  Check out "Make The Noise You Came to Make" from my
> record "the Lucky One" at the URL below; the horn section on that song is
> two harps, shifted an octave down and 2 octaves down respectively, courtesy
> of my RP500.  The horn section on "50 Grand" includes an octave-up shift
> too.  My work with the Italian band Lowlands includes pieces where I use
> the pitch shifter to double the pitch a 4th below the original pitch; I
> call it my "Ed Abbiatti Devil sound", and you can hear it as it sounded
> live in a performance in Milan at
> http://www.hunterharp.com/video-of-the-day-1-april-2015-lowlands-unplugged/
> .
> 
> The RP tracks beautifully all the way down and up the range of the
> harmonica with both single notes and chords.  Finally, used RPs sell for
> pocket change these days, and they come with a huge battery of additional
> effects, including lots of excellent delays and reverbs, not to mention
> very capable amp modeling.
> 
> The least-expensive RP I would recommend is a used RP255.  A better choice
> in my opinion is a used RP355, and even better is a new or used RP360XP or
> used RP500.  The RP360XP sells for under $200 new.  The RP500 sounds almost
> exactly the same, and includes a lot of very useful performance features
> (like dedicated footswitches for delay/reverb/etc.).  I strongly recommend
> that you get an RP with an expression pedal, because it's amazing what you
> can do with one of those (like. for example, fading your pitch shifted
> tones in and out of the mix under foot control).
> 
> You can find out more at hunterharp.com/store.  Enjoy.  Every electric harp
> player should have 1) a good delay pedal and 2) a good pitch shifter, in
> that order.  (After that, reverb and autowah.)  You get all of those in an
> RP for the same price or less as a dedicated pitch shifter.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> -- 
> Help fund Richard Hunter's "Blue Future" killer blues record!
> https://igg.me/at/bluefuture/x/18098212
> Check out Richard Hunter's 21st Century rock harmonica masterpiece "The
> Lucky One" at https:/store.cdbaby.com/cd/richardhunter
> <https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/richardhunter>
> 
> Author, "Jazz Harp" (Oak Publications, NYC)
> Latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://hunterharp.com
> Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
> Twitter: @lightninrick????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> 
> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:40:40 +0800
> From: ozharp at xxxxx
> To: harp-l at xxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Larry Adler stories
> Message-ID:
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> ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNI_meWl9to
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Hunter" 
> To:"harp-l at xxxxx" 
> Cc:
> Sent:Sun, 11 Nov 2018 07:05:38 -0500
> Subject:[Harp-L] Larry Adler stories
> 
> Richard Hammersley wrote:
> I started my career researching memory and I am sympathetic to Larry
> Adler's view that recall is stories and that many people do not
> appreciate
> that they are storytelling. But in the podcast he also says he cannot
> read
> music. Yet he performed classical pieces written for the harmonica.
> How?
> Did someone play the harmonica part on a piano so he could memorise
> it? Any
> thoughts anyone? My first guess is by "not read music" the great
> raconteur
> meant "not sight read at speed" rather than no knowledge at all.
> ***
> About 50 years ago I bought a book in which Adler presented some of
> his
> favorite music with comments on how to perform. I don't have that
> book
> now, and I wish I did. There were lots of interesting comments in it,
> such
> as his observation that if you can't play a piece easily, you
> shouldn't
> play it in public, because the audience will know how hard you're
> working
> and will not enjoy it. (It may surprise some people to learn that
> there was
> music Adler couldn't play easily, but that's what he said.)
> 
> In that book, Adler made it clear that for most of his career to that
> point
> he could not read a note. He recounts at length an episode in which
> the
> conductor of an Australian symphony orchestra trapped him into
> revealing
> that by showing him a section of a score and asking him how he wanted
> it
> conducted. As we all know from recent comments on this forum, Adler's
> stories are not exactly gospel, but my guess is there was more than a
> grain
> of truth in that one.
> 
> In that book Adler claimed that he had learned to read later in his
> career--remember this was 50 years ago, so it would have been long
> before
> his death. He said that doing so had opened up new worlds for him,
> and he
> advised his readers to do the same. Whether that was more fabulation
> from
> a master fabulist I don't know. If anyone has a picture of Adler
> reading
> from a score, I'd like to see it.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> -- 
> Help fund Richard Hunter's "Blue Future" killer blues record!
> https://igg.me/at/bluefuture/x/18098212
> Check out Richard Hunter's 21st Century rock harmonica masterpiece
> "The
> Lucky One" at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/richardhunter
> 
> Author, "Jazz Harp" (Oak Publications, NYC)
> Latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://hunterharp.com
> Vids at http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
> Twitter:
> @lightninrick????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 08:58:54 -0500
> From: S&S <loveland1 at xxxxx>
> To: harp-l at xxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] 4. Re: Hiccups (Joseph Leone)
> Message-ID: <52b05a5e-7163-784d-7963-f632336ca31c at xxxxx>
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> 
> Someone say "...curing hiccups..."? Drink water from the far side of the 
> glass.
> 
> Works every time, instantly!
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 08:01:11 -0700
> From: Brian Walker <okiwalk at xxxxx>
> To: harp-l at xxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Custom JT30 Mic
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> 
> I have for sale a custom Astatic JT30 either a Hot Green or Red
> professionally powder coated comes with your choice either an early black
> CR with new gasket OR strong output MC151 both from my personal collection
> asking $275.  I also, have a Turner mic with chrome grill and brushed shell
> with a killer CM 3 date code asking $150 +$5.
> 
> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 07:06:53 -0800
> From: Slim Heilpern <slim at xxxxx>
> To: Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>, harp-l harp-l
> 	<harp-l at xxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Raconteur: A POLITE WORD FOR LIAR
> Message-ID: <719427E1-75E7-4A6A-807D-E20F4E169265 at xxxxx>
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> 
> Thank you Richard for clearly expressing what I?ve long accepted, that if you dismiss someone?s art because their personality or actions aren't as attractive as the music they create, you will be missing out on a lot of wonderful stuff. I think we all strive to create music that is better than we are (at least those of us who admit we are flawed). Also worth remembering that not all the bad things we may read or hear about a famous person are told even-handidly. 
> 
> But with respect to Larry Adler (and I haven?t had a chance to listen to the podcast in question), I?ll just say that his storytelling was very obviously over the top, perhaps because it delighted his audiences and boosted his ego. But I grew up listening to his exceptional playing and there?s plenty of musical goodness there. And just like with so many other great talents, I idolize the musicianship, not the person. 
> 
> Not to say that there aren?t wonderful people who are also amazing musicians, but perhaps they tend to be less famous in this this cut-throat world...
> 
> - Slim.
> 
> www.SlimAndPenny.com
> 
>> ...
>> People with a lot of bad in them can do some amazing things that enlighten
>> all our lives.  Nobody should get a pass for the wrong they do, but that's
>> a different story.  My recommendation is to appreciate the art and leave
>> the artist out of the picture.  If you don't, there won't be a lot of art
>> in your life, and that's every bit as sad.
>> 
>> Regards, Richard Hunter
> 
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