Re: [Harp-L] Re: The 'Flexible Gospel'...now Melodic lines vs. Tone

["Mike and Beverly Rogers" <mbrogers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amen to that.  Bullfrog
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From: "fjm" <mktspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "h-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: The 'Flexible Gospel'...now Melodic lines vs. Tone


> Iceman writes:
>
> >  (Drunk upscale couple slapping you on the back telling you how they
were
> > truly moved by your performance).
>
> So, if the couple got drunk on a good single malt then their criticism
> is valid and if a malt liquor in an oversized quart was the cause then
> we're pandering?  We can extend the dui laws to include criticism, step
> away from the typewriter.  I actually do think I hear what you're
> saying.  I personally am rather pleased when somone comes up to me
> during a break or after a show and comments on aspects of my playing
> that I was working hard on communicating.  What people comment on and
> what I'm trying to achieve are oftentimes entirely different things, and
> that's ok.  Who am I to decide what's ok to like and dislike about
> music?  I used to argue with people who would come up and tell me how
> they liked my band and or playing.  Yeah but we were really struggling
> first set and none of the musical ideas we presented were cohesive.  I'd
> go on and on and then one day I looked at someone's face as I was doing
> this and suddenly realised how rude I was being.  Now I politely and
> sincerely thank them for their thoughts and for coming out to see the
> band.  This is not at all an arguement with anything Mr. Eisenberg was
> saying regarding tone/melodic line.  It's all a very personal struggle
> and the result we're trying to achieve differs from artist to artist.  fjm
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