Re: [Harp-L] In which Gus is Summarily Dispatched to Eternal Ignominy



We are all Gus, at some point.

Why do we promote this negative stereotype that is so insulting to harp
players?  This is a theme commonly seen on guitar player forums, where the
disdain for nearly all harp players is obvious.

Either we are all Gus or there ain't no Gus.

-Rick "Gus" Davis
The Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
The Blues Harp Amps Blog



On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Bill Hines <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "He got it that the song was somehow in d"
>
> Reading this, I was just curious - was anyone calling out the song key
> before each song started? Doesn't sound like it from the quote above.
> Perhaps if that simple courtesy wasn't extended (which kind of annoys me,
> why subject me to spending the first part of the song going through that
> drill to find the right key rather than comfortably playing along), and this
> young person was too embarrassed to ask, that was the source of at least
> that part of the trouble.
>
> I feel kind of bad for the kid. He did the right thing and asked before
> just wailing, probably felt a little insecure but happy to be invited, and
> was likely crushed and embarrassed by the experience. I wouldn't call him
> Gus at all.
>
> Bill Hines
>
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