RE: [Harp-L] Harmonica + Juggling

[Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>]

David-
I totally agree. Juggling or throwing harps into the air...not such a good thing. Especially if you drop them on the floor!
 
What's that old saying? It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop.
BW 
 
> Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 19:46:10 -0700
> From: dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica + Juggling
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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> I used to supply harps to a famous player who would throw harps like 5 feet or 
> more above his head, catch them behind his back, etc. You would not believe what 
> juggling harps will do to the action of a harmonica. When you get to low harps, 
> juggling them will cause the reeds to offset at ZERO! 
> 
> 
> David
> www.elkriverharmonicas.com
> http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Elk-River-Harmonicas/143747822356030
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> ________________________________
> From: Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>
> To: dmf273@xxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, May 10, 2011 9:53:33 AM
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Harmonica + Juggling
> 
> 
> The late Terry McMillon could do it. May he rest in peace.
> 
> I never saw him do it in public. At my home, just to entertain the kids (and 
> others), he would actully juggle (sometimes harps) during a guitar pull and 
> play. I dont think he ever perfected it but for living room entertainment it was 
> very cool and funny. 
> 
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> > Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 01:30:18 +0000
> > From: dmf273@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: 
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Harmonica + Juggling
> > 
> > There are a few YouTube videos of simultaneous harp playing plus juggling. 
> > Some of the juggling is decent but the harmonica playing is not. I was 
> > looking for someone playing a real song in a rack while simultaneously 
> > juggling but came up empty.