Hi harpers, I'm not a catholic but i'm feelin a bit guilty because i have really let my effort on the harp slide these past few months. I was thinking about how much i practice and i recon it's about 60-90mins a week!, Ain't that a disgrace!, So come on guys motivate me, give me a kick up the arse tell me what a lazy unworthy swine i really am i need the pain!
YOU LAZY, SLACKING, NO GOOD WHUSSY BOY! ELANIS MORISSETTE CAN BLOW HARP BETTER THAN YOU. MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE UP POWER NAPPING AS A NEW HOBBY! YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO ALL HARMONICA PLAYERS EVERYWHERE! NOW GET OFF YOUR WHINING BUTT GET OUT IN THE WOODSHED AND EITHER BEAT YOURSELF OVER THE HEAD WITH A TERMITE INFESTED LOG WITH A RUSTY NAIL IN IT OR START PRACTICING.
Last Edited by on Aug 30, 2009 12:18 PM
If you still live in Newcastle get yourself down to the Tyne Bar, they have loads of great harp players on there. Also keep an eye out for "No Time For Jive". Brian Lynam their harp player is simply wonderful (and he teaches as well), also the Lyndon Anderson Band are another good one.
Now say 15 Hail Marys and spin round anticlockwise 500 times after drinking a full bottle of vodka. Then get practicing! :-)
You can follow how much progress I make practicing a minimum of 5 hours a day and be jealous :p The green eyed monster is a great motivator for some...
harmonica shouldn't be something you feel bad about because you're too lazy to practice... I feel bad when I don't get a chance to practice because I'm addicted and I don't want to loose any skill that I've worked so hard to get ---------- It's all in the tongue
Thank you sir, may i have another! Oh boy my metaphorical bum is stinging from that verbal thrashing you boys just gave me but i really rather enjoyed it in a totally unkinky kinda way. I was especially impressed by Kingley's knowlege of the geordie blues scene and i would like to confirm that i am well familier with all the bands and artists he mentioned ( in fact i had a lesson off Brian Lynam earlier this year, he told me to stop being a lazy bastard and to quit looking for a shortcut coz the only route to success is the long one that starts from the woodshed. Special thanks also go out to SC STRICLAND A MAN WHO REALLY KNOWS HOW TO KICK ASS IN UPPER CASE!,I'm off to the wood shed now, well just as soon as i've watched this facinating documentary on the norwegian kipper industry, taken a bath and sorted my vast porno collection into alphabetical order CHEERS GEORDIEBLUESMAN
Last Edited by on Aug 31, 2009 2:41 PM
Lol! that sounds like Brian! Here's a couple of clips of "No Time For Jive" in action.
For anybody who's wondering. The mic is a Shure 520D. Brian had it covered to make it easier to hold. We now always it say looks like he's strangling the kitten!
Hey Kingley are you local coz you seem to know my favourite bands and players?, Good post's by the way i thought at first that "i got no hair" was filmed at the Maggy Bank in North Shields but i think i'm wrong about that could you enlighten me
Geordie, No. I live in Leyland in Lancashire, but Brian, Pete, Beefy and Nat are all good mates of mine.
I also know Lyndon as well and Little Stevie, Doc Brown, Johnny Whitehill, Billy Sharp, Neil Dalton, Pete Turner, Lee Bates & Billy Newton, etc. There's some great blues talent up your way.
I'm not sure where "Got no Hair" was filmed. It could be the Maggy Bank. Next time I speak to Brian I'll try and remember to ask him.
Next time you see Brian tell him Paul from Leyland said hello to him and Doreen (his wife).
Last Edited by on Sep 02, 2009 5:35 AM
Aye Up Kingley,is thow from oop north by gum!, Thats some list of mates you have there, Lyndon is a phenominal harp player and if the Billy Sharp you mention is Bill from the Blues Burglers tell him he still owes me £20.00 for the band poster i designed for him in 1987!
Hey Andrew just took a look at your postings, That's a hell of a challenge you have set yourself but you are at a great age to do this (family stuff gets in the way for me) i'm sure there will be lots of us older married guys watching your progress with jelous eyes, Good luck!
