mastercaster
8 posts
Jul 02, 2013
11:18 PM
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When we think about where commercial music is , and , where it may or may not go ... it Will be the younger generation that carries it on .. bringing it with them into the next generations of music enthusiasts ..
Key word is commercial , $$ is what makes the world go around ....
Timing is crucial , in biz .... and on the bandstand ...
I'm 56 ,
the harmonica/vocals been playing me for apx. 40 yrs. + , still not close to where i'd like to be .. fronting a successful band ... no easy task for you of those who are so inclined .... for so many reasons ...
Was lucky in a way to watch a good friend coming up, in the same town, at the same time :
Mitch Kashmar & The Pontiax
Mitch is so gifted , arranging , harp control & vocally .. was then & still is ... and he had a talented bunch of guy's in The Pontiax ...
Fronting a band & success .. learning just a bit of what that takes , just a bit ... I knew I'd not achieve that level ...
well don't know what the ratio is , but I'd guess only 1 in a million or less can really make that happen ...
Before the advent of the internet, for you young folks .. ya there was a life before internet : )
I was all but convinced that the music I relate to ... jump , swing (club music) and Delta blues .... would die out before I did ... pop, rap , etc is what sells to the the people who spend $$ on music ... the young folks under 30 ?
How many of you folks are under 30 ?
Really appreciate to see sites like AG's and the rest ..
AG made a post sort of questioning this, though it was more directed to who would be influential in the future, if I read that right ..
and posted one of my all time favorite vid's to emphasize his point .. which was a bit different than mine though still applies imo ..
Hellzapoppin : from 1941
Who will pass it on ? Where is it going ? Will bands still be performing ?
Will there be more than a handful of folks who are into this in the next 25 - 60 years ...
The clubs ... jump blues .. country swing & even 'crying in your beer' music ... brought a whole lot of joy (and women) into my life ...
I hope it does the same for those into it .. and the generations to follow .. though I have my doubts ... hence this post ...
Clap your hands and stomp your feet !
Cheers, MC
Last Edited by mastercaster on Jul 03, 2013 6:42 AM
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Frank
2556 posts
Jul 03, 2013
4:27 AM
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You may be the youngest player on this site MC :)
Last Edited by Frank on Jul 03, 2013 4:28 AM
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The Iceman
978 posts
Jul 03, 2013
4:57 AM
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eh, what waz dat? speak up, young whippersnapper.
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mastercaster
9 posts
Jul 03, 2013
5:12 AM
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After seeing this pic .. get's me wondering about what kind of embouchure a player could get without false teeth ? ....
To twist a J.Giels Band saying
"take out those false teeth mamma , gonna suk on my hamonica"
Last Edited by mastercaster on Jul 03, 2013 6:34 AM
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The Iceman
979 posts
Jul 03, 2013
5:42 AM
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Take those falsies out to get more harmonica in your mouth.
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The Iceman
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Grey Owl
190 posts
Jul 03, 2013
6:18 AM
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Hey, that's my boy!
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Grey Owl YouTube
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rogonzab
325 posts
Jul 03, 2013
7:02 AM
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28!
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Frank
2559 posts
Jul 03, 2013
7:03 AM
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I'm at that age that when I put on my underwear backwards - I'm clueless, till either my wife tells me or I walk to the mailbox and a neighbor lets me know :)
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coltrane
1 post
Jul 03, 2013
7:06 AM
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I'm only getting into the harp, but have a duo I sing in. Male/ female with two guitars ala gillian welch and dave rawlings. Mix of folk and country blues. I'm 27 and plan to be at it for a long time.
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groyster1
2295 posts
Jul 03, 2013
7:11 AM
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63 in October...experienced in living the blues...tour in the nam,prostate ca,job losses,women....but who said life is easy?
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HawkeyeKane
1848 posts
Jul 03, 2013
7:24 AM
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28 years wise. And I know superchucker77 and JayGaunt are both under 30 as well.
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Jared_SA
83 posts
Jul 03, 2013
7:38 AM
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26
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Adam Hamil
82 posts
Jul 03, 2013
8:06 AM
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Just turned 26 in june.
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wheel
227 posts
Jul 03, 2013
8:22 AM
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I am 30 years old and it scares me :)
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Grey Owl
191 posts
Jul 03, 2013
9:17 AM
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63, I'm terrified:)
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Grey Owl YouTube
Grey Owl Abstract Photos
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bloozefish
112 posts
Jul 03, 2013
9:56 AM
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I'm right there with you, Grayowl. How the hell did I get this old this fast?
Saw a T-shirt that said:
"I may be old, but I got to see all the really great bands!"
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arzajac
1092 posts
Jul 03, 2013
9:58 AM
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42.
If I knew then what I know now....
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scojo
418 posts
Jul 03, 2013
10:03 AM
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43.
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Jim Rumbaugh
878 posts
Jul 03, 2013
10:06 AM
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61 born april 1952 ,,,,, took up harp summer 2001
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theharmonicaclub.com (of Huntington, WV)
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Jim Rumbaugh
879 posts
Jul 03, 2013
10:08 AM
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@ arzajac
if I could remember now, what I knew then
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theharmonicaclub.com (of Huntington, WV)
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hooktool
39 posts
Jul 03, 2013
12:44 PM
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Same as Grey Owl, 63. I have underwear , and harps, older than some of the posters to this thread. :)
@Coltrane, Gillian Welch is one of my favorite singers. I wish they recorded more.
John
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Pistolcat
414 posts
Jul 03, 2013
12:50 PM
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31. Born 1982 which let me culminate my boyhood summer of -94. With the Soccer World Cup in USA. With Sweden grabbing that bronze. Ah, those hot summer nights of watching games and running outside in half time kicking crosses on the field close by...
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Pistolkatt - Pistolkatts youtube
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jbear
17 posts
Jul 03, 2013
1:11 PM
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29.
Looks like there's no shortage of under 30's and the next 25-60 years will have plenty of harping.
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2chops
140 posts
Jul 03, 2013
2:14 PM
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48 and still tootin along.
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You Tube = goshinjk
I'm workin on it. I'm workin on it.
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MP
2804 posts
Jul 03, 2013
2:18 PM
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I turned 57 on Saturday June 29th. i played a wonderful gig/party at a club. i drank whiskey,hugged a pretty girl, and while doing so dropped my 64 chromatic and snapped a mouthpiece screw in half.
i did the gig w/ red electrical tape holding my chro together. Gmaj7th has a replacement screw for me. He is totally cool. Please patronize this gentleman. He knows what for on all things harp.
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MP
affordable reed replacement and repairs.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
click user name [MP] for info-
repair videos on YouTube.
you can reach me via Facebook. Mark Prados
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BronzeWailer
1055 posts
Jul 03, 2013
4:21 PM
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Fiddy two. I'm older than my singer's mother. Yikes...
BronzeWailer's YouTube
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shanester
568 posts
Jul 03, 2013
5:20 PM
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A couple of weeks shy of 43...almost complete with my first quarter of life!
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Shane,
"The Possum Whisperer"
Shane's Cloud
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Piro39
47 posts
Jul 03, 2013
5:42 PM
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I'm 73 and playing like there's no tomorrow.
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MakaInOz
84 posts
Jul 03, 2013
7:14 PM
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55.
Still with two Uni student kids living at home. Need to work to feed them - which interrupts (but funds) my harmonica activities.
Is there economic light at the end of the tunnel when they finish Uni and get full time jobs (I hope), or is that an oncoming train?
Maka
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capnj
112 posts
Jul 03, 2013
7:23 PM
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63 the harp keeping me young,get to jam with the rockers,and rappers.Laid it down for 25 yrs.,wife died picked it up with a vengeance.Won't be playing checkers in the old folks home,be out back jamming.Where is that rich widow who loves harp players,I'm going to find her in vegas,the young ones want machine money,always coming back for the second bite,get the hookers,pay once.Going out blowing.Can't find going down slow by little walter on youtube any more going to buy it,nobody does it better,claptons version sucks.
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nacoran
6896 posts
Jul 03, 2013
8:01 PM
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41 and aching that I didn't take up the harp in my teens. Or 20's. Or early 30's. I'm sure I'd be famous by now! I could have been a contender!!! (I'd still probably be trying to figure consistent overblows out.)
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HarpNinja
3369 posts
Jul 03, 2013
8:16 PM
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I am 32 and am certain there is more "swing" blues being played and made today than in any other time in history.
The issue isn't access. The music isn't pop music, and only sorta ever was. It has more going on than before if you're into that niche, though.
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Mantra Customized Harmonicas
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Reed Triller
114 posts
Jul 03, 2013
9:56 PM
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mastercaster
10 posts
Jul 03, 2013
10:34 PM
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All that have answered Thanks for taking the time to do so !
I been living in se asia for a bit over 20 years .. not at all tuned into whats happening in the US or Europe ... missing out on the current scene for sure ..
Real good to see there's some folks young and motivated to keeping the music flowing ..
The music never has been interesting to the younger set that spend $$ on music , so selling it never been easy ,
for keeping bars , clubs, concerts a jumping .. different story : )
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IndianaHarpKid
19 posts
Jul 04, 2013
12:43 AM
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Am I the baby here? I just made 21 in March.
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SteamrollinStan
10 posts
Jul 04, 2013
12:47 AM
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As Willie Nelson once said and i quote, "i've outlived my dick"....thats how old i am,
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Stevelegh
800 posts
Jul 04, 2013
4:08 AM
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Something that would be really helpful to forum members in addition to this would be to find out roughly where in the world people were from and are currently living. I'm not talking about listing full addresses, but city / county or state and country as required or as freely as one cares to divulge.
As for me: 43 years old from and living in Portsmouth, England.
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SuperBee
1276 posts
Jul 04, 2013
4:31 AM
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I like that Willie N quote, Stan.
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GEEZER1
187 posts
Jul 04, 2013
4:53 AM
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Gosh, you people are so young.I am 81 here and as far as I know the oldest person at Hill Country Harmonica in 2012. I drove to it in my old Dodge Minivan alone.
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Frank
2565 posts
Jul 04, 2013
5:53 AM
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May I call you Pops Geezer, I think you may be the "Patriarch" of the site :)
PS...All those doobies may have killed Willies weiner too? You need blood flow down there to ignite the proverbial mojo :)
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GEEZER1
188 posts
Jul 04, 2013
8:16 AM
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Feel free to do so Frank. By the way Willie told the truth Doobies or no Doobies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwdLJXwyuCU
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Goldbrick
222 posts
Jul 04, 2013
8:22 AM
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Or as Jethro Tull played
So the old Rocker gets out his bike
to make a ton before he takes his leave.
Up on the A1 by Scotch Corner
just like it used to be.
And as he flies --- tears in his eyes ---
his wind-whipped words echo the final take
and he hits the trunk road doing around 120
with no room left to brake.
And he was too old to Rock'n'Roll but he was too young to die.
No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die
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GEEZER1
189 posts
Jul 04, 2013
8:27 AM
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Sorry posted wrong address, It was Jerry Lee singing "Don't be ashamed of your age" ahh the problems with advanced age..
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Bigtone
280 posts
Jul 04, 2013
8:28 AM
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24
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Boots
5 posts
Jul 04, 2013
10:34 AM
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13, been playing blues since I was 8.
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Greg Heumann
2241 posts
Jul 04, 2013
11:03 AM
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56 and counting.
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FMWoodeye
715 posts
Jul 04, 2013
11:12 AM
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Hawkeye Kane is only 28? How can he be that much smarter than I am?
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MP
2805 posts
Jul 04, 2013
11:21 AM
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Hawks only 28?! Sheesh!
from capnj-
"Where is that rich widow who loves harp players?"
yeah!?
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MP
affordable reed replacement and repairs.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
click user name [MP] for info-
repair videos on YouTube.
you can reach me via Facebook. Mark Prados
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Grey Owl
193 posts
Jul 04, 2013
11:38 AM
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For all the old folk here:)
'Inside every old person is a young person wondering 'What the F*!k happened!!'
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Grey Owl YouTube
Grey Owl Abstract Photos
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Aussiesucker
1289 posts
Jul 04, 2013
4:21 PM
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73 in October!
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