From: Harpfix~ol.com Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 20:53:56 -0400 Subject: Re: Clueless at the mic
In a message dated 06/10/96 17:32:20, Hugh writes:
>But to me there is a >big difference between the "clueless newbie" who will improve and >genuinely wants to get better, and the "clueless old hat" who thinks he >rocks and keeps showing up like a bad penny. It's the latter that kill >jam sessions, and need to be considered for retroactive birth control. > > Couldn't have put it better myself - there are mercifully few "clueless old hats" in my area (discounting me, of course), and everyone seems to get better with time, it seems. FWIW, I have tapes of me playing at "my best" in the 11 or so years I've been harpin' -- every time I think I'm getting "good" (whatever that means) I listen to a tape of me n years ago - 'cos I know I thought I was "good" (wtm) then, as well.