The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #136682 Message #3128394
Posted By: GUEST
04-Apr-11 - 01:34 PM
Thread Name: No such thing as a B-sharp
Subject: RE: No such thing as a B-sharp
I have done more than one thing in my life, josepp, but I will admit to a love of music in its varied forms. I would point out to you that I have listened to many/most of the musician interpreters and writers who have posted here and they have added a value to life that would not have existed without them, yourself included.
Smokey is a friend I hope someday to meet in real life. He is nothing short of excellent although he would likely say pshaw to that. He's so damned good that he probably doesn't know how damned good he is. WHAT a musician.
A few days back I was singing with a young gal whose younger sister is a drummer. The younger sister is a kinda "Buddy Rich vs Max Roach" all in one person. Life tends to become collection regrets, and another I now have is that I will die before seeing/hearing what she eventually becomes. She's now twenty-one years old.
I too started out as a drummer--and yes, I know most of the drummer jokes. I hope you still play; I wish I still did, although I do know that I'd be living in a world of envy after hearing her, and twice in my life I've had the honour of making music with giants--drummers who defined the art of drumming.
If you'll excuse my outbursts on this thread, perhaps we could become friends. If not, then I'll go milk an elk and satisfy this conundrum we call life in some other manner. I must admit you started one helluva thread. I must also say that the music section of Mudcat wasn't the place to do it because it sets a precedent that isn't very good. I've always seen the music section as a place where folks slag each other in a friendlier manner than has been exhibited here, and I'm as or more guilty of that than anyone. You have the ability to bring out the worst, and in the process of doing that you have also brought out the best.
Anyway, that's the olive branch. Keep well.
BM