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At 1:29 PM -0700 4/10/06, johnsrude@peak.org wrote: > > I had a nasty and humiliating experience in Berkeley a few years ago >> when Henry Kaiser and John Oswald invited me to participate in a >> noise-type event. my guitar playing was way too pretty and >> conventional for the context, and I wound up feeling kinda stupid by >> the time it was over. > >Sounds like you got the attention but not the approval. ;-) > >Don't worry about it. That scene didn't work out. Try another scene. If >that scene doesn't work out and the one after that, then maybe that whole >scene isn't for you. Time to try a way different scene. Oh, I got over it. >When I was learning my chops, my motto used to be that any jam I didn't >get >asked to leave was a success. HA! Good one. >Sounds like you have the chops just not the scene where they're welcome. I didn't have the chops for that scene. >Nobody can put you down without your permission. True, that. >Cultivate a serene smile--if nothing else, it will utterly mystify your >enemies. :-) Heh. Ultimately it cost me nothing but the esteem of a couple of musicians I haven't crossed paths with since. I remain friendly with Henry, and we play together from time to time in more appropriate contexts. And if you know Henry Kaiser, you know he's extremely versatile - and by the way, not the kind of person who would have intentionally thrown me into a situation where I didn't belong. -- David Gans - david@trufun.com or david@gdhour.com Truth and Fun, Inc., 484 Lake Park Ave. #102, Oakland CA 94610-2730 Blog: http://playback.trufun.com