RE: [HG] NYC organ grinder story

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Unhappy little people on that site.  Sad innit?  Ditto on the blog writing.

Orest 

-- "Mahoney, Starr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Good heavens Melissa!  There are some really vicious people posting on that Fark site. :P 

 

I loved your blog entry...very well-written.  Thanks for sharing it with the list.

 

Starr

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Kacalanos
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:59 PM
To: hg@hurdygurdy.com
Subject: [HG] NYC organ grinder story

I'm catching up on old emails, so forgive my late response to the organ grinder story. It reminds me of growing up in NYC, when my mother's boyfriend, a musician and collector of antique musical mechanisms, would occasionally take his barrel organ out on the streets of Brooklyn and crank it. He had different rolls for it, though, so it could play more tunes, and it sounded great. The crowd always loved it, and even donated generously. He didn't take it out very often, though. I think he was bemused to make more money from standing there and turning a crank than from playing his other instruments, which took actual skill to play.

To read what it's like to play our type of hg in NYC, here's my blog:

http://people.tribe.net/melissatheloud/blog/04fbd651-d2a2-49a4-ab18-db76a3646019

 

It was deemed suitably interesting to be put on fark.com, where some 34,644 people read it, and posted their comments here:

http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=2076981

They all apparently hate everything, and their reading comprehension doesn't seem much better than that of the cops I mention in my blog.

 

Melissa

Judith Lindenau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Now, now, kids: don't whine.

Consider this article:
http://www.southflorida.com/news/la-na-organgrinder26may26,0,3915006.story?c
oll=sfe-guide-headlines
(Of course, it's the wrong kind of hurdy gurdy, but
still--the life of the busker isn't easy.)

I particularly like the lines:

"...the strolling Savoyard

When with grimy little talons he is plucking at the sharp;

Tintinnabulating catgut of his wretched little harp."

Life could be worse.

judith




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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Elisabeth Huspeka
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:13 AM
To: hg@hurdygurdy.com
Subject: Re: [HG] Hurdy-gurdies at NW Folklife Festival

Dear Michele,
PLEASE, pull yourself together! What do you think I should say regarding
this, sitting here in Vienna, AND the weather is awful. (-:
Tell you what: We take our gurdies and go practising! - You never can
practise enough.
Love, Elisabeth

----- Original Message ----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: hg@hurdygurdy.com
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 3:39:07 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] Hurdy-gurdies at NW Folklife Festival


Okay, now you are all making me weep being here on the east coast, instead
of in Seattle with all of you!
Hope to see you all in September!

Michele

Michele McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] (302) 453-1858
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Certified Coach for Job and Career Transitions DJ on 91.3 WVUD-FM;
Wednesdays 6-9AM www.wvud.org Hurdy Gurdy Player; Multi-Instrumentalist;
Celtic/Folk/French Musician


On Thu, 25 May 2006 20:48:12 -0700 Christina Wright
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>writes:
> Dear Gurdy Enthusiasts,
>
> In fact, the hurdy gurdy jamming has not petered out at Folklife.
> But, as RT Taylor is not coming this year, there will probably NOT be
> a
> 24 hour
> presence at the festival.
>
> > As of today (Thursday evening) there is a plan to jam en
masse
> on
> Sunday, beginning as close to 11 as we can manage.
>
> See you there!!
>
> Chris Wright

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