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DATE: Thu, 26 May 1994 15:42:08 CDT
From: Bo Parker
Subject: Driving w/headphones and a question


Christian N Michalek wrote:

> **YES** it is illegal to wear headphones while operating a motorized
> vehicle. Sometime ago I had been pulled over for speeding or
> something and when the police officer approached the car he saw my
> head phones sitting in the seat adjacent to me. He said he could
> issue a citation for wearing headphones while driving but most people
> won't.

Hi

This is kinda off the subject of this list, but I wonder if it's illegal for
totally deaf people to drive. (I bet it's not...)


Now for some harp content - I've recently picked up my chromatic after about a
ten-year hiatus. I've played diatonic on and off since I was about 13 (simple
1st position stuff like "Oh Susanna," Sailor's Hornpipe," etc., and some
cross-harp blues stuff). (I'm 37 now.) So I've got the "basic" moves down, I
guess. Anyway, I bought my chromatic about ten years ago after buying and
repeatedly listening to "Affinity" by Bill Evans and Toots Thielemans, and I
said to myself, "Hey, I think I'll give that a try." Well, I didn't stick with
it, and that chromatic sat in a drawer for ten years.

Inspired by abother HARP-L person, Ted Allbritton, I decided to use my daily
hour (each way) commute to get back into harp. So I've been merrily honking
away on the chromatic (and some diatonic) to and from work for about the last
month. I've mostly been working on jazz/swing stuff: I'm in the process of
getting the heads to a couple of jazz tunes ("Straight, No Chaser" by
Thelonious Monk, "Billie's Bounce" by Charlie Parker, and such like), under
control. (And I have my theory/harmony pretty well under control, too.)

So, now for my question: what's some good instructional material for the
chromatic (preferably a book/audio tape set)? I guess I'm kinda interested in
technique exercises, but I'm more interested in learning tunes and licks for
jazz and swing.

Any suggestions, folks?

Thanks in advance

-Bo Parker
bo_park~bpmac.msfc.nasa.gov

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