scstrickland
355 posts
Dec 14, 2009
2:25 PM
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Another thread about spouses know how much you spend got my thinking. How Important is plying to you? If you were given the ultimatum: Quit or give up an important thing in your life or quit playing harp, which would you choose?
Your SPOUSE or your HARPS.
Your KIDS or your HARPS.
Your JOB or your HARPS.
Your CAREER or your HARPS.
Your HOME or your HARPS.
Your CAR or your HARPS.
Your OTHER HOBBIES or your HARPS.
Your SEX-LIFE or YOUR HARPS.
If you think of others feel free to add them. Ill go first in a reply.
Last Edited by on Dec 14, 2009 2:32 PM
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scstrickland
356 posts
Dec 14, 2009
2:32 PM
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I'd Throw away my haps to keep my wife (assuming she wasn't the one giving the ultimatum) My wife is my best friend an very important to me.
I have no kids.
I would keep my job and thus my career over my harps any day. I love my job and my career makes me $.
I like my house so I would keep that too.
OOOH I like my truck but it will only be around for 5 more years at best. OOOH I'd hate to loose it but I think it would have to go.
I'm a runner and a rock climber and would trade in my harps to do both.
Sex. As I get older I need it less. Wow, had to think about that one for a minute. I keep the sex.
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isaacullah
499 posts
Dec 14, 2009
2:56 PM
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Keep: Spouse, kids (not yet, but hypothetically), career, job (job and career are same for me), home (in order to keep my wife), sex life (no sex life = no need for the blues = no need for harmonicas)
Ditch: Car, hobbies, money, TV, shoes, meals, going out on the town, extra beers, responsibilities, household chores, study time, sleep, etc.
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mickil
712 posts
Dec 14, 2009
3:34 PM
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I can't really answer with that list as such.
I don't have a woman, but I'd prefer my harps if that were the choice; they never lie, cheat, or otherwise give you a full frontal kick in the teeth.
I don't much care for most material things. I just like to have, - well, do have - a few simple yet nice bits and bobs around me. I often think that if we all had to head for the hills like in disaster movies, I could go with a shoulder bag and not miss a thing I'd left behind.
I suppose that Nietzsche quotation that Patrick Barker - where is he? - used to use sums it up: "Without music, life would be a mistake."
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jonsparrow
1421 posts
Dec 14, 2009
3:38 PM
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Your SPOUSE or your HARPS.
dont got one so harps.
Your KIDS or your HARPS.
dont got none so harps.
Your JOB or your HARPS.
job sucks. harps.
Your CAREER or your HARPS.
dont got one so harps.
Your HOME or your HARPS.
dont got one so harps.
Your CAR or your HARPS.
ehhh....harps.
Your OTHER HOBBIES or your HARPS.
i think my only other hobby is video games. so harps.
Your SEX-LIFE or YOUR HARPS.
i havnt gotten laid in a couple months an i broke up wit her so i could practice more. so i guess harps.
i havnt smoke any weed in almost a year but if i still did id probobly choose the weed over harps.
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Tuckster
306 posts
Dec 14, 2009
3:55 PM
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I have no spouse,job or sex life,so ya,I'd give those up.But seriously,I'd have a hard time giving up playing,it's one of my few great pleasures.
jonsparrow- weed and harp playing go hand in hand. I can't have one without the other. LOL
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Andrew
806 posts
Dec 14, 2009
4:00 PM
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Your SEX-LIFE or YOUR HARPS?
Damn, I masturbate with my harps - you've really put me in a dilemma!
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Randy G. Blues
115 posts
Dec 14, 2009
4:07 PM
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Your SPOUSE or your HARPS.
I love her a lot- I'm told that's how I feel..
Your KIDS or your HARPS.
Nothing's ever been proven that would stand up in court, so harps.
Your JOB or your HARPS.
Self employed, and working part time and barely even that, so harps. And what if harps ARE your career. Sort of like asking, "If God is so great, can he make a harmonica so large that even he can't play it?"
Your CAREER or your HARPS.
I had one once, a decade ago, so harps.
Your HOME or your HARPS.
I'm sick of all the repairs and stacking firewood, raking gravel on a 1/4 mile of driveway, and such. Hit the road in the motorhome with my harps.
Your CAR or your HARPS.
My 1990 Volvo 245 stick..? I'll have to think on that on.
Your OTHER HOBBIES or your HARPS.
HobbIES? We're allowed to have more than ONE!? Who knew?
Your SEX-LIFE or YOUR HARPS.
"Where I come from, you don't blow no harp, you don't get no pussy."
- Willie Brown (Joe Seneca) in "Crossroads"
They do sort of go together.. ;-)
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RyanMortos
516 posts
Dec 14, 2009
4:21 PM
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I pretty much match jon's answers aside from the bit about the weed.
Does giving up harps mean giving up playing music on all instruments or just harps?
I'm single and have no kids but probably spouse and kids over harps.
Your JOB or your HARPS.
I hate my job, I'll keep the harps, thank you.
Your CAREER or your HARPS.
My career is going nowhere, I like what I do but it's so hard to find another job right now. I think there's other career options for me so I'd take the harps here.
Your HOME or your HARPS.
Don't own a home but... Um, does giving up the harps mean not buying them ever again? I think I'll just buy another house in the same area, lol.
Your CAR or your HARPS.
Is that giving up all motor vehicles? If not I'll get a different vehicle, keep the harps.
Your OTHER HOBBIES or your HARPS.
I'd probably say harps are my primary hobby & generally come first when I have time limits so I'd say harps.
Your SEX-LIFE or YOUR HARPS.
Does that mean I could never have any sex life again or just the current non-existent one? I mean no sex ever again... I have my limits I'll continue playing other instruments, lol.
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Pennsylvania - H.A.R.P. (Harmonica Association 'Round Philly)
Contact:
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snakes
411 posts
Dec 14, 2009
4:42 PM
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Well, I'd part with my car... Sorry, but I guess that is it. Got too much time invested in the rest and time is what seems to be my biggest need right now. Time to practice...
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rbeetsme
76 posts
Dec 14, 2009
5:48 PM
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Please!
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djm3801
273 posts
Dec 14, 2009
6:27 PM
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None of the above. The only one I had to think about was other hobbies. I love cooking and that helps my sex life - sort of "how bad did you want me to make Thai food?" - so the harps would have to go. I am 62 years old, but not dead yet. All others are no brainer keepers for me. Harps are a passtime for me, and the way I play, it shows.
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jonsparrow
1424 posts
Dec 14, 2009
7:53 PM
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LOL at randy and andrew.
an i allways thought the word was past time, not passtime. either way it still makes sense. lol
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nacoran
531 posts
Dec 14, 2009
8:39 PM
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"sex life (no sex life = no need for the blues = no need for harmonicas)"-Isaacullah
I don't know, no sex life seems like a pretty good excuse for the blues. Of course, there are lots of pills that will cure the blues that take away your sex life.
Andrew- The holes on my harmonica are way to small for that. You must be using Lee Oskars.
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Aussiesucker
471 posts
Dec 14, 2009
8:41 PM
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djm3801> I am with you. Playing the harp is all just a wonderful part of lifes rich tapestry. It consumes a great deal of time and effort but lots of other things are far more important.
Though I don't think I will ever have to give away harp playing for reasons like Tiger has had to give up playing golf.
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Andrew
807 posts
Dec 15, 2009
2:13 AM
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I know y'all hate pedantry, but there's only one 's' in pastime. It does come from pass and time, tho.
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Kinda hot in these rhinos!
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MichaelAndrewLo
77 posts
Dec 15, 2009
4:14 AM
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I have a shitty 1996 toyota corolla. +1 HARP
Nursing career vs music? +1 HARP. I guess it's always possible to make money busking and teaching crazies from carigslist.
Hobbies (chess, cheating on my girlfriend)? +1 HARP
Home? +1 HOME I'm not willing to be homeless to play the harmonica. That would be crazy.
Sex-life? +1 Sex. There just isn't anything better than making love to a beautiful woman. However, if a beautiful woman gave me an ultimatum, well there is no decision there: she's already decided to kick her ass out of my life! Luckily, none of my girlfriends has ever pulled such a stunt on me. Usually the ultimatum is: me or her. Now that is much tougher than harp. When the answer is: can I have both?
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rbeetsme
77 posts
Dec 15, 2009
4:39 AM
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I'd give up harp forums and then go practice.
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Bluzdude46
315 posts
Dec 15, 2009
6:30 AM
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Happily Divorced, No Conflict
Been Blowin' Harp longer then kids have been alive they know nothing different so no conflict
I sell for a living and I can sell anything so new job no biggie no conflict
I've had many cars and they've all gotten me to gigs where I can play Harp no conflict
I'm Divorced therefore I rent now No conflict
There are hobbies other then music? I'm sorry I don't understand the question....No conflict
If you take away Harps you take away my best pick up line She says : "I love the way you play", I answer : "Yea and it's the second best thing I do with my mouth" So without Harps I'm not getting laid as often anyway so .... No conflict.
Thank you for pointing out I have a relatively low stress life due to Blowing Harp. My Blood Pressure just went down 5 points No conflict
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MichaelAndrewLo
78 posts
Dec 15, 2009
11:14 AM
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5 points? Is there a new blood pressure scale bluzdude46? Usually it's measured in systolic/diastolic mmHg :p
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isaacullah
500 posts
Dec 15, 2009
11:36 AM
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Well, IMO, much of the blues derives from lady troubles. If you don't have a sex life then by default you don't got lady troubles, and then you don't got the blues. What you have then is blue-balls and depression. ;) Similar to, but not quite the same as the blues!
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Bluzdude46
323 posts
Dec 15, 2009
11:40 AM
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yea ok for the lay person if my BP is 175/80 and it goes down to 170/80 it's down 5 points. Thanks it went back up 2 points having to 'splain it!!
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snakes
412 posts
Dec 15, 2009
12:11 PM
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@rbeetsme - usually do the forum during breaks from work. Can't play harp at work, tho.'
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MichaelAndrewLo
79 posts
Dec 15, 2009
5:50 PM
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lol Bluzdude.. stick to the cheerios if that's your blood pressure after it went down! ;)
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RyanMortos
518 posts
Dec 15, 2009
5:56 PM
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haha! - Bluzdude your the man!
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~Ryan
"I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window." - Stephen Wright
Pennsylvania - H.A.R.P. (Harmonica Association 'Round Philly)
Contact:
My youtube account
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wallyns10
111 posts
Dec 15, 2009
6:07 PM
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Your SPOUSE or your HARPS.
-don't have a spouse
Your KIDS or your HARPS.
-don't have any kids
Your JOB or your HARPS.
-I'm a student...HAHAHAHAHAHA
Your CAREER or your HARPS.
-....I'm a student...
Your HOME or your HARPS.
-I live in a dorm with a douche bag, what do you think?
Your CAR or your HARPS.
-no car
Your OTHER HOBBIES or your HARPS.
-beating off? ehh, we may have a winner here
Your SEX-LIFE or YOUR HARPS.
-ehm, see above
Isaaccullah, I respectfully disagree about the sex life issue haha. Its not something easily understood I guess. The term blue-balls doesn't even begin to describe what I got. No I for sure got the blues, somethin' awful too. There isn't anything I would keep in place of my harps presently, besides maybe my voice or my ears but I don't know if those would pass as being able to be traded. In my opinion lack of one kind of renders all others useless.
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MichaelAndrewLo
80 posts
Dec 15, 2009
7:21 PM
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"I'm more blue than you"
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mankycodpiece
23 posts
Dec 16, 2009
5:07 AM
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i was in need of a new challenge in my life and the blues harp realy has done that for me.
would i swop anything for it? no.
i take a harp on my walks and always have at least one in the car.the harp has given me far more than i expected now that i'm getting some of the magic out of it.so,yes,it's very important to me.
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Bluzdude46
328 posts
Dec 16, 2009
9:38 AM
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Ok we need to do an intervention and somebody do a lil mentoring with wally, that's just sad man, Sad!!
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congaron
354 posts
Dec 16, 2009
1:13 PM
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I see no possibility of this question ever being a real-world scenario. I don't even want to think about it.
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Ant138
219 posts
Dec 17, 2009
1:11 AM
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If im not playing it,im thinking about it.
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Fredrider51
95 posts
Dec 19, 2009
9:49 AM
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You guys need a sex life,You need a wife and a girlfriend .
Job always had 2 of them my whole life.When can I give one up at 59.
I have a truck and a cool motorcycle and I love both.
Kids 2 sons and 2 grandaughters.They will give you the black and blues.
Someday going to do the weed thing again..
You know what life is bowl of cherries.I am keeping it all and my HARPS.Most people in my life say something is wrong with me anyway.
I am like Ant
So happy holidays
Peace and Love
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Fred
HARP (Harmonica Assn 'Round Philly)
Last Edited by on Dec 19, 2009 9:51 AM
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djm3801
279 posts
Dec 19, 2009
12:34 PM
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Fred,
Some good stuff going on in your life.
And let me add peace and love and Merry Christmas to all. If you do not use Christmas, then enjoy the spirit anyway. Or Spirits, as you prefer.
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