Paul Huff ([info]phuff) wrote,
@ 2007-08-06 23:53:00
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Rock. 'N. Roll.
Got to play 2 hours worth of Elton John music tonight. It was kind of fun. It takes like 1/4 of the effort to play rock that it does to play the way I normally play, but it provides 5/6ths the return in excitement and energy and fun that the way I normally play does. There's a little extra spirit that is really rewarding in Jazz playing that I think if I played rock and roll all the time I'd miss, but for one evening, for the amount of happiness it brought to everybody present, it was totally worth the 1/4 effort I put forth :)


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[info]carenbobaren
2007-08-07 07:28 pm UTC (link)
Being a witness, I can say that I was amazed at your mad drum skillz. I almost fell off my over priced, fake black bamboo chair and into a potted palm that costs more than my car when Erin told me you didn't actually know any of the songs and had to go review some on a CD prior to the second half of the performance. At one point, I think we discussed the fact that we need to have a night which features Paul Huff and only Paul Huff, without vio-freaking-lins. Thanks for the best FHE I've had in a very long time.

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[info]phuff
2007-08-09 05:54 am UTC (link)
Aww gee, thanks!

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Oooo ouch
[info]bbqhuff
2007-08-07 08:30 pm UTC (link)
Nothing worse rock with violins but if you listen carefully to some of those old arrangements (and I mean OLD) on the CD's there are strings(probably synthesized). Ouch.

So glad you had kind of fun playing. It's good to be nice to the old people once in a while, now isn't it?

:)

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[info]phuff
2007-08-09 05:56 am UTC (link)
I could be wrong, but I think a lot (most?) of that seventies stuff is actually live strings. Remember all those nasty disco recordings? Definitely live strings on those. Star Wars Disco. Beethoven Disco. Nasty Disco.

"Disco is not dead! Disco is life!"

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Re: Oooo ouch
[info]kmillecam
2007-08-10 03:57 am UTC (link)
Mystery Men?! Sniff sniff, I want to see th Huffs and watch ridiculous movies with them...

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[info]ehuff
2007-08-07 09:17 pm UTC (link)
I, too, was (and am always) impressed by your mad drumming skillz. And listening to all that (not-so-great) rock 'n roll made me want to listen to some crazy drums and guitars. So, I think I'm going to go out and buy a few Green Day CDs. Maybe Boston too.

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[info]phuff
2007-08-09 05:57 am UTC (link)
Boston? Ewwwwww!!! ;)

(Melissa, to me: Jerk!)

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