[Dixielandjazz] 2nd Short Question - actually 2 short questions...

[BillSargentDrums at aol.com]

<<Just TRY and imagine somebody like Frank  Sinatra, or even Billy Joel, 
sitting at a piano, with a laptop open and at the  ready - it just takes away from 
a professional appearance and mood...   Everything just suffers...

The one that might be really good is the  portable DVD player, at least I 
could put that mostly out of sight - maybe a  small stand next to me, below sight 
lines...  >>

First of all,  if it were me, ANY device I'd use would be abound piano bench 
height right by my  side well below the visual aesthetics of the piano.

Second, Frank  wouldn't be using sweetened tracks, nor Bill Joel. Just by 
virtue of the fact  that you're using an MP3 player in the first place blows that.

Therefore,  you might just as well as come into this century in a tech-wise 
sense,  appearance wise. No sense hiding it, so you may just as well use it to 
your  advantage.

Maybe the average age of the chicks gathering around your  piano might drop. 
:-)

In any case, anything you do that prevents you from  having to don 
coke-bottle glasses to see the music (screen) will improve your  image.

Glad you liked the DVD player  thought.



Bill
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