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Very funny. Not sure about the answer. If you knew a lawyer you could ask.
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OH GOSH, I couldn’t help but let out a deep belly laugh in spite of myself. I tried not to, but I’m still laughing as I’m typing this. Did you make this @dm1usnret, or you just stumbled upon it?
Oh MY GOSH, I’m so sorry Billy, I can’t stop laughing!
All right to assuage my guilty conscience for laughing so hard at this I want to tell you a great true story about Billy Joel. He has a residency at Maddison Square Garden (he plays there once a mont.) He doesn’t sell tickets to the front row. He gives them to his front of house workers to give to whatever fans they feel like upgrading in the moment. Billy wants REAL FANS in the front row, not Uber-rich people trying to impress each other, lol. What a class act.
(I’m still laughing at this, not even joking!) This is by far the most I’ve laughed at anything on this thread, and there have been some other good ones. Aw man. That’s funny. Thanks for the laugh bro! 
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Love it! Thanks for sharing. Needs to be on a t-shirt. 
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Do you dream about your harmonicas? 
I just woke up from a napmare! 
I dreamed I had put my Lee Oskar in a pot of boiling water to clean it, but instead melted it! 
I was imagining what harp I would get to replace it when I woke up to find my trusty LO in A, right next to me… 
Big sigh of relief! 
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@Rusty_Pistols that reminds me of when I didn’t know what ‘bending’ means, and I thought to myself, how can you bend a harmonica?
@HarpinBobbyMcB What a weird dream! I don’t think I’ve ever dreamt about my harmonicas or thought about putting them in boiling water asleep or awake 
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Hahaha I need that shirt
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I think so far my relations are more looking for a Tshirt that says “if he can bring his harmonica, we’re not going” 
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Good one!
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I usually bring one of these!
So I think my friends and relatives will be quite happy with harmonica!
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Hello @Dave_Dunn,
Is that a Xaphoon or Bamboo Sax? I have never seen. Very interesting!
Greetings from Astrid 
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Hi Astrid! I hope you are well. 
It’s a HiXing LittleSax. Like a Xaphoon, except that it uses an actual Alto Saxophone mouthpiece and reed, that can be changed to whichever Alto mouthpiece suits you, whereas the Xaphoon has a different mouthpiece unique to itself, that can’t be changed.
So everything you learn when playing the LittleSax is directly transferable to playing a real saxophone, even the fingering. After enjoying these, I bought a Tenor saxophone, and a curved Soprano saxophone, as they are also in the key of Bb. So as soon as we took the real saxophones out of their cases, my wife and I could both play “When the Saints” immediately (the only thing we can both play fluidly on the Little Saxes).
I had all of my teeth pulled out last September though, and found that playing saxophone without any teeth was very difficult! As you might know, you anchor the position of the mouthpiece with your top teeth, so without them as a guide, it’s very hard to maintain the position of the mouthpiece.
I picked the Little Sax, as I thought when the band plays, it would be something different if the lead singer pulled one of those out rather than a harmonica, our regular harmonica player of 30 years passed away.
Not having been able to play it for months has been frustrating, so I thought, why not learn the harmonica too?
I’ve been recording my original songs since last March, and I was never a lead guitarist, so having harmonica and saxophone solos will be a relief from my guitar lead breaks!
Plus now on camping trips and get togethers, I’ll have both instruments to ‘entertain’ people with!
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@Dave_Dunn,
Yes, I wasn’t sure about the assignment because of your mouthpiece.
As I already said, I know some saxophones through my dad, so what you write makes sense. And learned something again.
My father also had to stop gambling because of the dentures. However, a few days ago I saw a 96-year-old gentleman on TV who still plays the saxophone in addition to a lot of harmonicas. The teeth looked too perfect for their own due to age, but not as perfect as with implants.
Of course, that’s just a guess on my part.
After a good adjustment period of 6 to 12 months and a good fit, you will definitely feel better playing the saxophone again. It would be a pleasure for me!
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I’ve only just started wearing dentures permanently this week, so I’m sure once they settle in (very painful at the moment!), I’ll be able to play saxophone again!
To explain the wait -
Australia has a good healthcare system, and I’m thankful, but unlike a private dentist, the government dentist makes you wait up to 6 months before getting fitted for dentures, as extra visits to remove bone chips that might emerge, are not covered by the government. I did have bone chips, waited until after Christmas (it’s subsidised, not free), left it late to contact the Denture Clinic, and now have spent weeks trying to get them fitted properly, so it’s all taken a very long time!
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