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...NONE OF THESE RESOURCES MAKE THE DARN THING any easier to play, hence the pilgrimage to Norwalk. My seminar is conducted by Joe Wright, one of the more cutting-edge players on the scene, who looks like a cross between Austin Powers and Joey Ramone, and who takes the group through drills emphasizing the importance of the right hand. Isolating problems on the steel is a little like trying to decide which one in a school of piranhas is hurting you more, and Wright's method provides a solid grounding that's all the more welcome in that...
...Luckily, some of the instrument's heaviest hitters are in their prime and have come to play, and the jam session Saturday night is the weekend's highlight. Herby Wallace, Doug Jernigan and Joe Wright, accompanied by bass and drums, tear into a set that ranges from "Sweet Georgia Brown" to the bluegrass standard "Rocky Top" (featuring a scorching ride by Jernigan) to "Johnny B. Goode." As is not always the case with highly technical instrumental displays (think jazz fusion), some actual music is being played here, and very well...
...month earlier, freshman kicker Robbie Wright had had his 27-yard game-winning attempt blocked by Cornell, giving Harvard its only Ivy loss coming into Saturday's game. Shortly after the Cornell loss, Murphy had declared the Crimson a four-down team...
...Wright had made a few field goals the weekend before against Columbia, and so there were no hesitations in sending him out to kick a 33-yarder into a strong wind. The snap was good, the kick went untouched, but Wright's kick was wide left, not even close...
Coupled with a Cornell win over Columbia, Harvard's chances for a share of the Ivy title died with Wright's kick. On a day of blustery, strong winds at Franklin Field, there wasn't solace in knowing that, at the very least, Yale wasn't going to win the Ivy either...