So thankful for this post which mirrors my experience as a partner in a 42 year racially mixed marriage. I marvel at the acceptance of mixed-race unions in our nation and, despite the efforts of the "Afropessimists", the strides that we have made in racial/ethnic equality in general. I pray that the truth of which Mr. Gussow speaks will one day silence those who seem to long for (end presently profit from) the racial division of the past.
From five years before Brown v. Board of Education in a mixed neighborhood, through a variety of encounters with others who don't look like me, I appreciate your perspective. You give me hope.
Adam, it's great to see that you're still mixing it up after all these years. I have fond memories of Satan and Adam jamming on Broadway in the late 80s / early 90s. You and Sherrie and Shaun are "Groovy People" indeed!
I was going to ask but I read all the way to the end, and evidently you are the same Adam Gussow who made the harmonica tutorials I used to watch on YouTube years ago. I enjoyed them a lot, as I did this article, but I never did get the hang of it. Many thanks.
Thank you for your thoughtfully-written piece. As the mother of a "marginally" biracial child (half Asian, half-Caucasian) in the Northeast, these are issues that I never thought about, and I read it with much interest. But what touched me the most as an aspiring musician was Shaun's musicality and his willingness to share it with the world.
Great post but there is no such thing as “whiteness”. Caucasians do not look, act, feel or behave the same. That term is as offensive as a pejorative that has been widely banned.
The dirty little secret of white northerners is that big cities in the north, particularly on the coasts, are and long have been far more segregated than the South.
So thankful for this post which mirrors my experience as a partner in a 42 year racially mixed marriage. I marvel at the acceptance of mixed-race unions in our nation and, despite the efforts of the "Afropessimists", the strides that we have made in racial/ethnic equality in general. I pray that the truth of which Mr. Gussow speaks will one day silence those who seem to long for (end presently profit from) the racial division of the past.
One more brilliant, uplifting story from a gifted writer. Thank you FBT and Adam Gussow.
Great post! I love stories about the New South and the way things are, not the way things were for our grandparents and great grandparents.
This was very good. I have been, FWIW, a blues fan since forever.
And this is an excellent Substack.
From five years before Brown v. Board of Education in a mixed neighborhood, through a variety of encounters with others who don't look like me, I appreciate your perspective. You give me hope.
Adam,
Thank you for sharing your story. You seem to have a great family and a very musical one! Good luck to your son at Ole Miss!
Adam, it's great to see that you're still mixing it up after all these years. I have fond memories of Satan and Adam jamming on Broadway in the late 80s / early 90s. You and Sherrie and Shaun are "Groovy People" indeed!
Thoughtful, ejoyable to read an upbeat piece in this mixed up world we live in.
Gary J. (Canada) The BluesWeb guy from 30+ years ago.
I was going to ask but I read all the way to the end, and evidently you are the same Adam Gussow who made the harmonica tutorials I used to watch on YouTube years ago. I enjoyed them a lot, as I did this article, but I never did get the hang of it. Many thanks.
Thank you for your thoughtfully-written piece. As the mother of a "marginally" biracial child (half Asian, half-Caucasian) in the Northeast, these are issues that I never thought about, and I read it with much interest. But what touched me the most as an aspiring musician was Shaun's musicality and his willingness to share it with the world.
“The Times They Are A Changin” for some not quickly enough, but the direction seems right
Curious what make and model of euphonium your son, Shaun, plays. I've had a Besson 4-valve compensating horn for ~45 years now.
Great post but there is no such thing as “whiteness”. Caucasians do not look, act, feel or behave the same. That term is as offensive as a pejorative that has been widely banned.
The dirty little secret of white northerners is that big cities in the north, particularly on the coasts, are and long have been far more segregated than the South.
Thoughtful, informative and laced with humour as usual Mr G. Thank you.
Well said, dear sir. Thanks for your continued contribution to a better place and for making me a better person.