Re: [Harp-L] Subject: Jason Ricci's heart

[Cara Cooke <cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps you should take your opportunity to recipricate on another occasion
when a better opportunity arises.  But, in the meantime, you have done a
wonderful thing sharing this wonderful incident with the rest of the list.
My biggest pet peeve with news and lists today is, when someone has an axe
to grind, they tell the world -- but their compliments and the good
news often remains unheard and unpublicized.  I was impressed immediately
with Jason's sincerity and kindness when I met him in Dallas.  I did not
really get to hear him play until much later, and what impressed me more was
his sincere interest in helping others become better and sharing his love
for music.

Cara


On 12/4/05, EGS1217@xxxxxxx <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This is kind of personal for Harp-L, but bear with me...it's to do with
> Jason Ricci....yes, yet another story about the OCD Sexy Rocker!
>
> I spilled my purse at Terra Blues....very dark club.  Didn't  realize I'd
> dropped a pill bottle with my migraine meds.  Jason found it  after I'd
> left
> and called me at home to arrange to get it back to me.   Remember ...he
> was
> leaving the Village for yet another long drive to a gig in  Pa.....driving
> back
> the following day to Long Island (where I was not going to  be able to
> attend
> his show).....and leave the following morning (today) for  another
> grueling day
> on the road to North Carolina ...in the snow and cold,  yet!.
>
> We did manage to connect last night after my Peter White/Rick Braun/Mindi
> Abair Christmas Jazz Show, but it exemplifies what Jason's all
> about.  I  know
> very few people who'd go out of their way to help out a friend or  fan.  I
> make
> a point of carrying only what meds I require for the  day, but it didn't
> matter to him.  He gives everything to his  audience -- and friends.
>
> We couldn't work out a way for me to do something nice for him, give
> something back...this time, but just to take them to breakfast would
> have  helped,
> had they not needed to get some much-needed sleep and back on the  road.
>
> Life on their road is hardly glamorous...a working musician is paid a
> pittance for his/her efforts and this particular troupe goes far  beyond
> that of
> the average working band to bring their obvious joy in what they  do to
> their
> audience.  I so admire Jason Ricci and the other members of his  band.  He
> really is a very special human being, and he has a great group of  guys
> backing him
> up.  If he is playing in your neck of the  woods....please make it a point
> to
> get out to see his show, and buy his  CD's to listen to the next day when
> you
> want to hear more...I can guarantee you  will not be disappointed, and
> will
> soon be dragging your friends to see him  whenever he's in town.
>
> Elizabeth
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