[Harp-L] Re: Prison Harp

[David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rob, the piece sounds great!  Your words brought back a memory: 

In '73 a friend and I were arrested in Colorado for killing a couple Kansas State Troopers (no we DIDN'T do it!) and for the 40 hours before they caught the actual perps (what a relief!!) they let me keep my marine band harp in my cell.  I learned that when they think you're a cop-killer you get lots of cold respect, I guess 'cause they assumed we were going to be executed, they treated us with kid-gloves.  They let me play it unabated, for hours and hours on end.  Man, I was playin' some serious blues . . . 

They'd taken my shoelaces and belt, seemingly unaware of the potent weapon I had in my hands.  At first I thought they liked the music, but on reflection I think they were hopin' I'd pry off the shields and slash my wrists.  Instead it saved my remnants of sanity.  For a while, anyhow!

-Dave Fertig
From: Robert Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Wireless Harp and stuff!!!
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 23:03:49 -0400
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

 Hope you don't mind my shameless plug, some of you may have seen this on TV
but I now see it's on the internet as well....I recorded this about a month
ago in NY....they wanted PRISON HARP!!!!! Geeeeeez I didn't know they
allowed them in the CELL!!!,-))).......I even got credits!!....now if I can
only get a discount on my Verizon Wireless Bill!!!!!.....best Rob Paparozzi