Re: [Harp-L] Subject: More on Huey Lewis - Videos

[Gary Mulholland <g.e.mulholland@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think youre spot on about him Elizabeth, dry sensed of humour for sure
but i really dont see him being mean .

Gary


On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 11:11 PM, <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> More on Huey Lewis:
>
> this is an interview with Bonnie Hunt in 2009 (when he was 59 - he's  62
> now--astonishing, I know), talking about his beginnings at age 16 bumming
> around Europe playing his harmonica and even busking in Marrakesh for tiny
> amounts of money, enCOURAGED by his own father to take a year off before
> starting College. It might encourage some up and coming musicians.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyJ78iyo48I
>
>
> And here's a video posted here before: Huey in Tokyo in 1988 where he takes
>  immense pleasure in playing his harmonica before segueing into Working for
> a  Living.
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKM5LpFU1Pc
>
>
>
> I can't imagine him being deliberately mean to an audience member  since
> he's long been known to be a down to earth and just genuinely nice guy,
>  but
> knowing that he has an extremely dry sense of humour (just watched an
> interview done fairly recently at his ranch in Montana where he
> straight-faced
> talks about a man of his stature having to do his own laundry (he's
> kidding)
> because he gave his laundress the week off, perhaps his humour was
> misunderstood? Here's that clip:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e96aIppaaqY
>
>
>  People who like to kid and have a slightly sarcastic (but funny)  sense of
> humour are very often misinterpreted. I should know. ;)
>
> Elizabeth
>