Re: HARP-L Digest V95 #26

[ab477@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Timothy J. Schutte)]

Just a couple of comments:

>Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 21:05:56 -0500
>From: ficara@xxxxxxx (Ken Ficara)
>Subject: Re: HARP-L Digest V95 #25
>Message-ID: <199502150155.UAA21528@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>>"Bob - Thanks.  I don't play the harmonica, but my brother, Sam does. 
>>Dave Barry"
>>
>>He's a man of few words.  He must not get paid by the column inch.
>>
>>That's it, the Dave Barry incident is closed!!!!
>>
>>P.S.- actually it was a postcard.  Saved him 12 cents.
>
>My god, you surely are not complaining that the personal reply you received
>from one of the most popular columnists in the country was TOO SHORT????
>I'm happily surprised that you received a personalized reply at all --
>think about how much time he must spend reading mail and responding to it!
>Believe me, he probably gets a few sacks of mail a week.

Once upon a time I wrote to the late Isaac Asimov, one of my very favorite
science fiction writers. He also replied via postcard, which I still have.
Writers--especially well-known writers--measure their mail by the ton! At
least we got cards, I have written several other authors (not famous, either)
and have gotten zilch--nada!
>Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 10:44:00 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Jack Ely <IMS_ELY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Pilsbury Dough Boy Speaks
>Message-ID: <01HN32VGQFW68Y552C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
snip

>Harmonica conventions are not gun fights. There has been only 1 serious 
>harmonica competition in the U.S.A. in recent years. That was the 1991 World 
>Harmonica Championships/SPAH Festival in Detroit - which was hosted by SPAH, 
>and cosponsored by IHO and Hohner. And there was plenty of non-competitive 
>harmonica there.

I was there--it was great! I got to play with people from all over the world,
and I'm no pro. See you there this year, Jack!

Thanks--lurker mode reactivated...

Tim

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