Re: Jack Ely Request item!!

[John Frazer <jfrazer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HARMONICA JOHN	San Diego  PO Box 740613 SD CA 92174 (619)263-6826

God, family, music, fishing, work.	 Can blue men play the whites?

On 14 Jun 1995, Douglas Tate wrote:

> Actually, on that subject, I think I must be the only person ever to have been
> arrested by the Police for playing a mouthorgan whilst going to work on my
> motorised roller skates (roller boots now I suppose). 
> 
>  They had me on 21 charges, some of which were 'Causing alarm and despondency to
> Her Majesty's subjects, riding on the pavement (sidewalk), fouling the Queens
> Highways (drops of oil), No brakes, no lights, No tax, no insurance etc ad
> nauseam.   I ended up doing a small concert in the prison after spending a
> couple of hours in the cells. AND I got my pay docked by my employers.  Why do
> we musicians put up with it???

I was accosted by the police in National City for Rooler skating and 
playing harmonica. They let me go. (our bobbies wear guns) Good thing I 
got away, as I was on a break while playing drums at a house party ay the 
time.

Were you playing "booogie  wooogie" music?