[Harp-L] Re: Pat Ramsey as harp mentor

["M. N." <mnessmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Zig wrote:
"Pat, you are a class act!"

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Amen to that, brother! I've been a fan of Pat's since I say the old Pat 
Ramsey Blues Band open for Johnny Winter in 1987. When I went off to college 
later that year (in Tallahassee, Fla., where Pat was based at the time), I 
had the great pleasure to see Pat perform a ton! My first two years in 
school, I probably spent more time at Pat's gigs than I did at class! Years 
later, in 1999, I met a skinny kid from Maine in a blues bar in West Palm 
Beach, Fla., who said he played harp too. We chatted a bit until I mentioned 
"a guy I really dig named Pat Ramsey." They skinny guy's eyes lit up, "You 
know Pat too!?" We spent the rest of the night talking about blues and harp 
and I ended up taking lessons from him for 2+ years. The skinny guy? Jason 
Ricci. Small damn world. I even got to meet Pat finally, thanks to Jason 
(back in those Tallahassee days, Pat was -- how should I put it? -- less 
sociable .... plus, I was just a shy punk). Pat's a super guy and a MONSTER 
harp blower and singer. I suggest you buy as many Pat Ramsey CDs as you can.
MN