[Harp-L] Subject: Bruce Willis - Harmonica player and non-SPAH attendee

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Just for the record:
 
"E HARMONICA  
Bruce Willis 
Born: _March 19_ (http://www.eharmonica.net/march.htm) ,  1955 â Germany 
Actor 
Before embarking on his career as an actor, Bruce Willis played  saxophone 
and harmonica in an R&B band called Loose Goose. He  returned to music for a 
brief time in 1987 with a couple of Soul / Blues albums  where he sang and played 
harmonica. He has also guest starred on albums by Brian  Setzer and Robert 
Kraft. 
Discography: 
1987 â The Return Of Bruno, Razor & Tie 
1989 â If It Donât Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger,  Motown 
2000 â Millenium Series, Polygram 
Also Appears On: 
Robert Kraft â Quake City 
Brian Setzer â Live Nude Guitars 
For more information see _"The  Encyclopedia of the Harmonica"_ 
(http://www.eharmonica.net/The%20Encyclopedia%20of%20the%20Harmonica.htm)  By Peter 
Krampert." 
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Further, this ludicrous Nyah-nyah 
thread  about who could or couldn't have gotten him for SPAH is reaching a new  
low.  The reality is Bruce Willis' celebrity raises security issues  wherever 
he travels and anyone not recognizing that fact is wearing  blinders; SPAH 
could have ended up being overrun by Paparazzi (as he well  knows)and perhaps he 
doesn't consider himself skilled enough on the harmonica to  be "guest 
harmonica star" at a SPAH convention. Further, to show  up as an attendee could (in 
his experience) encourage other  attendees to focus their cameras and 
attention on him...he does not know just  how cool most attendees would be - "most" 
being the operative word,  since there will always be one who could ruin it.  
Since none of  us have walked in his shoes, to carp at one person for not having 
 "gotten Bruce Willis" for SPAH is becoming exceedingly  childish, IMHO. 
Elizabeth