Subject: [Harp-L] goin' down south

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Well, Garry....it may be only "marginal" harp content, but it was one  of the 
most enjoyable Jason Ricci concerts ever...the audience  and the sound system 
were both so good we got to actually hear him and the  Band clearly for a 
change.  I had such a good time at that  show, and have enjoyed listening to the 
download of it as  well....especially because I can hear Jason & Shawn doing 
"Sonja"  without drunk people trying to drown them out with their yakking as  
so often happens at Terra  :)  ...so to me, this isn't  "marginal" harp content 
at all.  Quite a few of us Harp-L'ers  attended.
 
As far as the Habitat trip....you go!  Get those hammers  swinging for some 
deserving South Carolinian family, and I wish you, your  daughter and her 
friends a safe trip and thoroughly satisfying  adventure.  Would love to see photos 
of you playing your harp 'round  the campfire for the group.  It was a 
pleasure meeting some of them  and getting to be a participant in even a small way.
 
Elizabeth
 
"Message: 15
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:53:02 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] goin' down  south
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warning: only marginal harp  content.

back in march, jason ricci and new blood played a benefit  concert for
our high school youth group.  the event was to raise  funds for our annual
trip to south carolina (from nj) to build a house  for habitat for humanity.  
the 
group will build our 14th house  this year.  a number of you expressed 
interest,
and several  actually attending the event, which was a high point in my 
musical
and  spiritual life.  thanks to the band's and the audience's generosity,  
the show
raised about $3500 towards the roughly $18000 needed for the  trip ( 
including a
donation to habitat for materials ).

so i  just thought i'd let y'all know that we're about to put your money to 
its  intended
use.  we leave friday morning: 15 kids, 5 adults, in 4  rented minivans.  a 
small
group this year; we normally have 25  kids or so.  i'm a little anxious (ok, 
a lot anxious)
this year,  as our longtime volunteer youth advisors have retired, so i am  
organizing and running this year's trip.  gulp.  luckily, i  have a wonderful 
co-leader
and other adult advisors, with a combined 12  trips between us, and a great 
bunch
of kids.  we'll do  fine.

i've got a whole pile of harp mixes to listen to on the 2 day  drives, and a 
set of 
harps to play during the rather limited  downtime.  last year we had a guitar 
player
among the kids, so i  had someone to play with.  not so this time; i'll have 
to make  do.
one of the high points of last year's trip was the potluck supper  we had at 
the church
that put us up on the return trip.  ended up  sitting under an oak tree in 
the back yard,
making music with two  guitarists, myself, and a fiddle player watching the 
sun set
over the  appalachians.  doesn't get much better than that.

anyway, just  wanted to let you all know that the trip you supported was 
really  happening.
many thanks for all of your help.  keep us in your  thoughts next week.  we 
can use all
the help we can  get.

----
Garry Hodgson, Senior Software Geek, AT&T  CSO"