Subject: re: [Harp-L] SPAH Countdown

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

I have the same problem...and I'm only an amateur..but I always end up  
carting extra harmonicas 'just in case'. And my carry-on (because there's no way  
I'll check them)...then is much too heavy...probably the real reason (after  
last year's Spah)..I'm now being forced to deal with a seriously damaged  
shoulder....just from hefting my bag up into the overhead bin.
 
..so now travelling 'light' is the name of the game to this Spah..but I'll  
guarantee that the one harmonica I decide not to bring will be the one I'll end 
 up wanting or needing.  Of course we are not going to discuss the 'rest' of  
my normal 'girl stuff' luggage ;)(Danny G. and SmoJoe helped me to the 
outdoor  check-in leaving Buckeye and one of them asked me if I had a dead body  in 
my main suitcase)..  so I already know I have to figure out a way  to cut 
down. 
 
But I fully intended to video as much of the proceedings as I could (like  
last year) and want to bring my newly configured mp3 player with backing tracks  
(and player)..and zoom..and that equipment all adds up to weight.  I've no  
idea how I'm going to get there and manage my 'stuff' with only one good arm  :(
 
Living in New York means having to travel by air to anywhere there's ever  
been a Spah.  It may be 'centrally located' for lots of folks (who should  count 
themselves very lucky if they have a reasonable drive to the  Hotel), but 
t'ain't fun for those of us up and down the East Coast; in  other outlying 
states, and arriving from overseas...especially those who  like me aren't overly 
fond of flying, lol.
 
Still...once there, it'll all be worth it. Each Spah is different and  unique 
unto itself, and this one is showing all the signs of proving to be a  
stellar party.
 
..beginning with the not-to-be-missed Jason Ricci Annual Harp Blow-Off on  
the Tuesday night.  Just keep in mind (because he'll never say  so): that he 
does this all on his own; pays that incredible band which  backs up all the 
participants out of his own pocket, and doesn't get paid for  this 'gig'.  So ...be 
generous ..those of us who'll be in attendance   :)   If he ever decides he 
simply cannot afford to keep doing this  year after year, Spah will never be 
the same (or as good) for me.
 
I'll try to have mapquest copies to the blow-off available at the front  desk 
again this year.
 
Elizabeth
 
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Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:32:37 -0700
From: Buddha  <groovygypsy@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: re: [Harp-L] SPAH Countdown
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Jazzman wrote:
>What's scary for me  is the thought that my suitcase full of harps might not 
make it to St. Louis  when I do!   I'll have to make sure and carry one in my 
pocket just in  case of an airline >snafu.

Every time I went to SPAH in the past I  always brought 20-30 harps. I
don't know why I always had so many harps, I  always ended up only
playing one or two of them.  This year, I am only  bringing a G, Ab, A,
Bb C, D maybe less than that. I'm packing lite. Please  don't make fun
of me for wearing the same pants all week.  LOL


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