RE: [Harp-L] Josh King is like eight years old?

"steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Sat, 15 Nov 2008 1:07:08 -0500

You know, coming across people like Josh and you, Mrs. King. is what makes things like Harp-L so special. I hope I speak for most of us here who wish only the best for all of you. Josh sounds like a special kid and it's great to see how you are handling this music thing for him. It's good that you screen his messages here, but I would hope that all would be nothing but positive. 
Good luck.
Steve Webb in Minn.

---- Joy <joyking1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Hello,
> 
> This is Joshua's mom.  First, he wants to say thank you for the
> encouragement.  He's too busy eating at the moment.  It's been a long day
> for him.  It takes him a very long time to type and edit messages.  Then he
> has me read them.  He constantly corrects my typing, so I told him to type
> it himself.  I also screen ALL the messages on Harp-L before I let him read
> them. He got all in a huff over on of the Veteran's Day message.  He's a
> very patriotic kid.  lol
> 
> Joshua spends a good portion of his day around adults.  He's homeschooled
> and he works in the city.  He's in a business where he is often in front of
> a camera or in a recording or film studio.  He's always talking with and
> surrounded by adults.  It's a challenge to get him around kids his age with
> his schedule but he does have some good friends to keep him grounded.  He's
> surrounded by good people and people who believe in him.  It's a start.
> 
> Music goes with him EVERYWHERE with those harmonicas.  He's worked out a
> number of techniques walking up and down the sidewalks.  He loves playing
> with other musicians and that only serves to fuel his desires to get better.
> 
> Here's a true story:  At one recent audition a receptionist was fumbling
> with the stereo trying to turn it down.  She kept saying "This song wasn't
> on here before.  What's wrong with this thing?"  She took out the CD,
> flipped it over, turned the stereo on and off and was totally dumbfounded as
> to why the thing was not working. It was Joshua playing his harmonica
> perfectly with a beautiful tone in the studio next door!  When the place
> erupted into applause, she was totally embarrassed.  His sister loves to
> tell that story.  
> 
> My favorite video is the one "Amazing Grace for GG" when he changes the tune
> to a bluesy feel.  It came from his heart.  He's been playing it for her
> over the phone as she lies in her hospital bed.  It comforts her.  We set up
> that video hoping the folks at the hospital could show it too her on a
> wireless laptop.  He has been asking everyone to pray for her.  
> 
> The other is one of a composition he is working on.  Yes, he's starting to
> compose his own music. Wynton Marsalis talked about that today and Josh
> exclaimed "That's exactly how I'm doing it!  I'm doing it right!"
> 
> Thanks for all the help you give him.  He truly appreciates it.  He sleeps
> with that harmonica sometimes.  He lays there in bed softly playing
> tunes...kind of like the Alvin and the Chipmunks video.  And, this
> afternoon, while stuck in traffic, he started playing that B minor harmonica
> in the major scale with his other songs.  He thought that was "so cool!"
> Without Harp-L, he might not be doing that.
> 
> Regards,
> Joy King
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Dave Payne, Elk River Harmonicas
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 5:27 PM
> To: Harp L Harp L
> Subject: [Harp-L] Josh King is like eight years old?
> 
> JoshÂKing, you are, what, eight years old? You express yourself soÂwell, I
> had assumed you were a well-mannered adult from reading your posts, but I
> see you are instead a respectful kid. You by the way, are playing better
> than Jason Ricci was in high school, you've got a good head start. 
> I started playing when I was five. Funny, when I was eight, I was playing
> harmonica with my nose, just likeÂI saw you doing on one of you videos. I
> got over it eventually.
> 
> Gang, 
> Y'all should check these out and it should be a lesson for all of us to
> remain civil on this board. You don't always know who the other guy is, I
> had no clue I was reading the posts of an eight year old until I watched the
> vids.
> 
> Amazing Grace by the stained-glass window
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCPPiYOp4fU
> Low Rider
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8taXH5msST0
> 
> 
> Josh, your Marines Hymn was the one that impressed me the most, with the
> chords you've got going on. That's the kind of stuff I was doing at your
> age.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdZw8TI_9Bg
> 
> 
> Â_________________________________
> Dave Payne Sr. 
> Elk River Harmonicas
> www.elkriverharmonicas.com 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joy <joyking1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Dave Payne, Elk River Harmonicas" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:43:02 AM
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] I put up a Veterans Day video with Gwen Foster
> 
> I liked it.Â Thanks.
> 
> I have one national anthem, Marine song and president song on youtube.Â I
> still have to work on the marine one and add army, navy and air force songs.
> 
> 
> Josh 
> 
> www.youtube.com/joshuaking1
> www.joshuaking.net
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Dave Payne, Elk River Harmonicas
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:17 PM
> To: Harp L Harp L
> Subject: [Harp-L] I put up a Veterans Day video with Gwen Foster
> 
> Again thanks. Below is the Veterans DayÂvideo I made withÂGwen Foster (w/
> Carolina Twins) doing "It's On to War I'm Going" for the backing track.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhql7Hekgw0
> Â_________________________________
> Dave Payne Sr. 
> Elk River Harmonicas
> www.elkriverharmonicas.com 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l