Subject: [Harp-L] Re: GSHC Festival next week!

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Can't wait, Val. I'll be one of those arriving early ---finally a venue I  
can drive to. :) 
 
It'll be so much fun hanging with you and Phil again. He and Smokey have  
long been my two chromatic heroes, but I've since added a third: Will Galison 
 (his scrumptious playing on Barbra Streisand's version of Calling You from 
 Baghdad Cafe was long a favourite of mine..even before I  had any idea 
about who played on it or who Will was, or even my rejoining  the harmonica 
world)...so this year I'll be in heaven with all three of them in  attendance.  
How cool!
 
You and Phil have done an astonishing job in turning around the GSHC  
festival and I'm sure there will be a whole slew of posts written afterwards  
along this same vein. I know how busy you're going to be while there, so wanted 
 to thank you now for being such a good friend and great person. Half the 
fun for  me at SPAH and other conventions are our conversations and the great 
time I  have talking shop and harmonica with Phil as well. You've made a 
point to  include me in your group and it's gone a long way to making my SPAH  
experiences so wonderful. 
 
To that end I already joined the GSHC Club, even though I don't live close  
enough to attend meetings. I figured every little bit helps, as it did for  
Buckeye, where so many of us out-of-towners paid dues to belong to the 
Buckeye  Club just to help Jack keep it going. It was the least we could do for 
all  the hard work he put into the annual Festival.
 
Thank you. See you there.
 
Elizabeth
PS: If the Saturday visitor you allude to is the person I'm thinking of,  
it's the icing on the cake, for me.
PPS: That's a GREAT idea of SmoJoe's!   
 
Folks, be there or be square.  
 
 
"Message: 9
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:09:10 -0500
From:  gshcsunshine@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Re:  GSHC Festival next  week!
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: gardenstateharmonica@xxxxxxxxx,  Gshcsunshine@xxxxxxx

The countdown has begun! Quite a few people will  start arriving on 
Wednesday, Nov.18 to really immerse themselves into the GSHC  Festival experience!  
Our festival committee met last evening with plans to  coordinate 
registration and volunteer details.  It's  amazing to see  how extensive the planning 
is for this event!  It's like 10 weddings   merged into one spectacular 3 
day party! . Phil and I have become the parents  and "CEO'S" of this affair 
that will certainly help us in planning the next  festival. We are already 
thinking about next year and will get to work on that  after a short break 
when this is over.  Of course, we will need your help  to make that happen, 
once again by making your plans to come back next year and  to join our club 
for only $25 annually. The application is at:  
www.gardenstateharmonicaclub.org. Check out the web site now as updates will be  posted soon with our 
entire schedule for seminars, workshops and shows,  including the actual time for 
the events!  Go to  www.gardenstateharmonicaclub.org for this information.

We have been  receiving several calls about whether or not there is still 
room to attend the  festival. At this point there is room, as the hotel can 
hold up to 200 people.  You can call me or email that you are interested and 
payment can be made upon  arrival.  We have about 130 people signed up for 
the gala dinner and show.  Tables are being made up now and we would need you 
to contact us to verify the  availability.  Don't miss out on a truly 
spectacular event!

We still  need volunteers to help us with the registration table and with 
raffles. Let us  know when you arrive and or email me.

A certain surprise visitor may show  up on Saturday to join in, hang out  
and participate with the blues  venue.  I'm waiting for further confirmation, 
that is about 95% right  now.  I guess you will just have to register for 
Saturday to find  out!  On second thought, once I get the word I will let you 
know!

By  the way, the club will be presenting an award in honor of Charley 
Leighton this  year and I thank Smo-Joe for his great idea to offer the Charley 
Leighton award  every year, just as has been done at SPAH for Bernie Bray. 
Our festival  committee agreed and appreciate this suggestion. 

Think "harmonica  festival",

Val Redler and Phil  Caltabellotta"
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