Re: [Harp-L] Re: Who are the top Blues Harp Pros? I got their autographs

[Michelle LeFree <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 DPWatson72@xxxxxxx Writes:
> I hope this link to my Flickr page works.  It shows my 1953 Danelectro
> Twin Twelve amp.  I bought this from Sonny Jr. about 5-6 years ago.   It sounds
> great. I play out with it at jams in the Washington, DC area.  I  started
> lugging it around to shows and collecting autographs.  I even took  it to San
> Jose to one of David Barrett's seminars.  I've added more since  this
> picture was taken.
>
> _http://www.flickr.com/photos/45556011@N03/4182454091/_
> (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45556011@N03/4182454091/)
>
> Here's who I have so far:  Kim Wilson, Rick Estrin, Joe Filisko, Mark
> Wenner, Rod Piazza, Mark Hummel, James Harmon, Pierre Beauregard, Magic Dick,
> Corky Siegal, Lee Oskar, James Cotton, John Mayall, Charlie Musselwhite,
> Annie  Raines, Big Boy Little, Hugh Feeley, Deak Harp, Ward Gaines, Dennis
> Gruenling,  Mitch Kashmar, Lil Ronnie, Doug Jay, Greg "Fingers" Taylor, Allen
> Holmes, Adam  Gussow, Lazy Lester and one more I can't figure out!
>
> It's been a lot of fun.
>
> Too Slim Dave Watson
> Alexandria, Va

Now that amp definitely has MOJO! Very cool. Bet it sounds great, too, Dave.

As it happens I am working on what I am convinced is the coolest harp 
pouch ever. It's brown leather foldover pouch with 7 slots that I made 
myself. I made it bown instead of black so I could have famous harpers 
autograph it (and still be able to see the autographs...  ;o). The first 
signature was Jason Ricci's back in 2003 - 2004 from a gig at some honky 
tonk in podunk Western Colorado. As it happens the last signature was 
Howard Levy's, obtained at SPAH. Pretty good bookends. In between it has 
about 30-40 signatures of my favorite harpers on it. My problem is that 
there's very little room left on it and I've not met nearly enough 
killer harpers so far. I'll work on posting a picture of it.

Someone asked a while back if gear can have Mojo. I think so!

BTW, Dave, I'm pleased to have had to carry only my harp pouch for my 
signatures. My back would ever permit carrying an entire amp to all 
those gigs. :-)

Michelle