Re: [Harp-L] Peter Ruth at SPAH (WAS SPAH - who's going?)

[George Miklas <harmonicat@xxxxxxxxx>]

I second that Ken!

I loved the "Fishin' Blues" then (among others), and still play/sing it
today with rack-mounted harp and ukulele.

George

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I was at the 1980 SPAH convention, along with other Youngstown, Ohio
> friends, George Miklas, Mike, and Pixie.
>
> Madcat, you were a BIG hit with most everybody there, especially us
> diatonic harp players.
>
> I will never forget it, and I've been a big fan ever since.
>
> And meeting all those great harmonica players was a real pleasure for me,
> having only been playing for a couple of years.
>
> Hard to believe that was 31 years ago !
>
> Ken H in OH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Madcat Ruth madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> My first appearance at SPAH was in 1980 at the 17th annual convention in
> Southfield, MI.
> Having a young (31 year old) diatonic player at SPAH was extremely
> controversial at that time.
> A sizable portion of the audience stood up and left the hall in protest
> just before I went on stage.
> But I definitely had some strong support: Danny Wilson, Pete Pedersen,
> Jerry Murad and Don Les all came down and sat in the front row to cheer me
> on.
>
> Peter Madcat Ruth
> Musician - Grammy Award Winner
> madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.madcatmusic.net
> www.youtube.com/user/petermadcatruth
>
>