Re: [Harp-L] Charlie McCoy at SPAH

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike.
I wasn't able to make it this year because my mother in law died and we had to go to Pgh. Also, the club has dwindled
from the 129 it was when I moved here in 98 to about 17 at present. Many members are either gone or moved back
near their children (for transportation), or are in nursing homes. Yes, the last 15 years have taken their toll. And I'm not
sure how long we will be able to ride this mule.   :(

smokey-joe

On Aug 22, 2013, at 11:53 AM, Mike Wilbur wrote:

> Hope to see that for myself next spring Joe !
> 
> Mike Wilbur
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 22, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Charlie has a winter place down near us. In the spring, usually around his birthday, he stops in at the Palm City Harmonica Band (Ft. Myers).
>> He spends the afternoon playing for us, and WITH us. We have done some duets together. You would never guess he was a star by his
>> demeanor. 
>> 
>> smo-joe
>> 
>> On Aug 21, 2013, at 12:04 PM, BluzeHarp@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> One of my best moments ever at SPAH was Charlie McCoy  playing 'Happy 
>>> Birthday' to me during the closing show in the  ballroom... wow, some present! 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Charlie's sound check earlier that day was another  treat.  Closed quiet 
>>> room, GREAT band + Buddy Greene hanging out  & joking around, I knew they were 
>>> going to kill it that  night.  The down home persona holds true when he's 
>>> not under the  lights, in spite of decades long world wide  fame Charlie 
>>> remains as warm and personable of a guy  as you'd ever want to meet.
>>> 
>>> Christopher Richards
>>> Staging & Production - SPAH
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 8/20/2013 12:52:21 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
>>> harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>> 
>>> Every  year for the last 22 that I have gone to spah, the last act has 
>>> always  suffered HALF attendance. Half the audience has usually either left or 
>>> are out  in the halls.  Not this time. McCoy held onto his audience. Good 
>>> work  Charlie M'boy.  lolol
>>> 
>>> smo-joe
>> 
>>