Re: [Harp-L] Toots last year

[Rob Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yup that is the way Toots tells it and he was challenged to learn it on a bet while recovering!,-) Lucky US,-)

he actually started on the Accordion as a kid…

Rob P
On Dec 22, 2013, at 10:53 AM, The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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> The story I heard was that Toots was a guitarist/whistler, but early on ended up in the hospital for an extended stay.
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> He couldn't play his guitar, so started to learn chromatic.
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> The rest is history.
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> Can anyone verify this?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sun, Dec 22, 2013 7:11 am
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Toots last year
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> Wow. Toots sounds so wonderful. At ninety!!! I heard Robert Bonfiglio say 
> something to the effect that we should be grateful for Toots, that a musician 
> like him had chosen harmonica.
> WVa Bob
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 20, 2013, at 7:20 PM, "Greg Heumann" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Stumbled across these two videos of Toots from his 90th birthday celebration a 
> year ago - marvelous. 
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>> The Dolphin: http://youtu.be/g0E-oOC9Umk
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>> Midnight Cowboy: http://youtu.be/Nb-5aQ1EIgc
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>> Smile: http://youtu.be/MBcgc31s_m8
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>> The shameless self-promotion part is simply to point out that he is using his 
> BlowsMeAway Productions Ultimate 58 microphone - he very much likes the lighter 
> weight and integrated volume control....
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>> /Greg
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>> http://www.blowsmeaway.com
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