Re: [Harp-L] SPAH

[Phyllis731@xxxxxxx]

I joined SPAH about a month ago, but never got a membership list.  Is  
there such a thing?
 
Phyllis  

 
In a message dated 8/2/2014 1:26:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Bob, great idea!  Human nature, if you get  something for free, you never
want to have to pay for it.  But in this  case, I think it's well worth a
gamble.  We already have an outreach  to youth and I think it's been a nice
success.  It would certainly  spice up the jams around the hotel and maybe
some of these folks could be  prevailed upon to do seminars.

Mick Zaklan


On Sat, Aug 2,  2014 at 12:40 PM, Bob Cohen <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Here's a idea. Form an outreach committee to identify and invite the  
most
> highly accomplished players of our instrument to join, free of  charge. 
Flip
> them convention passes and maybe they'll show up.   This is something 
Warren
> and I talked about when we ran for SPAH  leadership.
>
> Bob Cohen
> ------------------------
>  Writer, Teacher, Internet Consultant
> w: bobjcohen.com
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>
> > On Aug 2, 2014, at 11:57 AM, Mick Zaklan  <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >    Interesting story that maybe shows that our organization still has a
>  > ways to go doing outreach to harmonica players.  I was at the  Chicago
> > Cultural Center in June to see the new BBC documentary on  bluesman Big
> Bill
> > Broonzy.  Vocalist/harpist Billy  Boy Arnold and Eric Noden were 
scheduled
> > to play half hour set of  Broonzy tunes prior to the film.  I brought
> along
> >  their new CD so I could get it autographed.  For those who don't  know
> Billy
> > Boy Arnold, he is an important figure in  Chicago blues.  Arnold took 
harp
> > lessons from Sonny Boy I,  knew Big Bill Broonzy, and was Bo Diddley's
> > harpman.  He  also composed several blues standards, including "I Wish 
You
> >  Would" and "I Ain't Got You."  Even at 79, he is a repository of  
names,
> > dates, addresses, and anecdotes about the Chicago blues  scene.  As well
> as
> > being a fine harp player with a  bunch of critically acclaimed 
recordings.
> >   I caught  both guys before their set and got autographs.  I asked Eric
>  if
> > he was going to be at SPAH and he replied in the negative,  explaining
> that
> > there had been some confusion about the  dates and he had booked another
> > gig.  I glanced over to  Billy and he looked thoroughly puzzled.  "What 
is
> > SPAH?," he  asked.  He had never heard of it.  Shouldn't have surprised
>  me,
> > over the years I've had to explain SPAH to a multitude  of
> harpists....."you
> > know, there's this thing called  SPAH: the Society for the Preservation
> and
> > Advancement of  the Harmonica", etc.
> >   I don't know what the answer is;  but I would guess there are a slew 
of
> > well-known and accomplished  harmonica players who have no idea our
> > organization even  exists.  In the case of Billy Boy Arnold, he has
> > been  playing  65-plus years and was completely unaware of it.  I can  
tell
> > you that he seemed very interested, by the way.
>  >
> > Mick  Zaklan
>