Re: [Harp-L] SPAH suggestions - NAMM

[philharpn@xxxxxxx]

Speaking of SPAH suggestions. Two suggestions deal with SPAH members in California close to the NAMM convention site.




1. I know it's too late for this year. But what are the possibilities of SPAH setting up a booth at the NAMM convention(s)? Does NAMM have any provision for affiliate memberships (non-music manufacturers or retailers et cetera)? If SPAH is barred from attending NAMM because it is not a manufacturer/seller maybe SPAH could set up next to one of the harmonica firm's exhibit. 


It would seem a natural connection between the music sellers and SPAH.


With a booth at NAMM, SPAH could promote the harmonica to dealers who are totally unaware of SPAH and have something to say when a customer walks into their store and asks if the dealer knowns of other harmonica players.


2. Covering NAMM for Harmonica Happenings. I have written several articles for HH over the years and American Harmonica Newsmagazine and spent about 40 years in the daily newspaper business. But I live too far to make the trek. And I don't think it would be cost effective to fly me at SPAH's expense to cover NAMM when there must be some newspaper types in California.


3. SPAH could also runs ads in the NAMM magazine promoting SPAH and reporting on the annual awards. 


Phil










-----Original Message-----
From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
To: fssharp <fssharp@xxxxxxxxx>; 'harp-l' <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, Jan 26, 2014 12:42 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] SPAH suggestions


We'd love to have Jimmie Fadden. And Mickey Raphael; queries have been made in 
recent years re both players. Trouble is, they're usually busy touring with the 
Dirt Band and Willie Nelson respectively. Neither of which act can SPAH either 
afford nor contain.

The list of players who have been too busy during summer touring season to steer 
their road trip to SPAH is long and growing all the time. We feel very fortunate 
when some of the top professionals in the business can find time in their busy 
schedules to grace us with their presence.

But keep the suggestions coming. We can dream, and, every  now and then, we can 
make the dream come true.

Winslow
 
Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Harmonica Expert, bluesharmonica.com
Instructor, Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance


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 From: "fssharp@xxxxxxxxx" <fssharp@xxxxxxxxx>
To: 'harp-l' <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 4:30 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] SPAH suggestions
 

I'd still love to see Jimmie Fadden at a SPAH.  Any one with me on that?  I
think the board welcomes suggestions.  Never too early to start stoking the
furnace.

Fred S