Re: [Harp-L] SPAH suggestions - NAMM

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

How about an evening set with Will Scarlett?
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com


On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 2:46 PM, <philharpn@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Speaking of SPAH suggestions. Two suggestions deal with SPAH members in
> California close to the NAMM convention site.
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> 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.
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> It would seem a natural connection between the music sellers and SPAH.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 3. SPAH could also runs ads in the NAMM magazine promoting SPAH and
> reporting on the annual awards.
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> -----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
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> 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
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> afford nor contain.
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> The list of players who have been too busy during summer touring season to
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> 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.
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> But keep the suggestions coming. We can dream, and, every  now and then,
> we can
> make the dream come true.
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> Winslow
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> Winslow Yerxa
> Author, Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
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> 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
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> 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.
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> Fred S
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