Re: [Harp-L] the unaware honoree

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey you big Arcadian. As we know I have been referring to you for the past 17 years on harp-l (15 on slidemeister) as "The Wizard". Well, ya did it.
Ya caught the ole smo-joe. Gotta tell ya. In the 24 years that I have known you, you have always been ne  plus ultra and sans pariel in my book. 
Working (mostly unsung, mostly behind the scenes) for "OUR cause". Stay healthy.

smo-joe 

On Aug 18, 2015, at 11:38 PM, Winslow Yerxa wrote:

> Well, that's one way to do it :)
> 
> Robert Bonfiglio won SPAH's biggest award, the Bernie Bray Harmonica Player of the Year Award, and was also not there to collect it. We don't notify honorees in advance, so sometimes they're not around (besides, they may be working or unavailable for other reasons). Robert actually found out on Facebook, which was a little embarrassing, but with all the work and activity and travel home afterwards, it didn't get done before word got out (actually, it was out on Facebook already during the banquet that included the awards ceremony, as were various photos). 
> 
> This goes on the long list of things to improve for next year.
> 
> Winslow
> 
> Winslow Yerxa
> Producer, the Harmonica Collective
> 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 Expert, bluesharmonica.com
> Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
> President emeritus, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Mick Zaklan <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 6:31 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] the unaware honoree
> 
> 
>   Thought I'd email Joe Leone and congratulate him on his SPAH award.  He
> appears to have no clue.  Sorry if I let the cat out of the bag.
> Personally, I believe the award should be held hostage and Joe forced to
> attend next year's convention in San Antonio in order to pick it up.  That
> way, we all win.
> 
> Mick Zaklan