[Harp-L] Buskers Holiday by Adam Gussow

[Tony Eyers <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's hard to be a harmonica player and not know who Adam Gussow is. His 
YouTube channel has around 13 million views (stop reading and go there 
now if you've not yet done so), he's a prominent performer and teacher.

Also a writer, as it turns out. He's actually Dr Gussow, Associate 
Professor of English and Souther Studies at the University of 
Mississippi. Buskers Holiday is his fourth book.

Ostensibly it's about a busking holiday which takes Mackay Chernoff 
(Adam Gussow, loosely disguised) to Paris and Souther France in the mid 
80's. It's more though, a story of a young man, spurned by a beautiful 
long term partner for a rival, redeeming himself through harmonica, a 
loud portable amp, cheap wine and beer and the youth of Europe. The book 
is an essential read for harmonica players, you'll feel like trying out 
the Paris streets yourself.

In my case I actually did, at about the same time, but with a small 
recorder. In retrospect I should have played harmonica, and used 
Gussow's classic "Mouse" busking amp (he still has it). I was with my 
wife however, so the wild guitar players, the girls, the alcohol, and 
all that young person out in the world stuff would not have been on.

Reading the book, I had a brief and wild notion of trying it all again. 
However I'm 57 (like Adam Gussow), the crazy behaviour of the young is 
best left for the young. Better to just read the book. It's available on 
Amazon, and at his site, at 
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/buskers-holiday.html

Tony Eyers
Australia
www.HarmonicaAcademy.com
everyone plays...