Re: [Harp-L] harp birthday

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

koff wheeze


Guess I'm an ol' timer, too...



-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Peters <jfp2455@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Mick Zaklan <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Jan 7, 2016 10:33 am
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] harp birthday

I take exception to the term "old timer" with regards to Kim. The man has certainly been playing harp for a good amount of years. Kim is only 5 years older than I am!

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> On Jan 6, 2016, at 8:45 PM, "Mick Zaklan" <mzaklan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>   Opened my newspaper this morning and it mentioned that today was the
> birthday of "singer Kim Wilson."  Shame they couldn't have added "harmonica
> virtuoso" to that.  I double-checked and Kim was indeed born in Detroit on
> January 6th, 1951.  That would make him 65 today.
>   I always tell people to catch these old-timers before they pass.  Even
> if their playing has deteriorated (certainly not the case with Kim), there
> is usually something worth hearing and cherishing in their performances.
> And you're listening to part of the history of our instrument.
> 
> Mick Zaklan