[Harp-L] SPAH 2026

[JOSEPH LEONE]

For many many years spah was centered in Romulus Mich. Which is more to your stated location. That was because founder Earl Collins worked for Ford, and a lot of the original member/players lived in the general area. 
I lived in Pgh at the time and for years I made every one. I could drive it and it was cheap (for me). Now I live almost in the Everglades and every one is a real hike. And all the flights from my area go through Atlanta..which I don't relish. lolol. 
Now, unfortunately most of my old compadres are gone, and Mich is no longer 'tha mecca'. Time marches on. 
 
smo-joe (the they that say). ~(8^)x

> On 03/13/2026 12:49 PM EDT Bflat Blues <kham27 at xxxxx> wrote:
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> Its 100% true. I love the informal learning that happens in between sessions (not to take away from the sessions themselves). It also happens when jamming with folks.The cream on top is meeting others with the same passion and making life long friendships. Right foot in, right foot out, that's what its all about!
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> Unfortunately its always too far for me which is why I've been organizing my own retreats.
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> If SPAH could ever be hosted closer to east coast or a little more north like Chicago, New York, Philidelphia, Boston etc I'd be in. Seems to be always hosted in the midwest or south for whatever reason. Not complaining, just suggesting a slight geography shift!
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> Cheers.
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> Kevin
> My two cents.
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> On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 21:36, JOSEPH LEONE via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx mailto:harp-l at xxxxx> wrote:
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> > I can dig it. Yeah, face to face with Greg Jones. It don't get no better.
> > smo-joe
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> > > On 03/10/2026 9:10 AM EDT Greg Jones <greg at xxxxx mailto:greg at xxxxx> wrote:
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> > > A big shout out to the SPAH team.
> > > They have done a great job streamlining registration and membership matters
> > > on the web site.
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> > > SPAH 2025 was amazing and I expect SPAH 2026 to be even better.
> > >
> > > If you haven't attended, strongly consider it.
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> > > In our internet driven world, we deprive ourselves of 1-on-1 human
> > > interaction. Once you attend SPAH, you realize how nice it is to actually
> > > talk to friends fact-to-face about your passion.
> > >
> > > Hope to see you there!
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
> > > *Greg Jones*
> > > *Seydel Sales & Service*
> > >
> > > Web Site <http://1623customharmonicas.com>
> > > Repairs
> > > <https://www.1623customharmonicas.com/seydel-diatonic--chromatic-repair>
> > 
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