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From: "Stan Ruffo"
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 01:48:54 -0700
Subject: Re: Harp Attack #12

Danny,
That's too cool! It sounds like that was an absolute blast.
Stan

> From: Danny Wilson
> Date: Sun, 01 Sep 1996 22:39:34 -0700
> Subject: Harp Attack #12
>
> Well, since I was unable to attend the 1996 SPAH Convention in St Louis,
> and all of your glowing reports tend to make me a little homesick, I felt
> I could at least give a report of the happening here at Cozy's in
> Sherman Oaks, CA, last Wednesday. It was the 12th Harp Attack, organized
> and hosted by Chris LeRoi Hansen, better known as LeRoi Sorgo, and it was
> probably the best one yet. Don't these things always get better with
> each new happening?
>
> Anyway, the all-star back-up band consisted of John Marx - guitar &
> vocals (11 years w/ Captain & Tennille; and Blues Underground); "Gashouse
> Dave" Shorey - lead guitar & vocals (Mike Bloomfield Band); Max Bangwell
> - drums & vocals (Robert Lockwood Jr); Willie Brinlee - bass (original
> William Clarke Band); and Dave F'Dor - keyboards.
>
> This year's lineup included Jimmy Powers, David McKelvy, Larry David,
> Stanley Behrens, Tetsuya Nakamura, Mike Curtis, Mark Anthony, LeRoi
> Sorgo, Bobby Joe Holman, Michael Fell, Robert Root, and many others.
> Each taking their turn, and when their time was up, the audience was
> begging for more, without exception. Each one a professional, most
> with many credits to their names, too numerous to mention here. There
> were also many other "name" performers in the audience, one of whom was
> Floyd Sneed, drummer for Three Dog Night, who sat in on drums for Bobby
> Joe Holman's set.
>
> It was loud, it was noisy, it was busy, it was jam-packed. But it was an
> orderly and appreciative audience with no rowdiness. Just like a
> mini-SPAH Convention - lots of ideas and information shared, overflow
> players and jammers on the sidewalk along Ventura Blvd, and in the rear
> parking area. The New World Harmonica Trio was privileged to be included
> in the lineup, but we questioned whether we should "interrupt" a flowing
> blues show with our non-blues fare. After the first of three planned
> selections, we were put at ease with a reception we could not have
> dreamed of. We were forced to play a 4th, after which we invited Dave
> McKelvy to join us on chromatic for a 5th and finally a 6th number!
> Seems the blues aficianados weren't prepared for our type of show either,
> and most of them had never seen a chord or bass harmonica before. This
> was new to them, and they weren't about to let us off easy. We had great
> fun, and were invited back by LeRoi for the next Harp Attack. We'll be
> there!
> - --
> BassHarp - Danny Wilson
> Sierra Madre, CA 91024-1232
> Email: bassha~arthlink.net
> Fax: 818-836-0981