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Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 09:26:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Winslow Yerxa
Subject: Buzz - the original

Some Dude writes:

>Very cool that you want to go by Buzz now, but I
>think that there is still another person on Harp-L
>who goes by Buzz as well. Maybe you'd like to
>consider the name "Papa T Buzz" and then who >knows .
. . you might get to play some harp on a hip->hop
recording.

There is also the original Buzz on this list, very
active in the harmonica scene although he doesn't make
his presence felt much on-list presently.

I'm speaking, of course, of Buzz Krantz, he of the
inimitable manner and appearance, the biker Santa in
the purple suit, who holds court at harmonica
festivals, running the nightly blues jam and emceeing
some of the concert events. He's also the president of
the Windy City Harmonica Club and a close friend of
Joe Filisko.

A huge grizzled man, Buzz can hold his own in a
dissing contest with angry Hells Angels (the ability
to back it up with force is a prerequisite), yet is
the sweetest guy around. He loves outrageous jokes,
and can get away with teasing and taking liberties
with those around him - often perfect strangers -
because one senses from the git-go that it's all in
fun and that there isn't a mean bone in his body; he
has a deep sense of decency and respect for
individuality, coupled with a delight and amusement at
the vagaries of human behavior.

Peter Madcat Ruth tells me he actually has a little
Buzz shrine. I can see the benefit of meditating on
the qualities of Buzzness.

Anyone who has been to SPAH or the Buckeye Festival in
the last 7 ot 8 years knows what it means to be a
"close personal friend" of Buzz (I even have the
t-shirt to prove it).

Winslow

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