As rare as a harp player at a blues fest

So I got back from the Last Ride Blues Festival
in Thief River Falls, MN
at the Seven Clans Casino.

I played harp with Little Bobby and the Storm
on Saturday, and had a good time - but it's a long
drive from Minneapolis, and harmonica players
don't make money like this, and making trips out-of-
pocket to "Preach the Blues (Harp)" is not nearly
as much fun as making a little money after devoting an
entire weekend to this D*mned instrument.

I was the "Official harp player of the Last Ride Blues Fest"

In fact, this is the second festival this year
I played at where I was the only one playing
harmonica. This is very dissapointing to me,
because honestly the harmonica makes the
Blues the Blues (ok I'm biased).

None-the-less, Harmonica players are being
cut out by B3 players, or Sax players, and most
people listening to the new rock-based blues
really don't know what they're missing.

They've only heard crummy harp players, or
recordings (not recognizing the instrument
they are not hearing in the live shows is called a
harmonica).

If you've gone to a Blues Fest, and you haven't
heard a live harmonica player - you've been
ripped off - complain to the promoter -tell them
you want Blues Bands with Harmonica players
in them.

Enough griping - you know I'll be back at it.

Friday Sept 31 (playing with Barefoot Boogie at
Lord Fletchers in the Twin Cities), and with
Little Bobby in Winnipeg on Sept 21 at the Park
Theater.

And if you do see a real live harp player - stop by
and say hi, before we're all extinct.

Later,

Catfish