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Re: Steve Mann alive and well (and guitar playing!)

Posted by waxwing on January 30, 2004, 1:39 am, in reply to "Re: Steve Mann alive and well (and guitar playing!)"
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Hey, no problem, Stefan. Thanks. I checked over here when I was chasing you to all those other forums, but you must not have been here yet. I figured most folks would see it at the 'shed or Weenie Campbell. Speaking of which, Ari, you are definitely gonna be missed at PT. I'll drop you a line if I ever get out to Philly, like March, maybe.
All for now.
John C.

--Previous Message--
: don't know if the author of the following
: report (waxwing aka John C.) drops by in this
: forum, but I'm sure he won't mind me posting
: his report, which he posted in another forum,
: here. It goes as follows:
: Just got in from a thoroughly Berkeley
: evening. It's not often these days that I
: feel below the median age at any event, but
: tonight the Freight was filled with the old
: gaurd of the Berkeley Left and I was one of
: the youngsters. It was a benefit in support
: of several organizations in support of the
: Homeless, a major issue in Berkeley. The
: first set, after some awards were given out
: by the Mayor, featured Carol Denney, a local
: protest singer who champions the homeless,
: and Country Joe McDonald, who played a
: variety of songs from protest songs about
: whales to meditative noodlings in open G with
: rack harp, to a song about Clara Barton, who
: founded the Red Cross and patented the first
: aid kit. A sprinkling of modest
: fingerpicking, even. After the break, Marc
: Silber, with a 12, opened with a song or two
: of his own, then was joined by Will Scarlett,
: a superb chromatic harp player, and then, a
: song later, Steve Mann joined them for a
: blues in A reminiscent of RJ's Kind Hearted
: Woman. Mann and Scarlet played a couple more
: pieces alone and then Marc joined them for a
: final number. Buzzy Lindhart was supposed to
: join them but was apparently too ill. Steve
: looked like a man upon whom the interveening
: years weigh heavy, yet he was clearly taking
: a great step. He put down some snapping
: trilled licks, fingerpicking with long
: nails, it seemed, and there were times when
: he was clearly enjoying himself. It was a
: perfect situation, Marc is a very "from
: the heart" performer, and Will seems to
: be a very gentle soul. At times it was like
: three old friends sitting on the back porch,
: and the audience was very supportive,
: especially of Steve. Apparently he has moved
: to Berkeley from southern CA, so I'm hoping
: we will see more of him, getting his wings
: back. He's fallen in with some good folks.
: A very interesting evening.
: All for now.
: John C.
: --Previous Message--
: Be still my heart! I can't make it, but if
: anyone who does would like to tell us about
: it, please, please do!
: Thanks very much, Stefan.
: --Previous Message--
: just got a message from Steve Mann telling me
: that he's rehearsing for a show on Wednesday
: night Jan 28th (that is today!) with Will
: Scarlett (harmonica) at the Freight and
: Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley - so hurry
: to see (and hear) what could perhaps be the
: start of a second career for that legendary
: LA guitarist from the sixties!
: : :
:
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--Previous Message-- : Hey, no problem, Stefan. Thanks. I checked : over here when I was chasing you to all : those other forums, but you must not have : been here yet. I figured most folks would : see it at the 'shed or Weenie Campbell. : Speaking of which, Ari, you are definitely : gonna be missed at PT. I'll drop you a line : if I ever get out to Philly, like March, : maybe. : All for now. : John C. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : don't know if the author of the following : report (waxwing aka John C.) drops by in : this : forum, but I'm sure he won't mind me posting : his report, which he posted in another : forum, : here. It goes as follows: : Just got in from a thoroughly Berkeley : evening. It's not often these days that I : feel below the median age at any event, but : tonight the Freight was filled with the old : gaurd of the Berkeley Left and I was one of : the youngsters. It was a benefit in support : of several organizations in support of the : Homeless, a major issue in Berkeley. The : first set, after some awards were given out : by the Mayor, featured Carol Denney, a local : protest singer who champions the homeless, : and Country Joe McDonald, who played a : variety of songs from protest songs about : whales to meditative noodlings in open G : with : rack harp, to a song about Clara Barton, who : founded the Red Cross and patented the first : aid kit. A sprinkling of modest : fingerpicking, even. After the break, Marc : Silber, with a 12, opened with a song or : two : of his own, then was joined by Will : Scarlett, : a superb chromatic harp player, and then, a : song later, Steve Mann joined them for a : blues in A reminiscent of RJ's Kind Hearted : Woman. Mann and Scarlet played a couple more : pieces alone and then Marc joined them for : a : final number. Buzzy Lindhart was supposed to : join them but was apparently too ill. Steve : looked like a man upon whom the interveening : years weigh heavy, yet he was clearly : taking : a great step. He put down some snapping : trilled licks, fingerpicking with long : nails, it seemed, and there were times when : he was clearly enjoying himself. It was a : perfect situation, Marc is a very "from : the heart" performer, and Will seems to : be a very gentle soul. At times it was like : three old friends sitting on the back porch, : and the audience was very supportive, : especially of Steve. Apparently he has moved : to Berkeley from southern CA, so I'm hoping : we will see more of him, getting his wings : back. He's fallen in with some good folks. : A very interesting evening. : All for now. : John C. : --Previous Message-- : Be still my heart! I can't make it, but if : anyone who does would like to tell us about : it, please, please do! : Thanks very much, Stefan. : --Previous Message-- : just got a message from Steve Mann telling : me : that he's rehearsing for a show on Wednesday : night Jan 28th (that is today!) with Will : Scarlett (harmonica) at the Freight and : Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley - so hurry : to see (and hear) what could perhaps be the : start of a second career for that legendary : LA guitarist from the sixties! : : : : : :

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