John Watt
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okay... okay... you might not see me as having the most serious musical intent,
but I received a chromatic harmonica as a gift from a friend in British Columbia,
who remembered what I said about my harmonica as a child.
He included it in his box of gifts that he sent for his relatives here.
When I was in grade three I was watching a Frankie and Annette beach movie with my family,
and at the end Annette said let's go skiing and they all jumped up off the beach.
The next scene showed fur coats and sweaters hung up, all around a fireplace,
with the the actors sitting around this mountain chalet.
And then "Little Stevie Wonder" came out and sang a song and played harmonica.
I started walking around with my hand in front of my mouth singing the song,
and my mother bought me a harmonica the next day, the first musical instrument I owned.
The was a Hohner. It was big and came in a box with a mountain scene on top,
with green on the sides and bottom, two squares or blowholes for each note,
and it was double sided.
I had to sing the sharps and flats I couldn't play.
I've been talking about getting a chromatic harp for a while now,
saying I can see myself laying out there along the Lake Erie shore,
or anywhere on a long distance bike-hike, and play some harp.
I want to play it like a sax, thinking it's got that sound.
Hey! I've been typing enough already. I'm going to do a photo.
but I received a chromatic harmonica as a gift from a friend in British Columbia,
who remembered what I said about my harmonica as a child.
He included it in his box of gifts that he sent for his relatives here.
When I was in grade three I was watching a Frankie and Annette beach movie with my family,
and at the end Annette said let's go skiing and they all jumped up off the beach.
The next scene showed fur coats and sweaters hung up, all around a fireplace,
with the the actors sitting around this mountain chalet.
And then "Little Stevie Wonder" came out and sang a song and played harmonica.
I started walking around with my hand in front of my mouth singing the song,
and my mother bought me a harmonica the next day, the first musical instrument I owned.
The was a Hohner. It was big and came in a box with a mountain scene on top,
with green on the sides and bottom, two squares or blowholes for each note,
and it was double sided.
I had to sing the sharps and flats I couldn't play.
I've been talking about getting a chromatic harp for a while now,
saying I can see myself laying out there along the Lake Erie shore,
or anywhere on a long distance bike-hike, and play some harp.
I want to play it like a sax, thinking it's got that sound.
Hey! I've been typing enough already. I'm going to do a photo.
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