Jim Rumbaugh
890 posts
Jul 21, 2013
5:57 AM
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The only thing that would make The Ohio State Harmonica Championship in Chester, OH better would be more losers like me. By that, I mean more people to participate. There was lots of handshaking, hugs, pats on the backs, harmonica talk, and laughter. I had an excellent time and was satisfied with my performance even though I did not place. The winners were:
1st: Charlie Barath $300
2nd: Mark Monroe $150
3rd: Danny G $75
4th Ivan Lindsey $25
Picture of winners link
A few observations:
I would say we had better players this year than the previous five years.
This was the first year to have more diatonic than chromatic players. Maybe that's why I enjoyed it so much ?
The top three winners were all at HarmoniCollege 2013. Hmmmmm. Maybe that's another reason I enjoyed the event so much. I was among familiar faces and friends
Last, I was impressed how Gwenda (Charlie Barath's wife) got Charlie to bid on 2 pies at the pie auction before the championship. Then she bid on a cake and got it when no one was looking. Finally, while leaving, she talked Marvin Monroe into giving her one of HIS pies... I think what Gwenda wants, Gwenda gets. :)
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Last Edited by Jim Rumbaugh on Jul 21, 2013 6:34 AM
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