Guestbook

Saturday 3/12/05
Submitted By: Granma Conklin      Location: Live Oak , Florida
Comments: Hi Jesse Just checking out your site again. Looks great. I see you have a lot of "gig" coming up. Leave room for the Family Reunion on May 28th. God Bless. I pray your "Golden Harp Fund" hits the top. Love you

Saturday 2/19/05
Submitted By: Laura Davis      Location: Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Sunday 1/23/05
Submitted By: Larry Israel      Location: Santa Cruz
Comments: Jesse, I'm glad you and Shelly are contiuing to study and play Zimbabwean mbira music on the harp (or mbira, or whatever instuments you find suit it). You are both such talented musicians, and you treat the music you play with such respect for its origins. I'm looking forward to hearing what you come up with in the future. I had thought in years gone by of creating some sort of stringed instument to play Shona music on. I pictured it like a small handheld harp, with strings organized just like an mbira for easier playing. One of many schemes I've had I suppose, but I never took that particular plunge. Anyway, just wanted to wish you the best. Very nice site you have here too. Larry Israel Zimbabwean marimba teacher and performer http://www.larry.israel.name

Thursday 12/23/04
Submitted By: S. Claus      Location: Polar Express Internet Cafe
Comments: Saw your work and passion shine through at the Harps for the Holidays concert in Santa Cruz last weekend. It was awesome! What a great refresher from all the busynesss the season brings! I bought your CD for Mrs. Claus, she's gonna love it!Thanks for filling the church and the town with loving music at this time of the year...we all need to hear more of folks like you. And thanks for giving all those young performers a chance to shine a bit...I'll be stopping by to visit you all on Christmas Eve! Peace, Santa

Tuesday 9/21/04
Submitted By: Sandy Oconnell      Location: Boulder Creek
Comments: What a lovely web site....Miss you lots!!! Love - Sandy

Tuesday 9/14/04
Submitted By: appreciative fan      Location: Ben Lomond Ca
Comments: Hi Jesse, Great website! Just wanted to say that when our Ben Lomond preschool starts to rockin' a bit too much we find there's nothing like the Black Rose CD to settle the energy and inspire creativity in the students...it's wonderful...calming and uplifting at the same time.Thanks for making it happen!!Keep up the fine work!

Monday 12/22/03
Submitted By: Candace Kreitlow      Location: Wisconsin
Comments: Lovely site! I'm a musician in WI, who took to the harp quickly . . . but as a late bloomer. You are lucky to have found your instrument in your teens. I connected with your mom through email / CMN. Very anxious to hear your recordings. Sounds like you have a wonderful musical future. Best wishes!

Tuesday 10/21/03
Submitted By: John Hicks      Location: Bosch Bahai School
Comments: Jesse, I just wanted to tell you again that I loved your playing while you were here at the Harper's Hall Conference. Not only the beauty of your playing but the ease of your manner and the love of the music showed through. The music was tranfixing. I loved that you learn the music from others, that it reiterates how music takes on a greater meaning in our lives than just entertainment, but that it represents the handing down (or over) from others, that which is worthy to keep for our generation and for more to come. These songs you do are about a beautiful tradition that should keep on keepin on. Thank you again and I hope to catch your next concert!! If your band ever wanted to practice during a weekday afternoon or evening, you would always be welcome up at this beautiful campus as my guest, as long as I can hang around with ya'll and listen!! Respectfully, John hicks haifajohn@yahoo.com

Thursday 10/16/03
Submitted By: (Aunt)Julie Ronk      Location: Wallkill, New York
Comments: Hi Jesse, Congrats!!! How awesome to be able to visit this site!! I am proud of you and all that you have accomplished in you first 21 years!! God only knows what you can do with your next. May your efforts be blessed and I look forward to the day that I can say "I knew her when she was small enough to stand under a kitchen table!" (I have pictures to prove it)

Thursday 10/16/03
Submitted By: Granma Conklin      Location: imredynowru@earthlink.net
Comments: HI Jesse A BEAUTIFUL WEB SITE Congratulations. Lovely photos and really good information. I wish you all God's Blessings on your career. We are so very proud of you back East!!!! Love you and pray for you each day. "It is God who teaches you to prosper". May it continue Granma XX

Tuesday 9/2/03
Submitted By: mumbambo-o.k.      Location: omnipresent
Comments: the quagmire of the universe is controled by our own minds, it doesn't exist boyond our thinking so there really are no mysteries of the universe, if you don't think about it

Thursday 8/28/03
Submitted By: Karen Caren      Location: Santa Clara, CA.
Comments: I have looked at the whole web site and I think it looks great! Good job!

Tuesday 8/26/03
Submitted By: Woody Phillips      Location:
Comments: Hey, I don't really hear enough powertools on your music - needs more tools ... or maybe it's bananas ... not sure - I'll get back to you on that one.

Tuesday 8/26/03
Submitted By: Thelonius Monkey      Location:
Comments: This site is great, though it needs more bananas!