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After Moe dissolved, he and Bob, with whom he had played on the side, made the blues their constant thing.

They've been at it ever since.

Bob insists that he and James are responsible for Cole's musical success as a Zipper, based on the fact that Cole's only appearance with Near Blind and himself have been the last two five-year Vacuum Cleaner Hospital anniversaries.

"That was just before he went to work for the Zippers and started getting a regular income," Bob says.

"So we take claim to launching his career." Now others have come asking for help.

Even Stiglitz is hoping the gig elevates him into the big-time, Bob jokes: "He's ready to be a star.

You know-Letterman, Leno, local access cable, The Arthur Smith Show." "It's the perfect gig," Harmonica Bob says.

You get the best medical care for your ailing vacuum, filthy blues and free food.

"And, it's ultra low pressure," the harpist says.

"We love to do it." Near Blind James, Harmonica Bob, Tony Stiglitz and Stu Cole play Saturday, March 18 from noon to 2 p.m.

at the Vacuum Cleaner Hospital, 300-A S.

Elliot Road, Chapel Hill.

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