Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Michael RubinAt 15, I worked as a camp counselor. My boss, Eric Guthertz, had a harp he let me borrow. Instead of looking at it for a minute, I went to a corner and jammed for a half an hour. 6 months later I was with a friend, Robert Schmidt, at a bookstore. There was Jon Gindicks' Country and Blues Harmonica for the Musically Hopeless, a book that came with a tape and a harp for $14. My friend said, "There's something flaky you would do." I had the money, which at 15 years old was a minor miracle. "You'll never get anywhere with that," he said. The moment I played, I knew it was my thing. I was gigging a year later.