Remembering My Uncle Bob Fish
Speaking of drums, this is a detail from a family gathering photo taken in 1955. L-R in that photo, I’m on the right, age four. My cousin Gregg Fish is next to me. To Gregg’s right is his father, my Uncle Bob. Bob Fish sparked my lifelong love of drums through his own drumming, his record collection, and the talks we had about drummers. Ten years after this photo was taken, Uncle Bob died. He lived in Massachusetts, and I lived on Long Island, NY. We saw each other on holidays and probably other family visits. But, on balance, and especially compared with today’s connectivity with social media and smart phones – our time together was very, very brief. It is worth us adults remembering what a powerful impact we can have on kids, for better or worse, even for a lifetime.
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Scott K Fish 
Dear Mr. Wachovsky – It’s nice hearing from you. Your India Archive site gives me lots of new music to explore. // The Bleecker St Bob Fish is not my uncle. I wish he was. I know almost nothing about my uncle’s gigging. // Please stay in touch. // Sincerely, Scott K Fish
Hello Scott, My name is Lyle Wachovsky – I run a label that publishes CDs of music from India – indiaarchivemusic,com – I recently came across a small article from the NY Times in 1977 that mentions Bob Fish who played drums in a group with sitar player Balakrishna at The Music Room on Bleecker St – wondering if this is the same Bob Fish – All the Best – Lyle
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