John d’Armand, right, listens to Cary Shilts play a 12-hole Hohner Marine Band harmonica at the entrance of Foodland IGA on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. d’Armand listened to Shilts play the day before and offered to met him on Wednesday. d’Armand brought Shilts the Hohner as a gift. Shilts says he is currently homeless and recently finished a recovery program for methamphetamine addiction. Shilts said he has been playing the harmonica for 41 years. d’Armand, 81, said he has been playing for 70 years.
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