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Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 20, 2020 14:07:30 GMT
What’s not to like about a Big Bang!?
I was in the Navy for 6 years and was E6 the whole time. I’m now a Jr Officer. I guess I need to learn to eat with a knife and fork.
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Post by chang on Dec 20, 2020 14:48:25 GMT
Welcome, RM!
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Post by acksurf on Dec 20, 2020 15:08:24 GMT
Hi Everyone! Hope this takes off. I enjoyed posting on M* forums in the 2000s. I started right after 9/11. Erryl was very helpful back in those days. I am from the Boston area (Chang would probably say western MA) originally but now live in Florida. I still spend summers in New England for work reasons and to see family and friends. I am in my early 50s so trying to make all the right moves for retirement. Though I am fortunate to like my work (supply chain in medical manufacturing, life sciences, pharma; also work as a SME for private equity). Used to post under floydguy at M*.
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Dec 20, 2020 15:16:17 GMT
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Post by Chahta on Dec 20, 2020 15:16:17 GMT
I’ve only been active at M* since Jan 2017 but have seen a lot. Hi guys!
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Dec 21, 2020 0:31:01 GMT
Post by chang on Dec 21, 2020 0:31:01 GMT
What’s not to like about a Big Bang!? I was in the Navy for 6 years and was E6 the whole time. I’m now a Jr Officer. I guess I need to learn to eat with a knife and fork. What the heck? How come you never mentioned before that you were Navy? Then you will understand when I congratulate you for being a plankowner on this forum. And how did you get to E6 without going through E1-E5? By the way, the Navy didn't teach me how to eat with a knife and fork, but I did learn from one of the Wardroom Etiquette manuals that if someone asks for the salt or pepper, you always pass them both.
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Dec 21, 2020 0:34:52 GMT
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Post by chang on Dec 21, 2020 0:34:52 GMT
Hi Everyone! Hope this takes off. I enjoyed posting on M* forums in the 2000s. I started right after 9/11. Erryl was very helpful back in those days. I am from the Boston area (Chang would probably say western MA) originally but now live in Florida. I still spend summers in New England for work reasons and to see family and friends. I am in my early 50s so trying to make all the right moves for retirement. Though I am fortunate to like my work (supply chain in medical manufacturing, life sciences, pharma; also work as a SME for private equity). Used to post under floydguy at M*. Sure I remember "floydguy". The 2000s were M*s glory days. There were many great contributors, including erryl, Anil (AKhalea), Deer Islander, Norbert (of course), Dick (capecod), Dr. Helen, dawgie, chamois, Uncle Harley (uh), keppelbay, and many others whose names I cannot recall now. Incidentally, I was born and raised in Brookline, MA. No chance I would ever live in that part of the world again, though; I hate the cold. With your background, I hope you'll share some knowledge about health care and medical equipment/technology companies.
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Dec 21, 2020 0:55:03 GMT
Post by Chahta on Dec 21, 2020 0:55:03 GMT
Hi Everyone! Hope this takes off. I enjoyed posting on M* forums in the 2000s. I started right after 9/11. Erryl was very helpful back in those days. I am from the Boston area (Chang would probably say western MA) originally but now live in Florida. I still spend summers in New England for work reasons and to see family and friends. I am in my early 50s so trying to make all the right moves for retirement. Though I am fortunate to like my work (supply chain in medical manufacturing, life sciences, pharma; also work as a SME for private equity). Used to post under floydguy at M*. Hi acksurf. Were you currently active at M*? Don't recognize floydguy.
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Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 21, 2020 1:15:02 GMT
What’s not to like about a Big Bang!? I was in the Navy for 6 years and was E6 the whole time. I’m now a Jr Officer. I guess I need to learn to eat with a knife and fork. What the heck? How come you never mentioned before that you were Navy? Then you will understand when I congratulate you for being a plankowner on this forum. And how did you get to E6 without going through E1-E5? By the way, the Navy didn't teach me how to eat with a knife and fork, but I did learn from one of the Wardroom Etiquette manuals that if someone asks for the salt or pepper, you always pass them both. You might remember I was in the Navy Band in DC while you were stationed there. That's a "special assignment" and we all come in as E6. But most already have Masters degrees and above. I was in 6 years but gigged my butt off on "the outside" as they say. I banked all my Navy $ and created a retirement, though small, in the 6 years I was in. Most people who know me can't believe I was ever in the service. I F###ing hate people tellinge me what to do. In retrospect the best decision I ever made. Plus, I found my wife in the "Sea Chanters". Then I did what all good drummers do who have a wife with a steady job...I quite mine!!
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Dec 21, 2020 1:17:03 GMT
Post by acksurf on Dec 21, 2020 1:17:03 GMT
Hi Everyone! Hope this takes off. I enjoyed posting on M* forums in the 2000s. I started right after 9/11. Erryl was very helpful back in those days. I am from the Boston area (Chang would probably say western MA) originally but now live in Florida. I still spend summers in New England for work reasons and to see family and friends. I am in my early 50s so trying to make all the right moves for retirement. Though I am fortunate to like my work (supply chain in medical manufacturing, life sciences, pharma; also work as a SME for private equity). Used to post under floydguy at M*. Hi acksurf. Were you currently active at M*? Don't recognize floydguy. No, not really. During one of M*'s "upgrades" there was an issue with logins and I changed it to acksurf. For many of us posting in the 2000s it was tough to see it deteriorate. It was generally collegial and quite helpful back then.
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Post by Norbert on Dec 21, 2020 7:15:33 GMT
I never served in the military, but am an Army brat and know the culture.
My Dad crossed France in 1944 and ended up in Hanoversmünden (by Kassel). He was a medic.
My mom was from Kassel and worked as a Luftwaffe radio operator during the war. After the German surrender, her city having been destroyed, she lived in Hanoversmünden. After a German doctor informed her that an infected arm would require amputation, she reluctantly approached the Americans, who had a thing called penicillin.
That's how they got started. My dad decided to make his career in the Army. Thanks to WW II and penicillin, I exist.
It's interesting that it was my Dad who advised me to move to Canada instead of serving in Viet Nam. He considered the war to be hopeless because Washington tied the hands of the military; and didn't want to lose his son under those conditions.
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Dec 21, 2020 9:54:08 GMT
Post by chang on Dec 21, 2020 9:54:08 GMT
You might remember I was in the Navy Band in DC while you were stationed there. That's a "special assignment" and we all come in as E6. But most already have Masters degrees and above. I was in 6 years but gigged my butt off on "the outside" as they say. I banked all my Navy $ and created a retirement, though small, in the 6 years I was in. Most people who know me can't believe I was ever in the service. I F###ing hate people tellinge me what to do. In retrospect the best decision I ever made. Plus, I found my wife in the "Sea Chanters". Then I did what all good drummers do who have a wife with a steady job...I quite mine!! rhythmmethod Waiiiiiit... now it's coming back. You did tell me that. I lived on E. Capitol St. just a few blocks from the Capitol Building from 1985-90, and in the summer I used to walk to the Mall and see all four bands play on the Capitol steps and the Sylvan Theatre. The Marine Corp band was the best (sorry) because they had a star vocalist, and they finished every concert with a rousing performance of "Stars & Stripes Forever". I swear that when the trumpets came in on the third stanza those guys were trying to make the Capitol dome crack open... they were loud. Did we really overlap? Then I must have seen you many a summer evening.
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Dec 21, 2020 11:50:41 GMT
Post by racqueteer on Dec 21, 2020 11:50:41 GMT
Thought I posted yesterday, but not on here... Hmmm...
Ok, HI to all - Again! Sorry, no military in my background (bad knee); hope that's not a prerequisite for membership!
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Post by fishingrod on Dec 21, 2020 13:04:37 GMT
Hey Everyone!!
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Post by vagabond on Dec 21, 2020 13:50:42 GMT
Hi Everyone! Happy to be here. Thanks for invite. Looking forward to return to meaningful discussions as we had in M* years ago. I am 65, still working, only with covid my business stop (travel designer). Waiting for 2021 for travel to come back. Meanwhile hoping to grow my investments in IRA and taxable. I am in FL. Sophia
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Dec 21, 2020 14:25:06 GMT
Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 21, 2020 14:25:06 GMT
Hi Everyone! Happy to be here. Thanks for invite. Looking forward to return to meaningful discussions as we had in M* years ago. I am 65, still working, only with covid my business stop (travel designer). Waiting for 2021 for travel to come back. Meanwhile hoping to grow my investments in IRA and taxable. I am in FL. Sophia Good to see you here, Sophia!
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Post by uncleharley on Dec 21, 2020 14:34:50 GMT
Good Morning Everyone!!! I have been wondering where everyone went. It's good to see you guys. Someone should invite Margaret. She posts occasionally on the Fido board and has become quite the chart reader.
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Dec 21, 2020 14:37:05 GMT
Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 21, 2020 14:37:05 GMT
You might remember I was in the Navy Band in DC while you were stationed there. That's a "special assignment" and we all come in as E6. But most already have Masters degrees and above. I was in 6 years but gigged my butt off on "the outside" as they say. I banked all my Navy $ and created a retirement, though small, in the 6 years I was in. Most people who know me can't believe I was ever in the service. I F###ing hate people tellinge me what to do. In retrospect the best decision I ever made. Plus, I found my wife in the "Sea Chanters". Then I did what all good drummers do who have a wife with a steady job...I quite mine!! rhythmmethod Waiiiiiit... now it's coming back. You did tell me that. I lived on E. Capitol St. just a few blocks from the Capitol Building from 1985-90, and in the summer I used to walk to the Mall and see all four bands play on the Capitol steps and the Sylvan Theatre. The Marine Corp band was the best (sorry) because they had a star vocalist, and they finished every concert with a rousing performance of "Stars & Stripes Forever". I swear that when the trumpets came in on the third stanza those guys were trying to make the Capitol dome crack open... they were loud. Did we really overlap? Then I must have seen you many a summer evening. Yep, was in 84-91. I would have been the guy undressing out of my uniform while running to my car to make the last two sets at a jazz club. I also played tons of jazz trio gigs on the USS Barry, the ship cemented to the bottom of the Potomac. That's the only ship I was ever on more than a few minutes. Did you ever go to one of those 'summer pageants'? The Admiral at Navy Yard would host a cocktail party on the Barry for some special invitees before the pageant. It was among my favorite gigs. I'd sip wine and chat up the officer's wives and play jazz. There are some stories to share at a different time.
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Dec 21, 2020 17:16:57 GMT
Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 21, 2020 17:16:57 GMT
Good Morning Everyone!!! I have been wondering where everyone went. It's good to see you guys. Someone should invite Margaret. She posts occasionally on the Fido board and has become quite the chart reader. Great to see you uncle! Stay well!
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Post by chang on Dec 21, 2020 18:35:29 GMT
Good Morning Everyone!!! I have been wondering where everyone went. It's good to see you guys. Someone should invite Margaret. She posts occasionally on the Fido board and has become quite the chart reader. Great to see you, uh, one of the "old M* cadre" in the flesh. By all means, invite Margaret over.
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Dec 21, 2020 19:58:15 GMT
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Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 21, 2020 19:58:15 GMT
Thought I posted yesterday, but not on here... Hmmm... Ok, HI to all - Again! Sorry, no military in my background (bad knee); hope that's not a prerequisite for membership! That's okay. Drop and give us 20!
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Post by racqueteer on Dec 21, 2020 20:17:10 GMT
Thought I posted yesterday, but not on here... Hmmm... Ok, HI to all - Again! Sorry, no military in my background (bad knee); hope that's not a prerequisite for membership! That's okay. Drop and give us 20! How much time you got? 8^b
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Post by chang on Dec 22, 2020 4:03:45 GMT
Yep, was in 84-91. I would have been the guy undressing out of my uniform while running to my car to make the last two sets at a jazz club. I also played tons of jazz trio gigs on the USS Barry, the ship cemented to the bottom of the Potomac. That's the only ship I was ever on more than a few minutes. Did you ever go to one of those 'summer pageants'? The Admiral at Navy Yard would host a cocktail party on the Barry for some special invitees before the pageant. It was among my favorite gigs. I'd sip wine and chat up the officer's wives and play jazz. There are some stories to share at a different time. I don't remember the USS Barry. I did have a friend who was a trombone player in the USAF band, and he invited me to a rehearsal session with Roger Miller, which was sooooo cool. I used to sit on the Capitol steps right in the center of the 3rd or 4th row ... I must've been 20 feet away from you a hundred times.
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Dec 23, 2020 20:09:51 GMT
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Post by ignatz on Dec 23, 2020 20:09:51 GMT
Yep, was in 84-91. I would have been the guy undressing out of my uniform while running to my car to make the last two sets at a jazz club. I also played tons of jazz trio gigs on the USS Barry, the ship cemented to the bottom of the Potomac. That's the only ship I was ever on more than a few minutes. Did you ever go to one of those 'summer pageants'? The Admiral at Navy Yard would host a cocktail party on the Barry for some special invitees before the pageant. It was among my favorite gigs. I'd sip wine and chat up the officer's wives and play jazz. There are some stories to share at a different time. I don't remember the USS Barry. I did have a friend who was a trombone player in the USAF band, and he invited me to a rehearsal session with Roger Miller, which was sooooo cool.
Roger was a vet............here he is on the fiddle with the Circle A Wranglers, a service band; circa 1956. He was one of the all-time characters.
I have no idea if this attachment will appear. The "preview" doesn't seem to work.
Edit: ouch; too small to be useful. Roger on the far right. The original pic was 1200 pixels wide, but seems to be maybe 400 as displayed.
Edit again: not too small to be useful. It expands to 1200 if you poke it.
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Dec 23, 2020 20:17:58 GMT
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Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 23, 2020 20:17:58 GMT
Cool! Thanks for sharing this!
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Dec 23, 2020 20:25:58 GMT
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Post by racqueteer on Dec 23, 2020 20:25:58 GMT
I don't remember the USS Barry. I did have a friend who was a trombone player in the USAF band, and he invited me to a rehearsal session with Roger Miller, which was sooooo cool.
Roger was a vet............here he is on the fiddle with the Circle A Wranglers, a service band; circa 1956. He was one of the all-time characters.
I have no idea if this attachment will appear. The "preview" doesn't seem to work.
Edit: ouch; too small to be useful. Roger on the far right. The original pic was 1200 pixels wide, but seems to be maybe 400 as displayed.
Edit again: not too small to be useful. It expands to 1200 if you poke it.
Good grief; he'd have had to have been 20, but he looks even younger!
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Dec 23, 2020 20:37:09 GMT
Post by ignatz on Dec 23, 2020 20:37:09 GMT
Cool! Thanks for sharing this!
Rhythm:
Do you recognize this sailor?
Probably from the late 1940s.
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Dec 23, 2020 22:35:16 GMT
Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 23, 2020 22:35:16 GMT
Cool! Thanks for sharing this!
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Do you recognize this sailor?
Probably from the late 1940s.
Wow. You pretty much stumped me on this. I would guess Dave Tough(a very swinging and underrated drummer) who was playing with Artie Shaw during his stint on the Navy in the 40s. But the left handed kit throws me as I haven’t seen other pics of him riding a south paw set. Enlighten me😃
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Dec 23, 2020 23:13:16 GMT
Post by ignatz on Dec 23, 2020 23:13:16 GMT
Davey!!!! One of my heroes from Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey ("Rhythm Saved The World"), Woody Herman ("Apple Honey") and more. At least Dave had the drummer look down. I think he was about jockey size. I believe he was drunk and fell outdoors and died from the skull fracture. Something like that. He is said to be the all-time time-keeper on drums. Here he is in 1946, a couple of years before he passed. No, the sailor is not Dave Tough, but along with maybe Hal Blaine, he could be the most recorded drummer in history. Over 18,000 recordings over 40 plus years. “Till I Kissed You”, “Sweet Nothin’s”, “Are You Lonesome Tonight”, “Only The Lonely”,” Running Scared”, “Little Sister”, “Marie’s The Name (His Latest Flame)”, “Crying”, “Dream Baby”, “A Big Hunk O’ Love”, “The Battle Of New Orleans”, “It’s Now Or Never”, “Ring Of Fire”, “Viva Las Vegas”, “King Of The Road”, “Sweet Dreams”, “Bye Bye Love”, “Stand By Your Man”, “Coal Miner’s Daughter", et al. Here he is again, with 2 partners in crime who are likewise among the most-recorded on their instruments. And third from left with JFK in May 1961. Chet Atkins to the far right. JFK pondering if he has a chance with Shelly Winters, to his right. Jackie apparently in the bullpen.
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Dec 24, 2020 0:03:42 GMT
Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 24, 2020 0:03:42 GMT
Wow! Hal! Yes, I knew him a bit. We did some workshops together. When I was a kid learning tunes off the radio I discovered later that my 8 favorite drummers were all Hal Blane! He was the busiest session player for drums. The drum fill intro to “Sounds of Silence” still gives me chills! Did you see The Wrecking Crew” Movie about Rock and Roll session players, including Hal! Thanks for bringing back great memories!
edit to add... I’m guessing that you play or did. I was a student of Joe Morello and mentored by Ed Thigpen! Stay well!
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Post by ignatz on Dec 24, 2020 0:18:54 GMT
Wow! Hal! Yes, I knew him a bit. We did some workshops together............................... I was a student of Joe Morello and mentored by Ed Thigpen! Stay well! Not sure you caught that.
The sailor is Buddy Harman, who may have recorded as much as Hal.
Here's Morello with Paul Howard's western swing band; probably late 40s, long before Brubeck; with Hank Garland on guitar as a teenager.
Thigpen is one of those names that I always remember....like Leroy Vinnegar and Kai Winding. How do you pronounce "Kai Winding"?
No...I don't play. I don't know a sharp from a flat, but at one time I did know the difference between a paradiddle and a ratamacue.
Yeah, I watched that Wrecking Crew film.....I wanted to see what I could find out about Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy Tedesco. The story they tell about him was that he once absent-mindedly sat down at a session with the sheet music in front of him, upside down. He hadn't noticed. The leader kicked it off and Tommy started playing backwards, not giving it a second thought till everyone else started laughing. I guess that's what you call a sight-reader!
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