[Dixielandjazz] New to the list

[Don Ingle]

Re: Don Gibson
First the 10th finger, then the wrist. What's next?
Tell him the "Other Don" says hello, and good luck to you all.
Don Ingle
PS -- Don't be surprised if you are mistaken at first by the cornet playing
Dick Miller of CA. Just say "no, I'm the one that DIDN'T go to Notre Dame!"
----- Original Message -----

From: "Dick Miller" <Dick_Miller@pmug.org>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 12:15 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] New to the list


> Hi listmates!
>
> Since I just joined the list, I thought I'd say hello and introduce
myself.
>
> My name is Dick Miller, and I live in Beaverton, OR (a suburb of
> Portland). I play trombone and tuba (and a little guitar and bass), and
> have been doing so for about 50 years or so. I grew up in Staten Island,
> NY, but didn't get into Trad Jazz until I moved to the LA area in 1978.
> I've played with a number of lesser-known bands (the City of Industry
> Chamber Ensemble, Dick Greeley's Bourbon Street Six Plus Two, Churchill
> Street JB, Dr. Jon's Medicine Show and Jazz Band, and Dr. Jazz and the
> Interns), and have had the good fortune to jam amd gig with some of the
> greats of the genre: Alton Purnell, Rosy McHargue, George Probert, Conrad
> Janis, Jim Beatty, Ernie Carson, and others.
>
> Currently, I'm doing some jamming around town, and am in the process of
> pulling together a quartet that focuses on Chicago style tunes: myself on
> marching trombone, Don Gibson on piano, Steve Boden on guitar and vocals,
> and Jack Stevens on bass. We're still a rehearsal group at this point,
> but, after Don's wrist injury heals completely, we hope to get it in gear
> and start doing some gigs.
>
> I see a lot of familiar names on the list of folks I've known from jazz
> societies, gigs, festivals, and so forth. A special hello to them, and
> best wishes to all for a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.
>
> --Dick Miller
> dick_miller@pmug.org
>
>
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