[Dixielandjazz] Fw: Daddy
Bob Romans
cellblk7@attbi.com
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Tommy Loy's daughter, Lindy, asked me to forward this to you all...
Bob Romans
-----Original Message-----
From: Lindi Boyer <bgrouptx@yahoo.com>
To: Bob Romans <cellblk7@attbi.com>
Date: Friday, October 18, 2002 1:57 AM
Subject: Daddy
Bob -- I can't thank you enough for forwarding all the wonderful e-mails =
about Daddy to me. I will make sure that Shirley, all of my sisters, =
and my step-sisters (affectionately known as Tommy's harem) receive a =
copy of each one. I may even take the liberty to share some of their =
comments at his service on Sunday, if I have an opportunity to talk.=20
I spent as much time as I could with Daddy since his diagnosis August =
21st and I made it a point to hear him play every Tuesday night until =
September 24th when he played his horn for the last time. The previous =
week I clandestinely called all of the players I knew who had the =
privilege to play with him at The Levee and they all showed up! It was =
a magical night, not only for him, but for all of us and in spite of his =
pain, he played the entire night!=20
One of the things he talked about in the past several weeks was how much =
all of his DJML friends meant to him and we will be forever grateful to =
you for inviting him to go to Scotland - you fulfilled one of his =
lifelong dreams. He loved being a part of "your fraternity" and I know =
he will be watching over all of you as you progress in your respective =
careers. But I'm giving you fair warning -- you may hear him recant his =
infamous line to us when we were growing up as we practiced piano, the =
violin or prepared for one of our many musical concerts -- PRACTICE, =
PRACTICE, PRACTICE!=20
He was a great musician, comedian, mentor, lover of jazz, friend, =
husband, grandaddy and Daddy. God was so good to me to give me the =
opportunity to be raised by such a wonderful man and I feel truly =
blessed to have shared in his short life here on earth. Although I will =
dearly miss his physical presence, his spirit will live in me forever. =
Let me know when the ITG meets in Fort Worth next year as I would =
personally like to express my appreciation to all of Daddy's fellow =
Tooters for their support and prayers during his brief illness. The =
best part about his passing (and yes, I believe there is one) is that he =
had the rare opportunity to say goodbye to his fellow musicians, friends =
and all of us - a fitting tribute to such a wonderful man. =20
Please feel free to pass this e-mail onto all of his DJML friends and =
thank them for their prayers and support during the last weeks of his =
life and his transition to the other side. I love you all and I know =
Daddy does too.=20
Lindi Loy Boyer (Affectionately known as L2 ) =
4057 Bryn Mawr, Dallas, TX 75225 =
Home (214) 691-6107 Cell (469) 688-6107 =
E-Mail bgrouptx@yahoo.com=20
Bob Romans <cellblk7@attbi.com> wrote:=20
Hi Lindy!!
You can't BELIEVE the email coming over the Internet about your =
father!! I'm going to send them to you without comment ...there's too =
many for me to say something on each one. Shirley will appreciate them =
too. Much love to you all...I wish I could be there Sunday, but my band =
has a contract for a gig that day...
Bob Romans
Cell Block 7
Jazz Band
1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
Lodi, California, 95242
Phone.....209-368-3255
Cell...209-747-1148
Fax...209-368-3255
WebPages..click below
www.cellblockseven2002.net
>=3Diii=3D<0
-----Original Message-----
From: John Gunter=20
To: tpin@parnassus.dana.edu=20
Date: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:04 PM
Subject: [TPIN] Tommy Loy (1930-2002)
Tooters,
I write with deep sadness that our listmate Tommy Loy lost his valiant =
fight against pancreatic cancer this morning.
I know that many of you knew Tommy only through TPIN. His comments =
were always wise and even tempered (that=92s a hint for some of =
y=92all--wink). I regret that more of you did not know him personally. =
And I truly regret that many of you were not ever able to play music =
with him. It was always fun and definitely an honor. Beside being a =
great player, Tommy was a master sound engineer who worked in the jingle =
industry in Dallas for years. As we say, he had real big ears.
A few memories:
I am a comeback player after a 30 year hiatus. I picked up my horn =
again after the 50th anniversary celebration at UNT in 1997. Many fine =
players were very supportive and encouraged me in my return, offering =
advice about practice regimens, demonstrating playing techniques, and =
just helping me
stay focused while not losing direction or my sense of humor. =
Principal among those have been Pops (whose latest book is definitely =
worth the money) Marvin Stamm, and Tommy Loy.
Every time Marvin comes to play at UNT in Denton, a group of us drive =
up from Dallas to hear him. Every time, Marvin augments his wonderful =
playing with solid advice and instruction to the NT students. He =
mentions that he is
always finding exceptional musicians throughout the world in his =
travels. And they=92re not all just in NYC, or LA, or Vegas, or =
Nashville. He always tells the students to get out and listen to the =
good local players in Dallas/Ft. Worth. And he would always single out =
Tommy in the audience for recognition. Tommy had such a wonderful little =
boy smile, and he would beam like a six-year-old when the kids =
applauded.=20
It was, of course, a gracious thing for Marv to do, but it was also =
instructive and accurate: Tommy was a great player. As he aged, his =
playing lost a little of its fire but seem to gain musically. Tommy =
could play in many idioms well, but when he played the traditional jazz =
he loved so well, I always heard Bix and Bobby and Warren.
Marvin once told me that he didn=92t think that Tommy knew how good he =
really was. I agree. Marvin also got Tommy to come to a sound check for =
his small group concert at IAJE in New Orleans in 2000. And he acted on =
Tommy=92s suggestions and improved the setup.
I play in a couple of big bands in Dallas, and Tommy would sub in =
those bands regularly. One is a rehearsal band (Swingtime) that Bob =
Strickland started and ran until he moved to the Portland area recently. =
That book has some tricky older arrangements that are always a =
challenge--stuff like Billy
May charts. The joke line to our good lead player, Rob Jonas, is =
=93just play it like Gozzo=94; his response is an ironic =93sure=94.
Tommy would always play the solos in the idiom of the specific chart, =
and the lines would be lyrical and sweet. He=92d play hot when needed or =
cool if more appropriate. He played great plunger, and got the most =
interesting effects using an empty orange juice can in and out of the =
bell I=92ve ever heard.
The other band is more of a society band (Celebration Orchestra) that =
plays weddings and country club dances and such. (Aside: we recently =
played for a reunion of a WWII infantry unit! We played every Miller =
chart in the book, and they knew how to dance to them. It was a blast.) =
When Tommy subbed with us, I saw the same thing happen in that band. =
Many of the younger players wouldn=92t know who Tommy was at first, but =
when he played that first solo (especially on a swing number), they=92d =
crank their heads around and look at him after a few bars. Then they=92d =
turn back around and I swear you could see
them physically hunker down a little and start play more focused, in =
effect saying we=92d better straighten up if we=92ve got to play with =
=93that old guy=94.
He simply raised the musical bar for the rest of us. Thane Tolle (a =
bassist of Tommy=92s generation) is the founder and semi-retired leader =
of that band. When he was still leading us and Tommy would play =
Bobby=92s solo on String of Pearls, Thane would look up at him with a =
very bright twinkle in his eye.
During the break, he=92d say, =93he sure knows how to play those =
triplets, doesn=92t he?=94 And I=92d reply, =93he surely does.=94 Now =
many of us can play that solo in our sleep because you never should =
improvise there=97the audience thinks that solo is a part of the chart =
(and maybe it is). But you never heard it played better. He punched the =
accents in those triplets exactly like the original. And he played just =
as evocatively on In the Mood.
Some of you may also know that Tommy played in the Dallas Cowboys =
football band for 22 years (when Tom Landry was coach). For every home =
game, Tommy stepped down to the 50 yard line and played the National =
Anthem. Try that for a little pressure! John Haynie once told me he went =
to a home game when it was so cold you could barely feel your fingers. =
Professor Haynie said something like, =93I don=92t even know how he felt =
the mouthpiece, yet he played solid and pure with a real big sound. I =
think he=92s a great player.=94
We=92re all excited that ITG will be in Fort Worth next year, and =
it=92s a real shame that Tommy Loy won=92t be there so many of you could =
meet him or hear him play. I don=92t know where it is exactly that we go =
in the next realm, but somebody just got a hellava trumpet and cornet =
player, and their band is swingin=92 harder. You can take that to the =
bank.
Hope all are well.
Later,
John Gunter
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>Tommy Loy's daughter, Lindy, asked me to =
forward=20
this to you all...</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial>Bob Romans</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
</B>Lindi Boyer <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:bgrouptx@yahoo.com">bgrouptx@yahoo.com</A>><BR><B>To: =
</B>Bob=20
Romans <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:cellblk7@attbi.com">cellblk7@attbi.com</A>><BR><B>Date:=
=20
</B>Friday, October 18, 2002 1:57 AM<BR><B>Subject:=20
</B>Daddy<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<P>Bob -- I can't thank you enough for forwarding all the wonderful=20
e-mails about Daddy to me. I will make sure that Shirley, all =
of my=20
sisters, and my step-sisters (affectionately known as Tommy's harem) =
receive a=20
copy of each one. I may even take the liberty to share =
some of=20
their comments at his service on Sunday, if I have an opportunity =
to talk.=20
<P>I spent as much time as I could with Daddy since his diagnosis =
August=20
21st and I made it a point to hear him play every Tuesday =
night until=20
September 24th when he played his horn for the last time. The =
previous=20
week I clandestinely called all of the players I knew who had the =
privilege to=20
play with him at The Levee and they all showed up! It was a =
magical night,=20
not only for him, but for all of us and in spite of his pain, he played =
the=20
entire night!=20
<P>One of the things he talked about in the past several weeks was how =
much all=20
of his DJML friends meant to him and we will be forever grateful to =
you for=20
inviting him to go to Scotland - you fulfilled one of his lifelong=20
dreams. He loved being a part of "your fraternity" and I know he =
will be=20
watching over all of you as you progress in your respective =
careers. But=20
I'm giving you fair warning -- you may hear him recant=20
his infamous line to us when we were growing up as we =
practiced piano,=20
the violin or prepared for one of our many musical concerts -- =
PRACTICE,=20
PRACTICE, PRACTICE!=20
<P>He was a great musician, comedian, mentor, lover of jazz, =
friend,=20
husband, grandaddy and Daddy. God was so good to me to give =
me the=20
opportunity to be raised by such a wonderful man and I feel truly =
blessed to=20
have shared in his short life here on earth. Although I will =
dearly miss=20
his physical presence, his spirit will live in me forever. =20
<P>Let me know when the ITG meets in Fort Worth next year as I=20
would personally like to express my appreciation to all of Daddy's =
fellow=20
Tooters for their support and prayers during his brief illness. =
The best=20
part about his passing (and yes, I believe there is one) is that he =
had the=20
rare opportunity to say goodbye to his fellow musicians, =
friends and=20
all of us - a fitting tribute to such a wonderful man. =20
<P>Please feel free to pass this e-mail onto all of his DJML =
friends and=20
thank them for their prayers and support during the last weeks of his =
life and=20
his transition to the other side. I love you all and I know Daddy =
does=20
too.=20
<P>Lindi Loy Boyer (Affectionately known as L2=20
) =20
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bsp; =20
4057 Bryn Mawr, Dallas, TX =20
75225 &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
Home (214) 691-6107 Cell (469)=20
688-6107  =
; =
&=
nbsp; =20
E-Mail <A href=3D"mailto:bgrouptx@yahoo.com">bgrouptx@yahoo.com</A>=20
<P> <B><I>Bob Romans <cellblk7@attbi.com></I></B> wrote:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px =
solid">
<P>Hi Lindy!!<BR>You can't BELIEVE the email coming over the Internet =
about=20
your father!! I'm going to send them to you without comment =
...there's=20
too many for me to say something on each one. Shirley will appreciate =
them=20
too. Much love to you all...I wish I could be there Sunday, but =
my band=20
has a contract for a gig that day...</P>
<P><BR>Bob Romans<BR>Cell Block 7<BR>Jazz Band<BR>1617 Lakeshore =
Dr.,<BR>Lodi,=20
California,=20
=
95242<BR>Phone.....209-368-3255<BR>Cell...209-747-1148<BR>Fax...209-368-3=
255<BR>WebPages..click=20
=
below<BR>www.cellblockseven2002.net<BR>>=3Diii=3D<0<BR>-----Origina=
l=20
Message-----<BR>From: John Gunter <ELLENANDJOHN@MINDSPRING.COM><BR>To: =
tpin@parnassus.dana.edu <TPIN@PARNASSUS.DANA.EDU><BR>Date: Thursday, =
October=20
17, 2002 1:04 PM<BR>Subject: [TPIN] Tommy Loy=20
(1930-2002)<BR><BR><BR>Tooters,<BR><BR>I write with deep sadness that =
our=20
listmate Tommy Loy lost his valiant fight against pancreatic cancer =
this=20
morning.<BR><BR>I know that many of you knew Tommy only through TPIN. =
His=20
comments were always wise and even tempered (that=92s a hint for some =
of=20
y=92all--wink). I regret that more of you did not know him personally. =
And I=20
truly regret that many of you were not ever able to play music with =
him. It=20
was always fun and definitely an honor. Beside being a great player, =
Tommy was=20
a master sound engineer who worked in the jingle industry in Dallas =
for years.=20
As we say, he had real big ears.<BR><BR>A few memories:<BR>I am a =
comeback=20
player after a 30 year hiatus. I picked up my horn again after the =
50th=20
anniversary celebration at UNT in 1997. Many fine players were very =
supportive=20
and encouraged me in my return, offering advice about practice =
regimens,=20
demonstrating playing techniques, and just helping me<BR>stay focused =
while=20
not losing direction or my sense of humor. Principal among those have =
been=20
Pops (whose latest book is definitely worth the money) Marvin Stamm, =
and Tommy=20
Loy.<BR><BR>Every time Marvin comes to play at UNT in Denton, a group =
of us=20
drive up from Dallas to hear him. Every time, Marvin augments his =
wonderful=20
playing with solid advice and instruction to the NT students. He =
mentions that=20
he is<BR>always finding exceptional musicians throughout the world in =
his=20
travels. And they=92re not all just in NYC, or LA, or Vegas, or =
Nashville. He=20
always tells the students to get out and listen to the good local =
players in=20
Dallas/Ft. Worth. And he would always single out Tommy in the audience =
for=20
recognition. Tommy had such a wonderful little boy smile, and he would =
beam=20
like a six-year-old when the kids applauded. </P>
<P>It was, of course, a gracious thing for Marv to do, but it was also =
instructive and accurate: Tommy was a great player. As he aged, his =
playing=20
lost a little of its fire but seem to gain musically. Tommy could play =
in many=20
idioms well, but when he played the traditional jazz he loved so well, =
I=20
always heard Bix and Bobby and Warren.</P>
<P><BR>Marvin once told me that he didn=92t think that Tommy knew how =
good he=20
really was. I agree. Marvin also got Tommy to come to a sound check =
for his=20
small group concert at IAJE in New Orleans in 2000. And he acted on =
Tommy=92s=20
suggestions and improved the setup.<BR><BR>I play in a couple of big =
bands in=20
Dallas, and Tommy would sub in those bands regularly. One is a =
rehearsal band=20
(Swingtime) that Bob Strickland started and ran until he moved to the =
Portland=20
area recently. That book has some tricky older arrangements that are =
always a=20
challenge--stuff like Billy<BR>May charts. The joke line to our good =
lead=20
player, Rob Jonas, is =93just play it like Gozzo=94; his response is =
an ironic=20
=93sure=94.</P>
<P>Tommy would always play the solos in the idiom of the specific =
chart, and=20
the lines would be lyrical and sweet. He=92d play hot when needed or =
cool if=20
more appropriate. He played great plunger, and got the most =
interesting=20
effects using an empty orange juice can in and out of the bell I=92ve =
ever=20
heard.<BR><BR>The other band is more of a society band (Celebration =
Orchestra)=20
that plays weddings and country club dances and such. (Aside: we =
recently=20
played for a reunion of a WWII infantry unit! We played every Miller =
chart in=20
the book, and they knew how to dance to them. It was a blast.) When =
Tommy=20
subbed with us, I saw the same thing happen in that band. Many of the =
younger=20
players wouldn=92t know who Tommy was at first, but when he played =
that first=20
solo (especially on a swing number), they=92d crank their heads around =
and look=20
at him after a few bars. Then they=92d turn back around and I swear =
you could=20
see<BR>them physically hunker down a little and start play more =
focused, in=20
effect saying we=92d better straighten up if we=92ve got to play with =
=93that old=20
guy=94.</P>
<P><BR>He simply raised the musical bar for the rest of us. Thane =
Tolle (a=20
bassist of Tommy=92s generation) is the founder and semi-retired =
leader of that=20
band. When he was still leading us and Tommy would play =
Bobby=92s solo on=20
String of Pearls, Thane would look up at him with a very bright =
twinkle in his=20
eye.<BR>During the break, he=92d say, =93he sure knows how to play =
those triplets,=20
doesn=92t he?=94 And I=92d reply, =93he surely does.=94 Now many of us =
can play that=20
solo in our sleep because you never should improvise there=97the =
audience thinks=20
that solo is a part of the chart (and maybe it is). But you never =
heard it=20
played better. He punched the accents in those triplets exactly like =
the=20
original. And he played just as evocatively on In the =
Mood.<BR><BR>Some=20
of you may also know that Tommy played in the Dallas Cowboys football =
band for=20
22 years (when Tom Landry was coach). For every home game, Tommy =
stepped down=20
to the 50 yard line and played the National Anthem. Try that for a =
little=20
pressure! John Haynie once told me he went to a home game when it was =
so cold=20
you could barely feel your fingers. Professor Haynie said something =
like, =93I=20
don=92t even know how he felt the mouthpiece, yet he played solid and =
pure with=20
a real big sound. I think he=92s a great player.=94<BR><BR>We=92re all =
excited that=20
ITG will be in Fort Worth next year, and it=92s a real shame that =
Tommy Loy=20
won=92t be there so many of you could meet him or hear him play. I =
don=92t know=20
where it is exactly that we go in the next realm, but somebody just =
got a=20
hellava trumpet and cornet player, and their band is swingin=92 =
harder. You can=20
take that to the bank.<BR><BR>Hope all are =
well.<BR><BR>Later,<BR><BR>John=20
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