[Dixielandjazz] Vale Bill Gunter - a Larrikin if ever there was one

[Michael Thomason]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrikinism

Listmates,
In an earlier post I referred to Bill as a 'Larrikin' and Bob Ringwald 
wanted to know what the term meant.
Now I know that Bill Haesler, Ross Anderson and other Aussies on the 
list would probably agree with me, but for the erudition of those less 
familiar with the term I refer you to the link above from Wikipedia.

I first met Bill at a Washboard Concert at the Sacramento Jazz festival 
about 8 years ago. Suzie and I were visiting from san Diego, and i 
wanted to sit in.
Bill invited me to join the set and i had a ball! Suzie had met Bill 
and Bev at a number of other festivals a few years earlier, including 
the San Diego Thanksgiving Festival on  number of occasions. I will 
always remember Bill as a kind, knowledgeable, and accomplished 
musician friend.

In some ways I think he would have qualified for membership of that 
rather exclusive group of Aussie Dixieland Musos, even though was a 
'States'-Sider'!

Slainte Bill!

AussieMike