[Dixielandjazz] John"Punch" Thomas wherabouts,

[W1AB at aol.com]

Hi, folks,
 
    My thanks to all who replied to my  query about John "Punch" Thomas 
that Bob Ringwald relayed to the list.  I  signed on board just yesterday, so 
as not to burden Bob further.  And many  thanks to Bob for the QSP (that's 
ham radio talk...).
 
    Here's what I've put together from the  kind replies several listees 
sent via Bob:  John's  house was destroyed in a fire, and he is now living 
with his daughter.   neither John's old e-mail address nor his old phone number 
work any  more.
 
    Does anyone know the name of John's  daughter?  Or any way I can get in 
touch with him?
 
    I called AFM 444 in  Jacksonville.  They have a very old card on John, 
but no current  information.  Rick, the guy I spoke with there, knew John 
from playing a  couple of Dixieland gigs with him many years ago, but he 
hasn't been in  recent contact.
 
    The reason I want to get in touch with  John is this:  I've been 
putting some old audio tracks and photos of the  band Southern Comfort, from the 
era 1973 to 1995, on YouTube.  John was the  first trumpet player with the 
band, and I'd like for him to see the  YouTubers.
 
    In case anyone else is interested in  seeing the YouTubers, I've 
uploaded 49 tracks so far.  This URL will take  you to a play list; from there you 
can click on either individual tracks or on  the icon to play them all (to 
use them as background music while you do  something else):
 
_http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=551E9F0E9B6815CA_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=551E9F0E9B6815CA) 
 
    Later on, I'll be uploading video  clips from footage that was shot at 
the jazz festival of the Central Ohio Hot  Jazz Society.  If you keep the 
URL above on file, it will always show you  everything that I've uploaded to 
date.
 
    Last month, I decided Southern Comfort  was a good enough band to be 
remembered, and that thought is what got me started  on this project.  I hope 
you enjoy the music!
 
                                                         Thanks,  Al Brogdon