[Dixielandjazz] John "Punch" Thomas

[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...).
 
    After pursuing several dead-end leads, Ed Cavin  (whom John described 
to me on the phone as"my dear friend") sent me John's  e-mail address and 
telephone number. Thanks to all who offered help, and special  thanks to Ed for 
coming up with the current information!
 
    The reason I wanted 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 them, 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