[From nobody Wed Feb 5 21:03:17 2003 Return-path: <DCuratola@aol.com> From: DCuratola@aol.com Full-name: D Curatola Message-ID: <118.1ea4acb6.2b7218a9@aol.com> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 02:35:05 EST Subject: Cubs band article To: TrumpyDan@aol.com CC: NCRCASH@aol.com, JazzMnJoe@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part2_bd.2e567e1c.2b7218a9_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 8.0 for Windows US sub 232 --part2_bd.2e567e1c.2b7218a9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Chicago Cubs Dixieland Band It's a beautiful warm summer day in Chicago. Another sold out crowd=20 flocks to the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field to see their beloved Cubs.=20 Before the excited fans enter the stadium they hear some hot Dixieland jazz=20 coming from five guys dressed in Cubs' uniforms. But who are these men? And=20 why are they playing in front of Wrigley Field? Stay tuned for the story of=20 the Chicago Cubs Dixieland Band! The band began in 1982 founded by trumpet player Ted Butterman. At one=20 time they were called The Florsheim Five. The bands uniforms and jackets had= =20 the Florsheim logo on them. The 2003 Cubs Band includes Ted Butterman -=20 trumpet, Tom Bartlett - trombone, John Blegen - clarinet, Ed Wilkinson -=20 tuba, and a banjo player. Many famous musicians have played with the Cubs=20 Band including trombone players Russ Phillips, Bill Hanck, Frank McCallum,=20 Harry Graves. Clarinet players included Tom Fisher, Stu Genevese, Chuck=20 Hedges and Eric Schneider. Tuba players included Mike Walbridge, Chris Stind= ,=20 Dennis Morris, Ron Brusky, Jerry Mulvihill; and on banjo they had Jack Kund,= =20 Terry Pettijohn, Dave Ivaz, Don Stiernberg, Fred Runquist, and Brian Nayor.=20 The Cubs Band dresses in Cubs uniforms. About one hour before the game=20 the band performs in front of the main gate of Wrigley Field. Their song lis= t=20 contains over six hundred tunes including Body And Soul and My Sweet Tooth=20 Says I Want To, But My Wisdom Tooth Says No. After their one hour performanc= e=20 they take a short break until the game starts. Once the game begins the band= =20 starts playing in the left field bleachers. They continue moving over a few=20 boxes until they go through the entire park. The band starts playing at the=20 instant of the third out and plays until the next inning begins. They perfor= m=20 until the middle of the 8th inning. By this time they have played throughout= =20 the park I highly recommended everyone to someday attend a ball game at Wrigley=20 Field. Not only is it the greatest ball park on Earth but they have the best= =20 band! Ted Butterman also has a band called the Neo Pass=E9 Swing Quintet. Th= eir=20 CD's are available at the sales table. For more information check out Ted's=20 website at www.dixieswing.com. Finally I would like to thank Ted Butterman=20 and Charlie Hooks for providing me with lots of info for this article. Go=20 Cubs! Michele Curatola --part2_bd.2e567e1c.2b7218a9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE= =3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">The Chicago Cubs Dixieland Band<BR> <BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It's a beautiful warm summer day in Chicago.=20= Another sold out crowd flocks to the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field to s= ee their beloved Cubs. Before the excited fans enter the stadium they hear s= ome hot Dixieland jazz coming from five guys dressed in Cubs' uniforms. But=20= who are these men? And why are they playing in front of Wrigley Field? Stay=20= tuned for the story of the Chicago Cubs Dixieland Band!<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The band began in 1982 founded by trumpet player Te= d Butterman. At one time they were called The Florsheim Five. The bands unif= orms and jackets had the Florsheim logo on them. The 2003 Cubs Band includes= Ted Butterman - trumpet, Tom Bartlett - trombone, John Blegen - clarinet, E= d Wilkinson - tuba, and a banjo player. Many famous musicians have played wi= th the Cubs Band including trombone players Russ Phillips, Bill Hanck, Frank= McCallum, Harry Graves. Clarinet players included Tom Fisher, Stu Genevese,= Chuck Hedges and Eric Schneider. Tuba players included Mike Walbridge, Chri= s Stind, Dennis Morris, Ron Brusky, Jerry Mulvihill; and on banjo they had J= ack Kund, Terry Pettijohn, Dave Ivaz, Don Stiernberg, Fred Runquist, and Bri= an Nayor. <BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Cubs Band dresses in Cubs uniforms. About one h= our before the game the band performs in front of the main gate of Wrigley F= ield. Their song list contains over six hundred tunes including Body And Sou= l and My Sweet Tooth Says I Want To, But My Wisdom Tooth Says No. After thei= r one hour performance they take a short break until the game starts. Once t= he game begins the band starts playing in the left field bleachers. They con= tinue moving over a few boxes until they go through the entire park. The ban= d starts playing at the instant of the third out and plays until the next in= ning begins. They perform until the middle of the 8th inning. By this time t= hey have played throughout the park<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I highly recommended everyone to someday attend a ball ga= me at Wrigley Field. Not only is it the greatest ball park on Earth but they= have the best band! Ted Butterman also has a band called the Neo Pass=E9 Sw= ing Quintet. Their CD's are available at the sales table. For more informati= on check out Ted's website at www.dixieswing.com. Finally I would like to th= ank Ted Butterman and Charlie Hooks for providing me with lots of info for t= his article. Go Cubs!<BR> <BR> Michele Curatola<BR> </FONT></HTML> --part2_bd.2e567e1c.2b7218a9_boundary-- ]