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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=xmsonormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gene Hovland<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=xmsonormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rapid City, South Dakota<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=xmsonormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I began playing the accordion at the age of 6 and trombone at age 11.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>My musical career has include playing in numerous concert bands and ensembles. My love of Dixieland Jazz began in 1958 when I attended a performance by Dukes of Dixieland in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. After retirement in 2006, I have attended seven Dixieland jazz camps in California and New Orleans. I also have played Dixieland trombone on five jazz cruises.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=4 type=1><li class=xmsonormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> I found out about the Dixieland group after attending several Jim Cullum Jazz Band concerts in San Antonia about 1996. I have learned invaluable information regarding OKOM from this email group. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:mister_bertje@hotmail.com">Bert</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, August 29, 2018 3:24 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:gene24@rushmore.com">Gene Hovland</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com">Dixieland Jazz Mailing List</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Dixielandjazz] Who and Where We Are ???</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hello Mike,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bert Brandsma (Official: Albertus) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have two houses, main address in a little village up north in Holland, called Garijp. The other a Railway Station in Germany, not too far away from Luxembourg.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yes, Bass-saxophone - Dixieland Crackerjacks, clarinet and tenor sax - Big Chris Barber band (UK), lead alto sax - Bernard Berkhout Swing Orchestra and Freelance. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I think early 2010, probably januari.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Have a nice day,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Bert <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear Digimellers. Quite some time ago, our dear listmate Don Robertson, in response to at that time the same request of mine I'm about to make again, compiled an Excel spreadsheet of the responses, ie, Who and Where We Are. The point of the exercise then is the same as now: lurker or not, it would be extremely enlightening.<br><br>So, -- and no, I'm not going to do a spreadsheet, but I will compile an old-fashioned List -- let's hear it:<br><br>Lurker or Not (and this exercise includes *EVERYBODY*, ie, even current/frequent posters; accuracy, you know),<br><br>1) Who are you?,<br>2) Where are you?,<br>3) Musician?, and, for good measure,<br>4) When did you join this august list?<br><br>I'll start.<br><br>Mike Logsdon; Salinas, Calif; non-musician (except in my head); joined in approx if not actually May 1995, making me, I think, one of the "charter members", or, at least, I'd like to think of myself as one if not actually.<br><br>Now... the rest of you...!<br><br>M J (Mike) Logsdon.<br><br>"Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.<br>"Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.<br>"Because that's the kind of guy, I'm." -- C Reiner, "Your Show of Shows", skit: "From Here to Obscurity".<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>To unsubscribe or change your e-mail preferences for the Dixieland Jazz Mailing list, or to find the online archives, please visit:<br><br><a href="http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz">http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;overflow:auto' id="LPBorder_GT_15355774680310.24947854041701834"><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="90%" style='width:90.0%;background:white;border-top:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-right:none'><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div id="LPTitle_15355774680300.23041292814906433"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif;color:#0078D7'><a href="http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz" target="_blank">Dixielandjazz -- Dixieland Jazz Mailing List - Islandnet.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt' id="LPMetadata_15355774680310.20122751965510144"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666'>ml.islandnet.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="LPDescription_15355774680310.15025145566403708"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Your email address: Your name (optional): You may enter a privacy password below. 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