<div dir="ltr">Jolly good stuff, Ross!<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 28 May 2019 at 18:33, Ross Anderson <<a href="mailto:rossandersonjazz@gmail.com">rossandersonjazz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU"><div class="gmail-m_3270205698175273382WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Dear Friends,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">35 Years ago The Month of May 1984 The New Melbourne Jazz Band had our first Invitation to the USA jazz circuit.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">Our Great Friend ,”Bruce Martin” had taken a tape recording of the band the year before and gave it to</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">Judy Borcher the International Band Co-ordinator at Sacramento </span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">It was one of the “BEST” Events we have ever been invited to participate in!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">We , Beryl and I are still in contact with our dear friend Judy.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">The “Band” members are Ian Walkear “Reeds”, Derek Reynolds “Trumpet”,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">John Murray “Trombone”, Clint Smith “Banjo”, Rex Swan “Drums” (Sadly Passed Away),</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">Ross Anderson “Bass and Leader”.</span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">It was the first of 14 trips to the USA and Canada !!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-US">“GREAT MEMORIES !!!!”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The NMJB is still doing regular “Gigs” thanks to all our friends who support us.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best Wishes to you All.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Cheers, Ross<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="http://www.newmelbournejazzband.com" target="_blank">www.newmelbournejazzband.com</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;color:rgb(153,0,0)">This works .... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cs77J3_1g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95cs77J3_1g</a><br><br>What a great "blast from the past" ...<br></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">.</span> <u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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