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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you change your mind you can always get the band back together and call it the Born Again New Melbourne Jazz Band. Who knows, you may pick up gigs from evangelical Christains. 8-)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ron L’Herault<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ross Anderson [mailto:rossanmjband@iprimus.com.au] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 03, 2020 11:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ron<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Dixielandjazz] FW: The New Melbourne Jazz Band "RETIRES" !!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Dear Tony,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Thank You for your “WISHES” , It is a very hard decision to have to make.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Sadly there are a lot of “BANDS” around the world that are having lots of hassles with “THE LOCK DOWN” .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>It is “SO BLOODY SAD” that we have had to go through this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I just hope that some day soon “ALL” will be “GOOD AGAIN”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Cheers and best wishes to You and Jude.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Ross<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tony Davis [mailto:tony@tony-davis.co.uk] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 4 December 2020 3:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> rossanmjband@iprimus.com.au<br><b>Cc:</b> Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Dixielandjazz] FW: The New Melbourne Jazz Band "RETIRES" !!!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-AU>Dear Ross,</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-AU>I'm sorry to hear this news - it was a great band. Jude and I remember with fondness the welcome you gave us when we were in Melbourne, and I really enjoyed playing with the band.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-AU>Our best wishes to you and Beryl and the other guys, and let's hope for a happier New Year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-AU>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-AU>Tony<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>On 01/12/2020 05:57, Ross Anderson wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>Dear Friends,</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>It is with “Great Sadness that I tell you that I have “Retired” The New Melbourne Jazz Band.</span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"'>😢</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>D<span style='color:#1F497D'>ue</span> to the Covid 🦠 problem and the fact that we are “Getting OLD” and also we didn’t know when we would be able to be back at our regular venues<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> I decided it would be “BEST” to Retire now.</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>So on behalf of all the Band Members over the last 39 + years <span style='color:#1F497D'>I </span>want to thank you all for your ongoing support at ALL of the PUBS and CLUBS that we have played at </span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>We are gunna miss you ALL , not only as supporters, BUT as BEST FRIENDS too </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"'>💖</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>On behalf of Beryl, <span style='color:#1F497D'>Me</span> and the rest of the “BAND” members,</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>We sa<span style='color:#1F497D'>y</span> a “BIG THANK YOU”, </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"'>👏</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>Best Wishes to you all for Xmas and the New Year.</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt'>Cheers, Ross </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol","sans-serif"'>🍾🎶🍺🎅🎁🛍</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>98012237</span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.newmelbournejazzband.com">www.newmelbournejazzband.com</a> </span><span lang=EN-AU><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><pre><span lang=EN-AU>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-AU>To unsubscribe or change your e-mail preferences for the Dixieland Jazz Mailing list, or to find the online archives, please visit:<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-AU><a href="http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz">http://mlislandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-AU>Dixielandjazz mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-AU><a href="mailto:Dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com">Dixielandjazz@ml.islandnetcom</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>