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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Dear Tony,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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 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 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 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 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 style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Ross<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> 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></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Dear Ross,<span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>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></p><p>Our best wishes to you and Beryl and the other guys, and let's hope for a happier New Year.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p><p>Tony<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 01/12/2020 05:57, Ross Anderson wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Dear Friends,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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 style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif'>😢</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>We are gunna miss you ALL , not only as supporters, BUT as BEST FRIENDS too </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif'>💖</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>On behalf of Beryl, <span style='color:#1F497D'>Me</span> and the rest of the “BAND” members,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>We sa<span style='color:#1F497D'>y</span> a “BIG THANK YOU”, </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif'>👏</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Best Wishes to you all for Xmas and the New Year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Cheers, Ross </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif'>🍾🎶🍺🎅🎁🛍</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>98012237</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.newmelbournejazzband.com">www.newmelbournejazzband.com</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>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></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz">http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Dixielandjazz mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com">Dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>