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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;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We “WISH” !!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers, Ross<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><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>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Ron L'Herault [mailto:lherault@verizon.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 5 December 2020 7:08 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 class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US 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 lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Ron L’Herault<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Ross Anderson [<a href="mailto:rossanmjband@iprimus.com.au">mailto:rossanmjband@iprimus.com.au</a>] <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><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Tony Davis [<a href="mailto:tony@tony-davis.co.uk">mailto:tony@tony-davis.co.uk</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 4 December 2020 3:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:rossanmjband@iprimus.com.au">rossanmjband@iprimus.com.au</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <<a href="mailto:dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com">dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com</a>><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'><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 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><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://mlislandnet.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.islandnetcom</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>