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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m sorry to hear this news, Bert. I admired the band that Phil and your crew put together and looked for opportunities to take a listen whenever the opportunity presented itself. Exposed me to some great tunes like Martinique and She’s Cryin’ for Me that have since become favorites. As you say, rest in peace and thank you for the music and memories.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#FFC000'>Kit W. Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Black Swan Classic Jazz Band<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>503-970-1251<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:kit@bscjb.com"><span style='color:black'>kit@bscjb.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://www.bscjb.com/"><span style='color:black'>www.bscjb.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>A musician has to expect to be excited. There is no way you can be a fine musician and just be placid and dull. Life involves many exciting experiences and you express all aspects of life in music just like an actor would.</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> ~Arnold Jacobs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Bert Thompson <dr_bert@juno.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 11, 2021 9:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> Kit Johnson <kit@bscjb.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Dixielandjazz] Phil Kirk, RIP<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>After being in failing health for the last couple of years, Phil Kirk died on Oct. 1, 2021. Phil was the leader and trumpet player of the well-known West Coast band <strong>Professor Plum's Jazz</strong> from its founding in 1977 to its demise in 1995. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>The band was extremely popular in the San Francisco Bay Area where legions of fans would appear at appearances wearing their plum-colored t-shirts emblazoned with the band's logo on the front and, on the back, the slogan "I'm Plum Crazy." The same scene could be witnessed at the many festivals all over the country, on cruises, and at residencies abroad where the band appeared. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Phil's love of traditional jazz embraced many styles, and as a result the band had a wide-ranging "book." On one memorable evening at their residency in Fargo's Pizza Parlor in Mountain View, California, the band put on a 3-hour concert honoring Jelly Roll Morton, playing nothing but his compositions or tunes associated with him. Other times at festivals the band would play a similar kind of set honoring jazz masters such as King Oliver and Bix Beiderbecke with displays of photographs and commentaries from Phil between tunes..</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>At various times, both before and after Professor Plum, Phil played with other bands, but he was and is best known for leading the Professor Plum band in the San Francisco Bay Area.. He, and Professor Plum's Jazz, live on on YouTube. Rest in peace, Phil.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sadly,<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bert Thompson<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>____________________________________________________________</span><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Top News - <a href="https://www.newser.com/?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_taglines_more" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Sponsored By Newser</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/616466bc8ac0466bc7512st02duc1" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#004080;text-decoration:none'>History of Columbus Day Is a Violent One</span></b></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/616466bcaa22c66bc7512st02duc2" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#004080;text-decoration:none'>Space Debris Crashes Through Roof, Onto Woman's Pillow</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/616466bcc973566bc7512st02duc3" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#004080;text-decoration:none'>Man Dies After He Tries to Drive Over People and They Attack</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div></body></html>