[Leica] IMG: From Waaaaay Back

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Don,

I learned early on that it can  be a cut-throat world out there. 
Somewhere in a drawer I probably have my membership card for the 
American Federation of Musicians.  When the non-union combos started 
undercutting us to get the dances on campus, we complained to the Union 
and they didn't even bother to answer us.

On 3/9/20 5:10 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> Ahh, technology.  Taking away jobs even in the 50's.  I'm glad you can
> remember your band member names.   I would be hard pressed to remember to
> many of my college classmates.
>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 4:59 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
>> Occasionally, I recall photos from a long time ago, and check to see if
>> I still have them in my files.  This one is from the late 1940s, the
>> time of Speed Graphics and large flash bulbs, and was probably shot by
>> Stanley Coumbe, one of my classmates who shot for the college paper, The
>> Reflector.  I found a black and white 8x10 glossy stuck between the
>> pages of one of my yearbooks, and scanned it.
>>
>> This was the first of several college bands I played with, to help with
>> college expenses.  This was about 1948, and there were still a large
>> number of veterans enrolled under the GI Bill. Looking at the group, I
>> think all except two or three were in that category.  I'm the fourth guy
>> from the right in the front row. Red Terry, who ran the band at this
>> time, is the bass player.  I think I can name them all, so I'm not
>> senile yet.
>>
>> The occasion was a Sorority Dance for the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20020430-Collegians+1.JPG.html
>>
>> Demand for large, 15-piece bands went away around 1950, when they were
>> replaced by smaller combos with loud amplifiers.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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Jim Nichols
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