Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information