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