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| First dinner, no lasagna |
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| 2008 Tpt Section |
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| 2008 Trb section |
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| 2008 Rhythm section |
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| 1st Full Band rehearsal |
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| Rotary valve flugel |
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| Kids sitting in with Band, Branson |
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| Principia concert |
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| Just the usual hotel on tour (oh, sure!) |
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| Vax and Martha Stitzel, host at Principia |
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| DJ Ross Gentile, Vax and Gary Dammer |
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| Dennis Noday, waiting for room |
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| Band bus, loading up |
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| Band at Fitzgerald's |
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| At Fitzgerald's, arranging charts |
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| Getzen brass factory |
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| Getzen brass factory, workers |
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| Getzen concert, from back of band |
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| Getzen-molding bells |
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| Getzen-fitting shanks |
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| Getzen-tpt display |
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| Beloit sign |
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| Tpt clinic |
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| Vax Band, Beloit |
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| Our leader, his first rest in months |
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| Norm and Dr. Dave, getting ready to record |
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| Don Rader, Les Brown, Jr. and Kenny Shroyer, in Branson |
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| Norm, Les Brown Jr., and Steve & Dee Huffsteter |
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| Ginger & Scott |
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| Interesting book? |
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| Music prep on bus-Kim R |
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| Scott and Ginger, ready for the road
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| Don Rader, a long flight from Sydney |
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| Beauty and Beast, Faye and Norm |
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| Suter, Windows of the World |
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| A view on the Bus |
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| Roy and George (fan) |
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| Carl Saunders, resting his chops |
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| Restful bus rides |
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| Don Rader, after the raid |
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| Bus Driver Mac |
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| Beyond the motel, a cemetary: if the accommodations are too noisy,
there's a quiet place up the hill
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| Hilarious Hermann Motel |
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| Siesta time for Dennis Noday |
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| Dr. Dave |
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| Faye and Norm, on the bus |
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| Rader, snoozing |
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| Hobbs |
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| Joel Kaye, typical |
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| Kenny Shroyer |
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| Dale DeVoe (the scholar?) from Phiily |
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| Bus riders, Glenn Hooker and Dick Lannen |
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| Road Manager Tom Huth, at work |
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| Dee and Steve Huffsteter, the doves |
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| "Ginger Snap" Ginger Berglund, vocals |
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| FBBJ Scolarship winner, Oskloosa, IA |
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| HS kids join the big band |
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| Mike Vax and his new band bus |
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| Bus driver Mac and his protection from Noday |
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| Stage at Gustavis Adolphus College |
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| Ginger & Scott feature |
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| Featuring Carl Saunders |
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| Sax clinic |
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| Tpt clinic |
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| Trb clinic |
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| Rhythm section clinic |
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| Another saxophone clinic |
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| Band director Dennis Lindsay, student award winner Mara Syman, Vax-, Stillwater HS |
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| Mara showing schorship to band friends, Stillwater HS (cute, huh?) |
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| Dr Dave & sound board at U of Minn |
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| Univ of Minn concert hall |
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| Univ of Minn: the band filled it with sound |
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| Hotel in Bettendorf, IA, on Mississippi River |
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| Casino on river |
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| Bix Biederbecke museum in Bettendorf, IA |
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| Guys on porch of Bix Biederbecke museum in Bettendorf, IA |
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| Bix sign |
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| Bust of Bix Beiderbecke |
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| Vax band Trumpet row, Chris Symer (bass) |
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| Band bus, Suter (red hat), Kafka, Faye, Carl (in BG), Kaye, Norm, Kim
R, Dennis- display of new band hats |
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| Bus trip: DeVoe in foreground |
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| Kenny S |
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| Valuable hat, Dennis N |
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| Suter |
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| Saunders (in BG), Joel Kaye, Roy Wiegand |
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| Carl snoozing |
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| Gamblers anonymous |
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| Carl dealing |
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Mike Vax Big Band, at the bus
From left to right: Bus driver Mac, Carl Saunders, Mike Vax, Norm Tompach, Kim Richmond, Dave Clements, Dennis Noday, Kenny Shroyer, Bob Kafka, Roy Wiegand, Don Rader, ), Steve Huffsteter, Dee Huffsteter, Chris Symer, Pete Gallio, Gary Hobbs, Alex Murzyn, Mike Suter, Dale DeVoe, Tom Huth; in front row kneeling: Joel Kaye, Ginger Berglund, Scott Whitfield, Keith Kaminsky. |
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| Dennis, the danelion angel |
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| Vax Alumni Band at Fond Du Lac HS |
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| Band director Dale Shipe, Scholarship winner Joe Fee, Fond Du Lac with maestro Vax |
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| Scholarship winner Karl Miller, Bay Port HS, Green Bay, Vax, Band Director Luther Appel |
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| Vax, scholorship winner Colin O'Day, band director Dale Bigus, Eisenhower HS, New Berlin, WI |
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| Vax, scholorship winner Sam Hardin, band director Chris Bird, Kennedy HS, Cedar Rapids, IA |
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| Traditional Lunch at a Cracker Barrel's |
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| Scholarship winner at Woodhaven High
School...Mike Vax, Brendan Betyn, Jim Mobely |
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| The Dave Umemoto Memorial, Last Night Tour Party |
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| They Drank Norm Tompach Under The Table |
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| Mike Vax's Catered (?) Party |
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| The Money Man, Tom Huth |
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| Woodwind Player Keith Kaminski and his Bride |
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| The Fabulous Trumpet Section.....Party Animals! |
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| The "Fabulous Dennis Noday (?)" "The Animal." |
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| Yeah, but can they sing September song like Stan's band! |
