Fellow Bandperson:
The Burlingame Halloween parade was good - we played up and down the street, serenaded a BevMo (without reward) and played many well appreciated Halloween songs and our regular tunes. Needed more middle brass, but I think we sounded OK. Lunch and micro-beers were good. No injuries noted.
Our final event of the year is the annual Yule Concert in Lytton Plaza in Palto Alto (University and Emerson - by the pizza joint). This will occur Saturday, December 17, from 1PM to 3PM. Band books with the charts for the tunes (the normal Yuleish tunes) will be provided for the instruments and caroling books will be provided for the singers. Bring your reading glasses and your ear muffs. Remember, no percussion. This is for brass, reeds, and the like. You must be able to read charts. All who are not playing are encouraged to come along and sing. Regular band costumes are out. Warm yule duds are in. Don’t be discouraged if the weather is inclement because we can hang out under the Stanford Theatre marquee. Afterwards we will repair to The Rose and Crown Pub and see if we can be thrown out. You have to buy your own beer.
RSVP: It is important that everyone RSVP for ALL band events so we can plan for the best possible experience for everyone. RSVP WHETHER OR NOT you are planning to show up. Your negative response is just as important as a positive one. Do it NOW, while you are thinking of it! RSVP HERE:
http://ltwcmb.com/rsvp
IT’S BACK: The one-and-only LTWCMB CD release is back in print! The 40th Anniversary CD was released in 2000, and has been out of print for several years, available only on eBay and from a few high-end auction houses. Now, YOU can have a re-released copy for only $5 to listen to and play along with. It is a great way to learn our tunes.
EVENT SUGGESTIONS: We are always looking for new ways to get together to share our musical talents with each other and with the public. Email Harvey or Smiley with your best ideas.
NEW MEMBERS: A hearty welcome to Laila Thurfjell, who has re-joined the band after a brief absence.
DRUM MAJOR SIGNALS: Are you occasionally confused by the drum major’s signals? Fear not! We have a page of mace signals that explains everything:
http://ltwcmb.com/signals
TUBA SUNDAYS: Although not official band events, several of our band members meet regularly at formerly Zott’s (currently known as the Alpine Inn located at the intersection of Alpine and Arastradero Roads in Portola Valley) on the first Sunday of every month if it is not raining to enjoy some refreshment and play a few tunes. All LTWCMB members are invited to join in this activity, so bring your axe and have some fun. Show up and have a beer, 4:00; play in the garden, 4:30; walk right in, 5:00; approximately. The next one will be January 8 (the joint is closed on New Years Day). Contact Ronni to get on the reminder list:
rhaderle@earthlink.net
ID BUTTONS: Every band member is expected to proudly wear his/her LTWCMB ID button to all events. Do YOU know where YOURS is? If you haven’t ordered yours yet, or your old one accidentally went through the laundry too many times, notify Harvey before December 14, and it will be ready for you at the parade: jimharvey@jimharvey.org
PARTY LINE: We currently have 182 members who receive the email Newsletter, but only 75 of us subscribe to the Party Line mailing list. Please consider joining the list, if you have not done so already, to learn what is on the minds of fellow band members. Typical subjects discussed on the list relate to anything musical, ride-sharing band events, or an occasional (really) funny joke. To subscribe or unsubscribe, just send an email to: subscribe@ltwcmb.com.
PHOTOS OF THE BAND: Many of you have taken photos at our various band events, and we’re sure you have some that are real knockouts! If you would be willing to share them, we would like to put them on the band website for all to enjoy. You can email them to jimharvey@jimharvey.org, or contact us and and we can make other arrangements to transfer them. If they are numerous or large files, you can share them via DropBox jimharvey@jimharvey.org.
NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS: If, from time to time, any of you have news items that would be of interest to our band members, send them in to Harvey or Smiley and we will include them in the next Newsletter. This could include notes for local gigs involving LTWCMB members.
FUTURE EVENTS: The list of possible events follows. A Y to the left means that the event is scheduled. A ? means that we are not sure about it. An N means that we won’t do it (it is for your info only). Detailed information on each event is normally sent out a few days before the event. Be sure to check the web site for late-breaking news.
Y Saturday, December 17, Annual Yule Concert, Palo Alto
FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information call Harvey at 650-321-7788 or Smiley at 650-269-7542. E-mail addresses are jimharvey@jimharvey.org or donfnelson@earthlink.net.
ADDRESS CORRECTIONS: For address corrections contact LTWCMB HQ, 960 Cotton Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025 or phone or e-mail Harvey or Smiley.
CHARTS: Our chartmaster, Chris Quinn, has been busy creating charts for our tunes. So, check out our web site for the available ones if you need some. The user name and password are “charts”. Another good source of tunes we play sometimes is:
http://creolejazzband.com/Fake%20Books
LYRICS: Note that the words to almost all of the songs are in a pdf file on the web site. If some are missing or incorrect let Smiley know and we will update the web site. This file was redone on 27 March, 2007 (about time for an update).
T-SHIRTS: Contact David Richoux at tubaman (at) tubatoast.com. Makes a Great Gift! Contact David before Dec 16th if you want to get some at the Yule Concert. Still a bargain at $20, cash preferred. Most sizes still available.
