Subject: Re: Musical Memories
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 02:49:29 -0500
From: "Robert Drake"
To: "Todd Marshall" , "Greg Rushford" , "Terry &
Patty Wilson Fuchs" , "Larry Norton" , "Gary Rubloff"
CC: ALL
Todd Marshall - I think you may be on to something. Making a little music is
always a good idea.
Gary Rubloff - If you bring your banjo, I'll bring my guitar. Who knows it may
be the start of a hot new group.
Musical Memories:
Singing for me started in seventh grade at Thomas Jefferson. Our Principal,
Smith Applegate, put me in a barbershop quartet with Larry Rager, Dick and Ken
Wellner, and the four of us sang together for several years. Our last
performance was at a PHS assembly freshman year. Following that, I abandoned
music for photography.
I didn't start playing the guitar until sometime during our Senior year. (Larry
Norton - I also remember playing and singing Kingston Trio songs in Rock
Carter's basement). At WIU in Macomb, I sang at a coffee house called the Deep
End. From there, a group of five of us booked a number of "folk
concerts" at high schools and colleges around Illinois and Iowa (back then
you didn't need much talent to make a buck playing folk music).
These days I mostly play at church. I do the music for a small contemporary
Mass at St Paul's Cathedral here in Peoria every Sunday evening.
Greg Rushford - I remember several sleepovers at your house when we cranked up
the Elvis records and we "became" Elvis in our minds.
Terry and Patty - I can't wait to hear what a drum and vocal duet sound like.
It's amazing the memories these emails provoke.
Cheers,
Bob Drake
----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Marshall
To: Greg Rushford ; Terry & Patty Wilson Fuchs ; Laraine Wessels ; Gary
Rubloff
Cc: ALL
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:46 AM
Subject: Latin music Saturday night?
Hi Greg,
I'm cc'ing Laraine on this. Saturday night is being done by the pros so I defer
to her.
I'm cc'ing Terry and Patty because they're the pros doing Friday night and know
what works with cows.
I'm cc'ing Gary Rubloff because he must be given equal time with his Bluegrass
banjo and Blues Guitar.
And I'm cc'ing everybody else just because I'm a gossip.
Now if you would consider doing it Friday night out at the ranch, hey, if it
goes with potato salad ... I say bring it on. I think it would be terrific for
the class to bring out some of their talent. You know we're going to get a drum
recital from Terry and Patty has already promised me she would sing.
/Todd
Greg Rushford wrote:
Hey Todd:
Do you think that anyone would be interested in some Latin music Saturday
night? I'm talking merringue & salsa, basically. Not that I don't stink as
a dancer, but it's fun to try.
Cheers,
Greg