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it's been great to relive some of these memories.....thanx for starting it Andy.....big kick about Waverly ('63} where Archie was escorted out of town by State Police after being confined in their buses overnight for an infraction.....hey, I was old then, but not so old as I am now...... Guido

sorry to hear about the personal issue from Saturday, but thanks for your review......as always. Guido

welcome back the madhouse Tom......Ray is the new ringmaster

sorry to have missed you last nite Jeff......had a great time with many old friends, associates and former students....it was good to get out.....finally.....looking forward to your take on Bucs......I would have had them slightly higher, but understand the spreads, for a first look I was impressed and to me at least they made huge strides to catch Cabs.....had a ball Guido the Short

hmmmmmm......Joe!!!!! Joe!!!!! good prediction Joe.....for one time only, Cossetti will remain short and you won't be there to savor the moment with Santa........will Little Joe be there???? if so I'll try to catch up with him......dory to miss ya bro Joe...not THAT Joe, the other Joe

just to support what Ray, Andy and Fran said.....Gene was a friend and mentor to all. He liked sharing thoughts and views with all and I knew Gene as a judge who mentored me in visual aspects of judging.....he ill be missed by all who knew him and for those that did not have the pleasure to meet him: please say a prayer for Gene and his family for he truly was a man put on this earth by God to educate and share his love for this activity............Godspeed Gene.....you will be missed.....love ya Guido

you gonna be travelling alone or will I get to see that sweet daughter of yours????? man it's my first and only show this season and good to get out in public with my booster seat......don't worry we're sitting on aisle at 45, row 5..... Guido

so, you sayin' I should play it from the bottom of a pool????? gene pool????? water needs changing..... aiyeeeeeeee, caramba

a rough start for Archie after the debacle in Miami in Sept. Andy.....and the I-men had those mellophones......we kept improving during the season tho....... Guido

that would be buenos mi amigo.....you always had problems with espangnole, but not with Chinese.... bu hau... oh yeah, what was it you told me ask directions of those guys sitting in front of that service station when looking for William Patterson College???? su madre???????? sumpthin???? madre de dios.....

and our sovereign shall also get her reward in heaven, right Fran.........oh, Ray, you never told me that Newark was near heaven

ya know Ray that I just visualized Andy (our bro) in that costume and suddenly felt:....AFRAID......VEWY, VEWY AFWAID but I'm cool with standing next to our highness.....for then I could feel TALL

as my grandfather used to say: "#### yeah".....don't remember this piece, but the flugal part sounds doable....even with those intervallic pops....really dig the transition of the mid and low range voices thru the cresc....swooning wit rupture I yam.....and know the perfect tpt for the soli stuff w/flugal before the reprise.....like we always said" "good music played well will sell anywhere", so 'Bugle Call Rag' would be a fun chart for JSC2et ux, et al to perform I've been called many things over the years, but this would be the first time anyone has called me 'Sir' anything.....even Sir Little #### .

it's the eyes!!!!!!!! it's the eyes!!!!! it's the eyes!!!!! and for Don.....thanks for the good thoughts.........still a little goofy....feel like Bucky at times...... Guido

THE EYES!!!!!!! it's THE EYES!!!!!!!.........................

hoooorah!!!! what he just said to all the D&B members who ever were and my many friends who had the mos 'field music' a most Happy Birthday and say a prayer for Truman..........

welcome back to our queen of quips.....your serfs have missed you, but played 'nice' together......even Andy

so Don said: "hashtag; hashtag; hashtag; hashtag"......just what the heck does that mean? AND congrats to the erudite Mr. Peashey for his latest effort......guess me and Ray gotta learn how to read......will they be coming out on tape???? how about movies???? I'm talking big bucks here Tom.....how about starring roles????? will Fran narrate the prologues????? inquiring minds want to know

great new my no longer hirstute friend.....man, with the possible additions of Kevin, Dan, Ray and Connor, even on an if-they-can-make-it basis would be icing on the cake....I'll start contacting folks from the original group....still occasionally communicate with Bob Kogut and Scott Friend is still in Ct......I believe it's logistically possible. Plus, given the available talent in BHOF for those members who would like to participate at any of the BHOF indoor shows, it would be a gas. I have an arrangement of 'Basically"... from the Air Force "Airmen of Note" jazzband that we were using with my big band....not much difrent from your chart 'cept scored for legitimate instruments. Mind is turning for a full 'book', but I had to stop when the "Greatest Hits" reached 1.479 ......oy veh...... Guido

well now, oh guru of the pattyflafla.....I would surely put supreme effort into such a venture....after all half of the entrants at the resurrected DCA I&E event were Archie folks included in the JSC 'mixed ensemble', so it would be a second nature endeavor I should opine (OK Pepe, I'll stop the big woids).....it might inspire some others to participate also..... Guido the Gnome

#### sam!!!!!! I be all up for a reprise of Joe Schultz Cadets...I think Dan Fitz and Bob Gaff would be interested....possible to get the guys from Ct. guys??? if John is up to it would love to reprise his conga parts on 'Basically Blues' ......I'm so excited I could touch myself inappropriately but not if my Sadie is around for I shall marry her when I grow up......so Mr. Priester, I will elucidate and speak with specificity where duplicitous names could be misconstrued (ya sure Pepe used big words like dese?) oh, Andy, ya want a piece of candy????? Guido

always fun to read you and Ray's commentary Andy, my paradiddled buddy.....the stroke stuff is coming along and thank God it didn't affect my playing, just vision.....I suck as good as I ever did.....not to disappoint but Jason has placed your stix in a place of honor just behind all of his hockey medals and trophies.....this from a kid who played 8 on a hand at 3........boy #2, Domenic plays soccer. so ya wanna get together with Ray and start a hasbeens group????? Guido the Vertically Impaired

hey, I miss me too.....and what about that "tough little ####" remark????? I'm tall compared to others in the lollipop guild and furthermore my tour stopped in Babylon right after we brought the house down in Jericho......... #### we had some great times Guido

just saw this thread Jim and felt that I was compelled to contribute my 2 cents. I was born into drum corps. My father and his siblings (Al and Evelyn) were members of Sgt. Hamilton Fish Post VFW in Philly. My first competition was 1949 Nationals at Municipal Stadium in Philly. Was always taken to local parades and contests and still have some old photos from those days Man.....I must be really old Jim aka Guido

I'd like to thank our esteemed posters in their avoidance of the '63 Senior results........it still sticks in my craw even 54 years after