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  1. John Simpson was just a Kansas kid in the USAF Bolling Field corps at the time. He had already sacked out for the night, they woke him up to make the recording which was done in a single take.

    Right now I am restoring two Getzen DeLuxe slider bass-baritones for him. One will remain stock, the other is being hot-rodded. Meanwhile, Johnny is home in K.C. playing long tones on his bass trombone.

    A personal mission of mine is to get adults playing their instruments again. John Simpson will be my prize subject.

    Frank Doorite (mastermind of the 310ers) is plotting a quartet of vintage baritone artists. Along with Simpson, he has been recruting Billy Hightower, Baby John Chalmus, and the incomparable Bobby Gaff. Look for appearances at BHOF and DCA I&E.

    Johnny has also been invited to join in a trio with me and a certain West Coast mellophone player of the female persuasion. But we'll use those new-fangled 2-piston King G bugles.

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    And now for the rest of the story:

    Kiltie DM Carl Last was a seminarian, and on Sunday mornings he would round up all known baptized Catholics and herd them over to the nearest church.

    The non-practicing Catholics had to find places to hide. The photos above show a couple of guys who billeted in a nearby city park.

    Another baritone player just chose to sleep at the housing, up on the flat roof.

  3. In DCI, it was still entry over the traditional starting line in 1972. Then allowed entry over half the back sideline in 1973, and over the whole back sideline in 1974.

    DCA countered by allowing onfield starting,. I don't remember the year but I remember the first corps I saw do this. A group in red called the New York Skyliners.

    DCI did not follow suit for several seasons. WAG, 1979.

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