Highlights of this issue

Volume 11 Issue 11
THE STARTING GATE
November 2011
The Thoroughbred Chorus mission is to CHANGE LIVES
Louisville Chapter
HIGHLIGHTS OF
THE MONTH
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Highlights of this issue:
1. Jim Miller Tribute by Jeff Myers
2. Medal of Honor Experiences by Whit Nall
3. Get To Know A Barbershopper by Ben Vivona
4. Birthdays and Anniversaries from Kim Acton
5. Music Program Calendar by Eric Hunstiger
6. The Story of the Beginning of Louisville Chapter
7. New Chapter Officers
8. SHOTS! (Photo Gallery)
Annual Show
Our High Schoolers
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Jerry Daiker, Editor
Marilyn Daiker, Assoc.
Editor
Contact: (502) 290-2236
[email protected]
The Starting Gate is
published monthly by
the Louisville #1
Chapter, member of
the Cardinal District of
the Barbershop
Harmony Society
Our 2011 Officers:
President
Ron Brumleve
VP Chapter
Development
Dave Schroeder
VP Music &
Performance
Eric Hunstiger
VP Marketing & PR
Doug Powers
Secretary
Ron Posante
Treasurer
Bob Peters
Operations VP
Ed Hardman
Fund Raiser VP
Bob Payne
Board Members at
Large
Lee Wolpert
Kim Acton
Ed Wirth
Aaron Ashby
Chorus Manager
Mike Ehringer
Immediate Past
President
Tom Houchin
District Delegate
Ron Moore
Director
Dave Duncan
Associate Directors
John Zehnder
Kenny Hatton
Assistant Director
James Embree
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Call Me Jim by Jeff Myers
“Call Me Jim.” If you’ve ever met James King Miller, chances are you’ve heard
these three words.
They are three simple little words that speak to the very heart of the man. Not brashy,
not arrogant, not aloof, but just a simple human being like all the rest of us. He was
kind, caring, loving, passionate, religious, educated, well-spoken. And to use a BIG
word just as Jim liked to occasionally do, he was magnanimous. (I can almost hear
him laughing, because I had to look that up.)
Of course those of us that know the entire story of Jim know that this was no
ordinary man. You would never know by talking to him that he had been a High
School All-American Football Star, an All-American starting guard on the University
of Tennessee’s 1943 Sugar Bowl winning team, a War hero who escaped from not
one but two German prison camps in World War II and who was later awarded a
Bronze Star and Purple Heart, a man who played semi-pro baseball after returning
from war while also finishing his college degree at the University of Louisville.
And he was a High School Football Coach who helped lead many a Flaget High
School Team in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, to a State Championship.
Along the way he coached two young high schoolers by the names of Howard
Schnellenberger and Paul Hornung, who went on to become absolute legends in the
Professional and College ranks of the game.
I’d like to say these couple of paragraphs cover it all, but then Jim heard of this thing
called Barbershop Harmony. In 1957, he joined the Louisville Chapter of the Society
for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
Young Jim was passionate about those two underlined words, Preservation and
Encouragement. So passionate in fact that he and a few others became frustrated with
the liaison-faire style of the Chapter, and they began to organize. Upon hearing their
plans, the other members of the chapter simply quit, leaving the chapter in the hands
of a new leadership with a different outlook on what a Barbershop Chapter should
be. He and his cohorts formed a new Chapter dedicated to musical excellence.
The Louisville No.1 Chapter of SPEBSQSA was formed in 1958 and was designed
to be a competitive group. The Chorus from that chapter, who we all know as The
Thoroughbreds, wasted no time in establishing a competitive record the likes of
which had never been seen.
Although Jim was not The Thoroughbreds first director, that honor went to Bill
Benner, a previous medalist director who had relocated from the state of Washington
and led the Chorus to its first International Championship in 1962, Jim served his
chapter well in many different offices, and sang in a popular quartet “The
Derbytowners.”
In 1962, Bill Benner moved from Louisville, and the chapter asked Jim and fellow
member Joe Wise to become Co-Directors. The two men would serve The
Thoroughbreds in this capacity for the next 25 years (often with Jim as the only
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Call Me Jim by Jeff Myers (continued)
director) competing 10 times on the International
stage, winning six more International
Championships and never placing below third.
After retiring from The Thoroughbreds, Jim was
named director of The Southern Gateway Chorus
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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He never was Jim to me. He is, has been, and
always will be Uncle Jimmy. He’s not my real
uncle, but Uncle Jimmy has been more a part of
my life than any uncle could be.
In fact, he and Aunt Rosemary have been more
like grandparents to me. They have always made
my family feel like a welcome part of their family
anytime or anywhere they are.
Jim would soon add another Gold Medal to his
collection. His eighth overall, and seventh as
director. In 1992, Jim stood on the top of the hill
as the winningest chorus director in Barbershop
history.
This is something we’ll never be able to repay
them for.
Jim was also the lead singer and driving force in
one of Barbershop’s most famous and beloved
quartets, perennial International Finalists “The
Citations.” The quartet would entertain audiences
all over the world including the troops on the front
lines of war as part of a USO tour of Vietnam.
Their daughters, Donna and Kathy, run the family
business and they have been married for over 30
years to two extraordinary gentlemen. Donna to
Raymond Crutcher, and Kathy to Jay Hawkins.
Jim also served the Society as a Certified Judge
and one of our most sought after quartet and
chorus coaches. Jim was elected to the Barbershop
Harmony Society Hall of Fame in 2005.
Did I mention Jim was also a very successful
businessman? The company Jim started, Miller
Photography, has photographed thousands of
weddings, school children, and events in
Louisville through the years, as well as many
Barbershop groups, serving as the Official
Photographer of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
One of the many sayings that he lived his life by
was “I’m all for fellowship and fraternity until
they start keeping score. Then By-God, I
WANNA WIN!” It’s a saying that led Jim Miller
through a very successful competitive life. He
truly lived a fairy-tale life. The only guy I know
who lived a better one was Forrest Gump.
Except I think Jim was just a little smarter than old
Forrest!
But all of the above, while true, is not why I felt
compelled to sit down and write this. This is only
half the story. You see, I am just one of the
thousands who had his heart touched by the man
they call Jim.
Jim and his wife of over 65 years, Rosemary, are
the Matriarchs of one incredible family.
Donna and Raymond’s son Bill is married to
Shannon, and daughter Stephanie has being seeing
Mike for some time now. Kathy and Jay’s
daughter Kristina is married to Drew and son J.J.
remains a swinging bachelor. They are also very
proud of their two great grandchildren, Billy and
Shannon’s daughter Caroline and son Jody.
Jim was at last a very dedicated member of the
Catholic Church, attending Mass regularly and a
humble servant of the Lord.
With all that I’ve written here about Jim I keep
coming back to the phrase “Call Me Jim.”
It’s a very subtle and eloquent way of summing up
James King Miller. He was a King of Kings, a
Giant of Giants, and a Man among Men. Yet he
lived his life with the humbleness and generosity
of an ordinary man. That’s what he pictured
himself as, a sort of real-life Clark Kent, even
though we all know he was Superman!
So I imagine when he gets to the Pearly Gates and
the Lord says “Come in Mr. Miller, you’ve done
an excellent job!” Mr. Miller will shake his hand,
flash that million dollar smile, and say “Call me
Jim.”
To Uncle Jimmy, I love you with all my heart.
Your old pal, BULL (Jeff Myers).
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Medal of Honor Experiences by Whitney T. Nall
“Momma”. Pvt. Davis did so, yet since he couldn’t
tell of the horrors of war, he described the flora,
fauna, and animal life of the area. Pvt. Davis
eventually received a harmonica from his “Momma”
During the course of a lifetime there are a
to “help him pass the time since he must be bored.”
handful of events that can be described as “wow
We were told of the sergeant who helped Pvt. Davis
moments” that have the ability to change our
learn how to play the harmonica; especially the song
perspectives for the rest of our lives. The 2011
“Shenandoah”, the sergeants’ favorite song. When
Medal of Honor convention in Louisville, KY was
Sgt. Davis played “Shenandoah” on the harmonica,
such an event for me. The Louisville Thoroughbreds there was not a dry eye in the audience as everyone
barbershop chorus, of which I am a member, was
was touched by the emotion of both the story and the
invited to perform twice during this event which left song. The evening was closed with the Thoroughbred
me in awe and even more proud to be an American
chorus and the Master’s Men chorus of Southeast
than I ever have before.
Christian Church performing a service song medley
The first performance was during the “Tribute and then having the privilege of backing Tony
to American Valor” gala, which served as a public
Orlando in a version of “God Bless the U.S.A.”
opportunity to celebrate those men who have placed
The second performance of the Louisville
duty before self and earned the highest honor our
Thoroughbreds was during the Medal of Honor
country can award. Fifty-six Medal of Honor
Society’s awards dinner, which allowed us to
recipients attended the 2011 convention. Performing perform our unique style of music, barbershop. Our
in the Yum! Center before 15,000 people was an
warm-up that evening was one of the worst the
adrenaline rush in and of itself that was heightened
chorus has had in the two-plus years I have been a
when considering that we were on the bill with
member. There were many missed notes, missed
celebrities such as Tony Orlando, Dennis Haysbert,
attacks, and even missed words during this session.
and Darryl Worley. During this event, the audience
Some chorus members were wondering if we were
was introduced to two Medal of Honor recipients.
going to embarrass ourselves before this austere
The first, Leo K. Thorsness, was the president of the audience. However, when our introduction came and
Medal of Honor Society, an Air Force pilot who was we took the stage there was a presence, an aura, that
shot down and spent 7 years as a POW in North
this stage, this audience, this whole room was ours
Vietnam. Upon his introduction, a spotlight shown
and we knew it. As we hit our first notes of the
upon the rafters in the back of the Yum! Center as we “Marines’ Hymn,” there was such a tightness of the
watched an 80-year old man dressed as Superman
chords that we knew we were involved in something
descend to the floor via a zip-line. Audience
special. Listening to the service members hoot and
members were left chuckling and wondering if they
holler and quickly rise to their feet as their individual
could do this as Col. Thorsness (ret.) explained he
service song was performed told us we had them
could enter by either hobbling across the stage with
where we wanted them. At the final chord of “Off
his cane, or in the manner that he did. The next
We Go” to close the medley, the standing ovation
Medal of Honor recipient introduced to the audience told us the audience was in the palm of our collective
was Sgt. Sammy Davis (ret.), the man Forrest Gump hand. Our second and final selection was our version
was based upon. We were engrossed by his story of of “God Bless the U.S.A.” Some audience members
how he had not written his “Momma” for a lengthy
were already applauding as we finished the songs’
time, and how her letter to her congressman led to an second chorus which leads to a key change and the
inquiry to the Pentagon, which led to his captain
dramatic ending. At the key change, the entire room
paying him a visit in his foxhole at 0530 hrs. one
rose as one and began singing with us and
morning to tell (then) Pvt. Davis to write home to
applauding. On the final chord, if we are sounding
[The following article was shared with us by Whit.
He wrote this as a paper for course work he has been
doing at Sullivan University. Ed.]
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Medal of Honor Experiences by Whitney T. Nall (continued)
good, our director will hold a little longer than
normal; we’ve never held that chord as long as we
did this performance as we were locked in tune and
the audience was applauding raucously. At the end
of the night I overheard an Army General tell our
director that, “…Lee Greenwood never did that song
so well.”
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Performing with my “Brothers in
Barbershop” to pay tribute to the men who have
proven themselves to be true American heroes,
although all of them I met are too humble to admit it,
has raised my feelings of patriotism to a new level I
never dreamed possible. It is also an experience I
was privileged to be a part of that I will remember
proudly for the rest of my life.
.
GET TO KNOW A THOROUGHBRED
THIS MONTH’S MEMBER SPOTLIGHT IS ON: Ben Vivona
How long a member of the BHS: 10 months
How long a Thoroughbred: 4 months
He sings: Bass
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Education: Senior, Eastern High School
How did you hear about the Thoroughbreds?
In Barbershop: yes, but just 3½ years
ago, I was singing Soprano in my
church choir!
Family Members?
Mom and Dad, brothers- Jason and Adam, sistersAndrea and Maria, sister-in-law Jessica, and nephewJoshua
At the start of my Junior year, my chorus teacher,
Mrs. Knapke was telling us about what would be
going on in the coming year. She mentioned a few
events such as Madrigals, Spring Sing, and even
singing with the band, Foreigner, at one of their
concerts. What really caught my attention, was when
she mentioned that she had an opportunity for some
of the men to go to Las Vegas! I was sold! When she
told us the details on the event, I remember thinking,
“People still sing Barbershop? I didn't think that was
still around!” The first barbershopper I met was the
director of the Thoroughbred Youth Chorus (TYC),
Kenny Hatton. After the mid-winter convention in
Vegas, the TYC ended. But I had caught the
Barbershop Bug, and I couldn't see how my fellow
youth chorus members could just up and stop
singing! When I learned that joining the (adult)
Thoroughbreds was an option, I was very excited. I
have found a true fondness for Barbershop and the
great people that sing it, and I'm so glad to have
found this amazing style of singing. I have heard this
term used a few times, and I think it rings very true:
I'm a Lifer!
Hobbies?
Have you always sung bass?
No, the only sport I have gone out of my
way to watch is Curling.
Singing, a lot! Besides singing with the
Thoroughbreds, I sing the church choir at Holy Spirit
Church, I sing in the Advanced Mixed Chorus at
Eastern, and in the Eastern Singers- Madrigal
Chorus. I am also very much a computer geek, and
through my classes at Eastern, I have earned my A+
IT Technician Certification.
Do you come from a musical family?
My two older brothers, Jason and Adam, both sang in
the chorus at Trinity High School and were in the
Drama program, under the watchful eye of our own
John Zehnder!
What is your favorite food?
Chicken Alfredo (Ferd Grisanti, of Ferd Grisanti's
restaurant in J-town, was my great uncle).
Favorite movie and TV show?
My favorite movie is Serenity, and my favorite TV
shows are M*A*S*H, Firefly, and NCIS
Are you a sports fan?
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November & December Birthdays and Anniversaries by Kim Acton
Birthdays:
Anniversaries:
Birthdays, Robert Parker 12-9
Jerry Daiker 11-4
Stan Tucker 11-4 (we were born the same year)
Bob Peters 11-9
Don Schlader 11-24
Darrell Graham 11-6
Brian Meldrum 12-22
Jeff Wright 12-25
Ron & Beth Ponsante 11-24
Stan & Memorie Tucker 11-26
Jerry & Marilyn Daiker 11-28
Bob & Millie Peters 12-25
Bob & Pat Payne 12-31
Thoroughbreds Host 5th Annual Gaslight Festival Karaoke Contest by Jeff Harper
The Thoroughbred Chorus sponsored the 5th annual
Gaslight Festival Karaoke Contest between August
30th and September 17th in Jeffersontown. This is
actually the 6th year that the chorus has sponsored the
event, but only the 5th year that the contest has been
an official event of the Jeffersontown, Kentucky,
Gaslight Festival. The contest consisted of three
separate divisions including adults, teens and kids
and was held at a variety of venues across the
Jeffersontown, Kentucky, area. Participating
businesses included Rave 20 Cinemas, GT’s Sports
Bar and Grill, Kingpin Lanes, Passtime Fish House
Tavern, Sha’s Mongolian Grille and Wick’s Pizza.
Fifteen different Thoroughbreds served as judges,
scorekeepers, contest administrators and
photographers. An additional 40 individuals from
across the community also contributed time and
talent to help make the event a resounding success.
One hundred and fourteen contestants competed in
the 19 consecutive day contest. More than $1,750.00
in cash, trophies and other prizes were awarded
including the grand prize of $1,000.00 for 1st place in
the adults division.
of family friendly activities. In addition to a large
tent and stage to showcase the karaoke finalists, the
pavilion had inflatable bouncies and face painting for
kids and a huge electronic gaming trailer for both
kids & teens. The annual “Governor’s Cup” football
game between the University of Kentucky and the
University of Louisville was shown on a large flat
screen TV on the evening of the adult finals.
Barbershop quartets, a live band and a music DJ all
performed at the pavilion during the three day finals
event. The Thoroughbreds grilled up rib eye steak
sandwiches, hamburgers and hotdogs to feed the
hungry festival goers. Beer, soft drinks and Graeter’s
ice cream was also served. Virtually the entire chorus
participated at the semi-finals and finals to help serve
drinks and food and to participate in other functions,
and in a recent new tradition, the Thoroughbred
Chorus conducted a brief performance at the adults
division finals.
The Thoroughbreds awarded trophies and cash prizes
for the top finalists in all three divisions. All kids
competing in the contest received certificates of
achievement from the Thoroughbreds. The top 20
This year for the first time, the Thoroughbreds hosted finalists in both the teens and kids divisions also
the adult’s division semi-finals and the adults, teens
received commemorative coins emblazoned with the
& kids finals on the property of the historic
Thoroughbred logo in recognition of making it to the
Blankenbaker House, located at the heart of the
finals. As an additional prize, the winner of the adults
Gaslight Festival area on Watterson Trail. The venue division is traditionally invited to perform as a
was dubbed The Thoroughbred Family
featured performer on the Thoroughbreds annual
Entertainment Pavilion and consisted of a variety
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Thoroughbreds Host 5th Annual Gaslight Festival Karaoke Contest by Jeff Harper (continued)
Christmas show. Winners in this year’s contest included:
Frederick Russell
Adults Division
Amber Renee Sewell Teens Division
Meadow Drollinger
Kids Division
The Story of the Beginning of Louisville Chapter by Eric Hunstiger
As we embark on a new chapter in the story of
the Thoroughbred Chorus, I thought it might be
appropriate to remember how it all began. If we
can remember our humble beginnings and
recognize the challenges that these men faced
as they founded our chapter, we can face our
challenges with equal determination and
optimism.
The following article appeared in the First
Annual Show Program on November 23,
1946 at Memorial Auditorium.
The Louisville Chapter of the Society for the
Preservation and Encouragement of Barber
Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc., started
casually on the afternoon of July 11th, 1945, at
the home of F. W. Drybrough, who had invited a
couple of dozen of his friends to listen in on
some "Barber Shop" quartet harmony and talk
over the possibility of forming a local Chapter.
Twice the number of friends came, including
Jerry Beeler, president of the Evansville,
Indiana, Chapter.
That same afternoon, the Louisville Chapter of
the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. was born, with 33 charter
members. The Chapter has grown by leaps and
bounds until the Roster now shows a
membership of 190 fully paid up members.
The original officers of the Louisville Chapter
were: F. W. Drybrough, President; Rudy E.
Fritsch, 1st Vice-President; Chas. Allen Gage,
2nd Vice-President; Jack Byrne, Secretary and
Editor of "Harmony Swipes"; John W. Kelly,
Treasurer; Adolph Reutlinger, Director, and
Jerry Everbach, Director. Its charter was
presented officially on June 10, 1946, by Owen
C. Cash, National Founder of the Society, at an
impressive ceremony in the Henry Clay Hotel
Ball Room.
The charter members of the Louisville, Chapter
were: O. F. Barnette, Jerry D. Beeler, Joseph E.
Burghard, J. J. "Jack" Byrne, John E. Chumbley,
Jr., W. M. Cissell, Wm. H. Clowes, Fred. H.
Crawford, W. P Curley, P. E. Davis, Lee E.
Dentinger, Joseph F. Donaldson, F. W. "Fritz"
Drybrough, R. P. "Pat" Dunlevy, Lt. Lloyd
Durham (j.g.) (Navy), G. I. Everbach, W. C.
"Bud" Fisher, Rudy E. Fritsch, Chas. Allen
Gage, Raymond B. Graft, Thomas Graham,
Frederick A. Haynes, Marvin V. Hinshaw, Jr., Lt.
Robt. T. Ising (U. S. Army), John Whalen Kelly,
Louis A. Kretschmer, Jerry McDermott, Carl S.
Narz, Adolph Reutlinger, Merle E. Robertson,
Neal Watson, Wm. E. Whaley, George C. White.
[Troy Lovett contributed the following. Ed.]
Louisville Chapter Presents Louisville's Frist
Barber Shop Quarter Festival
Saturday, November 23rd; Afternoon and
Evening, Memorial Auditorium, Louisville, Ky.
The chorus listed 75 male voices and the songs
were:
"The Old Songs," "Shine," "I Had a Dream,
Dear," "My Old Kentucky Home."
The Quartets featured were:
Kentucky Troubadours
The Songfellows from Evansville, Ind.
The Mixed-Up Four from St. Louis, Mo.
The Doctors of Harmony from Elkhart, Ind.
The Kansas City Serenaders from Kansas
City, Mo.
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The Elastic Four from Chicago, International
Champion Quartet in 1942, of which Frank
Thorne was the bass.
The Four Harmonizers from Chicago,
International Champion Quartet in 1943.
The McPhee Three from Joliet, Ill.
The Mis-Fits from Chicago, the International
Champion Quartet in 1945.
Garden State Quartet from Jersey City, NJ, the
1946 International Quartet Champion.
There was also a community sing led by none
other than Frank Thorne, the President of the
Society.
(See the following page)
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The Grand Finale featured the Louisville Chorus
and all the special guests singing:
"Down in Honky Tonky Town"
"Tell Me You'll Forgive Me"
"Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby"
The Afterglow was held in the Bluegrass Room
of the Brown Hotel.
Other than that, there wasn't much going on!
What a show!
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Music Program—Mark your calendar by Eric Hunstiger
DATE
th
Nov. 19 —PM
rd
Dec. 3 —1:30 &
7:30 PM
Dec. 7th—
Dec 10—7 PM
Dec. 12th—7PM
Dec. 16th
Dec. 17th—
8:30AM
Dec. 18-Jan. 1
Every 1st Thursday—Music
Leadership Team Meeting,
Jim Miller Hall
EVENT
Jim Miller Memorial and
Celebration of Life
63rd Annual Show
LOCATION
Jim Miller Hall
WAVE3 “Sounds of the Season”
recording session
Show/Marketing & PR Meeting
Nursing Home sing out
Palace Bingo
Think Tank
WAVE3
Every 2nd Thursday—Show
& P.R. Committee Meeting,
Jim Miller Hall
Jim Miller Hall
Meet at Jim Miller Hall
Meet at Bingo hall on Preston
Jim Miller Hall
Every 3rd Thursday—Board
of Directors Meeting, Jim
Miller Hall
Memorial Auditorium
Holiday Break
The Starting Gate got the award for Best Electronic Newsletter in the SOCIETY for our 2010 issues. The
award is presented by P.R.O.B.E., Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors. The award was announced at
the International convention in Kansas City the week of July 4 th. Update #2: The final certificate was received
by the chapter at the Cardinal District Convention.
Election of Officers
The slate of officers elected on October 17, 2011 were:
President ................................................................. Eric Hunstiger
Chapter Development V.P. ...................................... Dave Schroeder
Music & Performance V.P. ..................................... James Embree
Operations Vice President ....................................... Ed Hardman
Fund Raiser Vice President ..................................... Tom Houchin
Public Relations Vice President............................... Doug Powers
Chorus Manager ...................................................... Mike Ehringer
Treasurer ................................................................. Bob Peters
Secretary ................................................................. Ron Posante
Immediate Past President ........................................ Ron Brumleve
District Delegate ..................................................... Ron Moore
Member at-Large (Term Completion) ..................... Ed Wirth
............................................................................... Aaron Ashby
Member At-Large (New Term) ............................... Kim Acton
............................................................................... Mike Jones
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SHOTS!
Here are some pictures from various activities in the last few weeks:
Rehearsal at Matt Ashby’s church:
Loading the WWII military supply car from France (seen at the Frazier museum on 11/11/11 (see note
below).
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Note: From Don Schlader: “Since my daughter-in-law's brother is involved in moving the box car from the
New Haven [Kentucky] railroad museum for the 11/11/11 celebration she sent me the attached pictures of
the operation.” [These cars were shipped back to the U.S. by France with “gifts” from the French people.
Several cars were sent to various states including Kentucky. Ed.]
Our high school buddies at a rehearsal (Tristen, Doug, and Ben):
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Kentucky Military History Museum, Frankfort, KY, 11/10/2011:
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Frazier Museum/Veterans Parade:
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