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I'm not only a granpa of 2 grandsons and 1 granddaughter , I am also a great granpa of 3 beautiful young ladies.

Grandchildren or great grandchildren really make life sweet, don't they, Butch !

I'm here...arthritis and all...

Louis Armstrong with The Oscar Peterson Trio
Playing the ever beautiful ballad: YOU GO TO MY HEAD

youtube.com/watch?v=sPEWJzjj5lo

@anniebee

If you don't want the hassle of trying to sell it yourself, you may want to place it on consignment with someone like Trent Austin at Austin Custom Brass. He also just happens to be an Adams dealer, which may help a little. He will also have a good idea what the horn is worth in today's market. His link is below. Sorry you had al those problems.
George
www.austincustombrass.biz

I'm in my 80s so the sound of the big bands and jazz from the likes of Satchmo on the radio was a part of my daily life. At the age of 14 or so I saw a movie called Young Man With A Horn. I thought Kirk Douglas, the star of the movie, was a great trumpet player and wanted to be just like him, and later when I learned it was Harry James who was doing all the playing, I was even more determined to be a great trumpet player.

Fabrizio Bosso/ Georgia On My Mind

Born 1973 in Turin Italy. Playing since the age of 5. Graduate of Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory. Influenced by Chet Baker and Miles Davis.

@barliman2001

Let me tell you, at 85 I still take 45 minute walks twice a day and I've been doing that since I retired in 2001. I credit those walks with giving me the ability to play the trumpet as well as I do today, even though other health issues have made playing a bit tougher. So walking your dog, sir will pay dividends.
George

@BigDub said in Artist on BOARD:

@moshe said in Artist on BOARD:

@BigDub

I thought it was a stunningly beautiful photograph.

But another poster said that it is a painting?

Morris / moshe

Haha, nope, it’s a painting. I'll make sure to let you know when it’s a photo.
One thing that happens is people look at some of these paintings on a small screen like a phone and that makes it look much more like a photograph.

It is a fine work of art on a big or a small screen.

Merry Christmas and good health to every member at TB.
George

@Kehaulani
Your sister was quite a lady and sorry to hear she had a breakdown, but considering the kind of person she was, and the profession she was in, a breakdown is certainly understandable. She and others like her are very special people.

@BigDub Thanks Wayne. Glad to see you are here because I always enjoyed your posts.

Have to agree with some of the conversation here in regard to the so called high intelligence of those who possess a university degree of one sort or another. In my many years as a top executive in the printing and publishing industry I was involved with a lot of hiring, and I hired more high school grads who really made it in the business, than those with fancy degrees, myself included ( I retired a vice president, publisher and general manager of one of eastern Canada's largest printing and publishing operations ). However, having made this statement, let me say that in medicine and law and a few other professions, it is a whole different story, and I have a great deal of respect for those ( Like Dr. Mark and Dr-GO ) and the dedication to learning it takes to excel in their profession.

There is nothing wrong with disagreeing with others, but it has always been my belief that it should be done with respect. After all, everyone is entitled to their opinion. The attitude here is mostly a civil one, and that is a good thing.

When I Fall In Love is one of my favorite ballads and wish I could play it as well as Blue Mitchell does :

I'm 83...THAT's DAMN OLD !

@_mark_

My heart goes out to you, Mark. Living on a fixed income is difficult in the best of times, and really tough in these times of Covid.
I've been on a fixed income for 20 years now and what had been a really comfortable emergency savings situation has eroded over the years. But like me, you have learned to adjust and get by.
In my life, music is probably one of the most important things that keep me sane. I lost my wife to cancer in 2012 after a long marriage (56 years ) and I was devastated. But by 2015 I was climbing out of a dark hole back up into the light and my friends, several of them musicians, convinced me to take a crack at picking up the horn again. In the spring of 2016 I did. I hadn't played in 50 years so playing again wasn't easy. But, surprisingly, things started to come back quickly and by the fall I was playing first chair with the local Horizons band and from then on I really started to improve. Today I am playing with one of the most respected community bands in my province,
So stick with it, Mark. Things will improve with time, and there will always be good days and bad days, because the horn is a bitch, but if you love the bitch and stick with her, you will be well rewarded, my friend,
Cheers,
George

A friend of mine has a Dixieland Jazz Band made up of trumpet, clarinet, trombone, keyboard, drums and tuba. The tuba fits right in.

I just finished reading Wynton's book: Sweet Swing Blues On The Road. He is a super intelligent man and a very good writer ( take my word for it. I was a Publisher ). A truly interesting look at a group of craftsman plying their trade in today's music scene. This is a coffee table book, loaded with plenty of professionally taken photographs. You will really get to know and understand Wynton through his writings. He is one fine, very talented, human being.

@Kehaulani
I gave it a try and nothing much changed, but maybe I have to spend more time on it.
The good new is that a lot of my homework paid off at last night's practice. What I discovered after we played the piece all the way through was that the second two thirds of the piece went quite well for me. So now I can see where I have to focus my efforts and trust in my muscle memory.

I am feeling much better about the whole thing now, and I credit that is due to you guys here who really care about their fellow trumpet playing members. THANKS !!!!