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@Dale-Proctor
Thanks for your kind words!

Last evening, July 3, I attended a soccer game at Gillette Stadium, New England Revolution vs Atlanta United FC. Outside of the stadium the Naval Band Northeast Brass Band set up for a concert. Their performance was excellent and flawless. Below is an example posted in two parts.
Happy July 4!

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@J-Jericho
Fast Forward, below to Glenn Zottola in 1988 on Tenor Sax and Trumpet. His biography can be found immediately below the video.
As an aside, I have the privilege of recently meeting and taking lessons from Glen Zottola’s brother, Bob Zottola who also is a highly accomplished professional Trumpet Player. His biography can be found below Glenn Zottola’s.

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Biography- Glenn Zottola
Glenn Paul Zottola, (born April 28, 1947) is an American jazz trumpeter and saxophonist.
He is known for his work with Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, and Bob Wilber, and has accompanied a broad range of vocalists, including Mel Tormé, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and Joe Williams. He has recorded over 50 albums and, in 1988, was a featured soloist at the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert. In 1995, Zottola was bandleader on the Suzanne Somers daytime TV talk show at Universal Studios.

Biography- Bob Zottola
Jazz trumpeter Bob Zottola played with them all. And all, in this case, means legends like Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Barnet, Gerry Mulligan, Maynard Ferguson, Chick Corea and dozens of others.

With those credits, he could easily be resting on his laurels, With the emphasis on the word "rest." When Zottola moved to Southwest Florida in 2004 after completing a 16- year run in the Broadway orchestra of "Les Miserables" In New York City, he was certainly entitled to a break.

But he's done anything but slow down. He plays seven nights per week - and a few afternoons as well - and, in the process, is contributing to make Naples a jazz town. Only a world-class player could do that.

@Anthony-Lenzo said in Jack Shelton:

@Anthony-Lenzo Hey thanks for the clip lot of ego out there haha

Ego?
How many trumpet players does it take to change a light bulb?
Just one. He holds it in place and the whole world revolves around him.
Five. One to put it in, and four to talk about how much better they could have done it.
Five. One to change the bulb and four to contemplate how Louis Armstrong would have done it.

I stumbled across the below article and video today. I thought that some of the group might find it interesting.

https://www.courant.com/hartford-magazine/hc-hm-willie-nelson-bushnell-trumpet-20191124-20191112-gz2vtsnqr5b37jup6g2lcansoe-story.html

@J-Jericho
Dog Whistles!

@J-Jericho said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

Very rare!
Here’s another one.

Tobylou,
With the combination of Prince, Funk, Soul, and Muzak, you must have been one “wild and crazy guy” back in the day. The 1970’s Mall Muzak, however, made me cringe and reach for my emergency supply of Prozac. I suppressed those memories in the deep dark corners of my brain until you brought them back to the surface with your post. There is an interesting history to Muzak in general, including Mall Muzak. Here it is:
https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/work-culture/fitter--happier--more-productive--the-odd-history-of--productivi

@Tobylou8

@Vulgano-Brother

Getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving.

@Tobylou8 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

Tony had just finished reading a new book titled, “You Can Be The Man of Your House”.
He stormed to his wife in the kitchen and announced: “From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house and my word is law. You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I’m finished eating my meal, you will serve me a delicious dessert. After dinner, you are going to go upstairs with me and make love the way that I want. Then, you are going to draw me a bath so I can relax. You will wash my back and towel me dry and bring me my robe. Then, you will massage my feet and hands. Then tomorrow, just take a wild guess who’s going to dress me and comb my hair?”
Without skipping a beat his wife answered: “The funeral director would be my first guess.”