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| Forrest Bland |
| Forrest is a much sought after clinician because of the unique wheezing quality of his sound. |
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| Will Conner |
| Will invented the practice mute when his wife crammed an empty oil can into his trumpet while rehearsing. |
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| Steve Fruin |
| Steve credits his distinctive sound to the peanut butter sandwiches he eats during performances. |
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| Bob Lee |
| Bob plays the banjo. I mean, really, the banjo? |
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| Tom Nolte |
| Tom credits his father, a musician of some note, with teaching him to play softly. Very, very softly. |
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| Byron Redding |
| Byron was once kicked out of his marine band because he would embarrass his fellow marines with his stories. |
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| Lew Roht |
| Lew is an accomplished saxophonist which, of course, means he plays the clarinet for us. |
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| Bill Thomson |
| Bill has inexplicably been attacked by dogs several times during performances. |
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| Joel Brende |
| Joel is the band psychiatrist, and he STILL finds the time to play the trombone! |
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| Rodger Faherty |
| Rodger, a product of Catholic schools, prays for deliverance before each gig. |
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| Nick Golden |
| Nick set the record for loudest dixieland drum solo last summer when he inadvertantly set up on a hill of fire ants. |
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| Barbara Leyden |
| A former army officer, Barbara has given up on band discipline and is now trying to get the trombones an overseas deployment. |
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| Bill Podrazik |
| Bill no longer performs his signature 'Flight of the Bumblebee' finding the cost of having an ambulance stand by prohibitive. |
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| Tom Reed |
| Tom patterns his playing after Armstrong and Davis. Unfortunately, Lance and Al. |
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| John Sankey |
| John was Abe Lincoln's band leader during his re-election campaign tour. |
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