November-December - The Gateway Harmonica Club

GATEWAY HARMONICA CLUB
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015
The Reeder
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– Mary
by JayAnn
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- by
Love
One of the great traditional portions of the GHC
meetings is the “Open Mic” following the practice. This
is an opportunity for the members (and guests) to show off
their practice efforts or to learn from the more experienced
members. You may not be aware of the fact that the club
has a “Code of Ethics” established many years ago, one
that was adopted from SPAH’s Code of Ethics. Following
is our Code and all members and visitors are reminded of
the courtesies expressed in the Code:
CODE OF ETHICS
Be courteous to your fellow members and guests.
Unless otherwise directed, No playing or talking
while others are performing.
Your undivided attention toward the speaker or player
is a necessity so the greatest benefit can be derived by
each member,
In keeping with one of the purposes of Gateway
Harmonica Club, those who are advanced players
should bear in mind that they should assist beginners
or intermediate players.
Except when performing for demonstration purposes,
formed groups should not congregate by themselves
and use the club meeting for a practice session.
New members, guests and all members in all stages
of development must be made welcome and aware of
the club’s sincerity in goals that have been established
by the club.
How I Joined the Gateway Harmonica Club
It has been expressed to your editor that it would be
interesting to hear from the members as to how or why
you joined the Gateway Harmonica Club. We would like
to make this feature a regular part of the newsletters. You
can send your thoughts to me either in the form of an
email or attach a document to an email or you can write
up something on a scrap piece of paper. My email addresses are qualprint@sbcglobal.net or jay@gcfrog.com.
Our first “How I Joined the Gateway Harmonica Club” is
from longtime member Jim Melchers:
“My parents were attending a festival in Vichy, MO
back in 1988 and heard some harmonica players playing. They went up and spoke to them afterwards and got
their information and passed it along to me. I attended a
meeting at the Clayton library and joined the club but I
was traveling a lot for work and was in a band at church
so I didn’t really have a lot of time to devote to it and I
didn’t keep my membership up. By 1995 I was not traveling as much and wasn’t playing anywhere else when I
remembered Dan Perez’s name and tracked down the
club again. I rejoined and started attending regularly and
learning the music. I’ve been enjoying it ever since.
Jim Melchers
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A Bit of Humor
A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter. “What are you
doing?” she asked. “Hunting flies,” he responded. “Oh!
Are you killing any?” she asked. “Yep, three males, two
females,” he replied. Intrigued, she asked, “How can you
tell them apart?” He responded, “Three were on a beer
can, two were on the phone.”
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Bill Dulin, left and Winslow Yerxa
GATEWAY HARMONICA CLUB
REEDER
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publication
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GHCGHC
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is a bimonthly
publication
of the
Gateway
Harmonica
Club,
Inc.
of
St.
Louis,
Missouri,
Gateway Harmonica Club, Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri, a a
nonprofit
organization
dedicated
the preservation
nonprofit
organization
dedicated
to thetopreservation
and and
advancement
of
the
harmonica.
The
club
meets
weekly
advancement of the harmonica. The club meets weekly on on
Tuesdays
at 7:00
PM
at The
Church,
Manchester,
Tuesdays
at 7:00
PM at
The
RockRock
Church,
91259125
Manchester,
Brentwood,
Brentwood,
MO.MO.
Inquiries
membership
should
be directed
Inquiries
aboutabout
membership
should
be directed
to: to:
Buddy
Hirsch,
Treasurer
Buddy
Hirsch,
Treasurer
Jessie
Hirsch,
Treasurer
47 Orchard
Lane
Lane
47 Orchard
Orchard
Lane
Kirkwood,
MO
63122
St.
Louis,
MO
63122
Kirkwood,
MO 63122
(314)
821-8651
314-821-8651
(314) 821-8651
e-mail:
buddyharmonica@aol.com
e-mail:
jhirsch47@aol.com
e-mail:
buddyharmonica@aol.com
For information
club activities,
contact:
For information
aboutabout
club activities,
contact:
Frank
Davis,
President
Bill
President
FrankDulin,
Davis,
President
125
Braewood
4985
Seibert
Ave.
125 Braewood
CircleCircle
St. Charles,
MO 63301
St. Charles,
Louis,
MO
MO 63123
63301
(636)
477-0354
314-752-9909
(636) 477-0354
e-mail:
fdavis0354@charter.net
e-mail:
imafosi@att.net
e-mail:
fdavis0354@charter.net
To schedule
club performance,
contact:
To schedule
a cluba performance,
contact:
Huebner
HerbHerb
Huebner
873-6633
(314)(314)
873-6633
e-mail:
info@gatewayhamonicaclub.org
e-mail:
info@gatewayhamonicaclub.org
All other
correspondence
should
be directed
All other
correspondence
should
be directed
to: to:
MaryAnn
Audria
Gebhardt
MaryAnn
LoveLove
Recording
& Corresponding
Secretary
Recording
Corresponding
Secretary
Recording
&&Corresponding
Secretary
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8753
Litzsinger
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FloraFlora
Dr. Dr.
O’Fallon,
MO63144
63366
Brentwood,
O’Fallon,
MOMO
63366
(636)
379-7707
314-963-7914
(636) 379-7707
e-mail:
malove123@msn.com
e-mail:
audriagebhardt@aol.com
e-mail:
malove123@msn.com
Information
the club’s
activities
is available
also available
onWorld
the World
Information
aboutabout
the club’s
activities
is also
on the
Wide
Web
at:
Wide Web at:
www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org
www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015
Happy Birthday!
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Birthday!
NOVEMBER
Woody Woodring
Faye Anders
Lynn Leslie
Wendy Wilbraham
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Audria Gebhardt
Ed Cenatiempo
Rudy Michelin
Melba Lackey
Shirley Perez
Tom Wright
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Editor’s Note: Please notify us if your or your spouse’s
birthday is missing or incorrect. We welcome
publications of any members’ special highlight dates!
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Happy
Birthday
& Congratulations
to all!
Happy
Birthday
& Congratulations
to all!
Quite a bit of information regarding
club updates are communicated to members
via email. If you would like to be on the
distribution list, send your email address,
and any changes thereafter, to Frank Davis:
fdavis0354@charter.net
We have no new members to report at this time;
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however, the classes preceding
the practice and at colleges
and schools have been large and it is hoped that new
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notify
if your
or your
spouse’s
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or your
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highlight dates!
publication of any members special highlight dates!
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Oxymorons
1. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
2. Why does “slow down” and “slow up” mean the same thing?
3. Why does “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?
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HARMONICA CLUB
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GATEWAY
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
2015
SEPTEMBER
- OCTOBER 2015
OPEN MIC • SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The Reeder
Happy Birthday, Frank!
Please visit us on the Internet at www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org
NEWS AND VIEWS - by Mary Ann Love
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GATEWAY HARMONICA CLUB
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015
TIME TO CHANGE OUR ATTIRE
Julie Andrews sang the following (perhaps on
her 80th birthday)
Those who play in the gigs are to change to
our Fall/Winter attire. Until further notice we will
wear our red vests, white shirt and black slacks.
Sung to the tune of “My Favorite Things”
Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings.
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things.
We are currently practicing our Christmas
music and new program, which we will play after
Thanksgiving. If you have not gotten a copy of the
new program, please talk to Frank.
Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
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When the pipe leaks, When the bones creek,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things.
And then I don’t feel so bad.
GHC CHRISTMAS PARTY SET FOR
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Our first meeting in December is traditionally
the date for our Club Christmas party and this year it
falls on Tuesday, December 1. All family members
are invited. Please bring a dish to share and be prepared for a great evening of fellowship and food.
Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin’,
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin’,
And we won’t mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.
When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes go dim,
Then I remember the great life I’ve had,
And then I don’t feel so bad.
The above lyrics were supplied to me by one of our
members (unfortunately I didn’t make a note as to who
handed me the sheet of paper, Frank, perhaps? I apologize for not providing attribution.) A quick internet
search resulted in a few references and it wasn’t her 80th
birthday, it was, according to legend, her 69th birthday
in 2004. But, it is all fiction! See the next page from
“Truth or Fiction” with different words and more of the
story.
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Julie Andrews singing about aging-Fiction!
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015
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pains,
confused
Bundles
of
magazines
tied
up
in
string,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin’,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things.
And we won’t mention our short, shrunken frames,
things.
Cadillac’s and cataracts,
and hearing
aids and our
glasses,
When
we remember
favorite
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
Cadillac’s and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,
When
the
joints ache,
T hese are a few of my
favorite
things.
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
When the hips break,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
When the pipes leak,
When the eyes grow dim,
When the bones creak,
T hese are a few of my favorite things.
Then I remember the great life I’ve had,
When the knees go bad,
then
I don’t feel so bad.
I simply remember myAnd
favorite
things,
When the pipes leak,
And then I don’t feel so bad.
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Andrews
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and corn
pads forreceived
bunions, a standing ovation from the
When the knees go bad,
crowd
thatwith
lasted
over
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cooked
onions,
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padsminutes
and hot meals
they bring,encores.)
and repeated
And then I don’t feel so bad.
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share
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no need
for sinnin’, clever wit and humor with
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
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and who
hair that
is thinnin’,
others
would
appreciate it.
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
And we won’t mention our short, shrunken frames,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they
Whenbring,
we remember our favorite things.
These are a few of my favorite things.
When the joints ache,
When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I’ve had,
And then I don’t feel so5bad.
(Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over
four minutes and repeated
encores.)
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GATEWAY HARMONICA CLUB
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015
OPEN MIC • SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
The Reeder
Please visit us on the Internet at www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org
NEWS AND VIEWS - by Mary Ann Love
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GATEWAY HARMONICA CLUB
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015
ALEXIAN BROS. GIG • SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
JERRY BONFIGLIO’S BIRTHDAY PARTY GIG
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
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GATEWAY HARMONICA CLUB
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015
WEEKLY EVENTS
Tuesday evening meetings at The Rock Church, 9125 Manchester, St. Louis, MO 63144:
6:00 PM – Blues Group, led by Ed Cenatiempo – Everyone welcome
7:00 PM – First Tuesday of month: Business Meeting – Everyone welcome
7:00 PM – All other Tuesdays: Band Rehearsal – Everyone welcome
8:00 PM – Open Mic – Everyone Welcome
PERFORMANCES, CLASSES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
A list of the club’s upcoming performances, classes and special events is distributed each month at the business
meeting. For the most up-to-date calendar of all GHC performances, classes and special events, go to
www.gatewayharmonicaclub.org/calendar, which takes you to our online calendar. You can view the calendar in
Week, Month or Agenda (list) format by clicking on the tab of your choice. To move the display backward or forward
in any view, click◄ or ►in the upper left-hand corner of the calendar.
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Gigs and special events are shown in RED, classes in BLUE. To the right of the tabs, there is a small ▼ symbol that
you can click to open a drop-down checklist if you wish to display only a specific category or categories by checking
selected boxes. ☑.
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