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Ken Poorman's music stuff . . . |
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Hey ya'll - remember Washington DC in the 60's?
Abarts; Ben's Chili; The Corner House; The Hayloft; The Rocket Room; The Blue Mirror; The Rendezvous;
the Little Taverns;
OUR DANCE BAND!!! TRUMPETS:
Ted Zelio; Ray Corcoran; Shorty Parker; Joe Prior; Bob Migatz
TROMBONES:
Jack Ingram; Paul Sipe; Larry Treaster; DJ Dechesser; Joe Gallagher
SAXOPHONES:
Bob
Hores; Jack Caldon; Jerry Brown; Sal Salazar; Al Hodge
RHYTHM
SECTION:
Bob Bowman Bass, Steve Bergstrom Drums; Ken Poorman
Piano
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Our Dance Band in D.C.
Getting rehearsed to go on the road for an 18 month tour, Carribean Islands, South America, Europe &
U.S.
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Here are some of the bands I've played with .
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BLACK RAVENS - oops,
I forgot the Black Ravens, the Flemington PA Junior Drum & Bugle Corps. I played Alto Bugle with them. We
practiced on the street in front of the Flemington Fire House. That was in the late 1950's. Snazzy uniforms.
| Renovo Pa 1959 |
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| Hall Family Reunion |
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| Castanea Pa 1960 |
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| Visiting Parents |
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| Lima Peru 1961 |
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| USS Kitty Hawk |
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| At Sea 1962 |
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| USS Forrestal |
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| Mill Hall Pa 1966 |
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| Clinton Country Club |
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| Lock Haven Pa 1970 |
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| LHU Price Auditorium |
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| Williamsport Pa 1971 |
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| Charity Concert Series |
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| King of Prussia 1993 |
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| Glenhardie CC |
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Info on some of our guys, who were still around last time
I checked (2013): Doug Andrews, Dean of
Cultural Programs, South Florida Community College, Lakeland FL Steve
Bergstrom, living in North Miami Beach FL Bob Bowman, Retired
from USPS, living in San Diego CA (from Lebanon PA) John
W. Caldon, PhD - Dr. Jack Caldon is retired Superintendent of Schools, Salem NH Robert
G. Hores, DME - Dr. Bob Hores is retired, Faculty of Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, living
in FL Shorty Parker, think
he's around, don't know where! Ken Poorman,
Retired from Bell Atlantic/Verizon, Philadelphia PA Steve
Poorman, living in Lock Haven PA & Pompano Beach FL Joe
Prior, living back home in Tenessee Larry
Treaster, Retired from Steel Company, living back home in Lewistown PA Ted Zelio, Ski Instructor, Jazz Musician, living in Colorado
  And
some of the places I've played . . .
Played a lotta gigs around
the Lock Haven PA area. Can't remember all the places anymore. Castanea School, Renovo 7th Street School, Renovo
YMCA (went to Socky's after), Teen Canteen at Lock Haven City Hall, BENHS, LHHS, Paper Mill Picnics at Hecla Park, Hershey
Park, North Bend Hotel, Elks Country Club at Young Woman's Creek, Jesse Hall State Park, Bar at Crossfork (?), Casa Loma,
Camp Kline, Lock Haven State College/University, TKE, Lamda Chi Alpha, Student Union, Smith Dorm, Price Auditorium, LHHS Auditorium,
Rodgers Gym, Lock Haven YMCA (remember Alma Jean Copenhaver & Carthy Slopey dancing?), Beth Yehuda Synagogue, American
Legion, Moose, VFW, Elks, Sons of Italy, Town Tavern, Mohawk Motel, Keystone Motel, Fallon Hotel, Hilltop Tavern, the
old Riverside (Island Route), the Jersey Shore Eagles, Elks and Moose, Tony & Bert's, Walnut Street Hotel, Shirk Hotel,
Avis Legion, Waterville Hotel, Wagon Wheel in Cammal, Pine Creek Inn, The Flagstone Bar, Legion in South Williamsport, The
Grotto, BPOE and Moose in Williamsport, Jack's Susquehanna Hotel, The Oaks, The Lymehurst, Lycoming Hotel, Dante Club, the
Scottish Rite Auditorium, Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary Officers Club, Penn State at State College, Centre Country Club, Elks Country Club at Boalsburg, State College
Elks intown, Bellefonte Elks, the Wayside Inn, Hublersburg Hotel . . . and a lot of private parties! Was I glad to get
out of Central PA. If I can find pix of any of these places, I'll post them here.
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| Lewisburg Penitentiary |
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| State College Elks Country Club |
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| Shirks-Jersey Shore |
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| North Bend Hotel |
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Not to mention out of USA places I've played, e.g.
Bermuda, London, Barcelona, Cannes, Athens, Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Beirut, Lima, Valparaiso, Rio, Port of Spain, Port Au
Prince, Cuba, Puerto Rico, etc.
Some
of the pros I've met and/or heard live . . . Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Diana Ross, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Ray
Charles, Kai Winding, Natalie Cole, Ramsey Lewis, Diane Schuur, Gary Burton, Papa John DeFrancesco, Joey DeFrancesco, Dick
Johnson . . .
SOME OF OUR LOCK HAVEN MUSICIANS . . .
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I remember some of the most popular or most requested songs we were playing at different times, different
places, e.g. Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock, Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue & That'll Be the Day at the
Renovo gigs at the 14th Street School in the 50's with John Caskey's group (remember going to Socky's on Erie Avenue after
the gigs); Night Train, Harlem Nocturne and Honkey Tonk, at the Teen Canteen in Lock Haven with the Teen Tones; Sea of Love,
Put Your Head On My Shoulder and Beer Barrel Polka at the Eagles in Jersey Shore with George Fye; C’est Si Bon,
How High The Moon, Paper Moon, Angel Eyes, Satin Doll and Shiny Stockings with the Navy Bands; Solitude
and Bye Bye Blackbird with The Preludes; Mack The Knife with The Dukes; Louie Louie and Wad I Say, Taste of Honey,
Wooly Bully and Watermelon Man at The Mohawk with Robbie's Band; I Saw Her Standin There, Yesterday, Tambourine
Man, Can't Buy Me Love, Day Tripper, Twist & Shout with The Monarch's at The Elks Country Club in State College/Boalsburg;
Mony Mony at the North Bend Hotel gigs; and . . .
I remember more of the songs we played, old standards,
show tunes, etc. but can't remember where or when, e.g. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You), Caravan, I Can't Get Started, Honeysuckle
Rose, Unfogetable, Stardust, Misty, Blue Moon, Georgia, There Will Never Be Another You, Billie's Bounce, Ornithology,
Bernie's Tune, A Night in Tunisia, Round Midnight, Polka Dots And Moonbeams, Corcovado, Girl From Ipanema, Once In A While,
In The Mood, My Funny Valentine, Stella By Starlight, Moon River, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, Sentimental Journey, Spanish
Eyes, Stardust, Stormy Weather, Spinning Wheele, Take Five, Cry Me A River, Moonlight In Vermont, Fly Me To The Moon, Moonglow,
Tenderly, When Sunny Gets Blue, Lullaby of Birdland, Moanin, Green Dolphin Street, Besame Mucho, The Shadow of Your Smile,
A Foggy Day, When The Saints Go Marching In, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes . . . I can even remember some of the words:
They, asked me how I knew, Racoon shit is blue, I of course replied, brother you've been fed, Racoon shit is red. Oh
yeah, see the girl all dressed in blue , , , never mind. They didn't let me sing much. I can almost remember the
changes to these tunes as I think about them. I'll bet there are thousands more I've played. I used to be able
to play a four hour+ gig and never repeat the same song.
I played a lotta gigs with Jim Chapman
and Jay Caprio years ago . . . here they are now . . . still playing . . .
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I played a lotta gigs with Bob Bowman
in the Navy, early '60's . . . and here he is now . . . still playing in 2013 . . .
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I
was watching the military channel the other night (2013) and saw the commissioning ceremony for a neuclear sub at Newport
News. It reminded me that I played for a commissioning/launching of a new sub at Newport News in 1963 with the CINCLANTFLT
Band (now Fleet Forces Band) . . . a nice memory. . .
Here are some musicians (and others) who have contacted me after running across my website . . .
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Sam Hubbard RADM, Ret.
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Dick Toner RM3
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Brent Packman, MU1, Ret. 1960-1985
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Terry Chesson (Sax - USN)
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Doug Forziati MUMC, Ret.
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Ed Hughes FTMC, Ret.
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Courtesy of U.S. Navy
Master Chief Petty Officer Doug Forziati carries a folded American
flag after it was passed during the "Olde Glory Presentation," a naval retirement tradition in which the text of
the ceremony is read to music. It is divided into the number of segments needed to represent each of the ranks held by the
retiring member during his or her career.
Doug Forziati Retirement News
MCPO Doug Forziati Bio
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