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Hi there Ray, I got the word you were

looking for me. This is John Howard
and I’m residing up in Gig Harbor

WA. I would love to get a copy of

our last get together...Such a GREAT

thing you’re doing.

Two weeks after that session, David Lee and I moved to Seattle

to work as a ‘Pipe Organ & Drum’ duo. We were quite the

spectacle! I continued to play drums until 2002. Twenty years

with a band called ‘The 57’s’. We played throughout the NW

in the 80’s & 90’s and traveled overseas on a USO tour for the

Air Force—Tokyo, the Philippines, Okinawa, Guam & Hawaii—
it was a great experience. Hats off to you for giving me the

ability to shuffle & swing, it served me well over the years.

Unfortunately we lost Sid Jones to a bad bout of cancer several

years back, we all miss that guy!! I’m still in contact with Sid’s

younger brother Rick Jones, I’m sure he may

enjoy a copy.

Also, I checked out your YouTube channel, great
stuff!!

John Howard
Class of ‘77