June 2013 Number 403

Delta RagA non-profit organization dedicated to the education,preservation, and promotion of Traditional Jazz

Live Dixieland in StocktonThe first Sunday of the month, noon until 5:00 pm, Elks Lodge, 8900 Thornton Road

COME AND DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE FLYING EAGLES

JUNE 2

Your feet will be flyingacross the dance floor to the won-derful music of this group. Weheard them for the first time lastyear, and have looked forward to hearingthem again.

Our music director sang their praises fortheir musicianship and vitality, but the audi-ence just enjoyed dancing and listening tothe music soar.

The Flying Eagles Jazz Band wasformed at the Sacramento Trad Jazz AdultCamp in 2010. While this band is the “newkid on the block,” the band plays as if theyhave been together for years!

The style runs the gamut of TraditionalJazz styles, from the Original Dixieland

Jazz Band to King Oliver, FatsWaller to a more modern-styleDixieland made famous by Ken-ny Ball. The band also plays

slow blues favorites, up-tempo Dixielandclassics, 1930s – 1940s popular swing, andeven popular tunes.

Regardless of your musical taste, thisband guarantees to keep the audience danc-ing and their toes tapping.

John Tanko (reeds) is the leader.Jim Broadstreet (trumpet) and Bill Badstub-ner (trombone) fill out the “front line.”Bob Ressue (piano), Jeff Green (banjo andguitar), Gerry Turner (bass), and Jim Lave-roni (drums) set down the driving rhythm.

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SJDJS 2013 OFFICERSPresident................. ......Dick Lockwood

richlock@volcano.netPast President.....................................Larry Tyrell

VP/Music Director.. ................Bill Sharp

A1tradtrmpt@att.netSecretary................. .Barbara Baughman

Treasurer.................. ..............Geri EckertGeri_eckert@yahoo.com

Promotional Mgr...........................................OpenEquipment Mgr............................Marty HofheinzMember at Large........................Frank LindskoogMember at Large.......................Kerry LockwoodHistorian.............................................Larry TyrellDelta Rag Editor...... ...........Billie Ricker

Delta Rag email................. ricker@dishmail.net Delta Rag contributors…. Dick Lockwood,Bill Sharp, Dave Tygett.

VOLUNTEERSAdmission desk coordinator.........Judy GriffithsAdm. desk Volunteers...............................Mary Jane Gill, Beverly Martin, Tony &Delores Moreira, Edie Sanchez, KathrynClardy, Alice Hannan, Judy Griffiths.Raffle chairman....................................Dave TygettWebmistress.............................Kerry Lockwood

http://www.sanjoaquindixielandjazz.org

The DELTA RAG is published monthly bythe San Joaquin Dixieland Jazz Society, at Wal-lace, CA.

Please address mail to: Billie Ricker, POBox 14, Wallace, CA 95254. The deadline for material to be published isthe day of the session preceding the issue date.

ADVERTISING RATESFull page........................ $50Half page.......................$25Business card size..........$10

Business card size is $100 for 1 year

The May income was $873. $434-Admission, $40-Dues, $139-Donations,$125-Memorials, $144-Raffle. Expens-es came to $1349. $500-Band, $490-Rent, $42-Delta Rag printing, $118-Website expense, $119-ASCAP.

Promotions Manager, Nora Dale, isresigning her position. She is movingout of the area. The Board wishes herwell.

BOARD SPLINTERS

The Board of Directors meets the Thurs-day following the Sessions, at 1:30 at the ElksLodge. Members are welcome.

Posies and wine, and an at-tractive cupcake kit (donated byIrene Stolberg) made for a greatraffle! Two tulip plants and apretty spring plant donated by JJCox were popular prizes. The sixbottles of wine brought smiles toa number of winners.

Raffle winners were DeloresMoreira, Barbara Baughman,Gladys Duncan, Wilt Fernandez,Jim & Anna Packard, EllieBuhlert, Reid Johnson, SalllieWarner, Marty Hofheinz, Barba-ra Hartwell, & Lucy Santos.Thanks for your participation. We are$144 ahead.

RAFFLE RAMBLE

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May brought a Session reminiscentof days of old. It was actually a littledifficult to get out on the dance floor dueto the numbers of dancers who werethere. The Cell Block 7 lived up to ourexpectations…and exceeded them! Theirtune selection and performance wereoutstanding…but then…what’s new? It wasgreat to see the attendance way up,following several months of much lowernumbers. I certainly hope to see this trendcontinue in the coming months.

We were happy to learn that ourPromotions Manager, Nora Dale, has foundresidency and employment at an up-scalesenior apartment complex in Turlock. Wewish her all the best. We are equallyunhappy though, as this requires Nora toresign her Board position. This finds uswithout a Promotions Manager. At ourBoard meeting, we agreed it is the job ofevery one of us to use every opportunity to

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEBy Dick Lockwood

promote the activities and attendance atour Society Sessions.

We missed Dave and MarlenaTygett and their handling of the raffle.In spite of their absence, we had asignificant increase in raffle revenuedue to the fine efforts of Past President

Larry Tyrell and his assistants. As an aside,Bob Romans at mid-day asked “Noparasols?” As you know, those are alwaysprovided by Dave and Marlena. Wepromised Bob to remedy that situationbefore the next visit of the Cell Block 7 atour October 6th Session.

Our June 2nd SJDJS Session brings usthe Flying Eagles Jazz Band. They are avery-very danceable group that you surelydon’t want to miss.

More information, including pictures,maps, coming events and past issues of theDelta Rag are available on our web site.http://www.stocktondixielandjazz.org/

CELL BLOCK 7 MILLING AROUND BEHINDTHE YELLOW “CRIME SCENE” TAPE

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FLYING

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hope they had somuch fun they’ll beback.

Oh dear, I didn’t see Ray Farley to-day. Maybe he doesn’t like to be teased.Ray, I promise I won’t accuse you againof smiling.

Roberta Conrad has some great talesto tell, and they are all true. Some thievescame into her back yard and removed anentire metal shed! The lawn mower was ina different shed, but they found it, and tookthat too! She was advised to get a dog tobark and scare thieves away. A little dogshowed up on her doorstep, but it turnedout to be so old that it could neither see norhear.

When I heard someone singing Louisi-ana Fairytale, I grabbed my camera andrushed to get a picture of Dick Lock-wood’s first public vocal. But it was thegolden throated Jim Fusaro singing. Ihadn’t really believed there were words tothat lovely tune.

HEARD BETWEEN SETSBy Billie Ricker

Now this wasmore like it. The ta-bles were full, and sowas the dance floor. Actually, when thetables were full the dance floor wasn’t, andwhen the dance floor was full, the tablesweren’t. Some kind of mathematical law, Ithink. Too deep for me. But thanks, BobRomans, for assembling such a talentedcrew to entertain us. Some of my favoritepeople are in the Cell Block 7. Tom Downstold me that this is where he first met hiswife. I’m not kidding when I say goodthings happen at SJDJS.

It was good to see Kathy Felkins, oneof our most loyal members. She looksbeautiful in red. Gladys Duncan was side-lined from dancing temporarily. Shetripped over a suitcase someone set downin front of her. I don’t know if that wasbefore or after the champagne that wasserved on the limo.

What a pleasure to see Ann Fosco andIrv Glandon. Ann’s friends Barbara andDan made a hit with me. Barbara becauseshe said what fun it is to know Ann, andDan because he paid me a compliment soextravagant that I had to laugh. And youcan’t have too many laughs!

Beverly Martin confessed that she andAudrey and Larry did not know why Icalled them “virtuous,” so I clued her in.Gosh, I can think of lots of reasons some-one might call me virtuous. (Oh, stopsnickering!)

Judy Griffith introduced me to herniece, Ashley, & Caleb Johnson, and hernephew, Arnold, & Kim Berser. Theylook like a fun quartet of music lovers. I CAROL & JIM FUSARO

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In place of guns, CellBlock 7 used brass canons(otherwise called trumpets,trombones, tubas) to hold ushostage during their perfor-mance at the May meeting of

our society. Ah, the roar of the crowd, thesmell of the valve oil. There was abso-lutely no way you were going to escapethe building once the sounds of the bandcaptured your ear. Talk to anyone whowas there and you will spend a very longtime listening to ravings about how greatCB7 was, putting people on the dancefloor and playing tunes that were so exqui-sitely done (exquisite being the best adjec-tive I can think of). It is easy to understandwhy they have such a large following (bylarge following, I don't mean 4 overweightpeople, but lots of average weight people.)In the last newsletter it was said that thereshould be a drink called the CB7, andIrene Stolberg came up with a wonderfulconcoction: In a 12 oz. glass put 7 icecubes, 7 dashes of Angostura Bitters, 7 tsp ofSeagrams 7 (1 and 1/2 oz) and 7 oz of 7-up.Stir. Enjoy. She had a sample made by thebartender. I tried it and went to 7th heav-en. If you'd like to be an official "block-head" (CB7 follower) you have anotherchance when they return in October.

Pete Main, CB7 reed player, said he'sforming a band of all men without hair,called The Bald Eagles, which remindsme–in June the guest band will be TheFlying Eagles from Sonoma. As do eagles,

MUSIC DIRECTOR’S COLUMNBy Bill Sharp

ANNA & JIM PACKARD

their music soars. I don't know if there areany bald eagles among them, but I do knowthat the band is loaded with talent. Comebuild your nest at the Elks Lodge, June Two.

I must, absolutely must, mention theappearance of Dick Williams, under whosedirection the jams sets were some of thebest ever. He led us to the level of " Wow"- -both for the audience and the jammers onstage!" Hot-diggity-dog, what a wonderfulSunday it was, with another looming on thehorizon.

KATHY FELKINS & GLADYS DUNCAN

MUSIC DIRECTOR, CONTINUED

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SUPPORT LIVE DIXIELAND1st Sunday: San Joaquin Dixieland JazzSoc. Elks Lodge, 8900 Thornton Rd.,Stockton. June 2, Flying Eagles.2nd Sunday: Sacramento TraditionalJazz Soc. Dante Club.3rd Sunday: Modesto Traditional JazzSoc. Clarion Inn, 1612 Sisk Rd.1st & 3rd Tuesday evening 6:30 to 8:30:Cell Block 7 playing at Royce’s Bar BQ,just off Hwy 99 @ Eight Mile.Saturday, July 13, 11 am to 6:30 pm: ClineWine & Dixieland Jazz Festival. Cline Cel-lars, 24737 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. See Adon page 7.

ATTENTION FRIENDS If you know of someone who is ill or inneed of cheering up and would like theirname on the Sunsh e phoneMarlena Tygett at ( .

A donation was receivedfrom the

Jackson Festivalfor the use of our soundequipment and drums

Bob RomansCell Block 7 Leader, Cornet,

Double Bell Euphonium1617 Lakeshore DriveLodi, California, 95242cellblk7@comcast.net

Cell 209-747-1148

DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF

DON BURCH

WERE RECEIVED FROM

TONY & DELORES MOREIRA

ROBERTA CONRAD

BARBARA BAUGHMAN

AND

TOM & LINDA DUTART

A DONATION IN MEMORY OF

SCOTTY BAUGHMAN

WAS RECEIVED FROM

Roberta Conrad

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2013 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONMembership includes the Delta Rag and a

reduced admission* at our monthly sessions. Sendcheck payable to SJDJS to P.O. Box 4746, Stock-ton, CA 95204-0746.Name(s)AddressCity, State, ZipPhoneE-mail

$25 Single annual membership$40 Couple (2 cards 1 address)

$100 each Sustaining membership Extra $6 for First Class postage Delta Rag only (No membership) $8.00

*ADMISSIONMember = $8.00, Non-Member = $12.00Sustaining Member = FreeGold Card/Musician and Spouse = No chargeStudent with current Student Body card = $2.

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2013 CALENDARJune 2: Flying Eagles

July 7: Mission Gold Jazz Band

Aug. 4: Art Bregante and his

Orchestra

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