SINCE 1897 SPRING BULLETIN 2010

Published by Local 3, A. F. of M. Martin Hodapp - Editor Indianapolis Musicians 325 N. Delaware St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317)636-3595 Fax: (317)636-3596 E-Mail: indymusicians@sbcglobal.net Web: www.indymusicians.com OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 10:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Closed Sat., Sun., and Holidays Summer Hours Memorial Day through Labor Day Monday through Thursday 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Closed Fri. Sat., Sun., and Holidays OFFICERS President – Mike Lucas Vice President – Lawrence E. Clark Jr. Secretary/Treasurer – Martin L. Hodapp EXECUTIVE BOARD Nancy Agres Gary Myers Kenneth Curtin Jared Rodin David Gruender Michael White Michael Hartt DELEGATES TO AFM CONVENTION AND MID-AMERICA CONFERENCE Mike Lucas Martin Hodapp DELEGATE TO STATE AFC-CIO AND CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL Lawrence E Clark Jr. Martin Hodapp BUSINESS AGENTS Stephen Hayward – Indianapolis Mike Lucas – Bloomington Louis Priddy – Anderson VICE PRESIDENT EMERITUS Lancaster W. Price OFFICE STAFF MPF Coordinator – Ann Sutter Bookkeeper – Jan Hodapp

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SPRING MEMBERSHIP MEETING

SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010 IN THE REHEARSAL HALL

2:00 PM BAZBEAUX PIZZA AND

REFRESHMENTS FOLLOWING THE MEETING

MESSAGE FROM

SECRETARY-TREASURER

MARTIN HODAPP

inally! Winter is over and warm weather is upon

us. It is good to be able to go out without my overcoat. The 2010 AFM Convention this coming June is one of the most important in the history of this organization. The Officers, committees, and delegates will have to deal with an extraordinary number of difficult issues that will determine the course of the AFM for the next several years. These include: the fall-out from the Bush recession in 2007-2008; declining revenue, declining membership numbers; the problems faced by small Locals, the state of the MPF (Trust) fund', the state of the AFM-EP fund; electronic media agreements; dissention among our members. There will be(naturally) other issues to contend with this summer, often unforeseen ones, but this list covers most of the main problems. Shortly after the first of the year, on January 10, the AFM held a meeting in Las Vegas concerning the recent problems that have resulted in

changes in the AFM-EP Fund (the pension fund). The meeting presented Local Officers an opportunity to hear from and ask questions to a panel composed of Fund Manager Maureen Kilkelly, and attorneys and actuaries representing both the AFM and fund management. Several current and past members of the Board of Trustees representing the AFM were also present, however no Management Trustees attended. The meeting opened with brief remarks from AFM President Tom Lee, followed by Ms. Kilkelly's presentation of a history of the fund. This was followed by a discussion about the fund's investment strategy and an explanation of why the fund is in its current status. Due to the economic situation in 2007-2008 the fund is currently down to a 75% funding level. This is very close to the situation with other pension funds throughout the country and one that needs to be dealt with. One of the largest contributing factors was that 16% of the fund's assets were allocated to real estate. People often say "stocks have rallied again so shouldn't the fund be coming back up?" Unfortunately the solution isn't that easy. President Lee explained that if a fund has a value of $1,000,000 (the AFM-EP fund has much more than this) and suffers a 50% loss then it's assets are now $500,000. This creates a situation where the gain must be not 50%, but 100% in order to recover the losses. There is no investment program that returns anywhere close to that level, and even Bernie Madoff only promised returns in the 40% area. Thus a recovery plan must be implemented, and it must be within the guidelines established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA ). Since AFM-EP is a multiple employer fund (as opposed to single employer funds) there are a limited number of actions that are permitted by law. There are two types of pension funds. A defined contribution fund is

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like a 401K account where a participant puts in a set amount each year and at retirement age gets whatever is there. The problem with this type of fund arises when a person's assets are wiped out when the economy turns sour. This type of fund is usually more favorable to younger workers. The AFM-EP fund is a defined benefits fund which is structured to protect benefits from fluctuations and is more favorable to older workers. In this type of fund participants keep whatever benefits they have already earned at their current level and all rebuilding must be done based on future contributions. There are three zones: green (no problems), yellow (endangered), and red (critical) that are used to indicate the relative strength of the fund. At their April 1, 2010 meeting the fund trustees will place the AFM-EP fund in the red zone. Also at this meeting they will devise a comprehensive plan to rebuild the fund. Toward this end the trustees agreed to lower the multiplier to $1.00 starting January 1, 2010. The multiplier is the amount used to figure out a member's retirement benefits. Each $100 of contributions is multiplied by whatever figure was in place at the time the contribution was made. This amount cannot be reduced after the face, so that whatever someone has earned prior to the date the multiplier is lowered will remain at that amount. The current multiplier will remain in effect until the fund is able to get out of the red zone. Around August 1, 2010 a 5% surcharge will be imposed on all pension contributions (another ERISA requirement). If a contribution of $100 is made to the plan the amount paid will be $105. In 2011 the surcharge will raise to 10%. Once a rebuilding plan is agreed on by all parties involved (union and plan management) the surcharge will go away. One of the requirements for labor unions is that they must file an LM form listing all expenditures with the U.S. Department of Labor within 30 days of the end of a Local's fiscal year. Local 3 is large enough that we file the LM-2 form which is long and complicated, and must be signed by both the President and Secretary/Treasurer. This form must be filed electronically, and for the last several years electronic signatures were required. Unions across the nation have had untold difficulties with these signatures which cost over $100 each, expire at the end of two years, and often do not work as intended. This has been

the number one complaint ever since their inception. Since we now have an administration that is friendly to labor and not actively hostile to it we just found out that this will be the last year these signatures are required. Hip! Hip! Hooray!!! This is promising to be a busy year for Pres. Lucas and myself. On Monday April 26, 2010, Local 3 will host a Regional Resource meeting which will bring in Officers from Locals in the area to discuss issues important to all of us. This will bring us to June 21-24 when the 98th AFM Convention will meet at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The Mid-American Conference of musicians will meet there also the 3 days prior to the convention. This will make a week of meetings and a very busy time for both of us. In closing I want to make everyone aware of the upcoming events at Local 3. Our spring Membership Meeting here at the Hall on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2:00pm. Refreshments and Bazbeaux Pizza will be served following the meeting. The following Sunday, May 2, 2001 will be our annual Membership Luncheon at the Ramada Inn (formerly Holiday Inn) at 21st and Shadeland Ave. This is the same location where we have held this dinner for the last several years, only the name has changed - same staff and people we have always dealt with. The cash bar opens at 12:00 pm and the meal will be served at 1:00 pm. As usual there will be a choice of ribs; chicken; or vegetarian. Everyone is invited along with a guest! Hope to see all of you there.

CILC REPORT

By Local 3 Delegates Lawrence Clark and Martin Hodapp

CILC PRESIDENT LETTIE MAE OLIVER DIES

his is one of the saddest CILC reports we have

ever written. CILC President Lettie Oliver (1952 - 03/01/2010) was a good friend and advocate for the American Federation of Musicians, and especially Local 3. As President of the Central Indiana Labor Council (CILC) she was the person responsible for putting Local bands in the Labor Day Parade and always

insisted that her functions employ union musicians. Lettie was an advocate for all working families who struggled for justice. She had served as President, and Associate Director of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Indiana Council 62, the union representing government workers in Indiana and Kentucky, and also worked tirelessly for the AFL-CIO for 30 years. "Most of her adult life, she was involved in the labor movement, and I think her legacy will be the aid she provided no matter who you were," said Joanne Sanders, the Indianapolis City-County Council minority leader and a fellow Democrat. Lettie also helped to improve pay for janitors and hotel workers Downtown. She also was part of the Indiana Pay Equity Coalition, a group pushing for state laws to ensure equal pay for the same jobs, fighting traditions of paying less to women and minorities. Sam Gilchrist, Indiana field director for Washington, D.C.based Change That Works, a nonprofit coalition examining health-care reform and other issues, said, "Lettie was an unparalleled force in the labor movement and a true leader for worker rights." Oliver also was part of the Indiana Pay Equity Coalition -- a group pushing for bills in the Statehouse that would require a study of pay in state government jobs to determine if women and minorities are being paid the same as men for similar or the same jobs. During a rally at the Indiana Statehouse in February 2009, Oliver led the crowd in three cheers of "Good morning sisters!" and won applause when she told them, "We will not give up. We care not just about ourselves but the quality of life of our daughters and granddaughters." Survivors include five children: Jonathan Oliver, Shannon Carr, Tehea Harding, Jasmin Oliver and Brittani Oliver; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Oliver Jr., in 2004, and her eldest son, Ernest. At the March 8, 2010 meeting the delegates elected Susan Fauldaur President of the CILC. She has been a strong labor advocate and held the office of Secretary/Treasurer before becoming President. Susan is also on the Lawrence School Board. She has organized the Labor Day parade and is also a good friend of Local 3. We wish her the very best in filling the very large shoes left vacant by Lettie's passing. Following the CILC meeting the 2010

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Labor Day Parade Committee met for the first time.

ADDRESS PROBLEMS WITH FALL BULLETIN

any of you called the office to say that your fall bulletins had the names and addresses

mixed up. Several others also told me that they did not receive the bulletin at all. Here is the explanation for this foul-up. We have the bulletins printed using a printer who then takes them to a mailing service where the addresses are added they are sorted by zip codes. We send them the addresses in an Excel file taken from our member database. There is one column each for: first name, last name, street address, city, state, and zip code. The file we downloaded and sent to the service was absolutely correct, however their program apparently was an older version and incompatible with our data - which is how the addresses were garbled. They are very upset that this happened and are making every effort to correct the problem. We did get them to enough people that we had a quorum for winter Membership Meeting in spite of the Colt's playoff game kicking off at 3:00 pm. It was one of the shortest meetings in Local 3 history.

2010 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY PRINTOUTS

AVAILABLE

s we announced in our Fall 2009 Bulletin the Executive Board decided at its November 17th

meeting to not publish a new Membership Directory this year but to rely mainly on our online directory. We will print in house and mail a Membership Directory to any Member who wants one. This will be an up to date listing with the price list and bylaws included. These are now available. Please contact the Office if you want us to mail one to you.

YOUR BENEFICIARY CARDS NEED TO BE

CURRENT

ecently some of our Members have died and not updated their beneficiary cards. This creates a

lot of extra work and sometimes results in confusion until the insurance company can determine who gets the payment. If you are unsure about who your designated beneficiary is please check with us so that your card can be updated if anything has changed. Any update requires your signature to be valid. The beneficiary card or a copy MUST be sent with all your other

information in order for the payment to be processed. If your beneficiary has preceded you in death, or if there is a change in your marital status and you no longer wish for either a former spouse or parent to receive this benefit you will need to change your card.

FAIR TRADE MUSIC SEEKS FAIR COMPENSATION FOR

WORKING MUSICIANS

ortland OR, AFM Local 99, is endorsing a concept called Fair Trade Music which is working to

see that musicians who work in night clubs receive fair compensation for their work. They have printed a pamphlet that is handed out at tradeshows and other venues where people find live music. The purpose is to educate and inform people who patronize these venues that there are major problems with the club scene as it exists today. The Local contacted musicians who play club

dates and found that the vast majority (73.46%) feel that what they are currently being paid is unfair. Traditionally door charges went directly to the band, but that has changed. Many venues are not taking their expenses from the door fees and are used to pay sound and door/security staff. Some places charge a fee for advertising that is also a percentage of the door sales. The musicians are then paid the remainder of the door charge which is often below minimum wage. The Goal of the Fair Trade Music Campaign is to establish fair compensation for musicians working in Portland through recognition and promotion of participating establishments as well as the use of publicly recognized Fair Trade model in order to provide the music -going public with a point of reference for the value placed on music and musicians by the establishments they attend. To help customers know that the money they pay at the door is going to the musicians providing the entertainment. There is also a decal that participating club owners can place in their windows so that the public will know that musicians are paid fairly in their establishments. You can find out more about this organization by visiting www.FairTradeMusicPDX.org

LOCAL 3 TO START SENDING BULLETINS

ELECTRONICALLY

e are now 10 years into the 21st century and more and more communication is being

done electronically as society moves away from print communication. The Executive Board feels that it is vitally important for Local 3 to make this move sooner rather than later. Toward that end the Office has implemented a program that will enable us to email our Bulletins to all members and Locals that have internet access. At first we will both print and email our Bulletins in order to make sure that everyone gets them. Also we will still print and mail Bulletins to all members who are not able to access the web so we can continue to communicate with all of you who are not computer savvy . We will also start employing social networking sites in order to better communicate with younger future members.

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LOCAL 3 DUES

YEARLY DUES.................. $150.00 (IF PAID BY JANUARY 31)

SEMI-ANNUAL DUES...........$76.00

(IF PAID BY JANUARY 31 and JUNE 30)

LATE CHARGES $5.00 PER MONTH. (AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION AFTER 3 MONTHS - $10.00 REINSTATEMENT FEE. AUTOMATIC EXPULSION AFTER 6 MONTHS. $20.00 REINSTATEMENT FEE. SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED MEMBERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY DENIED THE DEATH BENEFIT FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION

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MEMBER PROFILE MINGO JONES, BASS and ELECTRIC BASS

By Martin Hodapp

Mingo Joseph Jones Jr. was born December 16, 1928 in St. Joseph, MO. He is the youngest of the 3 children in the musical family of Mingo J. Jones Sr., and Maudell Jones. His older sisters, Octavia Henderson, and Dorothy Jones, both leaned to play piano Mingo's father taught him trumpet. Mingo Sr. was a professional musician who played on Kansas City's Vine St during that city's jazz heyday. By age 6 Mingo Jr. was hooked on music and every night he listened to the big band radio broadcasts from Radio City in New York City. Mingo Sr. often took his teenage son to Saturday afternoon Variety Shows in Kansas City which featured singers, dancers, and comedians backed by a big band. This gave the young Mingo his first opportunity to go backstage and mingle with the performers and musicians, and to listen to the music up close. By age twelve he was advanced enough that, although in junior high, he was placed in the Bartlett High School concert and marching bands. As a freshman Mingo was chosen to participate in a week intensive study with the Lincoln University band when they were visited his high school. This experience provided his first exposure to music theory and made a lifelong impression on him. In 1946 Mingo's uncle, Bruce James wanted him live with him in Lebanon , IN, and got him a job as a waiter at Ulan Country Club. He soon found out he had relatives in Indianapolis, which led to a major turning point in his life - the discovery of Indiana Avenue (the Avenue) and the jazz scene there. His uncle would often take him to the Ferguson Lounge for lunch and he got to hear many of the great musicians, including the legendary Hampton Family Band. Mingo returned to St. Joseph to complete his last year of high school and, among a host of other activities, organized his own band with the assistance of Mr. Whaley, the band director, who helped him write the arrangements. The band was good enough to be hired to play the Lincoln University Home Coming dance. Following graduation Mingo returned to

work at the Ulan Country Club which gave him the opportunity to listen to the jazz being played on the Avenue. Since he was only 18 he couldn't go into the clubs, but some family friends would drive him there where he met musicians and club owners. He later entered the Pearson School of Music where he met Ray Churchman and other musicians who were teaching there. This also gave him the opportunity to catch the "Jazz at the Philharmonic" series at the Murat Theater.

MINGO AND BRENDA at 2009 BBQ

In high school Mingo had been Captain of the ROTC and had passed the test for Officer Candidate School. When he was drafted for the Korean War in 1948 he told the recruiting Sgt. if he wanted to play in the band instead. He passed the audition and was sent to the U.S. Army Band Training School in Fort Dix, NJ. Mingo continued his studies at the Military Band School where he was asked his instructor, an Italian musician, to learn a secondary instrument. Mingo chose bass, which turned out to be another watershed moment in his life. Following school he was sent to Japan where he played with the 56th Army Band for a year, and was then received orders to move out. He was sent to a deporting area and wound up in the Korean War. Then in 1950 he was assigned to the 35th Army Band at Fr. Harrison in Indianapolis. Once again he was able to visit the clubs on the Avenue. One night shortly before he left the service he took one of his friends

from the band, a bass player from Chicago, to a popular night club called Henri's so he could hear local guitarist Wes Montgomery. The other band members were Local 3 Members: Pookie Johoson (sax;) Errol Grandy (piano); Sonny Johnson (drums); and Leroy Vinnegar (bass). Vinnegar had a problem and couldn't be there that night and a bassist who could not keep up with the band was sitting in. Mingo asked his friend to play but he declined and said "you go up." As soon as he started playing Errol Grandy (who was blind) said "who's that?" After they were introduced he told Mingo "I like your bass," and Wes asked him to come back the next night in case Leroy was still was having problems . Leroy was back the next night, thanked Mingo for coming in and said he could come in any time. Shortly thereafter Leroy went to Los Angeles to began his legendary west coast jazz career and Wes hired Mingo, who had recently been discharged from service, to play with the band. He stayed with them until Henri's closed several months later. Mingo quickly developed a good reputation and was constantly hired by other musicians. His purchased an old German bass, and when it needed to go to the repair shop he brought a new one. His next engagement was at the Comus Club (formerly the Sky Club) which was across Indiana Ave from Henri's, where he played with a band led by drummer Count Fisher. The other personnel were: Chuck Bush and Charles Cox (tenor sax); another trumpet player from the 35th Army Band, Louis Shoes (piano), and Airetta Lamar (vocals). Next the band went to Ferguson Hall and Lounge at 11th and Capital, which Mingo calls "one of the great jazz spots." The Hampton Sisters: Aletra, Carmelita, Dawn, and Virtue, were working down the street at a place called Steins, at 9th and Capital. With them were their brother Lucky Hampton and Bill Pennick (saxes), and Ray Churchman (drums) . The band then went back to playing on the Avenue at the Orchid Room, a restaurant and lounge owned by George Reed, who came from Trinidad. Mingo first met him when he

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was a teenager in the late '40's and had stopped into what was then a Chili shop for dinner. He said they talked for a long time and George told him about wanting to open a night club there. When Mingo went into the service in 1948 it was still a Chili shop and when he returned in 1952 it was a bustling night club. George, true to his Trinidadian heritage, loved to fish and kept a big boat in back of the club on Senate Ave. He would often organize fishing trips, however Mingo never went with him on one of them. Later Mingo left Count Fisher and formed a trio with Louis Shoes and Paul Weeden (guitar), and they were the first jazz trio to play in the Turf Club on west 16th street. Later the personnel changed to Wes Montgomery and Pookie Johnson. Mingo's reputation as a solid jazz musician was now spreading and for the next several years he played with many other bands both in Indianapolis and throughout the country. In the late 1960's and 1970's a group of Asian booking agents were working in the United States, with offices in Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Chicago, and connections in New York. They were hiring national and international bands, usually small groups, to perform in Vietnam . Many of these musicians came from many from Europe and the Philippines. At that time Mingo had just come off the road after an extend series of engagements with the Earl Van Riper trio in the greater Detroit area. Van Riper stayed in Michigan, but Mingo returned to Indianapolis. A group of Mexican musicians was working in Indianapolis and their bass player got word that his father was ill, so he went back to Mexico. The band contacted Mingo to work with them. He said that they had just graduated from college in Mexico City and were a "beautiful group, really good." They had engagements in: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, including a month booking at the lounge in the hotel at the Mayo Clinic. This is where the Asian bookers heard them and hired them for engagements in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, and then a tour of Vietnam. Since this was during the Vietnam war Mingo and the others had to really think before accepting the engagements. The band featured twin sisters as vocalists, and just as they were preparing to leave for Asia one of them got very sick and the whole band went

back to Mexico. Mingo was going to come back here, but the bookers asked him to put a new band together to take to Asia. He hired a trio from Albany, NY that had backed up other groups and they all met in San Francisco and put a show together. The bookers would hire acts and put them together with Mingo's band to back them, so they rehearsed with the showgirls in San Francisco, and then went to Guam for more rehearsal. Unfortunately by the time they got there Mingo realized that his musicians couldn't cut the show so he sent them back to the states. Mingo was sent to the Philippines to hire four small bands, and while there met some of their top musicians. He said they were a big help in steering him to the right personnel, so he had no problem putting the groups together. He said they were not only great players but also great arrangers who would write out everything for the shows and that things went really well. In two weeks they were ready to go to Vietnam. Mingo put the musicians under contract to meet him and there shortly, and he and the girls went ahead. There were two singers from Indianapolis and some dancers from Milwaukee. The singers used to sing at the Holyoak club on east Washington St. They were named Ronnie and Vonnie, but Mingo always called the "Bonnie and Clyde" because he could never remember their real names. The groups were billed under the name ShowTime USA and a lot of musicians were brought over to Vietnam during the war. Because of his military background they made Mingo music director and trouble shooter. Often the musicians would become drunk and unruly or get involved with prostitutes, and it was up to Mingo to straighten them out. They had to be checked in like military personnel and carry identification cards, passes, and ration cards at all times. Mingo had to brief everyone on what they had to do, enforce a curfew, and make sure the girls dated only GI's. Each payday the people were given an allowance and the bulk of what they earned was put in their bank accounts back in the states. These acts were not like the big USO tours with name celebrities such as Bob Hope. When these big acts came over they were put into a theater or stadium and the troops were brought in to see them. Mingo's groups went out to the bases and into the field where they would put on a 75 minute

show. He said the morale was very low and there was a lot of corruption among the GI's - much worse than it was in Korea. Mingo said you simply couldn't trust any of the people. Often they would have to stop the show because of incoming enemy fire and then finish it when it was safer. One time they were stuck at a base during a teargas attack. On one occasion they were playing for the 101st Special Forces and a Sgt. Major asked Mingo to play a special tune for his best friend who was in a fire base outside on a hill. This is s mortar that fires every few minutes and has no shelter and had a direct view of the Vietcong. Mingo, with a small country and western group, was flown in by helicopter. The flight seemed to be taking a long time so he asked the pilot when they would land. He said in about 20 minutes, and told Mingo to look outside and look at those" red buttons" - he then said "that's where they're shooting at us." The Vietcong were shooting from the valley and they couldn't land until the GI's had killed them. After things calmed down they played on a stage made of sandbags and the GI's used boxes for seats. They announced that they were playing the special song for the Sgt's friend who was down in the hood with the mortar. When they had finished there was the loud pop of a gun, and the Sgt's friend had just killed himself. Later it was revealed that his wife had left him and felt he had nothing to go home to. Mingo said it was very, very sad. After they flew back to the base, the Sgt. told Mingo that the ensemble had been very good to them and he loaned then 2 helicopters and 4 pilots so that they would no longer have to drive everywhere. This is why even today he always talks about those helicopters. One time he had to go from the agent's office in Saigon to their other office in Danang. One of the groups was having problems with the NCO's and were reported for insubordination. They were drinking and fighting on the bandstand, and undisciplined. Unbeknown to them, Mingo watched the show and proceeded to cancel the rest of their engagements and send them back to the states. The next morning he was sitting on the patio of the White Front Hotel getting ready to eat breakfast and enjoy the newspaper. At that moment a bomb went off on a back street, Mingo ducked under the table, and glass from the hotel covered

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everything. He ran to communications (a block away) and told them to "call Saigon and get me out of here!" He had had too many close calls. Unfortunately the monsoons started and it took three more days to get him back. One of the VIP's loaned him his private jet to take him to Saigon, and 2 days later he was in Bangkok, Thailand. In Bangkok he met a piano player named Maurice Rocco, from Oxford OH, who had been there for 15 years. Duke Ellington had heard him and said he was an excellent player. Maurice worked with a drummer and was looking to form a trio. He had been told about Mingo by the agents, so when Mingo got to Bangkok he hired him to play and a week later he was working with him at a club called Napoleon's Lounge. Mingo really liked Bangkok and said it was "a lovely city" with nice hotels and fine restaurants. One street in particular had restaurants representing food from practically every country one could think of. There were also lots of American businessmen, and a lot of good jazz. The Philippines dominated the music scene and those musicians could play or write anything. Mingo worked all the time, and one group in particular was an ensemble of European musicians who would play everything from Dixieland to modern jazz. He also helped establish an international jazz club which grew to a membership of over 360. They would play Sunday jam sessions at the Napoleon. There were also many dinner cruises and boat parties on the Mekong River where people would take a big boat to a fine restaurant in the middle of Bangkok for dinner and dancing. He also continued to supply the Asian bookers with singers and Pilipino musicians. While he was there Mingo played all over Asia, in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Laos. He also played for the king and queen of Thailand on two occasions. At that time Bangkok was a safe city and many American bands would play concerts there. Both the Duke Ellington band and the Count Basie band performed there. One of Basie's band members was drummer Harold Jones from Richmond, IN who Mingo knew from IU. Mingo recalls seeing him with the Count Basie band when they played for the Local 3 party at the Westlake club house, and told him that he would see him oversees. When he walked into the Officers' Club

in Bangkok where the Basie band was playing he said he could see Harold's lips as he pointed to him and said to the bass player "I know him." After the concert they wanted Mingo to ride in the band bus with the musicians, but he pointed to a gleaming white Mercedes and told them that he already had his own car and driver. The next day Basie came to Napoleons to here the band, and later they all played in a jam session at the NCO club with a Philippine band. On another occasion the Duke Ellington band was in Bangkok and Mingo was invited to their concert at the Officers' Club. Duke, who always called him "Mr. Indianapolis," invited Mingo backstage, and then arranged for him to sit in the front row with the officer's wives, right in front of trumpet player Cootie Williams. Later Ellington invited Mingo to come with the band to a big banquet at the White Front hotel, and afterwards introduced him to a Duchess from Thailand. He said saxophonist Paul Gonsalves always told jokes, and he spent the rest of the evening talking with Duke Ellington. After the GI's left Bangkok things started to get rough as they were drug into the war with the rest of southeast Asia. He was ready to go home after staying there over a year, but they asked him to stay until after his birthday when they threw him a big party. Maurice then 2 weeks in Indonesia, taking Mingo with him. When they got back to the states he wanted Mingo to meet him in Las Vegas, work with him there, and then go on to California. The night they were ready to leave there was a big party for Maurice at the hotel where they were staying. Mingo had everything he owned, including his basses, jewelry, pictures of all that he did there, packed in his room and went down to attend the party. When he returned the room had been broken into and everything was gone. It was obviously an inside job, but he was unable to get any cooperation from hotel security. He was planning to meet his mother in Kansas City, but wanted to stay and find his belongings. Unfortunately the war got too bad and he lost everything. Finally his mother told him "you can buy a new bass and new clothes, but not a new life - come here." Mingo got out and went back to St. Joseph MO, and a year later returned to Indianapolis, where he has worked as a jazz musician ever since.

Mingo has recently had some health issues, but sometimes problems lead to happy endings, and this is one of those times. While in the hospital he met nurse Brenda Barnes and they really hit it off. He asked her out and on their first date took her to hear him play in a "Jazz at the Zoo" concert by the Jimmy Coe band. One thing led to another, and on November 7, 2007 they were married and she became Brenda Barnes-Jones.

BROADCASTERS FIGHT AFM EFFORT SECURE

ROYALTY PAYMENTS FOR MUSICIANS

ommercial radio broadcasters are waging al all-out war against the AFM's effort to secure royalty

payments for musicians whose work is played over the air. For many years composers have been paid for their artistic property yet the musicians whose recordings have enabled the broadcasters to make billions in profit their broadcast musicians were never compensated for the repeated usage of their products. The AFM Legislative staff has been working for years to correct this grievous injustice and secure payments for then us of our members' talents. There have several articles in the International Musician about these efforts, and those of the musicFirst Coalition, of which the AFM is a member. These efforts were moving forward in Congress and the broadcasters have now embarked on a campaign to defeat them. Commercial radio stations all over the country are engaged in a campaign to misrepresent performance rights compensation as "another tax" and are claiming that the payments will go to the record companies and not the artists. The first statement is an outright lie and complete distortion of the facts, while the second is only true in cases where the record companies own the product in its entirety, which is not the situation in the majority of cases. In an even more egregious measure they are refusing to sell air time to musicFirst to counter these falsehoods. Unfortunately the only recourse is the FCC which may take years to hear the case. We are asking all our members to let people know the truth about these issues so that our members can receive the performance rights they are entitled to.

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LOCAL 3 WELCOMES OUR NEW MEMBERS Donald R Allen 7961 Witherington Road Indianapolis, IN 46218 (317)872-5937 (317)407-1652 DonAllenPhoto@sbcglobal.net Drums Elizabeth Ann Crawford 3915 W. Godman Avenue Muncie, IN 47304 (765)287-8557 (765)631-2113 kitkatlil@hotmail.com clarinet

Martin L Ellis 2625 N. Meridian St. #1011 Indianapolis, IN 46208 (317)225-1149 martin2841@indy.rr.com Organ, Piano, Keyboard Michele Robeson-Howard 1415 Shadow Lakes Drive N. Carmel, IN 46032 (317)574-1162 (765)564-1361 robeson123@sbcglobal.net Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Kevin S Bate 8434 Lincoln Avenue Apt D Evansville, IN 47715 (812)391-2869 kevin.bate@gmail.com Cello

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Linda Bennett 4618 Ironstone Lane W. Lafayette, IN 47906 Jacob Howse 669 Sable Chase Brownsburg, IN 46112 (765)894-9229 Jalene J Howse 669 Sable Chase Brownsburg, IN 46112 (317)370-2838

Anna Marsh 5014 N. Frace Avenue Tacoma, WA 98407 Byron K. Plexico 9141 Woodacre Blvd N.Drive Indianapolis, IN 46234 Emily Stanek 804 South Nursery Road Anderson, IN 46012 (765)609-3557

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IN MEMORIAM

Herald E Winger 05/22/1922 – 01/17/2010

ife Member Herald Winger joined Local 3 January 5, 1961. His wife of 64 years said he always played

music and truly loved it, continuing to play until nearly the end of his life. Herald worked for many years with former Local 3 member Nancy Seibert (keyboards) and deceased member Steve Rosenbaum (drums) in the group Nancy and the Gentlemen. In the later

years he went around playing for people in nursing homes. He is survived by his wife Alma Jean. He played Guitar, Electric Bass, and was a String Teacher Elliott K Jackson 12/18/1962 - 01/21/2010

lliot Jackson joined Local 3 December 13, 1983. He played saxophone with many different

bands including the Al Cobine Band, and many, many others. Elliot was first call on Broadway shows and often was in the pit at both the Murat and Clowes Hall. Elliot also taught music at Belzer Middle School in Indianapolis. He is survived by his wife Debby; his mother Rebecca; brothers Herald, Stephen, and Howard; and step-daughter Kelly. He played all saxophones, electric bass, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and piccolo. Reginald A "Reggie" DuValle 04/27/1927 - 01/22/2010

ife Member Reginald A "Reggie" DuValle joined Local 3 October 4, 1955. He was born into a musical

family with his father, Reggie Sr. (1893-1953) being a well known pianist, accordionist, and band leader. Hoagy Carmichael took lessons from Reggie Sr. and said he was a very important influence in his

musical life. He began trombone lessons at age 10, and later attended Crispus Attucks High School, graduating in 1944. Reggie and with his close friends, deceased Local 3 Members Russell Webster and Alonzo “Pookie” Johnson, would often sneak into the music rooms after school to experiment with Jazz – until band director Russell Brown or the janitor would throw them out. Although underage, they also frequented the Jazz clubs on Indiana Avenue at night. In 1945, following a year at IU, Reggie

was drafted into the Air Force where he performed with Air Force Bands at Shepherd Field, Texas, and Lockbourne, Ohio. In the summer of 1947 Reggie was walking down Broadway in New York City when his friend trombonist J. J. Johnson, who was rehearsing with Dizzy Gillespie, saw him and told him to get his horn and play with the band, which is how Reggie got the opportunity to perform with the great jazz legend. After his stint in the Air Force he earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Jordan College of Music at Butler University in 1952. Following his graduation from college Reggie taught at Florida A&M University. He returned to Indianapolis in 1953 to take a job teaching instrumental music with the Indianapolis Public School system where he remained for 37 years, retiring in 1989. At IPS School #4 a new teacher caught his eye and he was smitten. Shortly afterwards Reggie and Shirley were married; a union that lasted over 47 years until her passing in 2003. They were the parents of 3 sons all of whom became Eagle Scouts in the 1970’s. During his career Reggie performed with many Local 3 musicians such as: Erroll Grandy, Oliver Bell, Jimmie Coe, Paul Parker, Leroy Vinegar, Dave Baker, Tommy Mullinex, Jim Edison, Malcolm Lewis, and many others. He also performed with orchestras for shows including: “Starlight Musicals;” Holiday on Ice; and Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, as well as the Indianapolis Concert Band, Indianapolis Brass Ensemble, and the Steve Hayward Band at Conner Prairie Farms. In addition Reggie was a composer and left several unpublished pieces. From 1986-89 he was Vice-President of the Indiana Jazz Society. Beginning in the 1979 Reggie contributed to and supported the Indianapolis Symphonic Band and the Phillip’s Music Guild, which presented him the Robert A. Phillips Service to Music Award in 2003. He also performed with the Indianapolis Brass Choir for 22 years, and they presented him the Lifetime Musical Citizenship Award in 2005. Reggie served Local 3 as Vice President and Delegate to the Central Indiana Labor Council from 1984 through 2003. After stepping down from these offices he served as Sergeant at Arms for the Regular Membership Meetings. He was a member of

Witherspoon Presbyterian Church and the Enright Social. He is survived by his sons; Reggie A., Gregory, and Michael DuValle, their spouses, and several grandchildren. He played Trombone and taught woodwinds and strings. Kenneth R. "Kenny" Jagger 12/23/1918 - 02/09/2010

ife Member Kenneth R. "Kenny" Jagger joined Local 3 December 23, 1944. Kenny was born in

Columbia City, IN and started his career as a professional musician at the

Colonial Hotel and Gardens at Lake Manitou, Rochester, IN while still a teenager. After graduation from Rochester High School, he studied

theatre-radio organ under Mildred Fitzpatrick at the Sherwood Music School in Chicago. During his career, Kenny traveled all over America as an exclusive Music Corporation of America (MCA) artist playing organ and piano at celebrated hotels and lounges. One of the choice locations was the Midtown Manhattan Sheraton Hotel. He had his own radio show nightly on WNEW in New York, and recorded phonograph records for the F.M. label, as well as the Gold Seal label. His most popular record was Pinetop's Boogie Woogie, and of his records were distributed worldwide. He had the distinction of being the last organist to play at the Indiana Theatre. After over 30 years without organ music, arrangements were made with the Thomas Organ Co. for Kenny to play for the 1967 showing of Gone with the Wind. Locally, he is best remembered for his engagement at the Graylyn Hotel Blue Room. During this period he had two television shows a week on Channel 6. He was also the organist on Channel 4 for the Billie Boucher show. In addition to these TV shows, his music was aired on WISH, WIRE, and WFBM radio. Over the years, he played extensive engagements at the Shrine Club, Columbia Club, Plainfield Elks Club, Highland Country Club, Indianapolis Country Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club and Lutz Supper Club. Kenny was also an avid motorcyclist and strove to improve the image of the sport. While on the Billie Boucher show he created a TV motorcycle special. The BMW motorcycle factory in Munich, Germany awarded him a 300,000 Mile Award for

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riding BMW motorcycles over 300,000 miles during a 34-year period. He was the President of the Indianapolis BMW Club numerous times and was the creator of the nationally attended Christmas in June motorcycle rally held on Floyd "Pop" Dreyer's acreage near Mt. Meridian, IN. In addition to being a Member of Local 3, he also belonged to the American Theatre Organ Society, and the Indianapolis Organ Club where he performed numerous programs. He was a Charter Life Member of the American Motorcycle Association, BMW Motorcycle Owners Association, and the BMW Riders Association. Additional memberships included the Indianapolis Art Center, the Masonic Lodge Evergreen Chapter, Scottish Rite and Shrine. He is survived by his daughter, Dr. Jacqueline Ann Harris, his son, John Raymond Jagger, four granddaughters, and two great-grandchildren.

He played Organ and Piano. Thomas H Bullock 3/20/1922 - 2/24/2010

ife Member Thomas H "Tommy" Bullock joined Local 3 January 15, 1947.He was born in Bisbee, AZ

and attended school at James Whitcomb Riley High School, South

Bend, IN. Following

graduation he earned

bachelor's and

master's degrees at the Indiana University School of Music. Tommy served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a drumm in the Army band. He was awarded an honorable discharge in 1946. During the big band era he played drums for nine years, traveling all over the country, and the

world. In 1955, he married Ida Elizabeth Peeler, and they settled in Memphis, TN. where he worked as a Rehabilitation Counselor until his retirement in 1980. Tommy played back-up for Gypsy Rose Lee, The Miami Beach Combers, Berl Olswanger and his Dixieland Band, Karen Chandler; probably played at Fazio's on Fifth in Milwaukee; the Terrace Room at The Mayo in Tulsa, OK; the Peabody Hotel in Memphis many times and with Bob Barnes at Bledsoe Beach-Lake James, IN. He was preceded in death by; his twin brother, Robert; his wife, Ida; and a stepson, Wayne Fowler. Following his wife's death he lived with his stepson in Oklahoma City. Tommy is survived by his stepson, Ron Peeler, his wife, Marcia, 3 grandsons and one great-grandson. He played drums.

MEETING MINUTES EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, NOV. 18, 2009

Opening of Meeting Meeting called to order by P Lucas at 6:05pm. Present: Agres; Myers; White; Hartt; Curtin, S/T Hodapp; and minute taker Sutter. Absent: Rodin (musical engagement); and VP Clark. Gruender arrived at 7pm. Hartt excused at 7pm. Approval of Meeting Minutes Minutes of October 4

th MM approved with minor

corrections. President’s Report P Lucas and S/T moved contents of safe deposit box from Bank One to National City. He is scheduled for kidney stone surgery 12/17/09. S/T Report S/T Hodapp reported on office equipment purchases: new computer (replaced old one with weakening processor); QuickBooks 2010 (company no longer supports QB 2006); color printer/copier/fax/scanner to replace old ones that were wearing out.

Total for ISO contract negotiation was nearly 23% over budgeted amount. ISO work dues paid to Local 3 will drop: 12% in 2010; 8.2% in 2011; and around 2% in 2012. Vanguard investments up over 14% after withdrawals. Inquiry made about purchasing building, EB would consider if offer good enough ICO held auditions for Principal trumpet (hired 1 person) and Fr horn (no one selected). AFM Bylaws require that Membership Directory and Price List must be published in 2010 (Bylaws could wait until 2012). Further upgrade of web site would be much cheaper than publishing new directory. AFM-EP fund multiplier lowered to $1.00. Repairs to roof of bldg can wait until spring. CILC Report Delegate Curtin that IN State AFL-CIO president Ken Zeller is retiring; new president to be elected at State Convention in Dec. S/T Hodapp will attend. Old Business Results of 2009 Local 3 election reported:

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OFFICE CANDIDATE VOTES RESULT

President

Mike Lucas

By Acclimation

Elected

Vice Pres.

Lawrence E Clark Jr.

By Acclimation

Elected

S/T Martin Hodapp By Acclimation

Elected

EB Nancy Agres 163 Elected

EB Kenneth Curtin 140 Elected

EB David Gruender 158 Elected

EB Michael Hartt 166 Elected

EB Norma Lewis 128

EB Gary Myers 165 Elected

EB Jared Rodin 163 Elected

EB Michael White 156 Elected

Election Board: Judge, Steve Hayward; Tellers, Martha Brink, Kirk Kutemeier, Jack Ost, and Don Stejskal EB certified election results. MSC A grievance filed by an ISO musician was discussed. Due to new information coming to light EB voted not to proceed with grievance procedure. 5 Y, 1 N. New Business EB decided to further upgrade the on-line membership directory on Local 3 web site. MSC After considering rising costs of publishing a new Membership Directory EB voted to print in house our on-line directory and mail a copy to every member who wants a printed copy. MSC New Members Ryan Patrick Caldwell, Bassoon, Oboe: Ryan E. Draper, Percussion, Timpani; Rebecca Edie, Piano; Todd M. French, Tuba, Bass Trombone; Heather Hinton Fowler, Organ, Piano; Jacob Howse, Trumpet; Juliette Javaheri, Violin, Viola; Mikaele Klopfenstein, Cello; Jason R. Spangler,

Timpani, Percussion; Brooke R. Stevens, Trumpet; Susan Stokdyk, Bassoon, Contrabassoon; Deborah J. Woods, Oboe, English horn, Piano; Oleksiy Zakhorov, Bassoon. Resigned Samuel Banks, Charles Morris, Alexander Lapins, Robert Fuetz. National City Savings/Checking and Vanguard Investment statements displayed. Motion to pay: listed due bills, expenses; employee’s salaries; Executive Board salaries; Federation obligations. MSC+ For the good of the organization Link our website to AFM website to help new members join. Adjourned 7:30 pm Martin Hodapp Secretary/Treasurer Local 3, AFM

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING JANUARY 20, 2010

Opening of Meeting Meeting called to order by Pres. Lucas at 6:10pm. Present: VP Clark; Agres; Myers; White; Hart;, Curtin; Rodin; Gruender; S/T Hodapp; and minute taker Sutter. Member Hartt excused at 7pm. Swearing in Officers for 2010-2012 VP Clark swore in Pres. Lucas. Pres. Lucas then swore in the rest of the Officers S/T Hodapp had not e-mailed the minutes to the Board. They will be read Sunday at the MM. President's Report Pres Lucas in good health following surgery. Thanked members for flowers sent to his mother's funeral. Memorial concert being planned for Al Cobine this fall. Investment Committee meeting held prior to EB - report later on agenda. S/T Report S/T Hodapp reported his urologist said he is very healthy man. Finished 2009 on budget, in spite of extra expenses with

contract negotiation. Not every item was planned but overall expenses under budgeted amount. Just returned from a meeting on the AFM-EP plan in Las Vegas, NV - report on agenda. Attorney Mike Greenfield, negotiator for the ISO, retiring in April. Committee needs to be think about replacement. Another attorney from his firm taking over Chicago Symphony. Problem with address for Winter bulletin. Correct Excel file sent to mailing service but corrupted in sorting by zip codes. First names and address ok, but the last names from other members in same zip code. Several returned. S/T's computer wouldn’t boot on Jan. 4, and had to be replaced. Gene Frey, Pres. of Local 1, Cincinnati, for over 50 years stepped down. Former ISO member Paul Frankenfeld new Pres. CILC Report

S/T Hodapp reported on Indiana State AFL-CIO Convention at the Conrad Hotel Dec. 8, 9, and 10, 2009. Nancy Guyott elected first woman Pres. of that organization. Speeches and videos by several political candidates and endorsements by delegates. Tribute to outgoing Pres. Ken Zeller. March across street and around Hyatt Regency hotel to protest unfair labor practices. VP Clark reported on Jan. 11, CILC meeting. Trying to recruit people to be census takers Old Business ISO Woman's Committee asked us to again co-sponsor luncheon for Musicians and participants in Side by Side concert on April 20, 2010. MSC Salary and duties of Booking Agency manager discussed. S/T will contact other locals and ask about their policies. AFM Bylaws state that Local Rosters must be published and distributed to all Local Members and Int. Pres.' Office at least every 3 years; Constitutions, Bylaws,

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and Price Lists at least every 5 years. S/T had bids from 2 union printers. Information can be put in "Members Only" area of web site for members to access. Those without computers can request printed copies from Office, saving Local money. New Business Investment Committee members White, Myers, P. Lucas and S/T Hodapp met prior to EB meeting to review Investment policy. Suggestions for setting aside funds for 2012 ISO contract negotiation. Approved Distressed member requested help from Local. Was referred to AFM's Lester Petrillo Fund, S/T will send application form to him. S/T Hodapp reported on AFM-EP Fund Meeting for Representatives of AFM

Local Union and Player Conferences, held in Las Vegas, NV, on Jan. 11th. Due to the recent economic downturn fund will be placed in critical "Red Zone" status on April 1, 2010. Several measures, including a 5% surcharge on all pension contributions will be implemented in order to rebuild. Most important thing is to save the fund. EB voted to hold 2010 Membership Luncheon May 2

nd. Charges would be the

same as past years, but hotel is now a Ramada Inn. Applications and Resignations New Members: Donald Allen, Drums; Elizabeth Ann Crawford, Clarinet; Martin L. Ellis, Organ, Piano, Keyboard; Youn Joo Lee, Oboe, English Horn; and Michele Robeson-Howard, Trumpet, Picc, Trumpet, and Flugelhorn.

Resigned: Lynn Colwell, David Constantine, Brett Evans, Chunyan Gao, Edward Kamnikar and Charles Morris. National City Savings/Checking and Vanguard statements displayed. Motion to pay all listed due bills; expenses; employee’s salaries; EB salaries; and Federation obligations. MSC For the Good of the Organization If member doesn’t really need death benefit donate it to distressed members fund Adjournment: 7:43pm. Martin Hodapp Secretary/Treasurer Local 3, AFM

REGULAR MEMBERSHIP MEETING JANUARY 24, 2010

Examination of Members Present Sergeant at arms reported 19 members in good standing present. Opening of Meeting Meeting called to order by P. Lucas at 2:06 pm. Members stood for Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of silence for members deceased since last meeting.

Harold Winger (d. 01/17/10) joined Local #3 1/5/61, He played Guitar. He was a Life Member. Elliott Jackson (d. 01/21/10) joined Local #3 12/13/83. He played all Saxophones, electric bass, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and piccolo. Reginald "Reggie" DuValle (d. 1/22/10) joined Local #3 10/4/55. He played Trombone and taught woodwinds and strings. He was a Life Member.

Roll Call of Officers Officers present: P Lucas; VP Clark; S/T Hodapp. E B Members: Agres; Curtin; Gruender; Hartt; and Myers. Rodin and White absent. Reading of Minutes Motion made to read only minutes not published in Winter Bulletin. MSC

Minutes of 01/20/10 EB meeting read and approved. Report of Committees, Trustees. and Officers. P Lucas reported on his recent kidney stone surgery and thanked Members for support in his mother's recent death. S/T Hodapp said most of report was already read in minutes of 01/20/10 EB meeting so will only cover highlights. Local 3 finished 2009 on budget in spite of extra expense of extended ISO negotiation. Plan to do same for 2010. Just returned from AFM-EP meeting in Las Vegas. Important meeting and glad he attended - report later on agenda. Problem with address on Winter bulletin and several came back. Computer at mailing service scrambled cells in address file. Returned from holiday on 01/04/10 and found motherboard on S/T's computer was fried and unit had to be replaced. Will learn how to set up mass email account this week as Local 3 does more and more things electronically. Indiana State AFL-CIO convention elected Nancy Guyott as first woman President Report later on agenda. Change of officers in Local 1, Cincinnati OH as Eugene Frey, President since mid 1950’s, stepped down . Was named President Emeritus. Although there is little on agenda today, AFM Bylaws and federal labor regulations state unions must have 3 membership meetings each year.

VP Clark and EB members present thanked members for coming in spite of Colts playoff game at 3:00 pm. Each made a brief report. Members in attendance introduced themselves. CILC AFM-EP fund meeting Unfinished Business No unfinished business New Business No new business Communications No new communications. For the Good of the Organization VP Clark suggested members start having Jam Sessions to bring in younger musicians. S/T Hodapp said members need to update email addresses Look into a Bash like in the 90's Adjournment Meeting adjourned 2:20pm Martin Hodapp Secretary/Treasurer Local 3, AFM

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