Great photo, Larry. What year was that taken, and what was the name of the band?

I played in the 1962 Seattle World's Fair Band

I probably saw you there. I was 11 years old and had taken the train all the way from Maine to attend the fair. I'll bet that really was a great experience! Did you meet Elvis?

Hi Spindlebox!  I just recently "upgraded" from ProAudio9 to SHS7XL.  Turns out SHS7 is an upgrade in some areas and not so in others.  I think I am starting to get along with SHS7 and it will work out for the better.

Bit,  I didn't meet Elvis but I did stand a few feet from him when he and his leading lady were getting ready for filming a scene.  Since I was a "jazz" person and never listened to rock and roll I really didn't think much of Elvis.  Many years later I finally recognized his talent.  It was fun being in the Elvis movie "It Happened At The Fair" and we got paid extra for marching around and playing in the film.  I remember one scene where Elvis was supposed to be the person leading the band down main street -- actually it was a stand-in since the cameras were quite a ways away!  But he was really there on the other few days.

--Larry

Bit, are you from Maine?!

Military brat, spent much of my childhood at Loring AFB in northern Maine. Teen years at Offutt AFB in Omaha, high school at Upper Heyford AFB in England, college at the University of Maryland extension for American military and diplomatic dependents in Munich. Resident of the Seattle area since then.

In 1962 my family embarked on a grand adventure, taking a 3-day train trip across Canada from Montreal for the World's Fair. Enjoyed my first ride on a jet for the return trip out of Vancouver. Elvis was a non-issue for me, not being a fan at the time. For me, the coolest thing at the fair was the machine that squashed pennies and embossed them with a picture of the Space Needle. I was 11, after all.

I do remember when you moved from Maine to Missouri. That's like moving to another country, isn't it? Great BBQ in KC, but just try to find any decent seafood!

Where I lived, Bangor was just some distant city like Boston or New York. The big city :). The nearest big town to us, where they had department stores and movie theaters and restaurants with tablecloths, was in Canada.

I'll bet you don't miss those New England winters, eh? When we moved to Nebraska, we were warned that it might get down to -15 degrees. I remember the whole family laughing at that, thinking if that's as cold as it gets we'll be in short sleeves year 'round.