Klarinet Archive - Posting 000117.txt from 2002/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Glenn Miller`s disappearance
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 10:53:17 -0500

At 10:57 AM 1/5/2002 +0000, Tony Wakefield wrote:
>Well I spent 1 hour watching a TV prog. which seemed to know what it was
>talking about - - - - - - -? :<)
>Or was this just another attempt at viewing ratings, to the detriment of an
>honest attempt at trying to find the truth about what really happened? You
>may say a bit of both, and I may probably agree with you Bill, but the
>research entererd into, in making this account seemed to me to be quite
>comprehensive enough, substantially disproportionate to the number of
>potential viewers who would be interested in watching this kind of
>historical prog.
>Yours, and all the previously recognised "fog & ice" supporters tho` have
>obviously been knowledgeable enough to <HOLD> onto this theory since the
>war, but it still remains a mystery, and we cannot hold back or discount new
>evidences based on new discoveries; we must look at this and form, if
>necessary new evaluations as and when they surface.

The fact that speculation is still as active as it is just goes to prove
how important and popular Miller was, and still IS. The mystery of his
death, like that of Amelia Earhart, makes it even more interesting. You
still have to look at what is most likely, however, and icing is the number
one probability. The bomb thing would have been a most tragic but
incredible coincidence which cannot be proved, or at least not until they
find the wreckage, unlikely after all these years.

>I`ll close by saying that I`ve always been a great admirer of the Miller
>Band. There`s nothing I would cherish more if I were granted one final wish
>than to stand up in the middle of that sax section with my clarinet.
>Magic, and no one can tell me otherwise.

I play in a local big band which does several Miller charts. When we do
"Moonlight Serenade" and "American Patrol," I play the clarinet lead. It's
not the real thing, but as close as I will get, and it IS great! My mother
was a Miller fan back back in the day, and I discovered her old records in
the closet when I was a child. I've been hooked on swing ever since!

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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