Jay 37,369 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 As seen on the main page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 First cannibal: "The chief has hay fever."Second cannibal: "I told him not to eat that grass widow."Best part of the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Coolest thing I've seen all day. How on earth did Jeremy Martin find this? And who is Jeremy Martin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 He is user "airmanjerm". If you noticed, his avatar has actually been the image from this article for a little while now.He sent me this article last week, I just was waiting till Ricard posted it on the main page to start a thread about it. It's really awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 What an interesting article from the begginings The writer was damn right in his predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I don't think I knew that he was Ruick's pianist when they met (they married in '56). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I don't think I knew that he was Ruick's pianist when they met (they married in '56).i didnt knew that Barbara buick in the article was his 1st wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittBash 282 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Wow what a find and amazing how bang on the predictions were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 That's... incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 That is just the coolest thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 What a wonderful article! I bet I'm not the only one here wondering what You Are Welcome sounds like and whether we will see a CD release soon. Someone should rerecord it with A Timeless Call and other random shorts by John Williams. I'd buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I want that October '49 issue of Time it mentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 A remarkable find.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desplat13 1 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Cool thing about user 'airmanjerm' I found out a little while back. Go to his profile and read his 'about me' section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 78 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 What a wonderful article! I bet I'm not the only one here wondering what You Are Welcome sounds like and whether we will see a CD release soon. Someone should rerecord it with A Timeless Call and other random shorts by John Williams. I'd buy! Hey, glad this finally got posted! I've sent this to a few people in the past, but it's fun to see it get out this much. I've been using the photo as my avatar for a while, ha.I've mentioned this in the past, so sorry if I'm re-posting the same stuff, but that article is from "The Beacon," the base newspaper of March Air Force Base in southern CA. At the time he was listed as the "Staff Arranger" of the 523rd Air Force Band, which at the time involved mostly piano playing and writing out simple lead-sheets/etc. for the jazz combo protocol groups. He was likely one of the first to actually get into writing bigger, more expanded charts for the concert band, or smaller groups, which eventually became the official staff arranger position that we have now. (This is what I do).The band at March lasted until the 1990s, when the Air Force Bands programs changed touring areas. The band was relocated to Travis AFB near Sacramento/San Francisco, as it is more centrally-located in our five-state touring area. (March AFB has been officially retired as an active duty base as well, and is now March Air Reserve Base). As there was only one staff arranger spot, which is my position now, I like to say that I have "JW's old job." It's only for fun though, not trying to draw any actual parallels. In 2002 one of our older, nearly-retired members (who was also the band historian) went down to March ARB (Air Reserve Base) to do some research on our unit's history, and came back with that article. We have tons of music in our library, including lots of music written by Air Force Arrangers/Composers. I've looked to see if there's any old JW stuff around, but everything in there is cataolgued and nothing has his name on it (except the typical stuff that everyone would have). In those days of course, computers hadn't become a norm yet (of course, JW still doesn't use one!), and photocopies weren't easy to do, so we decided a while back that he probably took his charts with him when he left...I know I would have! So, it's doubtful that music will ever surface again.Unfortunately the Air Force has been downsizing in past years, and the bands have taken personnel cuts as well. Unfortunately we now only have about 3 or 4 Staff Composers/Arrangers left.I can say that we have a nice letter on our wall sent to the band here about 10 years ago from JW, which mentions the time he spent in the AF Band...nothing exciting though, but still nice.This is probably WAY MORE than any of you wanted to know, but that's the history behind the article itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Wowzers. Now someone needs to find that travelogue score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 That's fantastic! John's first taste of public fame.Best part:Some day the words "Music by Johnny Williams" will flash on your local theatre screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Wowzers. Now someone needs to find that travelogue score.Legions of wayward Williams fanatics are now reinvested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 His destiny was written Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 78 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Wowzers. Now someone needs to find that travelogue score.Legions of wayward Williams fanatics are now reinvested.You have no idea.This article is framed in my office. Every time I get "stuck" writing something I just think hey, look at what that 22 year-old A1C accomplished in his lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Anther rare pic of JW with hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 78 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Anther rare pic of JW with hairWow never thought about that...haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 We need this Paul Galloway guy to write a new article, explaining how he predicts that JW will score DH. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Anther rare pic of JW with hairAnd it seems the army does not permit black turtlenecks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Thank you for posting that article, that was neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 King Mark, would you call that an overbite on young Mr. Williams by your expertise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 78 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Anther rare pic of JW with hairAnd it seems the army does not permit black turtlenecks Air Force, not Army. (haha...I know, I know....nobody really cares...lol).And actually, in the AF, black turtlenecks are authorized to be worn in lieu of the black T-Shirt with the Battle Dress Uniform. Again, I know, I know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Air Force, not Army. (haha...I know, I know....nobody really cares...lol).Some of us do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Damn straight, Army is the way to go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Well I'm a bit of a Navy guy too, my best friend from high school was in it for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 That was a really cool read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I want this article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Well I'm a bit of a Navy guy too, my best friend from high school was in it for a while.Sure you are... just like this guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Heh, too funny. Just 'cause I'm from the right side of the wing doesn't mean I'm a fan of that particular person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 The music makes it even funnier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Navy = The Way to Go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 When it comes to the Navy, I have only one association Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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