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Names

October 1, 2005 by Doug Ramsey

Old friend Bob Godfrey, retired drummer and retail record entrepeneur, was prompted by Freddie Schreiber’s silly names to observe:

You may have opened up a can of worms.

Then, he proves it.

Todd L. Entown

Wynn Abaygo

Rick O’Shay

Dick Tatorial

Unretired vibraharpist and concert entrepeneur Charlie Shoemake offers:

Otto Nowhere

Hey, I don’t write these things; I just pass ’em along.
QUOTE

Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek—Milton

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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