Ralph Irwin Miller

I believe Bill was in the class of '64 because he was the first junior I met when coming to summer band at City on 3rd St in 1962. He had a good sense of humor and outlook on band when he said, after we finished playing a march with 16 notes to a measure, "don't worry, you don't have to play all of them." I kept that philosophy all of my career in music especially when I played for the circus shows that came to town. Bill was an example of how juniors and seniors should have treated sophomores, with kindness and patience. I'm sure as an adult he had refined those characteristics even more and will be missed by many. He was really a great guy.

Hey Lynn. We are putting together a group of donors to pay for the transfer of ten CHS marching films 58-68. The cost is $225 per film and we’ve had many responses. If you would like to join the project please email me rimmil@aol.com and let me know. My plan is to get them transferred and put on YouTube with a code to inlovk each year. The donors would get the codes if the years they want. We did one as a test run and it was very good, sound and color. Not HD, good for the 1960s. Let me know. Rimmy Miller

It’s very difficult to put into words how much I will miss Dennis. After a period of time not hearing from him it was great to be able to connect with him and others through the Dynamos. I’ve known Dennis since  grade at Northside. Our love for band and the saxophone bonded us immediately. The only friend I’ve known longer is Bogie and I’ve know him since I was four years old. He and Dennis and I played together in the saxophone section for four years and made many great memories. But the thing I will miss most is reading something or hearing a tune and sending it to him through the Dynamos google group. I’ve started to do that several times and had to stop myself. Thanks Dennis for your friendship you are and will be truly missed. 

DownMy senior year, Stanley's junior year, I formed a jazz quintet. Harold Coe, drums, Wayne Ragland, bass, Barry Crow, piano and myself on sax were the first members. I still needed someone to play vibraphone. The chart that I got from Downbeat Magazine by jazz musician Paul Horn included vibes. I asked of anyone could play vibes in the music department and Stanley said he would give it a try since he played piano as well as cello and upright bass. He was fantastic on the vibes. You would have thought he had always played them.

We first performed at our annual Swing Band show, Prevues, in January and then again on two separate nights for Stunt Night in February. Before Stunt Night Miss Pryor asked is to go to WDEF to perform live on Luncheon Fun at noon to advertise the show. We got out of school and got to be on tv. What an exciting thing. 

While I was performing I happened to look at the big monitors on the floor in front of us and I was momentarily in awe of what I saw. They had two different cameras on Stanley's hands playing the vibraphone and a larger shot of me on the sax overplayed over each other. It was so amazing I almost stopped playing to watch. Too bad they didn't video everythingvthen and there would have been a tape of that show.

Stanley was a very talented musician and great guy and I am very thankful I got the opportunity to know him and perform in different musical groups with someone of his ability.

Welcome Mary. Hope to see you next time we play at Alexian.

I had known Robert long before we were students at Northside. While at City Robert was always covering the board at productions since he was a Bulldog. Being in the band and frequently doing shows, I saw him many times working the lights and directing the stage operations. So it didn't surprise me years later when I ran into him doing the same great job at the Little Theatre. I know he will be missed, but will be remembered by many as one who worked very professionally behind the scenes to make our performances possible.

Ralph Miller

Tommy, you need to get on the Dynamos Google hroup with Dennis, Bob Bogart, Wanda Fanning, Bill Cantrel and a bunch of others.