Thanks to the KC crew

[Chuck Nessa]

Ann and I had a great lunch with Rooster Ties, Eric, Spontooneous and Hot Ptah!

We had a great time and it was wonderful meeting Spontooneous and Hot Ptah.

Thanks guys.

[Free For All]

Sounds like fun. Wish could have been there! Hope you're enjoying your trip and had a good b'day.

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[Rooster_Ties]

Always good to meet folks on the board -- Chuck at lunch today, and Johnny E (and his band) last Monday.

And a pleasure to have met your wife too, Chuck. It's clear as a bell, you married well!

[Hot Ptah]

It was a very pleasant lunch. Chuck's wife Ann is a very nice person, with infinite patience for detailed discussions about jazz. It was great to meet Chuck and Ann, a lot of fun.

Edited May 22, 2011 by Hot Ptah

[king ubu]

we want photos!

[Chuck Nessa]

When we are back home (June 1) I will post a group shot.

[Chuck Nessa]

Mr Ties, CN, Spontooneous, Eric and the kneeling Mr Ptah.

[Eric]

Mr Ties, CN, Spontooneous, Eric and the kneeling Mr Ptah.

Very nice, thanks for posting Chuck.

Been a bit of a jazz buying kick the last couple weeks ... my girlfriend asked me "what go that started"?

Gee, I have no idea ...

[Chuck Nessa]

Thanks to you and the other guys. I wish we could all spend some time in my basement, playing tunes and having a good time. The meeting was second best and thanks to all.

Good to put a face/personality on Spon and Hot.

Edited June 5, 2011 by Chuck Nessa

[.:.impossible]

I love this. I am in KC once a year and my schedule hasn't had much flexibility in five years. One of these days!

[Spontooneous]

'Twas truly great to meet Chuck and Ann. A wonderful lunch; hope it won't be the last.

Also great to know that Ann can make me look better in a photo.

[Hot Ptah]

It was a really nice lunch. Ann is a super nice person, and easily the spouse with the most patience for arcane jazz discussions, of any spouses I have ever met. It was very interesting to hear her stories of how she took photos for Nessa Records album covers. I was amazed to find out during the lunch that Chuck and I were both sitting in the same room at Mills Hall in the Humanities Building at the University of Wisconsin in 1981 for a Roscoe Mitchell performance.

I wish that we could all sit in your basement and listen to gems from your collection too, Chuck! Lucky for Ann that you are physically far enough away that this is not going to occur on a several times a week basis.

I hope that you and Ann come to Kansas City again, so that we can get together again.

[Chuck Nessa]

Bringing this back up because.....

[Rooster_Ties]

11 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Bringing this back up because.....

You know, I’d forgotten specifically who all was at this lunch —other than the people I was meeting for the very first time (you and your lovely wife, and I think this was the first time I’d met Eric too).

A good time was had by all, and very fond memories. I didn’t know Bill as well as I’d liked to, but he will certainly be missed.

[Eric]

Was in the same area for my son's 27th not too long ago ... was thinking back fondly of our time together.  And what, the board is coming up on 19 years?  What a nice, sane respite this has been.

Edit - wrote this prior to reading about Bill.  So sad.

Edited March 11, 2022 by Eric