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Topic: Playing at the Erie P.A. Best Western |
Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 3 Jul 2002 10:07 am |
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| I'll be playing at the Best Western (Presque Isle exit) in Erie P.A. for the next four days if anyone is passing through. It s right off the Presque Isle exit of the NYS Thruway. |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 3 Jul 2002 11:04 am
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Hi Kevin- I played at the Press Club in Erie, Pa, (piano,bass drums, and me on non pedal D8 and guitar) back in 1942 , just before I went in the army.
Is it still there?.......al  |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2002 11:54 am
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| The only Presque Isle I ever heard of before is a small town in northern Maine where I lived when I was young. Any idea of what that name means and/or why the use of the name? |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 3 Jul 2002 1:22 pm
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| Al, its remarkable to me that you were playing professional that long ago. I would have loved to hear you play. I am sure that you have many great stories to tell. I don't know if that place is still there but I will find out this weekend. I don't know where the name Presque Isle came from. |
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Leigh Howell
From:
Edinburgh, Scotland * R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Jul 2002 3:11 pm
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Jim.
About 1972 I thought I'd get into trucking and wind up with a fleet of trucks etc. etc. I used to go up to Houlton where the dispatchers would get us a load of spuds.
I went to Presque Isle many times.And Houlton,Fort Kent, Prince Edward Island. Of course this always had to be in the winter!!!
It was'nt too long before I got rid of the truck, and grabbed my Guitar, and went back to working with Peewee Gokey at the Ranch!! |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 4 Jul 2002 4:33 pm
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Kinda makes those Maine winters seem not so bad, huh Leigh!   Just kiddin', PeeWee was truly a jolly green giant of a man. |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 4 Jul 2002 5:53 pm
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There is a Presque Isle County in Lower Northern Michigan.
I think Posen And Rogers city is in that county. Anyway they grow a lot of potatoes in Posen and have a festival every year there.....al |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 4 Jul 2002 6:24 pm
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| A Yahoo search reveals that there's also a Presque Isle in Wisconsin. Presque Isle, Maine is right in the heart of potato country too, maybe that's a clue?!? [This message was edited by Jim Smith on 04 July 2002 at 07:28 PM.] |
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