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BonesWest

1980-2000

George Roberts Founder

The Spirit of BonesWest

OCC

ID Card

Fall 1980

George

at ITA Nashville

1980

ITA Pres. Irv Wagner visits BW in 1984

ITA Weekend Warrior Chair visits BW

Local 7 Staff

Frank Tammy Bev Shannon

NAMM 1988

NAMM early ‘90s?

Si Zentner with BonesWest, NAMM 94

1996 NAMM

NAMM 97

Fourth, and last, selection at NAMM ‘98

Waiting to go on in ’99….

Bein’ Green

Bill Tole

Watrous

NAMM 1999

Watrous asked for

directions to come back in

Trash Day

NAMM 2000

Marcellus

NAMM 2000

NAMM 2000

Gigs

Disneyland 1981

Disneyland in 1981

Stan Kenton Gazebo Dedication 1981

1982 Bash, UC Irvine

LaRue, Betts, & Bigelow meet to reorganize BW

1983

Xmas at South Coast

Site of the Beckett Mute Drop

First Christian Church, Pomona

CSU Fullerton President’s Home

Matt Overholser’s Jazz Party

French Park, Santa Ana, 1995

City of Orange Street Fair, 1996

Apple Valley

At the George Roberts Tribute 1998

Premiere of “Mr. Nice Guy,” featuring Phil Teele

Adrian Drover Visits BonesWest

Welcome

Len Wicks reading Adrian’s “Mood Indigo”

Billy Robinson conducts at Drover Day

Drover Day Bass Section

Wallen, Drover, Leys, Wicks, Cheever

Adrian & Friends: Drover Day at BonesWest

The Producer . . . and a most interested observer

Brian Shaw, recording engineer for Just Friends

Brad and Eric, set up for recording

Two Heavy Hitters

CD Presentation Party Ensemble

Players

The “Main Man”

Steve LaRue

Robby

George Faye

Bob Olson

Campy

Frank Cheever

Fred Boucher

Jim Boltinghouse

Bob Adams

Bill Nicholls John Noxon

Ron Dickinson Dan McCarthy

Randy Wallen Jeff Gould

Bill Bentley

Ed Rosen

Charles Sanders

Paul Monroe

Bob Troutloff Dave Cureton

Marty Williams

Walt Lacher, Dan Seager Danny Seager

Kirk Preston Jon Johnson

Rick Acosta Jim Johnston

Mike Sharp Chuck Baldwin

Larry Robinow Jim Jessen

Gary Donnell

Len WicksBill Chavez

Ken Hilberg Rudy Figueroa

Paul OsiowTony Ray

Joel Frank Dennis Davenport

Warren LeePeter Fournier

John Ward

Tommy Dorsey

As portrayed by Bill Tole

No audition required

Dave Bokenhagen, Arlene German

Irving Davis

Bob Stava

John Martizia

Rusty Gillette

Bob Kafka

ctuner@aol.com

Work Party - Cleaning the Books

Special Friends

George

Larry Linkin

NAMM Pres. & CEO

“Whoelsebut Link”

Bobby Byrne

Frank Amoss

President,

Local 7, AFM

Harry Betts

c. 1984

Lloyd Ulyate

Bill Tole

Jim Christensen

Sue Roberts

Heide Thomas

Howdy and Mary Jane Miller

Nona Martizia

George Carr

In Memoriam

Hal “Rudy” Ruderman

1987

Peter Dusinberre

Dave Dunham

Joe Loeb

Dick Thomas

Si Zentner

Not Pictured:

Ray Agosto

Hal Blivens

Mark Brumken

Eddie Kusby

Abe Rader

“Doc” Thompson

Dave Van Fleet

Seventh Position

Photo Credits:

Susan Drezner

Heide Thomas

Dorothy Olson

Ralph Bigelow

Barbara Robb

Charles Krueger

Norman Rowe

….and remember….

Spit happens!

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