Living in the Philippines - Frozen in Time 1972 (Band and Chorus)

I have spent a lot of time talking about chorus, but Mike and I were both in the band also. Pictures for this blog include pictures of people I associate with band and chorus, even if the picture is not actually taken during one of those classes.

Band

Miss Osborne was late, so Pat Richardson decided he would conduct in her absence 

And as long as he was conducting, why not add a harmonica part?

Finally Miss Osborne came and saved us
(from wetting ourselves we were laughing so hard)

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Laurel Salter
1st Clarinet, 1st Chair

Valerie "Thumper" Sellers

Laurel in our "gas station attendant" marching uniform

Proof she really did play clarinet

Pat Richardson on flute
Uh, wait! Pat was a drummer!

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Allen Septon

Chorus

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Bob Levoy, Pam Groce, Gwen Scouton, Pam Montgomery

Shawn Houghton

Miss Bischke - this is so not her :-)

Mary Parton

Mary, Gary, Belinda "Bennie" Ellsworth, Allen Septon

This crew was so much fun they were dangerous
Dawn Alger, Ramona Burton, Cindy "Scriff" Scriffin

Jim Hall, Miss Bischke

Uh, Pam? Is that Pat Richardson's harmonica???

Don't even want to think about the rhythm written on the board!

Pam Montgomery and Pam Groce
Music on the piano is Love Story, pages 8 and 9 so this must be Small Group rehearsal

Pam G

Small Group
Miss B, Ken Estep, Susan Dibartolo, Bennie against the wall, Mike Turek, and Sheryl Hatfield

Pam Groce

Our accompanist
Sallie Short

This is more typical Miss B

Small Group
Bob Levoy, Gary, Jim, Miss B, prob Susan D, and Scriff

Ken and Sallie

Sallie
Don't ask about the tamborine

Happy Birthday, Gary
with Allen Septon and Ken

Pam may be telling Jim where to get off
Small group
Jim, Pam M, and Miss B

Cross your eyes at the camera, Pam G and it may come back to haunt you 46 years later
Pam M and Pam G

Shawn Houghton

I Feel Pretty
Front: Sue, Pam G, Shawn, Mary, and Bennie
Back: Ken, Gary, and Allen

I Feel Prety
Sue and Pam G, Miss B, Shawn (hidden) and Mary

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Small Group
Jim Hall, Sallie Short (?), Bennie Ellsworth, Sue Dibartolo, Allen Septon, Mary Parton

Subic Bay Music Festival
March 4, 1972

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Waiting for the bus for trip to Subic Bay

Bus to Subic
Pam Montgomery

Jim Hall

Pam Groce

Pat Richardson

One of my favorite pictures
Jim, Pam, Pam, Gary
Getting ready to sing in a quonset hut!

Tim Culbreth and Sallie Short

Miss Bischke

Sallie and Tim

Mass band

Subic Bay Naval Base

Leanne Rowland

Pam Groce

Gary Turek, Jim Hall, Pam Montgomery

Mass band

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Cubi Point NAS and Subic Bay

USS Kitty Hawk and USS Constellation
(Sister ships so don't ask which one is which) 

Laurel Salter

Cathy Cavender

Jim Hall

Small Group Manila trip to see Promises, Promises

at the National Theater

Pam Montgomery, Gary Turek, Pam Groce

Back seat: Sue Dibartolo, Bennie Ellsworth, Jim Hall
Front seat: Allen Septon, Pam Montgomery

Taking picture in middle of the freeway

Because we had a flat tire

Manila

Entrance to the theather

Manila Bay from the theater

Waiting for the show
Gary, Jim Hall, Pam G, Pam M

Orchestra pit

Manila waterfront at night

Entrance to the theater

National Theater

End of Year Chorus Party

at Allen Septon home

Pam G, Jim Hall

The two Pam's
(If you don't know which one is which by now, figure it out!)

Miss Bischke and friend

Leis presented
(Allen's mom was Hawaiian)

Pam M

Jim Hall

Freedom Bird
Mabuhay

Miss B, MAC Passenger terminal
Clark AB

Waiting to board the Freedom Bird

Mike and I thought this would be the last time we would see her, at least for a long time.  We caught our own Freedom Bird about 3 days later.  When we got to Hawaii for a refueling stop, guess who gets on the plane!!!! Miss B had spent a couple of days in Hawaii and was now continuing her flight to the mainland. So the last time we saw her was at the MAC passenger terminal at Travis AFB, California!