Monday, October 05, 2020

Tuba Section - Remembering Dana Poissin

 

At left, Dana Poissin in Charlie Deming's "Mr. Big".

Remembering Dana Poissin - I dont know if I'd formally met him yet. But here is how I first encountered him one on one.

I'd just signed up for school and I was at the ticket counter at the student union on a Friday night just me myself and I nothing to do and nobody else really around. Except Dana.

And he came up to me - to ask me to sign a petition.


Which I took as pretty exciting cause here I was in Madison, the center of radicalism, wow, and I was going to sign a petition!

What was the petition? I asked Dana.

To restore the Tuba section in the University Marching Band. Was his answer.

I signed, and laughed. Far out. Here I am!

Got to play music with Dana a few times, including some of the best times. 

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