That summer he got me into that band

That summer he got me into that band. Nelson, Mike Mauldin and I were the trumpet section. Mike got me to practice more so I could endure the four hour gigs.

We played a Mexican night club called the Pan American Club on Main Street just north of downtown and we played a regular Wednesday night session at the Club Seville on Washington Avenue. These were both rough parts of town. I have some stories about just how rough.

We played outdoor gigs on Cinco de Mayo and the Mexican Independence day in September. Over that summer I got a lot better.

At some point that summer I bought a new Olds Trumpet, again ‘on time.’