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Hi, Thanks for the kind comments about the Blanche Partington page. It's nice to know these pages on obscure literary figures are occasionally useful. Actually, I did come across a nice page with some surprisingly extensive transcriptions of Ambrose Bierce's letters to Partington. Perhaps you might find some way to use them in the Bierce page?-- Icuc2 ( talk) 15:10, 25 October 2010 (UTC) http://donswaim.com/bierce.leon.day-6.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Icuc2 ( talk • contribs) 15:12, 25 October 2010 (UTC) reply

Nice edit, should do the trick, I think.-- Icuc2 ( talk) 12:49, 5 November 2010 (UTC) reply

A citation has been added. In my opinion, info re. the so-called "Chu Berry saxophone" should stay where it is because it's so much easier to find it via Google or other search-engines. The info may not seem particularly relevant to you in its current location, but people out there who play the saxophone (or buy/sell them) talk regularly (and often inaccurately) re. which type of sax he played. A huge myth has built up which should be dispelled in the interests of accuracy, and the reputation of Chu Berry himself. To illustrate the degree of confusion and misinformation that's out there re. so-called Chu Berry saxophones, take a look at the current crop of eBay listings. These are all live listings as of 1st January 2011. Note how they are all described as Chu Berry saxophones. Now for the punch-line:- none of them is the same type of sax that he played. Some of them are altos, whereas Berry played tenor exclusively. What you see here is just the tip of the iceberg:-

http://musical-instruments.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=chu+berry&_sacat=619&_odkw=chu+berry&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Nabokov ( talk) 10:02, 1 January 2011 (UTC) reply

Thanks for your catch on his birthplace. I often go back and check wikilinks with the original German article I'm picking up, but I don't do all of them and (obviously) this was not one of them. Marrante ( talk) 09:06, 2 November 2011 (UTC) reply

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Great job on the List of saxophonists page. I see you've been adding a lot of saxophonists, and I was wondering, could you perhaps add some more classical saxophonists? It would be much appreciated.

Keep up the good work :) Saxophilist ( talk) 22:57, 24 June 2012 (UTC) reply

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Thanks for noticing my work on Sonny Criss - It's nice to get acknowledgement. I figure that if every album by some talentless individual gets an article on Wikipedia then some of the lesser jazz lights, like Sonny Criss, should get some recognition in perpetuity. DISEman ( talk) 05:21, 10 September 2012 (UTC) reply

It's always nice to see an edit summary describing "a link to a fine new article", and realise that it refers to your own work. You may be pleased to learn that it was your addition, on 21 October 2012, of a link in the Messiaen article to the French Wikipedia item on the Quatre études de rythme that prompted me to write the new English version. So, sometimes you drop a pebble into a pond and watch the ripples slowly expand outward in widening concentric circle until, unexpectedly, a hulking great crocodile leaps out of the water and comes straight at you!— Jerome Kohl ( talk) 22:11, 28 October 2012 (UTC) reply

I received your message. But the question is, why are you putting ME to the test? Why do you want to test me? I don't like to be tested but your answer for Bob Kelley; if you look up List of Atlanta Braves broadcasters, it shows its name there under former announcers and I guarentee you that it's there and that is my evidence. So please don't put me to the test again. Thank you. Ashbeckjonathan ( talk)

What was this all about?

• See my post on Bob Kelley's talk page.

DutchmanInDisguise ( talk) 15:58, 18 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Thanks and I forgive you. I told you that Bob Kelley was a Milwaukee Brave broadcaster. -- Ashbeckjonathan ( talk) 20:40, 9 March 2013 (UTC) reply

(I've removed my lengthy comment from 11 April 2013 which formerly appeared here.) Please see Bob Kelley's article and his talk page for the continuing story of my progress and problems in writing about the former Rams announcer. I have since gone to work on adding information to the article of a contemporary of Bob's – Jim Murray (sportswriter), which I hope will also be of interest to L. A. sports fans. DutchmanInDisguise ( talk) 14:30, 18 April 2013 (UTC) reply

Thanks for letting me know! Maybe you should create the page Bob Kelly (braves announcer)! Ashbeckjonathan ( talk) 20:20, 11 April 2013 (UTC) reply

I do not live in Oshkosh, I live in Laona, Wisconsin and I can try looking up Blaine Walsh if you want me to. Ashbeckjonathan ( talk) 12:55, 12 April 2013 (UTC) reply

It's no use looking up Blaine Walsh because he doesn't have enough information. All he did, other than Milwaukee Braves announcing was Wisconsin Badgers football announcing. That's it. What websites can you find Blaine Walsh? Ashbeckjonathan ( talk) 16:22, 13 May 2013 (UTC) reply

Blaine Walsh article

Please see Blaine Walsh's article. There'll be more on him. DutchmanInDisguise ( talk) 02:42, 18 May 2013 (UTC) reply

Looks like RFD found some stuff already, like about Blaine's dad and Blaine's service record. 99.103.33.210 ( talk) 23:48, 21 May 2013 (UTC) reply

I did find the newspaper article about Blaine Walsh's death. The article mentioned that hid father served in the Wisconsin State Legislature in the 1920s so I started an article about Samuel Walsh. Thanks- RFD ( talk) 00:08, 22 May 2013 (UTC) reply

Thank you, RFD! I've added links so that one can read the entire article you found. DutchmanInDisguise ( talk) 18:17, 25 May 2013 (UTC) reply

Hey, DutchmanInDisuise, I found this reference, http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/history/broadcasters.jsp, that even has Bob Kelley's name on it. Chris Schenkel broadcasted Milwaukee Braves games in 1954, the year after Kelly. Ashbeckjonathan 02:50, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about the misspell, DutchmannInDisguise. Ashbeckjonathan 02:53, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

I was also considering on creating an article about Tom Collins, who also worked on Braves broadcasts as well as the Brewers. He also worked with Blaine Walsh for the Braves and Bob Uecker with the Brewers, but I could not find a single reference for Collins. Ashbeckjonathan 18:17, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi, DutchmanInDisguise! I hope you are having a good day. Just to remind you, I am going to retire from Wikipedia starting today until I feel like returning to Wikipedia. This my farewell to you. I hope you have a nice day! Keep up with the Bob Kelley article, too! Ashbeckjonathan 21:32, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Ashbeckjonathan. Hope you'll get a good rest. Come back when you feel refreshed and can cope with all this wikistuff. DutchmanInDisguise ( talk) 06:04, 12 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Sorry for erasing Brooks from the list, it was an accident. Amb1997 ( talk) 11:51, 19 May 2014 (UTC) reply

Hello DutchmanInDisguise,

Thanks for your comments regarding my Ross pages. With regard to Ossian's middle name, I too have doubts that "Major" is correct. I haven't seen any other solid evidence that this was in fact his middle name (including writings by his son). Some sources state that Major was used as a nickname, based on his service in the War of 1812, and this may be what Alice Winans Egy Woolley was referring to. I plan to look at her work next week, but in the meantime, I'm going to revise the Wikipedia entry to remove "Major" as his middle name until we're on more solid ground. Kenrossalex ( talk) 22:04, 22 May 2014 (UTC) reply

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Hello, I was going through his Wikipedia article and found you are an old friend of Dr. Zearott's. I am a former student and neighbor. I'm sorry to say that Michael passed away a few weeks ago. I'm attempting to contact you to let you know about his passing. As well, I was hoping you would update his Wikipedia article to show he is deceased, as that is something outside of my skill set. Thank you.

https://lmtribune.com/obituaries/deaths/article_3611af49-6c27-5d3a-837e-cd602f8dc482.html

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James, thank you for sharing this very sad news with me. I went to school with Mike a LONG time ago, but had sort of lost touch with him in the last few years. I will definitely update his Wiki-page as soon as I can find a few more details. DutchmanInDisguise ( talk) 14:58, 12 August 2019 (UTC) reply

Well, I just spent 2 hours searching for more info on Mike's death, without success. I have updated his article with just the barest mention of his death, using the little clip from the Lewiston Tribune article to which James called our attentions. Does anybody know anything more about Michael Zearott's death ??? DutchmanInDisguise ( talk) 17:40, 12 August 2019 (UTC) reply

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