Spurrlow Tour - (1968 - 1969)
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Travel and sight-seeing are
great, but we've got work to
do. In addition to the musical
portion of each high school
assembly, a law enforcement
officer from the area would
give a three to four minute
talk stressing the importance
of driver education and and
traffic safety. This New York
State Trooper was with our
group for most of our stay
in New York, and became
like one of our group.
Enough talk! Now, time for
more music. Here is a picture
taken on the closing note of
the "Animal Medley" at a high
school in New York. Each
assembly included two or
more costume changes, and
this was one of my favorites.
How about that for unusual
costumes?
Here is a shot taken during the
"Patriotic Medley" at another
large high school in New York.
Looks like Jan (left) didn't have
enough time to put on her red
shoes to match her patriotic
outfit like Debbie and Melanie.
And don't ask me exactly what
it is that Thurlow is doing!
And finally, here is a shot
from the show closer with
everyone dressed in their
"Chrysler Blues". This was
no doubt one of the favorite
costume changes, at least
for the high school boys on
the front rows.
Even thought my two Altec
mixers, Neumann mics and
A7 speakers are no match
for today's sound systems,
no one ever complained of
not hearing every note. As
you can probably tell from
my expression, this was a
fun job! Front-row seats to
more than 500 concerts in 9
months. What more could
you ask for?
By December, we were
headed toward Detroit
where we would present
the 4th annual Christmas
Splendor at the Masonic
Temple. Here is a shot of
Terry's trumpet solo in the
Christmas Splendor. This
concert concluded the first
half of our tour. Now it's
home for Christmas and
some much needed rest.
