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It's been reported on Facebook that Howard Johnson is in Hospice. I have no first hand knowledge of this, but if anyone hears any official updates, please let us know

EDIT: I guess that's a false alarm, so this thread just became the HoJo appreciation thread


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thank you, please repost any information you deem reliable
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Sad to hear.
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Prayers for Howard and his entire family at this time.
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2020 sucks. I remember reading an article about him in Down Beat Magazine when I was in junior high and had a fan letter published. I have a Mahillon tuba being refurbished, in big part, because I wanted to have the tuba he played for all those great albums
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Really sorry to hear this. He must be close to 80 years old? God Bless you Howard.

We've got quite a few tuba legends who are getting up there in years... Roger Bobo, Chuck Dallenbach, Bob Tucci, to name a few... Connie Weldon passed away earlier this year, she was (I think) 88 years old.
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Extremely sorry to hear this. Great player and from what I've heard an equally great person.
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I hate to admit this :red: , but (ref: a post just above) the first thing I thought about (when I heard this sad news) is the nearly-complete Mahillon 4-valve B-flat that (incomplete) is sitting upstairs in it's case.

dumb: A couple of parts need to be nickel plated (to match the rest), and I've never taken care of that.

They are really unusual instruments, in that their bodies are full-size 4/4 but their valve sections (the GENUINE ones, and not the German copies) feature a quite-small c. 5/8" / 16mm / 625" bore.

I also need to fabricate a replacement detachable right hand rest for it as well.
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When I think of HoJo, for some reason, I think of this clip

You see him back there?

https://youtu.be/FYbavuReVF4
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LeMark wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:47 pm When I think of HoJo, for some reason, I think of this clip

You see him back there?

https://youtu.be/FYbavuReVF4
...back when humor was funny...

Hey York boy...
Is that bass sax a Conn or a Buescher?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjo1TVKaFmU
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bloke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:57 pm
LeMark wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:47 pm When I think of HoJo, for some reason, I think of this clip

You see him back there?

https://youtu.be/FYbavuReVF4
...back when humor was funny...

Hey York boy...
Is that bass sax a Conn or a Buescher?
Can't tell from that distance - could be either one :huh:
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Good interview with him that I came across a few months ago.

So many cool stories but it's crazy that he talked with John Lennon the day he got shot...

http://www.rollmagazine.com/howard-john ... thing-new/
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A favorite.
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You beat me to it! I was going to post it. It's a great one!
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Thanks for sharing. I think I got something in my eye....
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The Big Ben wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:21 pm
You beat me to it! I was going to post it. It's a great one!
In the key of E, no less!
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Here's an update! Apparently Howard is NOT in hospice, and his condition is unchanged since 2016. Not going to remove the thread because of all the love shown to HoJo here
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