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The Milwaukee Accordion Club February 2011 The Accordion Express Post Valentines Dance Tom Brusky Band Plus David Austin Dance If You Wish ! Tom operates Polkasound Productions, a 24 track ! Who is Tom Brusky? digital recording studio which has produced award win- Well, if you were at last month’s meeting, he was the ning polka albums. Busky also administers several web- accordionist in the Ed Hause Band, sites including one for Wisconsin Polka Music. standing right in the middle of the ! He is also a composer, and has stage. Tom started with the Ed Hause written over 30 songs already, some band at age 16 back in 1986. of which can be found on his various ! In addition to being a fantastic CD recordings. He averages about accordionist, Brusky also plays 150 gigs a year, so I don’t know how drums with several bands, and is he can find time for his hobby as an adept at keyboards, tuba and bass artist, but he has painted many beau- guitar. He began his music lessons tiful pictures which can be viewed on when he could just barely reach the his web site: piano, and by the time he was age 11 http://www.tombrusky.com he was already performing in public. ! Same as last month, there will At age 12 he earned his first $100 bill not be pre meeting music, and the at a gig in Lake Geneva, and has business meeting will start at 6:30pm been a professional musician ever so be sure to come early enough! since. Ya hear now? Those Who Serve ...... 2 Meeting Calendar ......4 Castelfidardo .............. 6 Frank Marocco .......... 9 President’s Message ... 3 Ent. Review .............. 5 The Marketplace ......... 8 Pictures ............ 10 & 11 Regular Meeting Monday February 28, 2011 At Root River Center, 7220 W. Rawson Ave. Franklin, WI 6:30 pm Pre Meeting Music: None Scheduled 7:30 pm Student Artist: None Scheduled 6:30 pm Business Meeting 7:00 pm: Tom Brusky Band Plus David Austin Admission: • Members $3 • Non members $5 (What a BARGAIN !) The Accordion Express .......................... Page 1 The Milwaukee Accordion Club February 2011 Those Who Serve Officers Health and Welfare President: By Sunshine Sandy Lee! Sherry Huiras!! ! (414) 546-3370 ! We were saddened to learn of the death of member Vice President: Don Turner!!! (414) 372-3560 Dan Fennig, who succumbed to a stroke. We offer our Secretary: deepest sympathy to Dorothy and family. Shirley Barry!! ! (414) 543-7714 ! We also learned that John “Johnnie Droz“ Drozdji- Treasurer: bob, 80, a resident of Rio Rancho, NM since 1979, passed Kathleen Borchert!! (414) 325-5470 away January 26, 2011. He played 2nd accordion with sev- eral Milwaukee bands including Louie Bashell. Directors Roger Boll !!! (262) 284-0355 ! We continue to extend our prayers and wishes for those who are con- John Kreiter!!! (414) 281-2943 tinuing on their road to recovery. If any members who have been ill, that we Bill Schauder!! ! (414) 322-2647 might not be aware of. We wish them a speedy return to good health also. Jerry Smeiska !!(414) 453-4931 !!If you want us to send a card to someone please call Sandy at Pam Stahl!!! (414) 235-3497 (414) 764-2377 Assisting Club Photographers: Jerry Smeiska !!(414) 453-4931 Ken Nowicki!! ! (414) 422-1115 At Our Neighbors Photo Archivist: Chicago Accordion Club John Kreiter!!! (414) 281-2943 310 W. Butterfield Rd, Elmhurst February 21, 2011, 7:00 pm Membership Chmn.: Bill Schauder!! ! (414) 322-2647 Larry Nickel – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – Ensemble Director: N. E. Wisconsin Accordion Club Beverly W. Persa!! (414) 466-5371 300 S. Adams St. Green Bay, WI. Newsletter Editor: Saturday March 5, 2010 - 9:30 am Jerry Smeiska !!(414) 453-4931 Lou Close Newsletter Processing & Mailing Elder & Eva Grueneberg! (414) 281-4885 Milwaukee Accordion Club Mission Statement Publicity Chair: Our mission is to stimulate a positive attitude toward the performance of music Sandy Bednarek!! (414) 421-7577 on the accordion by strengthening relationships with fellow musicians, expanding knowledge of the accordion and accordion playing, and by developing various Reception & Registration Chair: musical programs to acquaint the general public with the education and enter- Ginny Smeiska!! (414) 453-4931 tainment values of the accordion. Laurie Zeh!!! (262) 639-1153 Monthly DEADLINE normally is: 2nd Monday of the month. Raffle Chair: Send submissions to: Michael Bird!!! (920) 410-1614 Jerry Smeiska, Editor, Accordion Express 524 N. 106 St. Wauwatosa, WI 53226-4225 General Assistance: Phone: (414) 453-4931 Anna Kreiter!!! (414) 281-2943 Fax: # by request Email: [email protected] Visit Our Website At: http://www.accordions.com/mac Sunshine Club Chair: Notice: Statements by the editor or contributors to this newsletter do not necessarily Sandy Lee Jahnke!! (414) 764-2377 reflect the official policies of the Milwaukee Accordion Club, Inc. Paid ads are accepted in good faith and are not to be considered as M.A.C. endorsements of the products or services advertised. (Our attorneys made us say that.) The Accordion Express .......................... Page 2 The Milwaukee Accordion Club February 2011 ! Again, I am looking forward to seeing everyone Our President Says: on February 28th. Wear your Valentine ‘red’. And re- member, your attendance at our Programs/Meetings, Greetings My Friends!! along with being supportive of the MAC, also affirms ! You’ve been hearing a lot that you are enjoying the scheduled entertainment. about 2011 being the MAC’s 20th year anniversary and our plans for celebrating this landmark year by bringing you some outstanding entertainment. Not only will we have excellent entertainment, we will also strive to bring you the The Aging Accordion type of entertainment and music that you enjoy. I be- lieve we started off on the right path with the Ed Hause by Jerry Smeiska Band providing dance music for our first Program of Philosopher and Scientific Investigator 2011. You showed your approval by your attendance and also by all the positive feedback we received from ! Accordion players, have you noticed that as your you. Although your MAC Board of Directors works accordion gets older, it becomes heavier? It also increases diligently to always bring you the best entertainment, weight faster, the older it gets. we really want to make this a special year. ! I have noticed that mine is putting on weight more ! I attended the January 8th Meeting of the North and more each year, and when at one time I could pick it East Wisconsin Accordion Club in Green Bay. Copper up easily with one hand, it now requires both hands and Box performed that morning and they were wonderful. some serious grunting. Danny, Michelle and Tuba Dan were a bit hit. Our ! I also find that I can’t lift it as high off the floor as I neighboring Accordion Clubs, N.E.W. and Chicago, used to, and when I wear it, the period of time I can leave really do have some exceptional entertainment, and I it on my shoulders keeps getting shorter and shorter. And encourage you to pay them a visit when you can. as to playing it standing up? Forget it! My legs start to ! On Monday, February 28th we’ll hold a belated complain after just a few minutes. Valentine’s Day celebration with a ‘Valentine Dance’ ! I asked several astute accordion repairmen if they with music by the Tom Brusky Band comprised of tal- knew why an accordion gets heavy in its old age, and they ented, award-winning musicians and featuring ‘special acted as if I didn’t know what I was talking about. I then guest musician David Austin’ from Madison. We’ll approached a scientist friend of mine and asked him. He just continue where we left off at our January Program wasn’t any help either. with more music and dancing. The dancing be- ! I’m a man of reason, so I knew there had to be a rea- gins at 7:00pm. son for this weight increase over time. I’m certain that I ! We really look forward to our March 28th have figured it out, and all by myself too. Program/Meeting because March is the actual anniver- ! You see, an accordion is made of a lot of organic sary month, and we will be serving cake, coffee, materials such as wood, leather, bee’s wax, hide glue etc. snacks, special raffle prizes and a few surprises. Stas and being organic it absorbs moisture.And you all know Venglevski with Robin Pluer and Ensemble will begin how heavy moisture is! Right? As the organic materials their performance at 7:30pm that evening. absorb moisture over the years, the accordion continues to ! As I continue to stress: please watch the MAC get heavier and heavier, I guess one of these days I’m go- ‘Accordion Express’ for any program time changes. ing to have to follow ‘Reedless’ Roger’s recourse, or else Both the February and March Programs will be pre- buy a forklift truck. (Oh! My aching back!) ceded by a early brief Business Meetings at 6:30 pm and the rest of the evening will vary somewhat. The Accordion Express .......................... Page 3 The Milwaukee Accordion Club February 2011 Business Report Meeting Attendance: 94 Business Meeting (Were You One Of Us?) Hey! – if you missed this one – you missed a fantastic one! Shirl Barry, Secy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monday January 24, 2011 Welcome New Members After welcoming visitors and guests, the Busi- Joseph Fajtik ! 5714 Hwy 31 ness Meeting was called to order by President ! Racine WI 53402!! 262-639-0439 Sherry Huiras shortly after 6:30 pm. She ex- Doug Krueger! 3840 W Ramsey pressed that it seemed like a long time since our last meeting at the Root River held back in ! Milwaukee WI 53221!! 414-588-8689 November, and that our December event was the ever popular Christmas party at Meyer’s Restaurant held in lieu of a monthly meeting.