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[ ]. What a blessing. Great to have you, john. Its a pleasure. Great. I saw you probably 40some years ago. I know you are a young man. Oh, no, no, no. But john turk and the third street annex, you would play all the different clubs. Then i saw you later at glide. You have been around, tell us your background. Well, i actually started playing in the oakland area around 1965, 66, with a guy named johnny hardsmith. I was a guitar player and organ player and flute player. He wanted to expand his band. He only had saxophone and drums, and wanted to add instruments. He had heard about me, i guess, and one night i came and sat in with his band and i guess i did okay. So he hired me. And we were playing at this place called the showcase. This is many moons ago. And he decided he didnt want to be a band leader, so the three of us that were left, we got together and formed our own little organ trio. I went and bought me an organ and we got busy. When did the trumpet come in . You can do that, tr

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