Tom practicing clarinet
October 1977
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Tom practicing clarinet October 1977 |
That was the first day we got the rental. My sister got a violin, and I got a clarinet. I'm the only one that went on to actually play. Although she did pick up the clarinet I think a year later, but gave it up when she realized I was the only one with talent. The "Big Mouth Singers" you'll see under the bell of the clarinet. And the 360 degree photo from World magazine. |
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That was Halloween. We were getting ready to go out Trick-or-Treating. My sister is the ghost, that's Susan. Jennifer is the little bunny. I guess she was in kindergarten then. And I was Peter Kriss, of course, from KISS. Those belts around my chest to form an "X", he had some sort of thing like that on his outfit, I don't remember. But that was my sixth grade approximation of Peter Kriss. We collected plenty of candy. My pumpkin is actually behind my back. A pumpkin about 12 inches tall. That smell lingers in my nose to this day. |
 Members of Moran Moran (10/79). l-r: Suzy, Tom, Jen |
| Pictures from Tom's early project, "Music with Old People" | |
 1979 with famous jazz vocalist Eloise Porter |
 March 1981 with grandfather |
Eloise Porter passed away. She was my great aunt. She's the sister of my grandfather who is to the right playing the C melody saxophone. I'm playing the bass clarinet. That was about 6th or 7th grade under the direction of Fred Probeck. Apparently I wasn't all that great technically at the clarinet at that time, although I was getting there. And I was offered two positions. I could play the clarinet in the lower band, or I could play in the better, higher band with the bass clarinet, and I chose to play in the higher band with the bass clarinet. In this picture, I'm giving a concert to my aunt at my mother's request.
 Tom's High School ensemble, "Thrust." L-R: Mike Rommel, Sam Hardeman, Steve Nehring, Tom, Dave Moore (who wasn't really in Thrust). |
 Tom's photo-shoot for Proctor and Gamble. February 1989 photo credit: John Starmer |
 Tom Graduating from SMC |
That's graduation day, St. Mary's 1991. I graduated a year later than I could have because I transferred so many times. Towson State to Anne Arundel Community College. I got a Bachelor of Arts, a liberal arts Psychology degree. I always have to tell everybody, "It's not a B.S. degree." I don't know if that's good or bad. |
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My Mom took that picture at her house. Dave's wearing a doctor outfit from a Cabbage Patch doll. You can see by the moisture around the mouth, he's been breathing and sucking lollipops. I don't know how old he was then. Maybe 3 or 4. |
 The newest member of Moran Moran, Tom's son Dr. Dave. |
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