Meeting · March 2021
Sunday, February 14, 2021
there were no Mardi Gras parades this year.
February 14, 2021 The OAC meeting was held on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Because of a winter storm, it was a Zoom meeting -- not the hybrid meeting we had planned. aggie Abel called the meeting to order at 3:30 pm. Ten members and one guest attended. We began with business and announcements: •Ron Shearon is both Club vice nd treasurer. •On March 14 we plan on having a hybrid meeting with snacks. •On April 11 we will try to have the annual pizza party. Details have not been worked out yet. •We would like to put Lou LeBrun's biography in the Squeezin's newsletter. It would be done in parts, as space allows. Lou is making easy song arrangements for our jam sessions: "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" and others. •Frank Gesinski can't join us today. He says "Hello" to everybody. •T. Z. Wright will be performing at The Round Barn in spring. There will be a virtual show in April, and an outdoor show in June. These events are fund raisers for The Barn. •Mike Clarke has moved to Minnesota. •It was suggested that we put a writeup about Shelia Lee in the Squeezin's newsletter. •The music began with Ron playing "Just A Closer Walk with Thee." His accordion is a Roland FR-4x. Ron said it has many different sounds and is fun to play. Maggie has a similar instrument. •T. Z. played and sang a traditional Mardi Gras song for us, "Meet the Boys on the Battlefront," and said He usually performs at the Norman celebration. T. Z. followed with a Bob Dylan piece called "On a Night Like This." •Barbara Duer performed "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," as arranged by Lou and Barbara. Her second song was "Creole Belles." •Wayne Turgeon played "La Donna Mobile." Wayne is moving to England next month -- to the Stratford-on- Avon locale. •Barbara told us more about Shelia Lee. Shelia gave lessons on-line, and there are many easy songs on her free website. She was wonderful at teaching and helping everyone. She was an important part of the NAA, with a dance band and contests. •Wayne concluded the music with "Let's Dance the Polka." Meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm. Our next meeting will be Sunday, March 14. We plan on having a hybrid meeting. Please join us for some good music and a good time!