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Zoo Gig
Animal Faces from a THJB gig benefiting the Columbus Zoo
The Toll House
The Toll House Building in Roscoe Village, Ohio
Three Trumpets
Three Trumpets In Action
Toll House Jazz Band
Toll House Jazz Band
"May Irwin's Money Song performed at the Heritage Country Club during the Charivari reception"
Toll House Jazz Band
Our Host Band, Charivari
July 4th in a large beer tent in Gilching, Germany
Leaving For Germany
Leaving For Germany on our first trip there!
Salt Mines
A tour of the Salt Mines near Berchtesgaden, Germany
Toll House Jazz Band
Toll House Jazz Band
Presenting Charivari Tour Shirts to the Charivari Jazz Band members
Mike's Banjo
"Mike's Plectrum Banjo"
Mike's Banjo
"Mike's Plectrum Banjo"
THJB at American Legion
Toll House Jazz Band
American Legion - 1990
The Cookies
The Toll House Cookies: Ginny Wise, Dottie Moorhead, Joy Cunningham, Linda Evans
The Makoy Center
The Makoy Center
Toll House Jazz Band
Early THJB with
Jim Masters (trombone), Pete Kerns (trumpet) and Don Seelbach (clarinet)
Jai Lai
Jai Lai
Toll House Jazz Band
Toll House Jazz Band
With Dave Pfeiffer on Clarinet
Gordan and Dave Travel Band
The THJB "Travel Band" with Gordon Moore (trombone) and Dave Pfeiffer (clarinet)
West Shore Jazz Society
Muskegon, MI - 2002
Mike Evans
Recording our first album, "First Batch"
at MusiCol Studios in Columbus, OH
Toll House Jazz Band
THJB On Stage at the Gasthöf Böck
in Unterbrunn, Germany
Mike Evans
Mike Evans
with our favorite tour bus driver, Horst Schilling
Party At Buckeye Lake
Reception party for the Charivari Jazz Band
"at Ginny Wise's cottage on Buckeye Lake"
Charivari at the Potomac River
Charivari at the Potomac River Jazz Club in Washington, DC
Charivari at COHJS
Charivari at COHJS
The Dolomites
The Dolomites, Italy
Linda Marilyn
Linda Evans and Marilyn Stratmeyer
at the Dolomites
Dresden
Performing at the outdoor concert venue
during the Dresden International Jazz Festival
Gewandhaus
The Toll House Jazz Band on stage
at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig
St. Thomas Church
The travel gang visting St. Thomas Church in Leipzig
resting place of Johann Sebastian Bach
First Canamber at Boeck
"The Canamger Jazz Band at Gasthöf Böck in Unterbrunn"
Grosches In Berlin
With John and Diana Skillman visiting our friends Günther and Charlotte Grosche in Berlin
On stage in Quedlinburg
Canamger on stage in Quedlinburg 2012
Jazz plaza in Quedlinburg
Fans in the jazz plaza Quedlinburg 2012
THJB at the Coon Sanders Festival
THJB at the Coon Sanders Festival in Huntington, WV 2001
THJB at the Coon Sanders Festival
The Battenberg Trio at Friendship Village 4th of July celebration 2004
from Neuschwanstein Castle
View from Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria 2007
Hohenschwangau
Hohenschwangau Castle as viewed from Neuschwanstein Castle 2007
Ulla and Jim
Ulla Doering and Jim Armstrong
Melody and Vittorio
Melody Pott and Vittorio Sicbaldi 2007
Seeshaupt
The jazz ship Seeshaupt on Lake Starnberg 2007
American Queen
The Amerian Queen Riverboat on the Mississippi 1995
Mike on American Queen
Mike taking a bow after theater performance on the American Queen 1995
Queen dining room
Part of the dining room on the American Queen
THJB Roscoe
THJB at the Apple Butter Festival in Roscoe Village, OH
Canamger in Utting
Canamger in the Biergarten at Utting, Germany 2007
THJB at Bix
THJB with Spiegle Willcox at the Bix Festival 1999
THJB at Bix
THJB at the Bix Festival 1999
THJB at Bix
THJB at the Bix Festival 1999
THJB at Bix
THJB at the Bix Festival 1999
THJB gang at Bix
THJB group at the Bix Festival 1999
THJB at Bix
THJB at the Bix Festival 1999
THJB at Bix
THJB at the Bix Festival with Spiegle Willcox 1999
THJB at Bix
THJB at the Bix Festival with Spiegle Willcox 1999
THJB at Bix
THJB at the Bix Festical 1999
Bix
The Bix Festival 1999
Bix
The Bix Festival 1999
Canamger at Dresden
The Canamger Jazz Band at Dresden 2007
Canamger gang at the Zwinger
The Canamger group in the Zwinger in Dresden 2007
Central City
Central City Colorado Jazz Festival August 1984
Mike with Cookies
The Toll House Cookies at the American Legion 1991
Cookies
Dottie Moorhead, Jean Hilkowski, and Ginny Wise
Cookies
Ginny Wise, Joy Cunningham and Dottie Moorhead
Ginny Wise
Ginny Wise as Rose of Washington Square
Cookies
Jean Hilkowski, Dottie Moorhead, Ginny Wise, Linda Evans, and Joy Cunningham
Cookies Franklin Park
March 1994 Mardi Gras at Franklin Park in Columbus, OH
Cookies
Mary Gallo, Ginny Wise and Dottie Moorhead 1993
Cookies in Logan
Joy Cunningham, Jean Hilkowski and Ginny Wise, Washboard Festival, Logan, OH 2003
Cookies in Logan
Dottie Moorhead, Ginny Wise and Joy Cunningham, Washboard Festival, Logan, OH 2004
Cookies at Logan
Ginny Wise, Joy Cunningham and Dottie Moorhead, Washboard Festival, Logan, OH 2004
Coon Sanders Festival
The THJB at the Coon Sanders Festival in Huntington, WV 1999
Dave Steele and Mike
Dave Steele and Mike jamming
THJB Dresden 2003
THJB at the Dresden Festival 2003
THJB Dresden 2003
THJB on a parade float at the Dresden Festival 2003
Parade crowds Dresden
Crowds along the parade route, Dresden Festival 2003
Singer on parade float
A singer from the U.S. joined our float in Dresden 2003
Russian street band
A street band from Russia near the Kulturpalast in Dresden 2003
News artical Dresden
Newspaper artical Dresden Festival 2003
Joachin
Joachin, our band host in Dresden 2003, 2007
Riverboat Pirna
THJB jazz boat, Pirna,Dresden Festival 2003
THJB on Pirna
THJB aboard the jazz boat Pirna, Dresden Festival 2003
Rich and Mike with mayor
Rich Burkart and Mike presenting a gift to Lutz Vogel, the Mayor for Culture, at Dresden 2003
Stage Kulturpalast
Stage at the Kulturpalast, Dresden Festival 2003
On Stage Kulturpalast
THJB on Stage at the Kulturpalast, Dresden Festival 2003
On Stage Kulturpalast
THJB on Stage at the Kulturpalast, Dresden Festival 2003
Finale at Kulturpalast
Finale at the Kulturpalast, Dresden Festival 2003
Mike in Dresden
Mike at a street venue, Dresden Festival 2003
THJB group Leipzig
THJB contingent outside the Gewandhaus in Leipzig 2003
Gewandhaus poster
Rich Burkart, Phil Stone and Mike with Gewandhaus poster in Leipzig 2003
On Stage Gewandhaus
THJB on Stage at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig 2003
THJB CDs Gewandhaus
THJB CDs on sale at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig 2003
Group at St Thomas
THJB contingent at Saint Thomas church in Leipzig 2003
St Thomas church
Outside the Saint Thomas church in Leipzig 2003
Jazz Club Cosmos
Jamming at the Jazz Club Cosmos in Leipzig 2003
News article
New review of THJB performance at the Gewandhaus 2003
Harry Thurm
Harry Thurm (clarinet) and his band from Leipzig
Local band Leerer Beutel
A local band at Der Leerer Beutel Jazz Club in Regensburg
Jim Loeffler
Jim Loeffler, a favorite THJB jazz fan, Dresden 2003
May pole
Metal facsimile of Gasthöf Böck on the May pole adjacent
THJB Boeck
A wild time with THJB on stage at Gasthöf Böck 2003
THJB Boeck
THJB on stage at Gasthöf Böck 2003
Yacht club
The Royal Bavarian Yacht Club where THJB and Charivari played
Victualien Markt
At the Victualien Markt in Munich. Gordon and Cindy Moore, Linda Evans, Joy Cunningham
Rich Hofbraeuhaus
Rich Burkart jamming with house band at the Hofbräuhaus in Munich
Farewell on the Wurm
Farewell dinner on the river, Wurm, 2003
Christian Ulla Katrin
Christian and Ulla Döring, Katrin Möhle
thjb publicity photo
A THJB publicity picture in Dresden 2003
Reception U.S. Consolate
Reception at the Gewandhaus sponsored by the U.S. Consolate 2003
Travel group 2003
The travel group 2003
Jazz boat 2007
Jazz riverboat for Canamger in Dresden 2007
Canamger travel group 2007
Canamger travel group in Dresden 2007
Blue Wonder bridge
Melody Pott, Linda Evans, Günther and Charlotte Grosche, and Marilyn Stratmeyer at the Blue Wonder Bridge in Dresden
Frauen Kirche
Marilyn Stratmeyer,Linda and Mike Evans, Melody Pott, Charlotte and Günther Grosche, at the Frauen Kirche in Dresden
Zoo stage
THJB on the Zoo stage in Dresden 2003
Audience Zoo stage
Audience at the Zoo stage in Dresden 2003
Twain gallery Amer Queen
Mike in the Mark Twain Gallery of the American Queen 1995
Engine Room w Ann Stewart
Mike in the "Engine Room" of the American Queen with pianist Ann Stewart from Columbus, OH
THJB with Masters Seelbach
THJB COHJS Fall Harvest w Jim Masters (bone) and Don Seelbach (clarinet)
Katrin and Ulla
Katrin Möhle and Ulla Döring welcome THJB to Bavaria 1997
Gerhard and Christoph
Gerhard Rehmann (banjo) and Christoph Möhle provide a musical welcome to THJB 1997
Garmisch
Garmisch
Travel group 1997
The travel group to Germany 1997
THJB first away gig
The first out of town gig for THJB Early Jazz Club in Kent, OH June 26, 1994
Fuggerei
Canamger people visiting the Fuggerei (subsidized housing area) in Augsburg 2004
Fuggerei
Canamger people visiting the Fuggerei (subsidized housing area) in Augsburg 2007
Melody pretzle
Melody Pott sampling German beer and pretzle in a Biergarten near Gauting
Sunday Stompers
Jamming with the Sunday Stompers Jazz Band in Berlin 2004
Fuggerei
First performance of the Canamger Jazz Band at Gasthöf Böck in Unterbrunn
Plaque
Mike Evans presenting friendship plaque from THJB to Charivai during Canamger performance 2004
Canamger ladies
The Canamger ladies: Vicki Armstrong, Diana Skillman, Linda Evans
Stelzer
Listening to Thomas Stelzer (piano) group in a village near Dresden 2004
Stelzer fans
Table mates at the Stelzer concert. Turns out they were avid THJB fans and got Mike's autograph!
Skillmans Evans
Skillmans and Evans in Berlin 2004
Mike and John
Mike and John Skillman jamming at Grosche's home in Berlin 2004
Sunday Stompers
The "Sunday Stompers" Jazz Band in Berlin
Mike and Sunday Stompers
Mike and John jamming with the Sunday Stompers in Berlin
Evans Skillmans Grosches in Berlin
Evans, Skillmans, Grosches in Berlin
Magdeburg hotel courtyard
Canamger performing in the hotel courtyard in Magdeburg 2012
Magdeburg boat
Jazz cruise boat on the Elbe river in Magdeburg 2012
Elbe cruise Magdeburg
Canamger jazz cruise on the Elbe in Magdeburg 2012
Moritzbastei
A Canamger gig in the Moritzbastei (underground cultural center) in Leipzig 2012
women in Quedlinburg
The Canamger women in Quedlinburg 2012
Jetzt erst Recht
Volker Stiehler's Jetzt erst Recht Jazz Band at the Moritzbastei
Commerzbank jam
Jam session at the Commerzbank in Leipzig 2012
Gasthöf Böck
Gasthöf Böck
The Döring Sisters
The Döring Sisters Trio
Canamger and Charivari jam
Canamger and Charivari jamming
Markt Schönberg
John Skillman and Gordon Moore jamming in the streets of Markt Schönberg 2012
On stage Markt Schönberg
Canamger on stage in Markt Schönberg 2012
Mike Markt Schönberg
Mike on stage in Markt Schönberg 2012
Alte Post
Canamger on stage at Seeresidenz Alte Post in Seeshaupt 2012
Gordon Alte Post
Gordon Moore whistling a tune on stage at Seeresidenz Alte Post in Seeshaupt 2012
Ginny Luau
Mike, Bill Carpenter, Bob Butters and Don Fulkerson do the "History of Jazz" program at the Ohio Historical Soc.1999
Ginny Luau
Ginny Barber welcomes Art and Carolyn Eckles to Ginny Wise's luau September 2001
Hula
Hula dancers at Ginny Wise's Luau, September 2001
Moorheads
Bob and Dottie Moorhead at Ginny Wise's luau, September 2001
Luau taxi
All aboard for Ginny Wise's luau, September 2001
Jamming at Grosches
Jamming at Grosches house in Berlin, 2004
Berlin jazz club
On the steps of the jazz club in Berlin 2004
Canamger gang 2007
The Canamger gang in Dresden 2007
Canamger Dresden
Canamger on stage in Dresden 2007
Canamger clowning
Canamger clowning in Dresden 2007
Canamger clowning
Canamger clowning in Dresden 2007
Parade float
Canamger parade float in Dresden 2007
Mayor Augsburg
Canamger gang meeting with the Assistant Mayor of Augsburg 2007
Vittorio
Vittorio Sicbaldi dazzled them all, young and old
Knee Oilers
The Lechtown Knee Oilers, host band in Augsburg
Canamger women
Canamger tour women 2007
THJB July 2003
THJB at a city park in Columbus, OH July 2003
Battenberg Trio
The Tom Battenberg Trio, New Albany, OH June 2003
La Mama Restaurant
La Mama restaurant jazz site in Vise, Belgium where the Classic Jazz Stompers played 1996
THJB Makoy 1993
THJB at the Makoy Center September 1993
THJB with Gallagher
THJB with Jim Masters (bone) and Bob Gallagher (clarinet), May 1993
Studio Rich
Rich Burkart recording "First Batch" March 1994
Recording First Batch
Recording "First Batch" March 12, 1994
Shakey's 1977
Mike and Dave Steele at Shakey's 1977
Mike and Dave Marion
Mike and Dave Steele, Marion, OH gig 2013
Christian with THJB people
Christian Döring with some THJB people 2003
German beer
Loving that German beer
Jim Loeffler and Mike
Mike and Jim Loeffler drinking to "Bruderschaft" 2003
Shakey's Rockville
Mike and John Skillman, Shakey's in Rockville, MD
BCJB gang at Eureka
The Buck Creek Jazz Band and gang at Eureka CA
BCJB Eureka
The Buck Creek Jazz Band, Eureka, CA
American Queen Cape Girardeau clowning
American Queen Cape Girardeau, MO 1995
American Queen Hannibal
Huck Fin kids greet the American Queen at Hannibal, MO 1995
New Year's Makoy
THJB New Year's 1993 at the Makoy Center
Mike and John
Mike and John Skillman jamming
Quedlinburg tour
A tour of Quedlinburg 2012
THJB July 4 1994
THJB July 4 1994, Columbus, OH
restaurant row
"Restaurant Row" in Dresden 2007
Sternwheeler Fest
"Sternwheeler Festival Marietta, OH 1993
TV interview
"Mike being interviewed by local television in Dresden 2003
Riverboats St Louis
"American Queen, Mississippi Queen and Delta Queen in St. Louis
Murnau band
"Host band from Murnau playing is Gasthöf zum Stern in Seehausen
Central City
"Central City Colorado 1984 to hear Buck Creek
Pulver Turm
"Pulver Turm restaurant in Dresden
Fortune Cookies
"The "Fortune Cookies" with Wally Nichols
Christian and Ulla
"Christian and Ulla Döring
THJB Columbus
"THJB in Columbus
Christian Mike duet
"Christian Döring and Mike singing a duet
Rick Dickerson
"Jam session with Rick Dickerson on cornet, Tom Sixt on piano and Wally Nichols & Jim Gary on trombone
Rainy concert
"Rainy concert on the Scioto River in Columbus 1993
Tom George
"Our drummer, Tom George, in a rare kazoo solo, New Year's Eve 1993
Jim Masters
"Jim Masters singing and whistling "My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes." Ornithology was not our strong point
Arts Festival
"THJB at the Columbus Arts Festival
Rick Dickerson
"Gordon Moore, Mike, Tom George, and Don Fulkerson by the Old Toll House in Roscoe Village 1994
Lancaster Festival
"THJB at the Lancaster Festival 1995 as featured in Ohio Magazine
THJB 1996
"THJB 1996
Bix grave
"Processional at the Bix grave site in Davenport during the Bix Festival
Holiday Inn
"THJB at the Holiday Inn near the OSU campus
Illegal parkers
"The "Illegal Parkers" trio at Westerville Park 1996. Phil Stone, Mike and Steve Samuelson
thjb w Gordon
"THJB at the Holiday Inn with Gordon Moore on trombone
Space agency
"THJB at the German Space Agency in Oberpfaffenhofen 1999
Sausage Haus
"The oldest restaurant in Europe. A sausage house on the Danube in Regensburg. Marilyn Stratmeyer, Mary Thompson, Mike and Linda Evans
Danube cruise
"Crusing on the Danube in Regensburg. Mike and Linda Evans with Marilyn Stratmeyer/h5>
Seeshaupt
"The Seeshaupt, our jazz cruise boat on Lake Starnberg
Snoopy
"Snoopy
Hofbraeuhaus
"The Hofbrähaus in Munich
Brunico
"THJB in Brunico, Italy 1999
Brunico stage
"THJB on stage in Brunico, Italy 1999
Przybilkas
"Jazz fans Hans and Elizabeth Przybilka at Hotel Corso in Brunico 1999
Brunico by hotel
"THJB in front of the Hotel Corso in Brunico 1999
WVXU
"Recording a jazz radio show at WVXU in Cincinnati with Charlie Carey as the host
Charlie Carey
"Charlie Carey, host of WVXU Jazz in Cincinnati
Mike Munchin
"Mike recording "Munchin" in 2000
Joe Lord Munchin
"Joe Lord recording "Munchin" in 2000
Larry Nusser Munchin
"Larry Nusser recording "Munchin" in 2000
Phil Stone Munchin
"Phil Stone recording "Munchin" in 2000
Tom George Munchin
"Tom George recording "Munchin" in 2000
Rich Burkart Munchin
"Rich Burkart recording "Munchin" in 2000
Don Fulkerson
"Don Fulkerson recording "Munchin" in 2000
West shore
"THJB at West Shore Jazz Club Muskegon, MI 2000
/Trio store opening
"Trio of Mike, Don Fulkerson and Joe Lord at a store opening 2000
/Mike Phil duet
"Mike and Phil Stone sing a duet
/Joe Lord
"Joe Lord
/Joe Lord
"Joe Lord
/Rich Burkart
"Rich Burkart
/Rich Burkart
"Rich Burkart
/Phil Stone
"Phil Stone
/Tom George
"Tom George
/Larry Nusser
"Larry Nusser
/Don Fulkerson
"Don Fulkerson
/Mike Evans
"Mike Evans
/Christmas Holiday Inn
"Christmas at the Holiday Inn
/John Shakeys
John Skillman and band at Shakey's in Rockville, MD
/Mike and Roy
Roy Custer and Mike rehearsing some Shakey's tunes
/Shakey's kissing
Roy Custer and Mike accompany a kissing contest at Shakey's on the OSU campus/h5>
/Singing bartender
Dave Steele and Mike with Jack,the singing bartender, at Shakey's in Columbus
/Dave Steele and Mike
Dave Steele and Mike at Shakey's in Columbus
/Dave Steele and Mike
Dave Steele and Mike at Shakey's in Columbus
/Carol Steele
Dave and Carol Steele with Mike at Shakey's in Columbus
/Dale Fratianne
Mike with Dale Fratianne (drums) and Mike Martin at OSU after a football game
/Sounds of Dixie
The Sounds of Dixie Jazz Band, Andre Keller (trumpet) leader
/Illegal parkers
The "Illegal Parkers" trio: Mike, Dave Weltner and Steve Samuelson
/Dave Steele and Mike
THJB with Jim Masters (bone) and Don Seelbach (clarinet)
/Illegal parkers
The "Illegal Parkers" trio: Mike, Dave Weltner and Steve Samuelson
/Kermit
Kermit
/Charivari
The Charivari Jazz Band, Munich
/Band membership
Christian Döring presents an honorary membership in Charivari to Mike 1998
/Illegal parkers
The Charivari Jazz Band at the Hilliard Country Club 1998
/Mike and Gerhard
Mike and Gerhard Rehmann jamming at the Buckeye Lake Country Club 1998
/old toll house
The old toll house on the Ohio Canal
/Mike and Classic Jazz Stompers
Mike with the Classic Jazz Stompers in Vise, Belgium 1996
/Mike and Classic Jazz Stompers
Mike with the Classic Jazz Stompers in Vise, Belgium 1996
/Stiehler
Volker Stiehler at Jazz Club Cosmos in Leipzig
/Washboard fest
THJB at the Washboard Festival in Logan, OH 2003
/Woody Hayes
Roy Custer and Mike with Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes at Shakey's on the OSU campus

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