tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942687343792372926.post309045646757880912..comments2023-12-01T12:41:46.074-05:00Comments on Frequency Bone: Tribute to My Teachers: Ronald RickettsNorman Bolterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270610854959695332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942687343792372926.post-78802675927178954472013-07-20T19:31:32.661-04:002013-07-20T19:31:32.661-04:00I took trombone lessons from Ronald Ricketts while...I took trombone lessons from Ronald Ricketts while a band member at Kennedy High School in Bloomington MN. I hope he is well. Is he still giving lessons?Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690424525319842508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942687343792372926.post-4088029567180553002013-02-21T22:05:38.750-05:002013-02-21T22:05:38.750-05:00Did you know, as I just discovered - and this is w...Did you know, as I just discovered - and this is what brought me to your tribute to Ronald Ricketts - that Ricketts recorded with Miles Davis? He plays baritone horn on all four selections on the 1957 Columbia release "Music for Brass" (re-released on CD as "The Birth of the Third Stream"). Perhaps Mitropoulos (who conducts on the album) recommended him for the gig. --BTW, I was also a student, briefly, of Mr. Ricketts during my freshman year at the U of Minn in 1973-74. Your fond tribute to him matches everything I remember about him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864833168972770361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942687343792372926.post-60136771871592966662012-10-14T19:42:27.272-04:002012-10-14T19:42:27.272-04:00Hi, my name is Julianne and I'm Ron Ricketts&#...Hi, my name is Julianne and I'm Ron Ricketts' granddaughter. Your post about him is so lovely. He's turning 80 this year and I was wondering if you'd like to contribute to a present I'm making for him. It's going to be 365 memories/favorite things about him gathered from his friends and family, so he can read one every day for a year. I think it would be wonderful to have something from you. If you'd like to help me, my email is julianne.queensen [at] gmail [dot] com. Thank you!Juliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613342764584796150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942687343792372926.post-73012681450529623732007-09-05T22:59:00.000-04:002007-09-05T22:59:00.000-04:00I think it's fascinating where life takes us. Your...I think it's fascinating where life takes us. Your post made me think back to my first determination to become a musician. I was sitting in the front office of my middle school waiting for my mom to pick me up and my middle school band teacher, Mr Krohn, came and sat next to me. I then told him ever so confidently (almost too confidently...), "I've decided to become a musician." Since then, life has taken me on an exciting journey where I'm currently sitting in my apartment in Boston and writing on my current teachers blog!! :D<BR/><BR/>By the way, I am really enjoying your blog! It's such a great resource to your teachings and insights, easily accessible on the web!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175474219513881932noreply@blogger.com