Hey, guys.
We are like a family, so we must know everything of us.
Post here, all that You want (age, complete name, etc)
Too much very good posts but we need to meet us much more!!

Good idea, Berni!

Here we go: My name is Alexandre, I have 27 years and live in Brazil!

And I am knew to swing, so thank you all for the knowlodge. I´m having a great time cause of you all!

hehe, good one Berni :)

So, my name is Radoslav Bobev, i am 19 years old and live in Sofia, Bulgaria. Listen to swing maybe 3 years now and the most of this time am almost fanatic fan

For the most of my friends i am known as The Uncle

Hey, guys!!!! thanks for your posts. I hope that others members post in this topic telling us about them lifes.Here I go:

My complete name is FERNANDO GABRIEL PESCE. I`m 35 and I`m much much much male I live in Victorica, State of LA PAMPA, ARGENTINA.
My best friend is my father. I`m married and have 3 kids. Bernardo (11, drummer), Bautista (9, gamer) y Valentina (2, dad lover...). And I LOVE my LIFEEEEEE.
I like so much Elvis and Adriano Celentano`s movies.


AND I Hate "SERVER MANTEINANCE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, guys, here I go: my name is Denis. Though I'm Russian, I was born 31 years ago in vast and dusty Kazakhstan (a part of the Soviet Union at that time), where summers are hot and dry and fluttering winters freeze your bones. But for last 12 years I've been living in Kiev, Ukraine. Here I live with my lovely girlfriend and the cleverest dog I've ever seen - it looks almost like this one ->
I've always been listening to rock music - from russian rock bands through blues and psychedelic groups of 60s to black and grind bands of 90s - maybe that's why I wrote (just for myself) about 150 poems and even about 30 songs in acoustic (But only my friends know about that)) And this "long and winding road", hehe, has led me to the great realm of jazz and, for last 7 months, to swing. So, I'm back at the roots of all music in the world now and I love it!! )) Wish all of you starry heaven and clear warm sea with blue mountains at the horizon=)))

P.S. Sorry for my english

Hey, gastritis!!! Your english is better than mine!!!!!!! So don`t worry for that. And continue posting your fabulous alb ums, budy!!!!

Good to meet you folks--it has been neat to see this swingin' discussion coming from all over the world.

I'm 33 & right now live in a former copper mining town about 5 miles from the Mexican border. Got into swing around age 15 when I started digging through my dad's record collection (he'd a big fan of stuff recorded between 1935 & 1947). Seems like the more music I hear, the more I want to hear--over the years I've developed a taste for other jazz (Mingus!) & indie rock (Pavement!) but swing always gets my feet tapping.

uhwelluh wrote:Good to meet you folks--it has been neat to see this swingin' discussion coming from all over the world.

I'm 33 & right now live in a former copper mining town about 5 miles from the Mexican border. Got into swing around age 15 when I started digging through my dad's record collection (he'd a big fan of stuff recorded between 1935 & 1947). Seems like the more music I hear, the more I want to hear--over the years I've developed a taste for other jazz (Mingus!) & indie rock (Pavement!) but swing always gets my feet tapping.

Hey, fella!!! nice to meet U too!!! and thanks for your post.!

We are 815 members in this community now!!!

Go SWING Go!!!!!!!!!

uhwelluh wrote:Good to meet you folks--it has been neat to see this swingin' discussion coming from all over the world.

I'm 33 & right now live in a former copper mining town about 5 miles from the Mexican border. Got into swing around age 15 when I started digging through my dad's record collection (he'd a big fan of stuff recorded between 1935 & 1947). Seems like the more music I hear, the more I want to hear--over the years I've developed a taste for other jazz (Mingus!) & indie rock (Pavement!) but swing always gets my feet tapping.

Hey, fella!!! nice to meet U too!!! and thanks for your post.!

We are 815 members in this community now!!!

Go SWING Go!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone!

My name is Mredondo. I'm 37yrs old, from N. California. I am married with a 5yr old son -Noah and 11month old twin boys - Dylan & Logan. They are the future rockabilly trio - The Redondo Boys!! I am a graphic artist for a major newspaper corporation. I've listened to music since I was a kid. I would buy records at garage sales - Beach Boys "Surfin' Safari", "Grease", Led Zeppelin, and a lot of oldies record compilations. I've always had a love for music and art. I have an IPod on all day at work listening to music. I play music in the house, in the car, in the babies room, etc... and I too LOVE MY LIFE!! I'm an "Average Joe", but my wife, kids , family and friends make me feel like the luckiest guy in the world!!

I thank you all for being so friendly. I especially thank those to share!! Without those who share - there would be no forum.

Rock On!!

Best regards from sunny California, USA
mredondo

Man, I used to stay/study at Pepperdine University, right on Ocean Pacific HIghway. Those where the days....

hi tom here. i'm 61&1/2 lol iwas born in no.ca where i live 54 yrs and now live in ky. i live in a hollar which is like living in the forest. i ve listened to music all my life and i'm big fan . came to swing thru blues, western swing rock & roll. i'm like a kid in a candy store here. thanks to all. hey m you said sac then homeboy.

Hey brother - we got N. Cali represented here!! How'd you end up in KY? I was in Fl for about 5yrs, all through highschool and a few years after that, but I'm a west coast kid and came home in 1991 and haven't left since.

Best regards and enjoy the "candy",
mredondo

You can call me Baron. I'm 49. I've lived on the East Coast to the West Coast, north and south. I'm smack dab in the middle of Ohio right now.
I've travelled from Korea to Australia and many places in between.
I live for the joy of seeing musicians play music. Nothing is better than to feel the energy that is created between musicians and dancers when you ar eboth in "the zone" and they play around with the music to see what you do with the dance, and you paly around with the dance to see how they react with the music. It is a live energy that is only created in that moment. I live to find that moment.
I have the luck to be in the U.S. so I can see many of the bands that are discussed here. I hope to add reviews of shows I go to, and tell stories of shows I've been to.
Once I figure out how to do it I have some things to share that many of you have never heard before.

Hello
I Like Much Swing Jazz Sounds
Yes Oldies Sounds,Glamour Era
;)
I Lady,24 Years,Live São Paulo

Sofia Cherry
;)

Fellas, a question: Interlagos is near Sao Paulo? I`ll go there to see F1 this year. (I have the money already!!!)

Berni!!! It's IN são Paulo and close to my house hahahahaha

It's a São Paulo's district
We will meet, fella.

My God!!! Please, tell all ladys that I`be there...

Braziiiiiiillllllllll.... lara lara lara lara... Brazillll...., Brazillllll

U and me, fella hic!!! caipiniña and whisky... hehe
Send JJ to Alaska... (forgive mr JJ...) Just kidding (I love U both!!!!)

HAhahAhahaHAhahahahaahahahahAhaAHAHAHah!!!
You will have some beer with us, man, but we aint going to the F1 event, I guess. I dont like car racing and it's also hella expansive

luizoak wrote:HAhahAhahaHAhahahahaahahahahAhaAHAHAHah!!!
You will have some beer with us, man, but we aint going to the F1 event, I guess. I dont like car racing and it's also hella expansive

Shhhhh!!!!!!! I told my wife that I`m going to see F1... I hate car racing. I love garotas

oh Berni! I lived in Interlagos for 8 years...
and I can't go to Alaska instead of meeting you here!

is your wife coming with you?
just tell us when and we tell you where, fella!

hahahaha!!!!
Forgive me, JJ, I was drunk...
I don`t know. Maybe Monica come with me. You know, U are a very good people. I want really meet You both!! But I haven`t much time to travel. I`m workin`to much in my school (as teacher) and in my computer store.
And LUIZ, my friend, buy a CORE 2 DUO or AM2. Kisses.

Berni Dressel wrote:Hey, guys.
We are like a family, so we must know everything of us.
Post here, all that You want (age, complete name, etc)
Too much very good posts but we need to meet us much more!!

Well, been here for a few days now but I forgot to introduce myself...first of all: this is a great forum!

Ok, now only the stuff that's interesting fot this forum I suppose

I'm from Amsterdam, the Netherlands...Europe that is...a real cat for many many years now..born that way I guess (born in the 60ties)

Oh...I'm a DJ in clubs, parties and back in the days on the radio...And yes, a DJ with the good stuff like we are promoting here!

Just joined the forum, so first post here:
Filippo from Italy, 39 years old with two kids (3 years old the little boy and three months old the young lady)
i don't know if i can contribute anything, because I know next to nothing about swing, except that I like it (expecially jump blues)
anyway i hope I can contribute with something else
I'm a computer programmer and IT employee for an big enterprise with an insane passion for music
listening to tom petty right now

sonofagun, wellcome

We might need you to help on technical support :P

Btw, I love italian music.

sonofagun wrote:Just joined the forum, so first post here:
Filippo from Italy, 39 years old with two kids (3 years old the little boy and three months old the young lady)
i don't know if i can contribute anything, because I know next to nothing about swing, except that I like it (expecially jump blues)
anyway i hope I can contribute with something else
I'm a computer programmer and IT employee for an big enterprise with an insane passion for music
listening to tom petty right now

Welcome, fella. Don`t U know an italian band called "La Banda" (retro swing)???

Hi there, everyone...
Yeah, I know...better later than never, though...

So this is Bruno Murai, from São Paulo either. I'm 23 yo, I love drawing, boxing and I'm a soccer fan (btw, your River can't beat my São Paulo since 2003, Berni...! lol).

I don't live that close to Interlagos (actually, I live way far from there, lol), but that's no problem at all for me to stop by and have a (lot of) beer with u all good people. And to be completely honest, I hate racing too... what's so fun about it anyway?!

Well, that's it, I guess.
I was pretty busy and couldn't be around much lately...but I'm trying to keep up with you, guys...hehe.

[]s

murai wrote:your River can't beat my São Paulo since 2003, Berni...! lol). []s

I know Brasil and Argentina are the top nowadays when we're talking about soccer but let me remind you my club Ajax from Amsterdam (in that small country called the Netherlands in Europe) won the worldcup for clubteams twice! Last time in 1995 from Gremio and in 1972 from Independiente Argentina!

And Amsterdam is the home of the greatest soccerplayer of all time: Johan Cruyff!

Hello My name is Muge, 28 years old female from Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

I love oldies & jazz... so I'm here

Dan, maybe not the greatest, but Cruyff surely is a legend.

And I don't mean to disappoint you, but my São Paulo has 3 of those world interclub champ. trophys...hehe

Abraço!

Kokopelli,

I have always wanted to see your part of the world ... so much more history than where I am.

Welcome.

Oh, almost forgot ... 46, Santa Barbara, California ... I love music (well, duh), classic cars, roadtrips, good food and smart funny people.

murai wrote:Hi there, everyone...
Yeah, I know...better later than never, though...

So this is Bruno Murai, from São Paulo either. I'm 23 yo, I love drawing, boxing and I'm a soccer fan (btw, your River can't beat my São Paulo since 2003, Berni...! lol).

I don't live that close to Interlagos (actually, I live way far from there, lol), but that's no problem at all for me to stop by and have a (lot of) beer with u all good people. And to be completely honest, I hate racing too... what's so fun about it anyway?!

Well, that's it, I guess.
I was pretty busy and couldn't be around much lately...but I'm trying to keep up with you, guys...hehe.

[]s

My RIVER is the most.... Na na na, I´m joking. We can´t win anything
Independiente is my second Team, but Sao Paulo...

Steve wrote:and smart funny people.

And yet, you're still at this this forum

talking about globalization: I live at the other end of the world and have the same interests....

Dan wrote:
And yet, you're still at this this forum

I'm still looking.

Wow! For a minute there, I thought I was the senior member here. But then I saw t99's age and it now appears that I am the 2nd place senior member. I'm 53, divorced with 2 grown sons (one of which is a rockabilly freak) and I live in the Southwest part of USA. It's great to be here!

I'm David, 35yo. I live in Sweden but came here from the USA, where I've lived in the middle, in the northwest, in the southwest, in the east and in the deep south.

Not much to tell, really. I teach at the university here, like cooking and mixing alcoholic beverages (feel free to schtop by for a *hic* drink). And I love all different kinds of music!

Larry here. Hey y'all. I'm 50, been loving swing, western swing, blues, jump blues -- well, all kinds of music, since I was a little kid back in the 1960s. Pleasantly surprised to see so many youngsters (30-somethings) into this kind of music. New here, diggin' it big time.

Anonymous wrote:

murai wrote:Hi there, everyone...
Yeah, I know...better later than never, though...

So this is Bruno Murai, from São Paulo either. I'm 23 yo, I love drawing, boxing and I'm a soccer fan (btw, your River can't beat my São Paulo since 2003, Berni...! lol).

I don't live that close to Interlagos (actually, I live way far from there, lol), but that's no problem at all for me to stop by and have a (lot of) beer with u all good people. And to be completely honest, I hate racing too... what's so fun about it anyway?!

Well, that's it, I guess.
I was pretty busy and couldn't be around much lately...but I'm trying to keep up with you, guys...hehe.

[]s

My RIVER is the most.... Na na na, I´m joking. We can´t win anything
Independiente is my second Team, but Sao Paulo...

I´m so sorry. Is my post. I wasn´t signed in.

Hi everyone, it's a pleasure to meet you all!

I'm Stan, 28 from Moscow, Russia. I loved swing since I was a kid, still remember myself at the age of 7 listening to Billie Holiday.
Then as I got older I was into hippie stuff and 50's rock'n'roll, and suddenly in 1997 I stumbled across some pirate compilation with "You the Boss" and "Dirty Boogie" by Brian Setzer. Gee I was amazed.
Some years later I got wired and wow - wondrous spirit of neo swing stood upon me. So my fate was decided.
Those were the days of mp3.com and Audiogalaxy and gee - each night was an adventure.
Somehow I've met a girl on some swing-addicts forum, who later become my wife. Two freaks have found each other.
Now she has a weekly FM radio show (strictly swing music. what else?) and I have an IT job.

swingaroo wrote:Somehow I've met a girl on some swing-addicts forum, who later become my wife. Two freaks have found each other.

That is a great story.

Welcome.

Swingaroo, my future wife is the moderator of some boards on this forum. Say WHAT!
jouJoux

Okay, guys and gals, I'm taking over as the senior member here at 59!

I am Elaine, and I live in Georgia in the US. My international friends, please know that it will be better after January 20, 2009!!!

I am a musician by avocation, and an academic librarian by vocation. I like all genres except opera, but I use the Opera browser when I'm not at work. I play guitars and keyboards, though, as I said, not professionally, and I've actually taken swing dance lessons in the recent past. We occasionally go to area swing dances, and have a great deal of fun.

Being from the South, I do indeed drink too much (on occasion) as my avatar will attest and laugh too loud, but, hey, it comes with the territory!

This is a delightful board, and I'm glad to be here!

martind28 wrote:Okay, guys and gals, I'm taking over as the senior member here at 59!

I am Elaine, and I live in Georgia in the US. My international friends, please know that it will be better after January 20, 2009!!!

I am a musician by avocation, and an academic librarian by vocation. I like all genres except opera, but I use the Opera browser when I'm not at work. I play guitars and keyboards, though, as I said, not professionally, and I've actually taken swing dance lessons in the recent past. We occasionally go to area swing dances, and have a great deal of fun.

Being from the South, I do indeed drink too much (on occasion) as my avatar will attest and laugh too loud, but, hey, it comes with the territory!

This is a delightful board, and I'm glad to be here!

Hello babe. WELCOME here.
We got a little member called T99 (call him just "viejo") He´s 61. But is hidden in this moment...
WELCOME again pretty and ALL You need, We´ll be there for You. Bye bye.

Yours..., Berni

Don't forgett the old lady here, I'm 63, I'm THE SENIOR

Oh Marie! wrote::banana1:
Don't forgett the old lady here, I'm 63, I'm THE SENIOR

MY LOVEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How are YOU baby!!!!!!!!!

U right! You are the senior here.

I'm Ok dear, love your new look

D*mn, I feel young with 44...!!!

thanks guys!

Dan wrote:D*mn, I feel young with 44...!!!

thanks guys!

hehehe I´m 35 and my friend 4140 (The Uncle) is 19!!!!!!!!

25.
Winner!
JouJux os 17 wooooooot

i'm 17 too! .................that was 10 years ago

swankyb0y wrote:i'm 17 too! .................that was 10 years ago

hahahaha, swanky!!!!! You have more time to joke now!!! hahaha

Steve wrote:Kokopelli,

I have always wanted to see your part of the world ... so much more history than where I am.

Welcome.

You always welcomed Steve :)

Hey!

one of the youngest here! I'm 23, a music fan for my whole life, an audiophilic for 'bout 4 years, always liked Jazz and Blues, but I started REALLY diggin it a few years ago!

I'm trying to brainwash my girlfriend and take off the MTV out of her teenage brain (16 turning 17 next month), and put some REAL music in there! hahaha If she'd only had her father's rock and roll taste! hahahahaa

well, I'm from Umuarama - Paraná - Brazil (that's a city and the next, a State), it's a small town, with virtually NO culture and I desperatelly NEED internet to keep in touch with the things I like!

great forum, with real smart people, really enjoy it!

Well, I'm Marko, I live in Finland Scandinavia, I'm 40 years old, I have 4 kids, I drive a 1958 Cadillac Coupe Deville, and play upright bass with a couple of local bands, Flaming Star & Midnight Shift / Midnight Shift Trio.

marko wrote:Well, I'm Marko, I live in Finland Scandinavia, I'm 40 years old, I have 4 kids, I drive a 1958 Cadillac Coupe Deville, and play upright bass with a couple of local bands, Flaming Star & Midnight Shift / Midnight Shift Trio.

It's nice to see there are more real cats at the forum! There are to little rockabillyfans here at the moment in my opinion (well, members who actually post I mean). But on the other hand there are some real great guys (and girls) talking about Swing/Jazz/Blues etc and these are also great musicstyles to share. So I'm not complaining...(much)

By the way: you've got a hell of a car!

Hi guys!
I'm Ilya from Moscow (Russia), almost 21.
I'm a little bit lindy hop dancer and harmonica player. Fan of black-white photography and 30's swing music. Love early bluegrass, western swing, blues, swing, rockabilly, ska and what not.
It's great to have so much different people with same interests here!

Welcome, bedrof, nice to see you here!

welcome kids i hope you have a good time here ta ta

I'm 50, Hungary - Buk, my name is Pista (Steve), I'm a Railman http://ha1fv.multiply.com/photos/photo/7/1?