Retired in Kitsap County near Seattle. Writing music, editing DVD's for the Navy Musicians Association Archives, playing in three different bands and playing the house husband role for Diane who is teaching school (orchestra) in the local public school system. Fixing up and spending time at our cabin in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. Trying to keep up with "where is Annie this time!" Enjoying life with my beautiful wife. Going to Mariners games. Hanging out with Tex Waldron at his jazz club "Tula's" in Seattle. And that just about covers it!
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Check out my new book "The Art of Rehearsing the Stage Band".
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To hear my music (mostly jazz):
http://www.reverbnation.com/midiartstudio
To watch mini movies of interview and features by the Navy Musicians Association Archives department:
Best Moment At 1125 hours on 25 July Leahy departs Norfolk, VA to commence Operation UNITAS X, under the command of Rear Admiral James A. Dare, Commander South Atlantic Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet in an exercise involving elements of South American navies; Brazilian CT Santa Catarina - D 32 (Ex. USS Irwin DD-794), Argentine, Columbian, Chilean ships O'Higgins 03 (Ex. USS Brooklyn CL-40) and Araucano - AO3 , Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Venezuelan and Urguayan navies, in company with US Navy elements - USS Joseph K. Taussig (DE-1030), USS Sarsfield (DD-837) , USS Grampus (SS-523), 2 maritime patrol aircraft from VP-45 and 1 transport aircraft from Fleet Tactical Support Squadron One. Also embarked, was the US Navy Showband of 26 musicians. Leahy's Port Schedule is: San Juan Puerto Rico Cartagena Columbia 6-10 August Panama Canal Transit Rodman Panama Canal Zone *First Equator Crossing - 18 August Guayaquil Ecuador - 19 August Galapagos Islands Callao/Lima Peru Arica Chile Valparaiso/Vina Del Mar Chile Puerto Montt Chile Punta Arenas Chile 2-3 October Transit The Straits Of Magellan Puerto Belgrano Argentina 6-10 October Montevideo Uruguay 15-21 October Rio De Janeiro Brazil 30 October-5 November Salvador(Bahia) Brazil 10-12 November Second Crossing Of The Equator La Guaira/Caracas Venezuela 28 November-2 December (7 Days out from Norfolk) San Juan Puerto Rico 6-8 December Arrive Norfolk Virginia 11 December

Worst Moment As of 19 April 2004, Leahy is now 43 years old (since launch). She was at MarAd - Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet - Suisun Bay - Benicia, CA, in a Maintenance "X" category, which means that she did not receive any maintenance or preservation, only protection against fire, flooding and pilferage. She is currently awaiting to be scrapped through the Ship Disposal Project. And now Leahy's final chapter........... THE FINAL CRUISE On 21 June 2004, CG-16 departed SUISUN BAY RESERVE FLEET, CA under tow by Fleet Ocean Tug USNS Mohawk (T-ATF 170) to the BEAUMONT RESERVE FLEET, Beaumont, TX for eventual scrapping. The scrapping of Leahy is carried out by International Ship Recycling Limited, LLC starting the first week of August, exactly 42 years after her commissioning. Three of her sisters (USS Gridley, USS England and USS Halsey) have passed here before her. SWEET 16 IS NO MORE..........
Chain of Command COMSOLANT Real Admiral James A. Dare
