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[George Thompson]

Also Major Holley, jazz bass player of the 1940s and after.

GAT

George A. Thompson
Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much lately.

----- Original Message -----
From: Margaret Lee <mlee303 at YAHOO.COM>
Date: Friday, April 6, 2007 1:03 pm
Subject: Re: assorted comments
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU


> But don't forget about "The Wicked Mr. Pickett,"  the late, great,
> Wilson Pickett.
>
>    Margaret
>
>  Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>    When I was a kid in the 'Forties in Saint Louis, I had a couple of
> (I
>  prefer the ancient form) classmates in my segregated elementary school
>  named "Major." In those days, During The War, the other kids seemed
>  not to find this strange. In my own opinion, even though I was just a
>  hick from the sticks, at the time, this was a name *way* cooler than
>  "Wilson," which should have been "William," at least. It wasn't until
>  1970 that I met, for the first and only time, another person forenamed
>  "Wilson."
>
>  During the 'Fifties, there was an R&B singer named "General Jones."
>  Later, during the 'Sixties, there was the much-better-known Major
>  Lance, whom others here may recall.
>
>  -Wilson
>
>  On 4/5/07, Margaret Lee wrote:
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>  >
>  > The first name of the principal of the school where I taught my
> first year after college, was Commodore (late 1960's).
>  >
>  > Margaret
>  >
>  > Doug Harris wrote:
>  > Also... a parent of one of my wife's kindergarten kids in the Bronx
> a few
>  > years ago gave her first born the first name 'Admiral'. Her second
> born was
>  > named 'General'. I believe, but can't swear to it, that they were named
>  > after specific officers. Admirable as was her intent, one has to imagine
>  > that, in the general school population, both those kids have
> suffered no end
>  > of ribbing.
>  > (the other) doug
>  > ========================
>  >
>  > Don't feel bad, Dr. Gray. I just sent my boss an e-mail saying
> "here is my
>  > report, a week early"---and forgot to attach the report.
>  >
>  > - Jim Landau
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