John Basa:
CLASS OF 1971
Susquehanna Valley High SchoolClass of 1971
Conklin, NY
Brookside Elementary SchoolClass of 1965
Binghamton, NY
John's Story
Life
WELL AFTER GRAD, KICKED AROUND BING FOR
A WHILE. HEADED SOUTH FOR THE WINTER OF
71 TO FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. CAME BACK UP
TO BING IN THE SPRING AND WORKED MANY
JOBS UNTIL I WENT TO WORK FOR OUR RICH
UNCLE SAM AS A DRUMMER IN ARMY BANDS.
WHAT A JOB...BASIC TRAINING IN N.J.,
BASIC MUSIC COURSE IN VA BCH,VA, AND
FIRST BAND ASSIGNMENT IN MONTEREY,
CA.(73-75) FROM THERE, I WENT TO GERMANY
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS(75-78), SAW ALOT
OF EUROPE, THEN BACK TO THE STATES IN
AUGUSTA, GA(77-80) WHERE MY TWIN
DAUGHTERS, DANIELLE AND DAWN, WERE BORN
IN 1978. I APPLIED FOR AND LANDED A JOB
AT THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC IN VA. BCH
(79-83) IN THE GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT,
DESIGNING FIELD AND TEST MANUALS FOR THE
ARMY BANDS. UNCLE SAM NEEDED ME TO GO
BACK TO BANDS IN THE FIELD, SO OFF TO
KOREA I WENT FOR A YEAR.(83-84) ON THE
MORNING OF MY 31st BIRTHDAY, I LEFT
KOREA AND LANDED IN OAKLAND, CA ON THE
SAME MORNING(CROSSED INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE) WHAT A LONG BIRTHDAY!!! STAYED
IN THE FT ORD BAND UNTIL I LEFT IN 88. I
STAYED IN MONTEREY...Expand for more
FOR A FEW YEARS AND
MET THE BAND, MAD DASH, GIGED AROUND THE COAST FOR A WHILE, THEN MOVED TO
SACRAMENTO, CA TO PLAY OUT MORE.(FALL OF
95)WELL, WE PLAYED OUT QUITE ALOT AND
WHEN I MOVED TO AUBURN. CA IN 97, WE
STARTED A TV SHOW, MAD DASH MUSIC SHOW,
ON THE LOCAL PUBLIC ACCESS STATION,(ACTV
CH20) THAT HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL BANDS AND
MUSIC PROFESSIONALS, GIVE TECH TIPS AND
WORKSHOPS ON HOW TO FORM A BAND, HAVE
EFFECTIVE REHERSALS, ETC. WE'VE EXPANDED
OUR TV AUDIENCE TO GRASS VALLEY (NCTV)
CH11) WHERE I NOW LIVE. I was TEACHing DRUMS AT MY OWN DRUM STUDIO, at 2 local middle schools and the local high school untill I came down with throat cancer (July 07) which I've been fighting for 7 months now. I hope to kick it by the end of 2008. In June 2008, no signs of cancer were in my last pet scan. My doctors say I'm cancer free!! I've been working on learning to swallow again and trying to eat foods rather than drink them. Still on the road to recovery and it's a long one. Thanks to my Family and Friends and our GOD above!!
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