Dave with some VIP's

Dave and the colonel	Sightseeing in Croatia	Dave and Joe at Panache
Dave and his long lost brother	Dave in Montreal	Ray Charles Trumpet Players
Dave and his nephew	Dave and the bear

	I was walking around Tokyo one day, and saw an American celebrity. He was very friendly, although somewhat quiet, and he kindly consented to let me take my picture with him. top of page

Imagine my surprise when while walking down the streets and canals of Gouda (not pronounced like it looks, please consult someone Dutch for proper pronounciation), I ran into my long lost brother. We had a nice chat, mainly about cheese new and old, and promised to keep in touch via e-mail and Western Union cheesegrams top of page

	This is indeed a very special person in my life, my nephew Brett taking a first trumpet lesson top of page


Fellow members of the Ray Charles Orchestra with a rare day off to sightsee in Split, Croatia top of page

Dave with Stephanie Biddles at the Upstairs Jazz Club in Montreal, Quebec top of page

	A very friendly bear top of page


Dave and Joe Metzga at the Panache Coffee shop Home of great jazz on tuesday and thursday evenings. Look for the large copy of this picture behind the aquarium top of page

	The Ray Charles Trumpet Section From left to right: David Hoffman, Larry Gillespie, Ted Murdock, Kenny Scharf top of page

Dave (with a very long beard) and two of the best trumpet players in the world, Roger Ingram and Ted Murdock top of page

I was walking around Tokyo one day, and saw an American celebrity. He was very friendly, although somewhat quiet, and he kindly consented to let me take my picture with him.