By: Les Carpenter III RationalNation USA One of my loves in life is music. It ranks just ahead of ball room dancing, although I suppose they link quite naturally. A litle known (and likely forgotten were it known at one time) bit of info. about this independent conservative with Libertarian leanings.I was a one time muscian and student of jazz. My instrument was the trumpet,and I particulary loved the high not mastery and control of, Chairman of the Board, Maynard Ferguson. Maynard was a student of muic beginning his study at the age of four on the violin and piano. He soon changed and begin studying the trumpet. A French Canadian he played for the Stan Kenton orchestra earlier in his career before striking it out on his own and starting his own Big Band. The rest is history. One of the finest in the business his steely high note trumpet was such there were but a few who could come even close too matching him. As I leave for my...
