tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28152131.post7478681721393201049..comments2024-03-10T16:49:21.147-04:00Comments on WELK MUSICAL FAMILY: Skeets Herfurtjbfunkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13142238382583108719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28152131.post-57542206654921160882012-09-16T01:49:10.558-04:002012-09-16T01:49:10.558-04:00Hello this is Skeets son, Kim. Dad always said it ...Hello this is Skeets son, Kim. Dad always said it was Eddie Ott's. He went to NYC immediately afterward in his 37 Chevy with Rock Hillman and Glen Miller in a blinding winter snow storm. That's when all three started their careers. He was a great sax man and a loving dad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28152131.post-4641972816767361782009-04-22T18:43:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:43:00.000-04:00Most interesting story about "Skeets" . . . howeve...Most interesting story about "Skeets" . . . however the date was 1933 when the Vic Schilling Orch [with Skeets on the reeds] was bounced by Lawrence Welk. The venue was Eddie Ott's Broadmoor Country Club just off of Colfax in Denver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com