THE SAPS CENTURIANS

[Haugan]

Following is a list of the "Sousaphone Artists Preservation Society" first 100 members.

The "SAPS" were founded in 1973 during the "First International Tuba Symposium and Workshop" held in Bloomington, IN. The SAPS have been a secret orginization until 2002, and this post marks the first time that the founding 100, or the "Centurians" has been publicly posted.

Not all "SAPS" on this list are compliant or aware of their membership; efforts have been made to remove all of those not wishing affiliation with the orginization with the exception of Harvard G. Phillips, who is Honorary #1 SAP, occupying the William John Bell Memorial chair.

The number of the member does not indicate rank or file, and members numbers have changed over the last 33 years.

The SAPS was founded as an "underground" arm of T.U.B.A., dedicated to preserving the marriage of humor and the tuba. The SAPS motto is: "We aren't afraid to make fun of ourselves or anyone else."

#1. Harvey G. Phillips (Wm. J. Bell chair)
#2. Carol Nowicke (Rueben "Johnny" Evans chair)
#3. Chester Schmitz ("Big" Jack Richardson chair)
#4. Don Harry (John "Chief John" Kuhn chair)
#5. David "Red" Lehr (WGS titleholder)
#6. Sam Pilafian
#7. Jimmy Dorschner (Reigning Dutch Master, FF Society)
#8. Robt. Tucci (Reigning Deutschmeister, FF Society)
#9. Gene Pkorny (Designated "Clown Prince")
#10. Brian Frederiksen (Marcellus Washburn chair, FF Society)
#11. R. Winston Morris
#12. Alan Baer, FF Society
#13. John D. Stevens (Arnold M. Jacobs chair, FF Society)
#14. Roger Bobo, Resident Maestro
#15. Roger Rocco
#16. Warren Deck (Torchy Jones chair)
#17. Richard Nahatzki (co-chair FF Society)
#18. R. Sean Greene (Historical Liason)
#19. Tony Kniffen
#20. Dan Perantoni (I.U. chapter chair)
#21. David Kirk
#22. "BLOKE" (keeper of the coveted 5 valved Helicon in CC)
#23. Robert Rusk (Sgt. at Arms)
#24. Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen (chair closed in memorium)
#25. Kirk Josephs
#26. Mike Sanders (Hermann Conrad chair)
#27. William White
#28. Claude Kashnig (Buena Vista liason)
#29. Wynton Marsalis (chairman of education & development)
#30. Paul Haugan (acting Secrertary Treasurer, co-chair FF Society)
#31. Mark A. Nelson, FF Society
#32. Jim Kelly, resident mouthpiece wizard
#33. Chas. Daellenbach
#34. Jerry Young
#35. Marty Erickson
#36. Daniel Neesley
#37. Daniel Woolpert, Historical Collections
#38. David Woolpert, Sales and Promotion
#39. Michael Leckrone
#40. Jim Jordan
#41. Robert Bauchens, FF Society
#42. "Buddy" Hackett, Clown Prince Emeritus (chair closed in memorium)
#43. Johnathan Winters
#44. Adam Sandler
#45. Owen Metcalf
#46. Sande MacMorran
#47. Scott MacMorran
#48. Robt. LeBlanc
#49. Fritz Kaenzig (in charge of crossing "t"s and dotting "i"s)
#50. Dean Leff
#51. Keating Johnson
#52. Bob Swoboda
#53. Alasandro Fossi (Paul Hindemith chair)
#54. Jay Krush (Ralph Vaughn John Williams chair)
#55. Scott Hawkinson (Alec Wilder chair)
#56. Mark Elrod
#57. Bob Stewart (Rich Matteson chair)
#58. Howard Johnson
#59. Eli Newberger
#60. John Taylor
#61. Dean Barnhard
#62. Dwight Sollinger
#63. Abe Torchinsky
#64. Sir Paul McCartney, FF Society
#65. Norman Bolter (Lewis Van Haney chair)
#66. Gunther Schuller, FF Society
#67. Anton Dvorak
#68. William Garvey
#69. Richard Seybold, FF Society
#70. Barry Kilpatrick
#71. Jeffrey Hoard
#72. Floyde O. Cooley, "tubaist extrordinaire"
#73. Eugene Dowling
#74. Rex Martin, FF Society
#75. Ed Livingston
#76. Tommy Johnson
#77. Jim Self
#78. John Fletcher, Clown Prince, FF Society, (chair closed in memorium)
#79. Oystein Baadsvik (Philip Catilenet chair)
#80. Donald Meyer
#81. Richard Armandi
#82. David Fedderly
#83. Skip Gray
#84. Philip Sinder
#85. Charles Schucat
#86. Norlan Bewley
#87. Stephen Mallinson
#88. Steve Sykes, FF Society
#89. John Cradler (military band coordinator)
#90. Matt (Kid) Nelson
#91. Gary Larson
#92. William VerMuelen (honorary Siegfried, FF Society)
#93. Connie Weldon
#94. Pat Sheridan
#95. Joe Hurley
#96. Douglas Hill, (Denis Brain chair, FF Society)
#97. Ronald Bishop
#98. Tom Baker (Reynold O. Schilke chair)
#99. Velvet Brown (Emilia Ehrhardt chair)
#100. Professor Peter Schikele (alais P.D.Q. Bach) "The Centurianator", FF Society

[Haugan]

Those Centurians wishing their official "gold card" membership card please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Paul Haugan, SAPS secretary
6226 N. 106th St.
Milwaukee, Wis. 53225

Those wishing to officiate/initiate their SAP status and recieve a number please enclose at least a dollar and do the same thing. SAPS - "Send Money" Remember, we're out there to keep the good times rolling. How much fun can you expect to have at a violin convention, anyway?

[Steve Marcus]

#64. Sir Paul McCartney

Hey, since when did he play, let alone acknowledge, the sousaphone?

Uh-uh, Martha My Dear doesn't count; the credit for that goes to Sir George Martin. So there.

[brianf]

A few years ago, I received a stiff fine for clubbing Easter Seals.

Last week I got nailed on this list for implying there was no Easter Bunny.

Paul's on a roll, let him have some fun before he comes down.

[Haugan]

#64 has written a song regarding his status, and has "ownership rights" to the gridiron song: "On Wisconsin". Not all SAPS are Bona fide Sousaphone Artists. Just bona fide saps.

[brianf]

Who is Marcellus Washburn ?

Hope he has nothing to do with the Green Bay Packers.

[Steve Marcus]

#64 has written a song regarding his status, and has "ownership rights" to the gridiron song: "On Wisconsin". Not all SAPS are Bona fide Sousaphone Artists. Just bona fide saps.

He keeps asking people if they'll still need him and if they'll still feed him when he's #64. I guess at least the SAPS know.

[Haugan]

Looks as though your time has come........