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Letter: Brush with celeb evokes memories in Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: “The night I met Duke Ellington,” Voices, June 10. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Nadine Jones article.
Richmond News
Ellington Jones
Nadine Jones, left, chair the 1970 Salvation Army funding drive, managed to get Duke Ellington to lead the Salvation Army band at it`s open air concert. Evelyn Caldwell (Miss Sally Ann) left and Jones`` two daughters were also on hand. Photo submitted

Dear Editor,

Re: “The night I met Duke Ellington,” Voices, June 10.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Nadine Jones article. Not only did the story bring back memories of growing up in Vancouver during the 1970s, it also reminded me of my own chance encounters with visiting celebrities, many of whom were filming here.

To paraphrase Andy Warhol, we all have our “15 minutes of fame” and I thank Nadine for sharing hers!

Daniel Jordan

Richmond