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December 30, 2003 A new photo added to the Arabs (Belfast) section - Sincere thanks to Mr. Denis Mac Daid (Arabs) for sending in this rather unique addition. Server Migration - Within the next few days, Jives will be moving to a new server. Some regular visitors may experience trouble reaching us during that time. Don't worry - as Ahnold says, "Vee Vill be back" ! Bookmark this addy to access Jives during the switch over: http://209.150.138.220 . This address will become unavailable aproximately 2 weeks after we're on the new server. December 29, 2003 A new band handout photo added to the Melody Aces section. December 28 , 2003 A house-keeping day. Some link-checking and updating, additions to the Boyle/Roscommon links and some updates to the Site Map page. December 27 , 2003 Added to the Countrymen (Antrim) section - a History of the Countrymen Showband by George Dillon. December 26 , 2003 Added the Green Angels (Antrim) Edits made to the History of the Fontana Showband (Antrim) December 23 , 2003 Today's addition - The Countrymen (Antrim) Christmas wishes - to all of our visitors, a heart felt thank-you for dropping by to visit during the past year. Please have a safe and a very happy holiday. December 22 , 2003 Some more names matched with faces in the Red Admirals section. Thanks to George Dillon (Red Admirals, 1967/68) for sending these in. December 21 , 2003 'As the lyrics say - Tis the season - the season for remembering and reflecting; for thanking and for holding dear; for friends, for loved ones, and most of all for families. Our Christmas gift to you -- some fond memories of a [not so] little family band - the Jack Ruane Band told by Judd Ruane. December 20 , 2003 King Creole (Castlepollard) Added. December 17 , 2003 Another addition to The Stellas pages made. December 16 , 2003 It took a little while, but we've finally started the Pacific Showband section. December 14 , 2003 The Defenders (Newry) added. December 13 , 2003 The Cotton Mill Boys added. December 12 , 2003 The Broadway Show Band section started. December 10 , 2003 A new handout photo added to the Classic Showband section.. December 9 , 2003 The Emperors (Derry) section added. December 8 , 2003 The Conquerors (Portumna) section added. December 7 , 2003 A new pic added to the Dermot O'Brien and his Clubmen section. December 6 , 2003 The Seekers section added. December 5 , 2003 The Safaris Showband (Tullamore) added. December 4 , 2003 An update to the Crackaways section. Also a little changing of file locations and names - so if you have the Crackaways bookmarked - you'll need to rebookmark them. December 2 , 2003 The Altonaires (Dublin) added. December 1 , 2003 The Cousins (Belfast) section started. November 30, 2003 Another photo added to the Stellas section. November 29, 2003 The Countrymen section expanded with three more photos from Michael O'Hara . November 28, 2003 The High Seas/High C's (Larne) section started . The Ideal Showband (Drumshanbo) started with a pic from Mr. Liam Tymon (Ideal) November 27, 2003 Vanguard Six (Tralee) section started. The Pat Loughman Showband added to the list and section started. Band Lineups and some additional tidbits added to the Stellas pages. November 26, 2003 Courtesy of Danny Murray an addition to the Drifters (Mullingar) section. November 25, 2003 From John Baird - The Rhythm Boys (Buncrana) November 24, 2003 The Bridesiders Showband (Waterford) section started with a colour pic sent in by Pat Loughman. November 23, 2003 A new photo added to the Tony G. Ford and the Stellas section. November 22, 2003 The Countrymen (Clara) section added - more pics from Michael O'Hara (bass, Countrymen) November 21, 2003 Two new pages added to the Crackaways section as well as some more names and faces matched up - courtesy of Michael O'Hara (bass, Crackaways) November 20, 2003 Added the Savoy Swing Seven section. November 19, 2003 Added the Kelley with Klass section. November 18, 2003 Added the Prairie Ramblers section. November 16, 2003 A significant addition to the Capitol Showband section - the History of the Capitol Showband. Accompanying photos are from the personal collection of Pat Loughman . Update to the Jives Recommend page. Apologies for more server downtime last night - our hosting company was doing some unannounced upgrading of equipment. November 13, 2003 Apologies for site downtime from aprox 12:00 midnight 9 November through late Tuesday. The ransom has been paid and all should be reasonably normal from now on. November 9, 2003 New photo added to the Chessmen section. November 8, 2003 Misbehaving graphic files in the Red Admirals section fixed. Names matched with faces on the first page of the Crackaways section (one left to go). Thanks to Michael O'Hara (Crackaways 1963-4) for dropping us a line! New pic added to the Hoedowners section. November 7, 2003 A new photo added to the Blackdots pages. November 6, 2003 The Red Admirals section added. November 5, 2003 An update made to the Stellas section. November 1, 2003 The Ravens Showband and the Santa Fe Showband added. October 29, 2003 The Real McCoy section added. October 28, 2003 The Skyrockets section added. October 27, 2003 Text additions to the Jack Ruane Showband page... including a request from Elaine Schnieder, Jack Ruane's grandaughter. October 23, 2003 Stan Lynn and the Silhouettes section started - thanks, again, to Mike Niblett October 21, 2003 Added a conversation with Peter Stuart to the Rebel Showband Section . Review of Sham*Rock! added to the Jives Recommend page. October 18, 2003 Clipping announcing the appearance of The Rebel Showband on the premiere of RTE's Showband Show. Special thanks to Mr. Peter Stuart for this contribution. October 12, 2003 Tony G. Ford and The Stellas section added - thanks to Mike Niblett for this lovely contribution. October 10, 2003 Johnny McEvoy and his Country Band and The Millionaires added. October 4, 2003 A few new links added to the articles and interviews links page (at the top) and addition of articles/interviews section to the site map page. October 2, 2003 Margo and the Country Folk and Cindy and the Riverboys added. September 30, 2003 The Ventures Showband and the Big Four sections added. September 28, 2003 New pic added to the Nevada Showband pages. Link-checking and pruning of links on Articles and Interviews page. September 26, 2003 Special thanks to Mary from Wexford for getting the Cleffonaires section into the starting gate! September 23, 2003 The Dots and The Dixies added. September 22, 2003 Some link checking, removing of a couple of dead links and an addition of a link to the Bands and Artists Links page. ..and additions of The Kings and the Earl Gill Showband . September 21, 2003 Two more contributions to the Kentones pages sent in by Mr Anthony McLaughlin - extra special thanks goes to his Brother-in-Law, Danny Stewart and to Robin Millar for sharing the pics! ...and an addition to the Express Showband pages - care of John Baird September 15, 2003 Two lovely contributions sent in by Mr Anthony McLaughlin on behalf of his brother-in-law who was in both of these bands: The Kentones and The Robinaires. September 14, 2003 Today's addition - The Rebel Showband (Dublin) - band handout photo graciously contributed by Mr Peter Stuart. September 13, 2003 The Specialists added to the list and to the gallery c/o John Baird. Also three other bands added to the list, bringing the total up to 545 and rising. September 12, 2003 In honour of this weekend's game (just kidding, it's just a coincidence) , a new pic in the Black Aces (Kilkenny) section c/o John Baird. September 11, 2003 New band hand out pic added to the Big 8 pages c/o John Baird. September 6, 2003 New sections added: American Pie, Cades County, The Derek Joys and The Everglades Showband c/o John Baird. September 1, 2003 Four new sections today: The Melody Aces, The Marines Showband (Letterkenny), The Mainliners with Big Tom, and The Exciters from Roscommon (Roscommon contingent - if you have any info about this band - drop us a line, pls) August 24, 2003 Additions to the Cadets, the Victors and the Federals sections courtesy of............oh, go on take a guess! Also a couple of additions edits to links pages. August 23, 2003 Next in the series from Mr Baird - Dermot O'Brien and his Clubmen . August 21, 2003 As promised, another John Baird addition - the Mighty Avons , and more on the way. August 18, 2003 More generous contributions from Mr John Baird allowing us to add photos to the Crackaways, Brendan Shine Superband, The Regal, and the Big Tom and the Travellers sections. And more yet to come over the course of the next few days. August 13, 2003 Three more lovely photos from Patrick Hoye - starting with one of himself and Joe Conway (Garry Street) [webmaster's note: this page is still under construction - we'll be adding to it over the next few days] , Four hungry fellas, and Patrick through the looking glass. August 10 , 2003 New photo of Patrick Hoye and Frank (Monty) Montgomery added to the Jives scrapbook. Much thanks to Patrick Hoye for scanning and sending! May 25 , 2003 Digital cam shots of Cadets souvenier folio contributed by Edward Comerford, added to Cadets section. May 24 , 2003 2002 Jivenaires Reunion pix by Christy Regan are now available for ordering. April 12 , 2003 Added a reprint of "The Definitive Hilton Showband - 35 Years on the Road" - permission for reproduction graciously granted by Mr. Tony Bagnall. April 2 , 2003 Alan Carr and Stage 2 added. March 31, 2003 Art Supple and the Victors added. March 30, 2003 Just added to The Clubmen section - an exclusive interview with Mr. Dermot O'Brien - Dermot is known for his hits: The Merry Ploughboy, The Galway Shawl, Dublin'62 and many others. February 27, 2003 Ray Fynes has sent in two more photographs of the Arabs, (Belfast) February 8, 2003 Subdivided the ever-growing showbands list into 5 more manageable sections. February 5 , 2003 Couple of more pics added to the Hilton Showband section - From Mr. Micky Doran c/o Nick Lewis. February 4 , 2003 Started the Ohio Showband section with a pic from Mr. Brendan O'Loughlin. January 27, 2003 A bunch of new pics added to the Hilton Showband Section - thanks, again to Tommy Tohill for some wonderful scans January 19, 2003 Added "The Hilton Showband - a Brief History" by Tommy Tohill to the Hilton Showband pages . January 14, 2003 Added 2 new photos to the Times Band pages . January 12, 2003 Small update to the Newman pages . January 11, 2003 - Special thanks and much gratitude to Mr. Tommy Tohill (Founding member, Hilton Showband) for contributing clippings, photos and personal memorabilia for the Hilton Showband section. Repaired a malfunctioning link to the Barristers' page. Thanks to the kind soul who pointed that out! January 5, 2003 - Transcription of a memorial poem and a new pic added to the Miami Showband pages. January 4, 2003 - Added Ray Fynes' History of the Fontana Showband, Antrim. Updated the Newmen section with four more wonderful scans from Mr Gerry Mcilmurray. January 3, 2003 - Addition of the Fontana Showband (Antrim) - another outstanding set of pics from Mr Ray Fynes. Keep an eye on the Fontana pages - this section will have further updates over the next couple of days. December 31, 2002- Two more scans added to the Brendan Shine section. The Wee Four Showband added - photo clipping contributed by Mr. Brendan O'Loughlin. Updated the Paddy Cole Band pages with another clipping from Ms. Ann Chapman's scrapbook. Thanx a million Ann for letting us flip through the pages and "borrow". A little something special added to the Big8 pages. December 30, 2002 - Sincere thanks to Mr. Brendan O'Loughlin (Express Showband) for contributing pics of the Express Showband, Ambassador 7, and Dermot O'Brien and the Clubmen. From Mr. Ray Fynes ( guitar, The Arabs/Walter Lewis Showband) - photos of The Arabs and some stunning candids of the Walter Lewis Showband shot by Mr Fynes in or around 1962. Links page subdivided and updated.

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