Love to all! I started this thread in August of 2007, and I'm back! I had a hell of a time getting back on the Forum, but I changed my username to GangurskyGina, and it worked. It only took me 17 years. Thanks for your patience. So, to my grandfather's former students who have said hello, I thank you! Sol Weiner, MrBass617, Tom Cluster, David A. Link, Kim Pierce, I have read your posts and I appreciate your kind words. To David Link, I may see you sometime at Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento because I live in the area, and I would love to see you creating your magic. Tom Cluster, in Lincoln, you're nearby too! I met a former student of my grandfather's up in Portland, Oregon who played at a jazz club up there. That was in 2008. He was also teaching bass. Unfortunately, I can't remember his name at the moment. Kim, I sent you an email at the address you left. Leland Sklar, were you a student of Nat's? I've caught some of your YouTube videos--thank you for all you do! Anyway, what I remember about Nat was that he was, first and foremost, warm, sensitive, and kind. He was also humorous, and had a big heart. He taught my brother to make kites that they flew together, and he gave all of us black licorice, on the regular. He had an obese basset hound named Farfel, and bassist, Michael Wolf, told me, a cat, named Lukshon. He lived on Lemay Street in Burbank with my step-grandmother, Bea. His teaching studio, when I remember it anyway, was downstairs. I remember his monster bass there, along with his other instruments. He loved to smoke a pipe, and I can still remember the scent of the pipe. It was a sweet smelling tobacco. I rarely saw him without the pipe. He was a member of the Los Angeles Bass Society, and he taught bass, and maybe tuba, at San Fernando Valley State College, which became Cal State Northridge (CSUN). I didn't know that he had also taught in San Fernando Valley area high schools, as well. Thank you for letting me know that! I miss my grandpa, can you tell?
