About 10 years ago I heard Frankie at the Fremont MI Gerber Baby Food Festival. Two local horn players that they picked up have played with us in our bigband for 25 years. Frankie was wearing something in his ears back then. I noticed tonight that Frankie still had something in his ears. I was hoping that they were "in the ear monitors" but now I believe that they are hearing aids. I had a hunch that they were hearing aids when I heard him but I thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt.

Tom