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This collection of photos chronicles many of Tom's appearances, good times with friends, and photo sessions throughout the years.  Click on the small pictures below to see the full photos.
    



 

2008
With Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan at Kochanski's, Milwaukee, WI - 2/08 - Photo by Andy Kochanski


2007
With Bob Breuer and Ron VanDenboom at the Todd Legion Post, Milwaukee, WI - 1/07 - Photo by Bill Proeber
With Dan Tutsch at the Hiawatha Bar & Grill, Sturtevant, WI - 2/07 - Photo by Bill Proeber With Matt Vorderbruggen at the Ironworld Discovery Ctr., Chisholm, MN - 6/07 - Photo by Keith Gennerman
Performing at the Ironworld Polkafest, Chisholm, MN - 6/07 - Photo by Mike Jensen
With Dan Tutsch, Keith Gennerman, and Mike McIntyre at Ironworld Discovery Ctr., Chisholm, MN - 6/07
With the band at the Ironworld Discovery Center Amphitheater., Chisholm, MN - 6/07 - Photo by Mike Jensen
With Brooke Gostomski at Gemuetlichkeit Days in Jefferson, WI - 9/07 - Photo by Karrie Gostomski
With Pam & Jerry Zagar at the Hall of Fame Awards Show, Cleveland, OH - 11/07 - Photo by Keith Gennerman With Linda Hochevar and Frank Moravcik at the Thanksgiving weekend polkafest in Cleveland, OH - 11/07
With Tony Petkovsek at his annual  Thanksgiving weekend polkafest in Cleveland, OH - 11/07 With Susie Syrus at Tony Petkovsek's annual Thanksgiving weekend polkafest in Cleveland, OH - 11/07 With Dick, Denny B., Sherry, Jeff, and Denny A. in Cleveland, OH - 11/07 - Photo by Dick Blaha
With Larry Placek at the Thanksgiving weekend polkafest in Cleveland, OH - 11/07 - Photo by Jeff Winard
With John Gostomski at Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall, Milwaukee, WI - 12/07 - Photo by Lynn Thull
With Crystal "Bertah" Malek at Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall, Milwaukee, WI - 12/07
With Bob Newhart in  Chicago, IL - 10/07 - Photo by Kim VanDenboom
With Jana Novak at the Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI - 8/07 - Photo by Mary Bailey With Mary, Grant, Jana, Bill, and Diamond Steve at the Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI - 8/07




2006
With Kathy Vogt and Keith Gennerman at the Hiawatha, Sturtevant, WI - 2/06
Performing at the Hiawatha, Sturtevant, WI - 02/06 - Photo by Ken Nowicki - Used on cover of "Classic Polkas & Waltzes" CD
With Bob Bonnert at the Illinois Polka Festival, Oakbrook, IL - 02/06
With Kenny Brandt and Walter Ostanek at the Polka Parade Fundraiser, Milwaukee, WI - 4/06 - Photo by Ken Nowicki
With Bob Breuer and Jimmy Monsen at the Polka Parade Fundraiser, Milwaukee, WI - 4/06 Performing at the Polka Parade Fundraiser, Milwaukee, WI - 2/06 - Photo by Ken Nowicki
With Doug Krueger, Keith Gennerman, Jana Novak, and Bill & Mary Bailey - Milwaukee, WI - 4/06 - Photo by Mark Lipinski
With Jana Novak at the Polka Parade Fundraiser, Milwaukee, WI - 4/06 - Photo by Keith Gennerman
With Dan Tutsch and Mike McIntyre at Honey Creek Park, West Allis, WI - 7/06 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom
With Mike McIntyre at a house party, Greenfield, WI - 7/06 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom
Playing dixieland with Jim Christiansen and Stan Sterle at a house party, Greenfield, WI - 7/06 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom
Playing tuba at a house party, Greenfield, WI - 7/06 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom
Playing (and losing in) Bocce Ball with Mark Wenzlaff at a house party, Greenfield, WI - 7/06 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom With extended family at wedding of brother John and Irma, West Allis, WI - 2/06 - Photo by Bubba Hughes With Jeff Heinz at the WI Polka Hall of Fame awards banquet, Kewaskum, WI - 11/06 - Photo by Keith Gennerman
With Kim VanDenboom at the Polka Hall of Fame awards banquet, Kewaskum, WI - 11/06 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom With Jean Litke (seated) and fellow musicians at her 80th birthday celebration - Milwaukee, WI - 12/06 - Photo by Toni With Mark Wenzlaff, John Gostomski, and Jeff Winard at the New Glarus (WI) Hotel - 12/06




2005
With Steve and Judy Meisner, Gaylord Klancnik, and Denny Anderson at the Marriott, Waukesha, WI - 3/05 - Photo by Mark Wenzlaff  Compilation publicity photo, Milwaukee, WI - designed 4/05.  Photos by Becky LaBotz & Ken Nowicki
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Performing at the Schwabenhof for the WJYI Polka Parade fundrasier - Menomonee Falls, WI - 4/05 - Photo by Dick Blaha
Performing at the Verne Meisner  Memorial Celebration Dance - Whitewater, WI - 6/05 - Photo by Judy Meisner
With Don Hunjadi and Keith Gennerman at the WJYI Polka Parade fundrasier - Menomonee Falls, WI - 4/05 - Photo by Dick Blaha With (L-R) Craig Elliott, Kathy Vogt, and Kelly Schmidt at Kathy's housewarming/CD release party in Ontario, Canada - 5/05
Jamming at Kathy Vogt's housewarming / CD release party in Ontario, Canada - 5/05 - Photo by Kelly Schmidt
Publicity photo, Milwaukee, WI - 5/05
With Dan Tutsch, Dale Stelzer, and Bob Breuer at Honey Creek Park, West Allis, WI - 7/05 - Photo by Keith Gennerman
With Ed Klancnik, Jerry Zagar, Kathy Vogt, Susie Syrus, and Dan Wojtila - Cleveland, OH - 11/05
With R. VanDenboom, B.B. Carter, and Ed Hause - Muskego Firemens Dance, Muskego, WI 9/05 With Craig Elliott at the Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame - Euclid, OH - 11/05
With Mike McIntyre, Cliff Penniston, Bob & Mary Breuer, and Dick Blaha at Verne Meisner's Memorial Dance - Whitewater, WI - 6/05 With Kathy Zamejc Vogt at Recher Hall - Euclid, OH - 11/05 With Stan Sterle and Keith Gennerman at the Milwaukee Moose Lodge - 7/05
With Ed Klancnik, Dan Wojtila, Kathy Vogt, and Jerry Zagar in Cleveland - Euclid, OH - 11/05 - Photo from The Polka Times 1/06 issue
Sitting in with Jack Tady & the Tady Bears at the Hiawatha, Sturtevant - WI - 9/05 - Photo by Bill Schend With John G., Jerry Z., Dale S., John N., Mr. Bear, Bobby D., and Eric N. at the Illinois Polkafest, Oakbrook - IL - 2/05




2004
Teaching myself (note the serious face) how to play "Valencic's Polka" on the button box in Ontario, Canada 6/04 - Photo by Kathy Zamejc Vogt
Laying down drum tracks at a recording studio  - 6/04 - Photo by Kathy Zamejc Vogt Jamming polkas with Craig "The Genius" Elliott at Sonic Theatre, Ontario, Canada  - 6/04 - Photo by Kathy Zamejc Vogt
Chugging a half-gallon of chocolate milk at Sonic Theatre, Ontario, Canada  - 6/04 - Photo by Kathy Zamejc Vogt Chipping for birdie, Orange City, Florida - 1/04 - Photo by Jim Brusky
Braving the fierce mist of Niagara Falls, Ontario - 6/04 - Photo by Kathy Zamejc Vogt
Publicity photo, Milwaukee, WI - 5/04 - Photo by Becky LaBotz
With Bob Breuer at the Moose Lodge, Milwaukee, WI - 4/04 With friends from the Wednesday afternoon dances at the Pulaski Inn, Cudahy, WI - 7/04
With Don Hunjadi at the Don Gralak Memorial Dance, Schwabenhof, Menomonee Falls, WI - 6/04 With Ken Nowicki and Bob Lorenz at the Don Gralak Memorial Dance, Schwabenhof, Menomonee Falls, WI - 6/04




2003

With Mark Wenzlaff at Steve Meisner's 25th Anniversary Dance, West Allis, WI - 3/03 - Photo by Donna Katcher With "Barefoot" Becky at the Fall Polkafest, Wisconsin Dells, WI - 11/03 - Photo by Lynn Thull With Hank Thunander at the annual Thanksgiving weekend Polkafest, Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/03
With Kathy "KC" Vogt at the annual Thanksgiving weekend Polkafest, Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/03 With Dick Blaha at the Thanksgiving weekend Polkafest, Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/03 With Lynn Thull at the annual Thanksgiving weekend Polkafest, Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/03
With Eddie Rodick at the annual Thanksgiving weekend Polkafest, Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/03 With Joey Miskulin and Karrie Lane at the Thanksgiving weekend polkafest,  Cleveland, OH - 11/03 With KC at the annual Thanksgiving weekend Polkafest, Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/03 - Used in cover of Kathy's CD "The Girl Next Door"
With Bob Breuer, Jim Brusky, and Louis Bashell at the Pulaski Inn, Cudahy, WI - 6/03 With Tony and Bob Breuer at the Pulaski Inn, Cudahy, WI - 1/03 With Bob Breuer and dancers Ruth and Dick at the Pulaski Inn, Cudahy, WI - 5/03
With John Gostomski at the John Wayne Birthplace & Museum, Winterset, IA - 6/03 With Jana Novak at the Illinois Polka Festival, Oakbrook, IL - 2/03 With Bob Breuer and dancer Ann from the Wednesday afternoon dances at the Pulaski Inn, Cudahy, WI - 7/03
With Dale Stelzer and Bob Breuer at Salentine Auto, Muskego, WI - 6/03 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom
With Ron VanDenboom, Dick Hunjadi, and special guest vocalist at Root River Lanes, Franklin, WI - 10/03 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom Jamming at Ferd & Jackie Buchel's wedding reception, Alpine Village, Mequon, WI - Photo by Ken Nowicki

 


2002

With Cindy Buchel at a restaurant in Algodones, Mexico -  1/02 With Cindy Buchel at the United States/Mexico border near Yuma, CA -  1/02  With the legendary Lou Trebar at the Oakbrook Polka Festival, Oakbrook, IL - 2/02
With Jimmy Monsen and John Gostomski at Art's Concertina Bar, Milwaukee, WI - 2/02 - Photo by Karrie Lane With Pam Zagar at theOakbrook Polka Festival, Oakbrook, IL - 2/02 - Photo by Duane Matuszak With Dale Stelzer, Dennis Laak, and Jim Brusky at the Sunburst RV Park, Orange City, FL - 1/02 - Photo by Arleigh Baker
With Lynn Thull at Russ & Darlene's, Milwaukee, WI - 4/02 -  Photo by Karrie Lane With John Gostomski at Russ & Darlene's, Milwaukee, WI - 4/02 - Photo by Lynn Thull With Joe Godina at the SNPJ Picnic, Wickliffe, OH - 6/02 - Photo by Nancy Noltkamper
With Nancy and Eric Noltkamper at the SNPJ Picnic, Wickliffe, OH - 6/02 - Photo by Joe Godina With Jana Novak at the Gostomski wedding, Muskego,WI - 9/02 Publicity photo  - 10/02 - Photo by Jessica Stoddard - Used on front cover of 2003 recording "On the Bright Side"
Publicity photo, Milwaukee, WI - 10/02 - Photo by Becky LaBotz.  Used in cover for 2003 CD "On the Bright Side"
With Eddie Rodick at the Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/02 - Photo by Karrie Gostomski With Eddie Rodick, John Gostomski, Cindy Buchel, and Barb Cross at the  Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/02 - Photo by Joe Godina
With Kim Rodick and friends at the Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/02 - Photo by Karrie Gostomski With Kathy "KC" Vogt at the Downtown Marriott, Cleveland, OH - 11/02 - Photo by Karrie Gostomski Dancing with Jana Novak to the Verne Meisner Band at Wis. State Fair Park - 7/02 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom
With Don Gralak at the Noyes Lane Memorial Party, Muskego, WI  - Photo by Don Fleury  

2001

With Mike McIntyre at Turner Hall, Monroe, WI -  Photo by Mary Jacobs, 5/01 With Mary Jacobs at Turner Hall, Monroe, WI -  5/01 Performing with Ernie Bartell and Steve Meisner at a house party in Milwaukee, WI - 1/01
With CIndy Buchel, Karrie Lane, and John Gostomski at a house party in Milwaukee, WI - Photo by Barb Cross, 12/01  With Jerry Loughney, Ron VanDenboom, and Dale Stelzer at the Chandelier Ballroom Hartford, WI - 4/01
   

2000

With HollyDog Noltkamper in Euclid, OH -  Photo by Eric Noltkamper, 5/00 With Karrie Lane, John Gostomski, and LynnMarie in Cleveland, OH -  5/00  With Karrie Lane and John Gostomski at Cleveland Hopkins Int'l Airport, OH -  5/00
With Don Rutkauskas, and Pam & Jerry Zagar at WWCS, Canonsburg, PA - 5/00 With Eddie Rodick in Cleveland, OH -  5/00 With Pam & Jerry Zagar in Cleveland, OH -  5/00
Performing with Larry Placek and Jerry Zagar in Monroeville, PA -  Photo by Pam Zagar, 5/00 With Jerry Zagar and Larry Placek in Monroeville, PA -  Photo by Pam Zagar, 5/00 Playing piano at the Oakbrook Polkafest, Illinois - Photo by Mary Jacobs, 2/00
With Nancy Schoenbeck at Gemeutlichkeit Days, Jefferson, WI - Photo by Karrie Lane, 9/00 Performing with singing superstar Amanda, Jeff Winard, and John Gostomski at a house party in West Allis, WI - Photo by Karrie Lane, 9/00  With Kathy "KC" Vogt in Cleveland, OH - 11/00
With Nancy Schoenbeck and Bernie Nelson at a house party in Milwaukee, WI - Photo by Karrie Lane, 11/00 With John Gostomski, Bernie Nelson, and Nancy Schoenbeck at a house party in Milwaukee, WI - Photo by Karrie Lane, 11/00 With the whole gang, West Allis, WI - 9/00
Performing with Dick Talatzko, Jim Kerhin, and Keith Gennerman at the Ruth Westphal Benefit, Root River Lanes, Franklin, WI - 11/00 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom



 

1999

With Andy Bakke and Jim Brusky at the Village Park RV Park, Orange City, FL -  Photo by Arleigh Baker, 1/99 Dancing with Karrie Lane at Sue's Bayview Bandwagon, Milwaukee, WI - 1999 With John Gostomski and Eric Noltkamper at the Seven Springs Resort, Pennsylvania - Photo by Cindy Buchel, 5/99
With Cindy Buchel at the Seven Springs Resort, Pennsylvania - Photo by Karrie Lane, 5/99 Performing at Sue's Bayview Bandwagon, Milwaukee, WI - Photo by Bill Proeber, 7/99 Performing with Ron VanDenboom and John Gostomski at Sue's Bayview Bandwagon, Milwaukee, WI - 8/99
With Cindy Buchel at Sue's Bandwagon, Milwaukee, WI - 8/99 - Photo by Ron VanDenboom
With Ronnie VanDenboom, Scott Schamber, and Ed Hause at Monster Hall, Unity, WI - 3/99


 

1998

Performing at Sue's Bayview Bandwagon, Milwaukee, WI - Photo by Jane Austin, 4/98 With Andy Bakke at the Rosenhof German Gasthaus, St. Augustine, FL - Photo by Jim Brusky, 1/98  With Kittling - 1998
Performing with the Jeff Winard Band at Rainbow Summer, Milwaukee, WI - Photo by Bill Proeber, 6/98 Performing with Dale Stelzer, Lee Boudreau, and Ron VanDenboom at the Harvest Moon Festival, Twin Lakes, WI - 10/98 At Sue's Bayview Bandwagon, Milwaukee, WI - Photo by Bill Proeber, 10/98
With John Gostomski and Eric Noltkamper at the Thanksgiving Polkafest - Cleveland, OH - Photo by Karrie Lane, 11/98 With Jana Jacobs at the Christmas party at the Crow's Nest, Joliet, IL - 12/98 With Scott Schamber and Ronnie VanDenboom at Sue's Bandwagon, Milwaukee, WI - '98
With Dave Stowlowsi at Sue's Bandwagon, Milwaukee, WI - 5/98 With Dick Talatzko and Ron VanDenboom at the Todd Legion Post, Milwaukee, WI - '98

 

1997

Publicity photo by Lisa Shepherd, 1/97 Publicity photo by Lisa Shepherd, 1/97 - Used on front cover of 1997 album "Tom X 5 but Not Quite Live" With Ed Hause, Scott Schamber, and Ron VandDenboom at the VFW, Hartford, WI - '97

 

1996

Publicity photo by Lisa Shepherd, 2/96 Publicity photo by Lisa Shepherd, 2/96 Publicity photo by Lisa Shepherd, 2/96
At the St. John Neuman's Church Festival, Waukesha, WI - 5/96


 

1995

Publicity photo by Lisa Shepherd, 1995


 

1994

At the Truesdell/Nokes wedding at Conejito's, Milwaukee, WI - 10/94


 

1993

Publicity photo, 1993 With three-year-old neice Larisa, 1993

 

1992

Howell Gardens, Milwaukee, WI - 1992 With Tracy Lannewehr - Publicity photo by David Spence, 1992 - Used on cover of 1992 album "Don't Shoot the Accordion Player"

 

1991

Publicity photo by Terri Thompson, 1991 - Used on reprint of 1989 album "Song of Lecco"


 

1990

Publicity photo by Terri Thompson, 1990 Publicity photo by Terri Thompson, 1990 Publicity photo by Terri Thompson, 1990 - Used for local newspaper article

 

1987

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1972

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1970

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