[Dixielandjazz] Re: Ringwald & Gunter on the job.
JimDBB@aol.com
JimDBB@aol.com
Sun, 11 Aug 2002 20:58:32 EDT
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In a message dated 8/11/02 9:35:14 AM Central Daylight Time,
jazzboard@hotmail.com writes:
Bill Gunter emailed this to me offlist and with his permission I am
posting it as I know that the Listers will get a kick out of this example of
Bill and Bob Ringwald on the job. Now you will know why these two are not in
the Lincoln Center Band ( just kidding).
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> Nice post about Bob Ringwald!
>
> I've got lots of Ringwald stories. He's in my band (The Boondockers) and
> you
> can get up to date on that by logging on to http://www.theboondockers.com
> and you'll get some idea as to what we're about.
>
> Anyway, I worked with Bob for years and years going back to the pizza
> parlor
> days (Shakey's etc.) in Sacramento circa 1963.
>
> One of my favorite Ringwald stories is when we were working at Capone's
> Chicago Tea Room (a local pizza dive). We tended to put on a performance
> rather than just play rinky-tink sing-along stuff. Bob has always had this
> tendency to "look" at people when he talked to them and when at the piano
> (with his back to the audience) he would often turn around and smile at the
>
> crowd and many did not realize that Bob is visually challenged.
>
> So we would have Bob play a tricky fast tune. Then, after the applause we
> would announce that Bob would play it again only faster and BLINDFOLDED!
> We'd tie a blindfold around Bob's head and he would rip that tune off
> double
> time. At the end, during the applause, Bob would turn around and smile at
> the audience who would see the blindfold had a big hole in it over one of
> the eyes. It was a double gag which always broke me up.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill "The Boondocker Kid" Gunter
> jazzboard@hotmail.com
>
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Bill Gunter emailed this to me offlist and with his permission I am posting it as I know that the Listers will get a kick out of this example of Bill and Bob Ringwald on the job. Now you will know why these two are not in the Lincoln Center Band ( just kidding).<BR>
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Hi Jim,<BR>
<BR>
Nice post about Bob Ringwald!<BR>
<BR>
I've got lots of Ringwald stories. He's in my band (The Boondockers) and you <BR>
can get up to date on that by logging on to http://www.theboondockers.com <BR>
and you'll get some idea as to what we're about.<BR>
<BR>
Anyway, I worked with Bob for years and years going back to the pizza parlor <BR>
days (Shakey's etc.) in Sacramento circa 1963.<BR>
<BR>
One of my favorite Ringwald stories is when we were working at Capone's <BR>
Chicago Tea Room (a local pizza dive). We tended to put on a performance <BR>
rather than just play rinky-tink sing-along stuff. Bob has always had this <BR>
tendency to "look" at people when he talked to them and when at the piano <BR>
(with his back to the audience) he would often turn around and smile at the <BR>
crowd and many did not realize that Bob is visually challenged.<BR>
<BR>
So we would have Bob play a tricky fast tune. Then, after the applause we <BR>
would announce that Bob would play it again only faster and BLINDFOLDED! <BR>
We'd tie a blindfold around Bob's head and he would rip that tune off double <BR>
time. At the end, during the applause, Bob would turn around and smile at <BR>
the audience who would see the blindfold had a big hole in it over one of <BR>
the eyes. It was a double gag which always broke me up.<BR>
<BR>
Cheers,<BR>
<BR>
Bill "The Boondocker Kid" Gunter<BR>
jazzboard@hotmail.com<BR>
<BR>
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