[Dixielandjazz] Belatedly........................

[Don Ingle]

In spite of the possible threats that were in the air that day from
terrorists, the biggest danger came from the aforementioned "Diva" whose
chest seemed ready to explode from her dress at any moment.
I am, Ron, most happy to report that Owasso withstood all threat and stands
unscathed today. The Shiawassee militia, now having legally obtained
right-to-carry cards thanks to last year's voter-approved carry-concealed
act, was on guard. Let them try to hold
any similar Fourth of July fiasco within the City of Owasso, divas or not,
and they'll learn what real fireworks are!
Semper Fi, Michigander!
Don Ingle -- in the trenches by the Pere Marquette River, magnum fly rod in
hand.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Wheeler" <rwheeler@flex.com>
To: "Will Connelly" <willc@nova.edu>
Cc: "DJML" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 1:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Belatedly........................


> Will Connelly wrote...
>
> > Thank you, Brian Harvey, for posting the "Ragged Old Flag". And screw
> > you, National Park Service, for the Urethra Franklin desecration of
> > another American song that stirs this old heart.
>
> And others expressed similar opinions of Ms. Franklin, all well justified.
> What amazes me, however, is that nobody made any mention of the other
> also-rans, has-beens, and never-weres who populate this program year after
> year.  I thought it was criminal to drag poor old Chuck Berry away from
his
> nap to show the world how poorly he's aged.  He was great in his day and
we
> should be left with memories of those days and not the realization of what
> time does.
>
> The host [what is he? some sort of game-show guy or off-off-broadway
type??]
> set the tone by opening the show with the National Anthem as though
> arranged, dirge-like, by Andrew Lloyd Webber.  Then there was the chubby
> pair doing fairly good work on the Richard Rogers tunes followed by some
> grinning goon in a plum-colored suit [The People's Tenor?!?! - WHAT
people?]
> doing damage to Nessun Dorma from Turandot and rolling his rrrr's until I
> thought his teeth would vibrate out.
>
> In sum, Aretha was no better and not a whole lot worse than the crowd she
> was lumped in with.  There was enough criticism to share and not have to
> heap it all on her overly ample bosom.  The program only comes on once a
> year and that's unfortunate.  It gives me time to forget how poor it was
the
> year before and hope to enjoy it the next time.
>
> Cheers from Wake Island,
>
> Ron Wheeler
>
>
>
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