[Dixielandjazz] Ballrooms

Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:43:16 EDT

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<<I'm going to be starting a research project this fall on ballrooms, past 
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By all means, the Indiana Roof in Indianapolis should rank as one of the most 
beautiful ballrooms around. I play there often. They've got a door from the 
"old days" there where a couple of employees rated all the bands that 
performed there.

The Col Ballroom in Davenport where you hear folks behind you on the stage 
and nobody's there. It's a sound reflection from the other end of the 
ballroom that allows you to listen to individual conversations 75 feet in 
front of you.

The Willowbrook in Chicago, The Avalon on Catalina, The Waldorf in NY, The 
Pla-Mor in Lincoln NE, The Park Ponderosa in McFarland WI, The Surf in Iowa, 
The Riverside in Green Bay WI, of course, the Palomar, The Peabody in 
Memphis,  . . .

Many there have just been so many ballrooms . . . I've forgotten most.

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By all means, the Indiana Roof in Indianapolis should rank as one of the most beautiful ballrooms around. I play there often. They've got a door from the "old days" there where a couple of employees rated all the bands that performed there.<BR>
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The Col Ballroom in Davenport where you hear folks behind you on the stage and nobody's there. It's a sound reflection from the other end of the ballroom that allows you to listen to individual conversations 75 feet in front of you.<BR>
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The Willowbrook in Chicago, The Avalon on Catalina, The Waldorf in NY, The Pla-Mor in Lincoln NE, The Park Ponderosa in McFarland WI, The Surf in Iowa, The Riverside in Green Bay WI, of course, the Palomar, The Peabody in Memphis,&nbsp; . . .<BR>
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Many there have just been so many ballrooms . . . I've forgotten most.<BR>
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