[Dixielandjazz] Just how large is the following for OKOM?

Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:27:20 -0400

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John is correct, I have no proof, but I do have a basis for theory.  In =
mathematics there are many laws, called axioms that cannot be proven but =
used daily because the results from their use always prove to be =
correct.  Most of these axioms started out as theories.  My statement is =
from my own personal observations and the application of a little math.  =
My hope is that some on this list might supply some folder to help move =
this idea from theory to axiom.  For example an estimate of size of =
yearly audience attendance from a number of bands divided by the number =
of those bands would provide an average estimate.  Then multiply that =
average by an estimate of the number of trad bands that perform each =
year throughout the world and you would have a rough estimate of overall =
following.  Simple, right?  Perhaps the people from the American and =
Mississippi Rags could share some light as to how many events show up in =
their publications each year. =20

Ron Gable (7/28/2002).

Ron & Rosemary Gable
Jazz Advocates
10790 W. National Road
Brookville, Ohio 45309
(937) 833-4053
www.jazzadvocate.com
rongable@jazzadvocate.com
Join the Advocate Movement
at www.jazzadvocate.com

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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: John Farrell=20
  To: DJML=20
  Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 3:07 AM
  Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Just how large is the following for OKOM?

  Ron Gable, who is writing a newspaper article about OKOM, said :

  "One of the points I would like to get across in this article is that =
OKOM
  has one of the largest followings of any music in existence today"

  Having made that claim he then went on to say :

  "is there anyway to get some kind of estimate of just how large the
  following for OKOM is? (snip) Is there anyway to take a census of this =
kind
  of information?"

  I wholeheartedly support Ron's efforts to promote and publicise OKOM,
  however if he does not know the relevant statistics on what evidence =
does
  he arrive at his conclusion "OKOM has one of the largest followings of =
any
  music
  in existence today" ?

  John Farrell
  stridepiano@tesco.net
  http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm

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yearly audience attendance from a number of bands divided by the number =
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how large=20
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 <DIV> </DIV>Ron Gable, who is writing a newspaper article about =
OKOM, said=20
 : "One of the points I would like to get across in this article =
is that=20
 OKOM has one of the largest followings of any music in existence=20
 today" Having made that claim he then went on to say =
: "is there=20
 anyway to get some kind of estimate of just how large the following =
for=20
 OKOM is? (snip) Is there anyway to take a census of this kind of=20
 information?" I wholeheartedly support Ron's efforts to promote =
and=20
 publicise OKOM, however if he does not know the relevant statistics =
on what=20
 evidence does he arrive at his conclusion "OKOM has one of the =
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 followings of any music in existence today" ? John =
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