[Dixielandjazz] Lonnie Donegan/Boondockers

Tue, 5 Nov 2002 02:21:17 EST

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Listmates,

There I was, yesterday afternoon (Sunday), being entertained by the 
musicianship and humor of the Boondockers during the last set of the Arizona 
Classic Jazz Festival. They bill themselves as a "skiffle" group. That may be 
a bit of a stretch but it has probably something to do with the washtub bass 
and the washboard. This band is essentially about laundry, mostly dirty!

Point is that they played a Donegan tune (I forget the title) and gave credit 
to Donegan. Then we learned to-day that Lonnie died on Sunday. The universe 
moves in strange ways. Perhaps I am getting too old, but more and more I am 
beginning to believe that these are no random coincidences.

Just sharing a thought. Thanks for indulging me.

Rob van der Plas
Scottsdale, AZ

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<HTML>Listmates, 
 
There I was, yesterday afternoon (Sunday), being entertained by the musicianship and humor of the Boondockers during the last set of the Arizona Classic Jazz Festival. They bill themselves as a "skiffle" group. That may be a bit of a stretch but it has probably something to do with the washtub bass and the washboard. This band is essentially about laundry, mostly dirty! 
 
Point is that they played a Donegan tune (I forget the title) and gave credit to Donegan. Then we learned to-day that Lonnie died on Sunday. The universe moves in strange ways. Perhaps I am getting too old, but more and more I am beginning to believe that these are no random coincidences. 
 
Just sharing a thought. Thanks for indulging me. 
 
Rob van der Plas 
Scottsdale, AZ</HTML>

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