[Dixielandjazz] New insult against "Taps" & Buglin' Sam

[Ron L'Herault]

That device sounds like a trumpet made for Maxwell Smart on "Get Smart",
a TV program from the late 60s.  He was a bumbling secret agent who, in
this case was masquerading as a musician.  He merely spoke the title to
a tune and the trumpet would play it.  Of course every time he said
goodbye to someone, he'd say "I'll be seeing you", whereupon the horn
would start to play.

Ron L  (Sorry about that, Chief")
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Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 7:37 PM
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] New insult against "Taps" & Buglin' Sam

A news report tonight reports that the Govt. has developed a small gizmo
that 
reproduces "Taps".  The idea as I understand it is that a non-bugler can
hold 
a bugle or trumpet and the gizmo will play "Taps" will play through the 
instrument.  The rational behind this is that there are not enough
buglers 
around to perform at military and veterans funerals. Of course, there
aren't 
enough buglers...none of the military forces have trained buglers
anymore.  
Trumpet players from military bands are usually used but their aren't
enough 
bands around either.

The UK has trained buglers throughout their military units as do most 
European countries.

How many Dixieland Jazz fans remember Buglin' Sam?  Buglin' sam was
active 
years ago in New Orleans and appeared often with Sharkey and Tony
Almerico.  
He had an old army bugle and did the bugle Call Rag, of course, but had
other 
gems as well.  His recording with Sharkey of "Has anybody seen my
kitty." is 
a classic and if anybody has as copy...please contact me.  

JIm Beebe

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