[Dixielandjazz] unwritten rules new scenario

[Bryan Livett]

"Perhaps you got caught fooling around with Joe's wife?"

In the cloakroom!

Bryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <ringwald@calweb.com>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] unwritten rules new scenario


>      Al Levey wrote:
>
> Big Band (Joe Battaglia and the New York Big Band)
> New York's "Supper Club"
>
> Joe made a place for me as solo pianist between band sets. I wrote plenty
of
> charts for Joe and
> attended rehearsals. He had a regular pianist and I subbed at rehearsals
and
> gigs when the regular
> couldn't make it.
>
> I created and published a cd (all midis)
>
>
> What is "all midis"?
>
>
> > entitled LFO POPS.
>
> > I asked Joe if he would mind my placing a small display in the hat check
> room and letting
> the attendant sell them. He said - no problem. Manager of the club said no
> problem but he would like a copy
> for himself
> .
> Placard info mentioned my name as a member of the band. The band name and
> Joe's name were in largest type.
>
> I was fired by Joe.
> Whatcha' think?
>
>
> IMHO:  Hearing your side of the story, doesn't make sense for him to fire
> you.  But there are 3 sides to every story i.e. your side, Joe's side &
the
> real side.
>
> Must have been something else involved.  Perhaps you got caught fooling
> around with Joe's wife?
>
> Bob
> mr.wonderful@ringwald.com
> Placerville, CA USA Earth
>
>
>
>
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