[Dixielandjazz] Resting Chops

Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:28:55 EDT

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In a message dated 9/24/02 6:17:36 AM Central Daylight Time, 
dingle@baldwin-net.com writes:

> In my time in the house band at Chicago's Jazz Ltd. we played five night a
> week, six hours a night. we had Thursday and Sunday off (with an off night
> band led by Lil Armstrong or Art Hodes on Thursdays).
> I had chops of steel in those days. So did Jim Beebe who worked in the band
> with me.

   LIke you say, Don..."then was then and now is now." 

   My 'chops' are well rested now.  I haven't played my horn in over a year 
and half.  It sits on a stand over there and is getting dusty.  I probably 
ought to clean it up and put it away.  I actually find that I miss playing 
less and less.  It's nice not having all of the hassles...with the 
instrument, the chops, getting to the gig, getting a band together, getting 
subs, picking tunes and on and on.  So many weekends blown that I could have 
spent with the family.  

   Jim Beebe

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<HTML>In a message dated 9/24/02 6:17:36 AM Central Daylight Time, dingle@baldwin-net.com writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">In my time in the house band at Chicago's Jazz Ltd. we played five night a 
week, six hours a night. we had Thursday and Sunday off (with an off night 
band led by Lil Armstrong or Art Hodes on Thursdays). 
I had chops of steel in those days. So did Jim Beebe who worked in the band 
with me.</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; LIke you say, Don..."then was then and now is now." 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; My 'chops' are well rested now.&nbsp; I haven't played my horn in over a year and half.&nbsp; It sits on a stand over there and is getting dusty.&nbsp; I probably ought to clean it up and put it away.&nbsp; I actually find that I miss playing less and less.&nbsp; It's nice not having all of the hassles...with the instrument, the chops, getting to the gig, getting a band together, getting subs, picking tunes and on and on.&nbsp; So many weekends blown that I could have spent with the family.&nbsp; 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim Beebe</HTML>

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