[Dixielandjazz] The Best Damn Band

[Norrie Thomson]

I would remind you that the Edinburgh Military Tattoo has never taken place
in England  -  New Zealand, yes but never, ever England!

Norrie

Norrie Thomson
Edinburgh
Scotland
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Gunter <jazzboard@hotmail.com>
To: <JimDBB@aol.com>; <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The Best Damn Band


> Speaking of college bands, Jim Beebe writ:
>
> >    University of Southrn California.  He is talking about the University
> >band
> >that plays for the football games.  This is a ghastly phenomenon
> >peculiar to the the U.S.   200 college musicians who can't play anything
> >blasting away in silly tributes and formations.
>
> I don't know if it's still going on, but the Stanford band at one time
back
> in the late 60s and early 70s decided they wanted no more of military
style
> precision, drill and formations. They still played the traditional college
> songs but they wore casual garb and sort of strolled around the field in
> haphazard formation. Many individuals behaved as "individuals" and did
silly
> and "far out" antics just to show they were rebels, above traditional lock
> step marching. I didn't particularly dig that stuff - too traditionally
> hidebound, I suppose.
>
> But I do thoroughly enjoy traditional drum and bugle presentations and
among
> my favorite forms of entertainment are the English Tattoos such as the
> Annual Edinburgh Tattoo on the Castle Esplanade. Military pipe band from
all
> over the realm congregate to strut their stuff.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Bill "Hut - two - three - four" Gunter
> jazzboard@hotmail.com
>
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