[Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz digest, Vol 1 #411 - 11 msgs
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Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:14:05 EST
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In a message dated 1/6/2003 3:02:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,
dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes:
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] RE: Stanford Marching Band
>
> Hi Listmates,
>
> Jim Beebe and Bob Williams and others have commented on collegiate marching
>
> bands being musically abominable. Bob (World's Most Modest) Williams done
> writ:
>
> >As a high school drum major for three years, I abhorred marching band,
> >although I did march with the UCLA Bruins for one year. I agree with Jim
> >Beebe, it is an abomination.
>
Dan Spink jumps in again:
There is only one thing worse, in this universe, and that's a college
marching band that plays Broadway show musical numbers--and then marches up
and down and around the field. Whatever happened to John Phillips Sousa? He
in fact played ragtime on occasion along with his marches.
Dan (piano fingers) Spink
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="FIXED" FACE="Courier New" LANG="0"><B>In a message dated 1/6/2003 3:02:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="arial" LANG="0"></B>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] RE: Stanford Marching Band<BR>
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Hi Listmates,<BR>
<BR>
Jim Beebe and Bob Williams and others have commented on collegiate marching <BR>
bands being musically abominable. Bob (World's Most Modest) Williams done <BR>
writ:<BR>
<BR>
>As a high school drum major for three years, I abhorred marching band,<BR>
>although I did march with the UCLA Bruins for one year. I agree with Jim<BR>
>Beebe, it is an abomination.<BR>
</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="FIXED" FACE="Courier New" LANG="0"><B><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></B>Dan Spink jumps in again:<BR>
<BR>
There is only one thing worse, in this universe, and that's a college marching band that plays Broadway show musical numbers--and then marches up and down and around the field. Whatever happened to John Phillips Sousa? He in fact played ragtime on occasion along with his marches.<BR>
<BR>
Dan (piano fingers) Spink</FONT></HTML>
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