[Dixielandjazz] Getting Paid

[Richard Broadie]

Is that the same Guido who we called "Big Guido" that usta woik for Sinatra?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 6:49 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Getting Paid


> Love the thread about the band not getting paid by Dick Broadie and Tom
> Wiggins.
>
> Barbone Street, on the other hand, has never has gotten stiffed. Four of
> us in the "A" band are Italian Americans,  One African American and one
> English American. Many times I will start to introduce the band members.
> (one after each song so I can give a brief bio) with:
>
> "This band has 5 members that are Italian so we're going to introduce
> the only non Italian first". Pause as everybody expect the black guy to
> step forward. I then introduce the English American, trombonist Glenn
> Dodson.
>
> Then, having set the stage for Italian American awareness, I later
> introduce the Bass Player, Ace Tesone. Besides having played with many
> MAJOR jazz legends of the 20th Century, (Lester Young, Billie Holiday,
> Clifford Brown, Muggsy Spanier, et al) he is a custom tailor who has
> made clothes for the Philadelphia Mob figures. I say:
>
> Besides his musical career, "Ace makes family clothes. But, of course,
> his family is Phil "Chicken Man" Testa, Sam "The Plumber" DeCalvalcante,
> Joey Merlino, "Little" Nicky Scarfo, etc. So we never worry about
> getting paid for a gig. We just send Guido around"
>
> Also play up the South Philadelphia (Italian Section) roots of the
> entire rhythm section. Don't know if it helps protect us from deadbeats
> or not, but we've never had to test it.  And, of course, we do some gigs
> for suspected mob friends. Like the law firm that defends all of them as
> well as a few parties for individual Goodfellas. so I suppose we really
> could send Guido around.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
>
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