[Dixielandjazz] Labs and jazz

[Don Ingle]

Max is indeed a retriever. Apparently a music critic as well. Socrates
leaves the room when I start long tone exercises.
But when he brings all those deflated soccer balls back, how do you fix
them? Are they hard to clean?
Do you have a good soccer ball recipe? Methinks they might taste like a
mergnser, eh?
Your cross the border neighbor in Michigan,
Don Ingle
PS -- I must get up there one day afore long. My kilt maker is still in
business on Dundas. I need to have him let out a yard or two of pleats...one
does heft up a tad by 72. Time to trail after that dog a few added miles I
think to shed some of my avoir dupois -- oops, forgot -- you're on metrics!
Don Ingle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Towers" <briantowers at msn.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Cc: "Don Ingle" <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 9:09 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Labs and jazz


> Max, my yellow lab, six years old (going on 18 months!) seems to have
> attracted some comment and there is in fact a jazz twist to my story.
Sad
> to say, he once indicated to me that he did not appreciate traditional
jazz.
> A couple of years a go I converted my family room into a sound studio and
we
> worked hard to produce a band CD.   Max was most upset about the long
hours
> of jazz music and refused to come into the house for several days, even
> after we had finished the recording session.
> Thinking about it a little more, I believe it was the drum kit that
> distressed him he so it seems he does not like drummers.  There is,
however
> an outside chance it could have been the sound man (squealing mikes) -
> that's me.
> I suspect drums to be Max's "bete noire"  because he is well used to
> trombone (me) assorted reed instruments (my wife) piano (wife and
daughters)
> violin (daughter Vanessa) and flute (daughter Jacqueline) so it is most
> likely the drums.
>
> Unlike Don Ingle's dog, Max has not had the opportunity to hunt but he has
> taken up soccer with a vengeance.  He can retrieve and carry up four
soccer
> balls (slightly punctured of course) simultaneously and will play
tirelessly
> all day.   He plays well though shows a certain reluctance to pass the
ball.
> He does not sing well but is a fine whistler.
> If we are up North holidaying by a lake and take a boat out, we have to
> chain him, otherwise he swims and follows us for miles.
> A great dog and a great friend - he really keeps me in line!
> Brian Towers
> Hot Five Jazzmakers
> Canada
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Ingle" <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
> To: "Brian Towers" <briantowers at msn.com>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bio'
>
>
> > Any man who plays trad jazz and owns -- or is owned by -- a Labrador
> > retriever has to be a good guy! You can fool an audience, but you can't
a
> > fool a Lab.
> > Don (who is owned by an 11-year-old, hell on grouse and woodcock, red
Lab
> > named Socrates) Ingle
>
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