[Dixielandjazz] Re: Getting off our asses

[Stephen Barbone]

Hey Charlie:

Right, lots of gigs out there. Even quasi religious gigs. As you know we did
one for the 150 Nuns, two weeks ago. This weekend did one for "Legatus" a group
of Catholic CEOs (Legatus means Ambassadors in Latin I think). Followed by one
for the Quakers.

Doing one shortly for the Lutherans, then Presbyterians, then a Jewish
Retirement complex. Man, we've got all the western religious bases covered.

Cheers,
Steve

PS. One of the Nuns who fell dancing, fractured her foot and said. "Well, I
guess that is the price of a good time." Ya gotta love that attitude. Also
noted that Benny Carter was a "self taught" arranger. Now that's something.

Charlie Hooks wrote:

> on 7/13/03 10:17 AM, Stephen Barbone at barbonestreet at earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > The above
> > giants were all innovators, and so is, I suspect, Charlie Hooks.
>
>     Ah, if 'twere only so!  But thanks for the suspicion!
>
>     And I've gotta say: you and Tom Wiggins are both right: we all need to
> get off our asses and HUSTLE!  We sit around, waiting for the phone to ring,
> complaining about the drought!  There is a great deal of work out there that
> we aren't getting.  Lazy.  That's me!  I own up to it!
>
>  I hate the hustle!
> (Echo sez: no shit?  Like who don't?)
> So, you wanna play?  Somebody has to do this crap, and if not you, then
> who?  If not now, then when?  (I'm quoting Rabbi Hillel, in case you aren't
> scholarly.)  A Roman Catholic quoting a Jew?  You betcha!  Hillel was
> intelligent.  Very.  Think about it!  Same tradition and proud of it.