[Dixielandjazz] RE: Quote of the day: "...dancing about architecture"

Dan Augustine ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu
Wed Nov 5 14:28:45 PST 2003


DJML--
    There's a whole history of research and speculation on who first said this.  See: http://home.pacifier.com/~ascott/they/tamildaa.htm

    Dan
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>From: "Edgerton, Paul A" <paul.edgerton at eds.com>
>Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Quote of the day
>Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 14:16:47 -0600
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> >> "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture."
>>> -- Steve Martin
>
>P.S. I've also seen this quote attributed to Frank Zappa, and that makes a
>great deal more sense to me. But since Steve Martin used to play a banjo,
>(in PUBLIC fer crissake!) he gets the nod in the OKOM crowd.
>
>Paul Edgerton,
>who is diligently turning signposts at every corner.

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