[Dixielandjazz] Band Names

[Robert S. Ringwald]

One time in maybe the mid 70s, we advertised in our STJS (Sacramento
Traditional Jazz Society) newsletter that a band named "Gerber Road Dump"
would appear at our monthly Jazz Sunday (meeting).  We kept it a big secret
& the people were going crazy to try to figure who the hell this band was.

We put a band together of guys who could play other instruments then what
the audience knew.  Some of us weren't really proficient at the substitute
instruments but, we could play them to a degree.

I, for instance, used to play bass while going to highschool & did play it
on an album I recorded.

We all came out in white garbage men outfits carrying things like trash
containers, etc.  We played a couple of tunes on the substitute instruments
& then switched to our regular axes & finished the set.

It was a great gag.

Bob
mr.wonderful at ringwald.com
Placerville, CA, USA, Earth, Sol's System, Milky Way
Amateur (ham) Radio Station K6YBV
Fulton Street Jazz Band
See: http://www.ringwald.com
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