[Dixielandjazz] Wierd experience Down Under

[jazzfact]

G'day from downunder Noosa (near Brisbane)

I saw your post and as far as I know that neither of the bands in =
question
are on the DJML. I do however have email contacts for Caxton Street and =
"Up
The River Jazz Band" which sort of replaced the Vintage. If you want =
these
contact me off list  =20

regards,
Richard Stevens
www.thejazzfactory.net

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From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Mike Durham
Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2003 8:57 PM
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Wierd experience Down Under

Bill Haesler's kind welcoming remarks (even if I am a Pom) remind me of =
a=20
wierd thing that happened on my last visit to the Antipodes. Staying =
with a=20
friend in Sydney, we decided to take a stroll in the Botanical Gardens.=20
After a while my wife, who has better hearing than me (not having stood=20
directly in front of drummers most nights for 25 years) said that she =
could=20
hear a jazz band. We followed the sounds and traced them to an open-air =
band

shell where an elderly Aussie sat with a giant boom-box set on high =
volume,=20
and a happy smile on his face. We introduced ourselves, and said we came =

ffrom Newcastle, England. His face lit up, and he said "There's a good =
band=20
from there - in fact I'm playing their CD right now!" Well, you've =
probably=20
guessed it: it was our Stomp Off CD. Now how about THAT for a =
coincidence? I

bet the old geezer dined out on that story for months.

By the way, I had the privilege of sitting in with some great musicians =
and=20
all-round good blokes in Oz, particularly in Brisbane (especially happy=20
memories of the late  & wonderful Tich Bray). If any one from the =
Vintage or

Caxton Street bands are reading this, g'day from the Old Country.....

Mike D.

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