[Dixielandjazz] Street bands & sit ins

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/13/03 3:22:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
jazzmin at actcom.net.il writes:

> I've learned a good line to keep people from trying to play my horns. I 
> tell them if they keep their mouths off my mouthpieces, I
> won't kiss their girlfriend/wife. They usually get the idea.
> 
> Anyone have any good ideas about handling drunks, beggars or other unsavory 
> characters, especially in public venues where you don't
> have a lot more right than they do to be there? I would rather let the 
> police handle it, but they don't. Sometimes they watch this
> sort of thing happen to us and don't intervene!
> 
> Elazar
> Ministry of Jazz
> Doctor Jazz Band
> Jerusalem, Israel
> <www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz>
> Tel: +972-2-679-2537
> _______________________________________________

Elazar you seem to have it pretty well under control, not much you can do 
except stop if the Police won't intervene, the audience will understand, even if 
the drunk does not, for the moment anyway, I learned a long time ago that you 
simply "cannot Reason with Alcohol" no matter how long or hard you try, it has 
to wear off.

We try to humor them a bit but not enough to encourage them to become even 
more obnoxious, it is also impossible to embarrass them into leaving.

Remember "Everyone wants to be in Show Business," especially when they can 
"get Drunk and Be Somebody."

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins