[Dixielandjazz] NewThread: N u m b e r s G a m e

[Don Ingle]

Evenearlier, Jim, when Allen did a midnight on radio show with live audience
on KNX in the late 40's, before TV.
Our high school aged jazz band would play a gig and be in our cars onthe way
back from the job and would roar and howl at the great Allen quips and gags.
The other late hour listen was Jim Harthorne's show out of Pasadena -- or
PasaHogen as his later ego Skippy would say. But then, here I go, dating
myself again.
By the way our little band had some pretty good players -- Gene Estes on
drums, Perry "Bunny" Botkin on trombone, Mel Pollen on bass, John Bambridge,
clarinet and sax, and John "Curly" Williams on piano (..yeah, THAT John
Williams.) My handle at the time -- Ding.
Don Ingle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Kashishian" <kash at ran.es>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 3:51 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] NewThread: N u m b e r s G a m e


>
> >I am developing an entertainment routine for Senior groups.
> >It involves them drawing numbers. The entertainer then takes
> >two numbers as the first 2 notes of a song.
>
> That very idea was used in the 1950's son the Steve Allen  (tv) Show in
> Los Angeles.  Several people in the audience would each sing a note.  As
> soon as either Steve (on piano), or someone in the band (Shelley Manne,
> Frank Rossolino, the Conti brothers,etc.) got an idea from the notes,
> the'd start playing it, and the band would join in.  Great fun!  I
> remember one as being the Saints, which was picked up after 3 people
> gave the pickup notes.......
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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