[Dixielandjazz] New Orleans Jazzfest difficulties - long article

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

Yep your right Don, 

I am sorry I misquoted an article I was reading earlier today, should have 
gone back and read it again before posting that reply.

It actually said that 3.2 million jobs have been lost in the USA since 2000 
and that we have the highest unemployment rate in more than nine years, along 
with the Worst economic Record since Herbert Hoover's Great Depression.

This of course does not take into account all those who became unemployed and 
ran out of unemployment benefits and simply do not exist any longer in the 
eyes of the bean counters in Washington from either party.

Kind of ridiculous to assume that everyone who no longer is eligible to 
collect unemployment is once again gainfully employed.  Most of them probably are 
not, but nobody is counting or looking for them.

Perhaps we could include the count for Homeless persons in with the 
unemployed and get a more accurate picture, I don't know any homeless folks that are 
employed either.

Musical content:

"We're in the Money Now"

And I am certain NOBODY is counting all the unemployed Dixieland Bands in the 
USA.

(just to get this discussion back on track for qualification as Dixieland 
related of which there were a few on the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.)

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins
Treading Water