[Dixielandjazz] Trombone players

[Mike Durham]

On the subject of acerbic responses to nuisances in the audience, there is a 
(possibly apocryphal) story about the blessed Turk Murphy. Assailed with 
repeated requests by a drunk for "Three Little Words", Turk finally snapped 
and said "OK - Go **** Yourself!"  but of course NOBODY would have dared to 
try wrapping Turk's trombone around his head......

Mike D.


>From: "Edgerton, Paul A" <paul.edgerton at eds.com>
>To: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Trombone players
>Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:08:18 -0500
>
>Rebecca Thompson wrote:
> > Anyone been on the stage with Allen Fredrickson?  I have only observed
> > from the audience, but he can get wild with his trombone.
>
>Yes, he sometimes does. While I haven't seen him in years, I can tell you
>that his trombone wasn't the only thing that getting him into trouble. In
>his middle years, he had a bitingly sarcastic tongue with which he
>occasionally assaulted hecklers, insouciant drunks and those who failed to
>properly appreciate his musical gifts.
>
>Here is a story from the Mon-Vue Village days... One fellow, growing weary
>of the Don Rickles treatment, approached Alan on a break and wrapped his
>trombone slide around his head. Now THAT would have been something to see!
>
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