[Dixielandjazz] Bix in a Book -- Michael Cogswell Reply

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Listmates,

A few days ago Kurt mentioned that he found a book about Louis Armstrong
written by Michael Cogswell, curator of the Louis Armstrong Archives.  Kurt
complained that Bix's name was mis-spelled twice.

I wrote to Michael whom I have met.  Below is his reply.

I have toured the Louis Armstrong Archives at Queens College in Queens &
highly recommend anyone visiting NY, to visit the Archives.

I have not had a chance to tour the newly opened Armstrong house, but intend
to the next time I am in NY.


Bob
mr.wonderful at ringwald.com
Placerville, CA, USA, Earth, Sol's System, Milky Way
Amateur (ham) Radio Station K6YBV


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Cogswell" <michael_cogswell at qc.edu>
To: <ringwald at calweb.com>; <bob at ringwald.com>
Cc: <bowermastergroup at qwest.net>; <loyd at amc.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:21 AM
Subject: Fwd: FW: [Dixielandjazz] Bix in a Book


>
> Dear Bob,
>
> Richard Loyd forwarded to me your e-mail correspondence about the
> misspelling of Beiderbecke in my book, Louis Armstrong: The Offstage Story
of
> Satchmo.  Thank you so much for your kind words.
>
> Yes, the book has typos and I deeply regret this.  The accuracy of the
text is
> my responsibility.  But although the book has typos, I hope that the
content of
> the book is informative and inspiring to Louis lovers everywhere.
>
> The misspelling was quite unintentional.  Please know that I love Bix's
music
> and intended no disrespect to Bix.
>
> By the way, at the Louis Armstrong House, "the joint is jumpin'."  Except
for a
> few cold weekdays, we have been at almost capacity visitorship since we
opened
> on 15 October 2003, and everybody leaves smiling.  Yes, please come visit
when
> you next get to NYC.
>
> All the best,
>
> Michael
>
> ***********************************
> Michael Cogswell
> Director
> Louis Armstrong House & Archives
> Queens College
> 718-997-3670 (tel)
> 718-997-3677 (fax)
> michael_cogswell at qc.edu
>
> Visit our web site: www.satchmo.net
>
> ***********************************
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert S. Ringwald [mailto:ringwald at calweb.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 10:55 PM
> To: DJML
> Cc: Richard Loyd
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bix in a Book
>
>
>  Kurt bowermastergroup at qwest.net wrote:
>
> To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:21 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Bix in a Book
>
>
> > I was at the shopping mall last night and went into a store to look
> around.
> > They were displaying a hard-cover book titled "Louis Armstrong - The
> > Offstage Story of Satchmo" by Michael Cogswell.  Very impressive book
with
> > lots of pictures and stories.
> >
> > But the author lost all credibility with me when I checked the index to
> see
> > if Bix Beiderbecke was referenced in it. He was - one time and his name
> was
> > misspelled both in the index and on the page it was referencing.  It was
> > Biederbecke.
> >
> > This may seem like a small thing to most people, but to me it is yet
> another
> > case of someone not giving a damn to take the time to check the details.
> If
> > any one on this list knows Michael Cogswell you might make him aware of
> the
> > typos.
> >
> > Needless to say, I didn't spend the $39.95 they were asking.
> >
> > Kurt
> >
>
> Kurt,
>
> Michael Cogswell is the curator of the Louis Armstrong Archives in Queens,
> NY.  I have been to the archives & met Mr. Cogswell.  I was given a
special
> tour by Richard Lloyd.
>
> They are doing a fantastic job with Louis' memorabilia.  And now, Louis'
> house is open for tours.  The next time I get to NY, I'm certainly gonna
> take the tour of the L.A. House.
>
> See http://www.satchmo.net
>
> Before a book gets published, it goes through several steps to be proofed.
> I am sure that the mistake in spelling that you found was a fault of the
> proofer & not of Mr. Cogswell.
>
> I'd recommend that you purchase the book.
>
> I am sending this e-mail to the archives to see if either Michael or
Richard
> has a comment on the misspellings.
>
> Bob
> bob at ringwald.com
>
>
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
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