[Dixielandjazz] Re: DJML

[Dan Augustine]

Tom and DJML--
     Hear, hear!  What he said.
     I bin on this list now man and boy for a little over four years 
(does it seem like longer than that to you, too?  Sorry.) and you 
folks have all educated me in the lore of OKOM (ancient relief-night 
leader of the musicians for King Conan, long may he eat spouts in the 
land of Right Turn on Red).  And it's not only been knowledge, but 
experience, and attitude, and humor, and fellowship, that have been 
so great.
     I probably shouldn't admit this, so i won't.  I'll _state_ it 
(thus admitting no guilt).  But i've been saving the messages you 
guys (which locution is increasingly becoming to mean both 'guys' and 
'gals') have been sending these last four years, into categories on 
my Mac in Eudora mailboxes.
     Not only do i have a backlog of 2,875 messages as yet 
un-mailboxed in my "Dixieland Daily" mailbox where they arrive every 
day, but there are separate mailboxes for the following topics: 
Arrangements, our local novice-band that i used to play in, the 
Austin Traditional Jazz Society, dixieland in Austin in general, 
dixieland Bands, the Black Derby Jazz Band i was in in San Antonio 
recently, Books/Magazines, Business, dixieland in Cities around the 
world, Concerts, Discography, DJML itself, Festivals, Gigs, History, 
Humor/Quotes, Improvising, Instruments, Internet Radio, Learning, 
Marketing, Miscellaneous, Music Notation, People, Players, Radio TV 
Movies, Recordings, Sacramento, Songs, Stores, Styles, Tech, Texas, 
Tommy Loy Dallas, Trad Jazz International, Tuba, Websites, and 
Personal Stuff (emails from 40+ different individuals on this list).
     Yes, i know all the emails are also saved on the web, but not in 
categories, like all the great info Messrs. Barbone and Wiggins inter 
alia have bequeathed us over the years on Business and Marketing.
     Is anyone else here AR-enough (think about it) to be doing this 
too?  Just curious.
     At any rate, i'm just patting y'all on the back and trying to say 
thanks for all the info and fish and everything.  Keep it up, please.

     Dan
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>From: TCASHWIGG at aol.com
>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:13:57 EDT
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Frenchy's String Band
>I sincerely hope NOBODY deleted it, it is guys like Bill and Dan and Andre
>Crouch, and Don Ingle, Charlie Suhor nand John Farrell  that keep 
>this list and
>the music going  for those of us Johnny come lately's who need to find
>pertinent information and certainly not often enough remember to 
>stop and thank these guys for all that they do that may seem trivial 
>to many to busy to pay
>attention to what it is they really contribute to this list and Jazz 
>and history in general.
><snip>
>Tom Wiggins

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**  Dan Augustine     Austin, Texas     ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu  **
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