[Dixielandjazz] Re: Shine & That's Why They Call Me Shine

[Rick Knittel]

My interpretation of "pipe" is "look at". This was a term from people who
spoke jive talk in the 40's and 50's.

The word "shine" was used to denigrate an African American.

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On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:05:01 -0500 "Ric Giorgi" <ricgiorgi at sympatico.ca>
writes:
> 
> >Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Shine & That's Why They Call Me 
> Shine
> 
> >Andy Ling posted the lyric of Shine which included :
> 
> >"Come on and pipe the shine"
> 
> >Now what the devil does that mean? 
> 
> Surely this means to take a pipe (to beat) the person referred to 
> as
> "Shine". 
> 
> "Shine" referring possibly to 'the person with a 'sunny' disposition 
> or
> 'shoe-shine man'?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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