[Dixielandjazz] Band uniforms

[Tony Davis]

Hey John, I'm on two of those gigs as well and Bob didn't say anything to me about
Bermuda shorts, and if he had done I'd have turned them down, whatever the fee!  I
shall be wearing my usual black band trousers - boring but uninflammatory.

It'll be good to see you again.

Cheers,

Tony.

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Tony Davis
Trumpet/Cornet
Harlem/Kaminsky Connection/Big Bear Stompers/Zenith Hot Stompers, etc.
Aston, Oxfordshire, UK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Farrell" <stridepiano at tesco.net>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:01 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Band uniforms


> Against my better judgement (greed prevailed) I've been hauled out of
> retirement to play three gigs next Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday in
> Birmingham, Derby and Roade respectively to help out a band whose regular
> pianist has just undergone brain surgery.
>
> When I asked the bandleader if I needed to wear anything special he enquired
> if I had any Bermuda shorts, preferably flowery ones. My problem is that
> although I do own such a garment I am not blessed with Bermuda-friendly legs
> and have been warned that Birmingham audiences are likely to become quite
> inflamed by the hapless spectacle which I would inevitably present.
>
> I rejected Mary's suggestion that I wear a pair of her nurse's black
> stockings fearing that the audience might jump to the wrong conclusion - it
> is now too late to cancel so what can I do to extricate myself from this
> awful predicament?
>
> John Farrell
> http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm
>