[Dixielandjazz] Shaw & Goodman

[Richard Broadie]

Great hearing from you after so long.  Sorry about my prolonged absence from 
djml.  I've had 2 major surgeries in the last 3 months and may have more to 
come.  I figure I'd better start writing more on the list just so I can get 
some of my memories stated while I still have them.

By the way, how'd you personally like Woody?  I always thought him to be one 
of the good guys, even though his business instincts were as skilled as the 
tall blonde vocalist that sat in for one chorus of "Valentine" at my New 
Year's gig last night.  She wasn't invited back for an encore.  Dick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <TCASHWIGG at aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Shaw & Goodman


> In a message dated 1/1/05 3:23:37 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> rbroadie at dc.rr.com writes:
>
>> Then again, what do I know.  Woody Herman used
>> to be my financial advisor.
>>
>> Dick Broadie
>>
>
> Hi Dick:
>
> Woody gave me some financial advise once too,  " Invest your money in
> promoting big bands, especially The Thundering Herd"   I did a few times 
> and made
> pretty good money a  couple of times, but then the bottom fell out of that 
> market
> too.  Late 60s.
>
> The last time I promoted a show with Woody he offered me a job to play 
> with
> the band, ride the bus, and get $350.00 a week.   I thanked him and told 
> him I
> was honored that he thought I played well enough for the job, but that I 
> had
> made more money promoting him that night than he would pay me for three 
> months
> of work on the road.  :))
>
> I gave him some financial advise that night,  "Invest in the Thundering 
> Herd
> but be careful where and when, some dates do well and others don't draw 
> flies"
> :))
>
> That was the last time I saw him before he passed.
>
> Cheers and Happy Prosperous New Year
>
> Tom Wiggins
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