[Dixielandjazz] FW: (Vince Giordano) EarthCam Webcast Contact

[BudTuba at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/11/05 10:54:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
rebecca.e.thompson at verizon.net writes:

Vince  has ended his engagement at the venue.



I, too, received this message upon inquiring.  
 
The last time I watched the program was last Tuesday, July 5.  It was  
interesting that the camera angles had been increased to occasionally show more  of 
the band (piano end) and more of the restaurant.  I don't know how much  is 
behind the camera location, but last week the bar had very few patrons  as did 
the tables close to the band.  It even seemed to me that Vince  didn't have as 
much spunk as usually, so maybe he had already gotten some bad  news and the 
old story had come home: "We ain't getting enough traffic to  pay the freight." 
 
I really enjoyed the scene and the band is great, so it is disappointing to  
see they're off the air (net).  Perhaps the problem is the summer  months 
provide so many activities for people to enjoy that the pace of  trips to NYC 
falls by the wayside.  Maybe in the fall things will pick  up again and Vince will 
be back.  Meanwhile, if their calendar is like our  band, the summer picks up 
with special concerts and private gigs.   

 
Roy (Bud) Taylor
Smugtown Stompers Jazz Band
"...we ain't just  whistlling dixie!"