[Dixielandjazz] drums

[David Richoux]

Lily - (and all) please use some sort of "quote levels" and spacing 
when you reply - it is hard for some people to figure out what I said 
and what you said if you don't! They might not have seen the entire 
first post.

Like this:

> On May 12, 2005, at 3:29 PM, Tramette89 at aol.com wrote:
>>> In a message dated 5/12/2005 6:22:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> tubaman at batnet.com writes:
>>> This film was all over the various marching band discussion lists 
>>> when
>>> it came out - the general consensus among "Band Geeks" was that it 
>>> was
>>> incredibly good. A lot of people in the USA (and world) don't get to
>>> see the bands from the Southern Black College Conference - they have 
>>> a
>>> much more jazzy style in song, drum and marching technique and they
>>> generally blow away most "normal" marching bands.
>
> I remember when that film came out. I wasn't impressed with it, but 
> all the
> band directors I know think it's the greatest thing in the world. I 
> must've
> watched it about twenty times in class. (The head band director at my 
> high school
> even made the band watch it on the bus when we were going to 
> Philadelphia
> last year to march in the Thanksgiving parade!)
>
> I guess I'm just not "into" glorifying drummers--I find many of them 
> to be
> incredibly stupid! (Of course, when I find a smart drummer, I'm very 
> impressed.
> :-)  Just kidding, folks.)
>
> -Lily Korte


as opposed to:
> In a message dated 5/12/2005 6:22:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> tubaman at batnet.com writes:
> This film was all over the various marching band discussion lists when
> it came out - the general consensus among "Band Geeks" was that it was
> incredibly good. A lot of people in the USA (and world) don't get to
> see the bands from the Southern Black College Conference - they have a
> much more jazzy style in song, drum and marching technique and they
> generally blow away most "normal" marching bands.
> I remember when that film came out. I wasn't impressed with it, but 
> all the
> band directors I know think it's the greatest thing in the world. I 
> must've
> watched it about twenty times in class. (The head band director at my 
> high school
> even made the band watch it on the bus when we were going to 
> Philadelphia
> last year to march in the Thanksgiving parade!)
>
> I guess I'm just not "into" glorifying drummers--I find many of them 
> to be
> incredibly stupid! (Of course, when I find a smart drummer, I'm very 
> impressed.
> :-)  Just kidding, folks.)
>
> -Lily Korte
>

thanks,

Dave Richoux