[Dixielandjazz] Newspaper quotes aboute the ODJB, circa 1917

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

OK now I am really confused,  damned Colin, leave it to a New Zealander 
to stir up things on this list : ))

He seems to lurk a lot but is a deeeep thinker,  :))

NOw in looking at this fine information about the ODJB  I am amazed at 
the content in it and the gfreawqt Marketing capability of the guy/or 
Gal who wrote and designed this piece.


A Saxophone with the croup???  I know a lot of Sax players who sound 
that way.   Perhaps they would sound better if they could find a Lard 
Can to play through.  :))  That must be where they came up with the 
idea that a Saxophone will play itself if you hang it out in the wind.  
:))  would give it that authentic Megaphone sound. eh?

I love the part about "the most difficult thing for them to do was get 
the JASS band to stand still long enough to make a record :))   Hummm 
don't spose that inspired "Fidgety Feet do Ya???   Nah   Dancers Pooo 
Pooh on that idea.  :))

Then that line about everybody shaking a leg in the audience????   At 
most of the Dixieland festivals I have attended the ONLY legs being 
shaken were Wooden Ones by some irate guy yelling to turn the music 
down and slow it down.  :))

Now according to the article:  in New Jersey, The Band was a Sexy bunch 
hell bent on "Penetration"  and they also Played "BLUES"   How uncool 
was that??/ no wonder they never became popular :))

A "WAG"  described them as a Jass Band gone Crazy,   NOw somebody needs 
to tell this wet behgind the ears kid what the Heck was a WAG?   
anything like a Punter?  by chance.


They also obviously  played the first HIP HOP song since they played a 
Dixieland ONE BEAT,  Hey Ho !!!   And they played it with FEROCITY AND 
PENETRATION,  MY GAWD NO WONDER THOSE YOUNG LADIES LOVED THEM EARLY 
MUSOS.  :))

Cheers

Tom Wiggins



-----Original Message-----
From: Steve barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:10:57 -0500
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Newspaper quotes aboute the ODJB, circa 1917

    My New Zealand pal, Colin Toomer, turned me on to this website. 
Worth a
look, and if you are a Brit, worth surfing around more than this page.

http://footlightnotes.tripod.com/

Cheers,
Steve


_______________________________________________
Dixielandjazz mailing list
Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz