[Dixielandjazz] Straw hats, Garters, Vests, Etc.

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

The locals don't care what you wear it's who is paying for it.  As I 
said the standard wear is a tux or blue coat for union gigs.
It's show biz and costumes/outfits can cost a lot of bucks.  We have a 
WWII uniform that I paid for and I did not require the guys to pay for 
them but you had better believe that I charge extra to wear them.
Larry Walton
St. Louis

tcashwigg at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Dave : and all.
>
> I remember when the San Francisco Union had a regulation that said if 
> a musicians was required to wear anything other than a Tuxedo or the 
> Blues Suit, they were to get paid extra for doing so, and even more 
> for what they considered at the time as grotesque attire,    which 
> usually meant stuff like  Zoot suits, or Hawaiian shirts.  :))   Or 
> Striped Prison shirts as in Spike Jones band routines etc.
>
> Wow they would really be upset the way I Pimp My guys up.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Wiggins
>
>   Who was kidding about the Styrofoam hats,  and yes Bob there is 
> indeed a Time and a Place for everything and even straw hats and the 
> stereotypically believed Dixieland Uniforms.    I don't try to sound 
> like any other Dixieland Band and I don't want to look like one either 
> so I continue to march to the beat of a different drummer.
>
>
>
>    The Union has NEVER had any bylaw that required a special uniform for
> performance. It has always been up to the leader, but no bylaw.
>
> You might have worked for a leader that was a Union member, but in no 
> way would
> reflect on any Union rule.
>
>
> Dave Hanson
> Trombone
> Atlanta
>
>
>
>
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