[Dixielandjazz] playing on the streets

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

I think you will find that the New Orleans tap dancers have a dark side and 
that it's not all that spontaneous and cute and yes I can believe that the 
tap pimps do get picked up in limo's.
Larry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Heist" <steveheist at earthlink.net>
To: "billsharp" <sharp-b at clearwire.net>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 7:01 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] playing on the streets


> Hi all....
>
> Bill Sharp wrote: (and you  may end up
>> with a little spare change in your pocket). (polite snip..)
>
> I saw a TV program once where they estimated the AVERAGE New York musician
> in the subway (you have to be liscenced and, I think, pass an audition!)
> makes, are you ready?  around $100,000 a year - How's THAT for spare
> change.  Once in New Orleans very late at night, I saw one of the "street"
> tap dancers being picked up by his limo driver!!!
> I've thought about it many times, but dragging the piano out on the street
> on one leg?  LOL  (Of course, having one leg would probably boost my
> earnings... :-)
> Key West is another place where there are tons of street entertainers...
>
> All the Best,
> Steve Heist
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