[Dixielandjazz] Memorable Gigs...slighty raunchy don't read if you're easily offended

[Artwoo at aol.com]

Hi Folks:
Here are a few that I recall:
1. Playing for a nudist camp...standing in line for the buffet, I can still  
visualize the young lady who was dishing out the jello salad. What a  
combination.
At the same nudist camp we played a Paul Jones mixer dance...what a bouncy  
dance that was.
 
2. Playing for Carol Channing's show: She had to do a quick wardrobe change  
behind an onstage screen. The conductor warned the band (we were on risers  in 
the back of the stage) to look the other way when Carol changed. Of course,  
the trumpet section band disregarded his instructions and were treated to a 
well  built unabashed view of a very classy lady. She gave me that famous 
beguiling  smile of hers, which I will never forget.
 
3. A fellow died of a heart attack in the parking lot. My leader  
accidentally drove over his body (it was dark). I was waving madly at him to  stop, but 
he thought I was waving good-night. My boss said he thought he was  driving 
over one of those cement blocks and accelerated to drive over it, not  knowing he 
was mashing a dead body.
 
Regards,
Art