[Dixielandjazz] New info on the Yama Yama Man thread

[David Richoux]

Hi all,

If you remember back a while we had a thread on the subject of the  
Yama Yama Man song and how it related to The Boogy Man." I was  
watching an interesting TV show on Discovery Channel called "The  
Worst Jobs in History"
  ( http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/W/worstjobs/ 
index.html ) and they were looking at what a ship engine stoker did  
back in the coal power days. Stokers were usually "Blacks" (from the  
coal dust and usually by race.)To prevent being burned while they  
stoked the boilers they would often wear wet burlap "gunny  
sacks" (with eye holes cut out.)

This is also also a common description of the Boogyman (or Yama Yama  
Man...)

anyway, the things we learn ;-)

Dave Richoux