[Dixielandjazz] West Coast Jazz Fest; was letter to the editor

[Kay Spencer]

I don't think anyone doubts that these jobs are difficult -- I certainly wouldn't want the task.  The job should probably come with automatic allocations of valium!
   
  Question:  I'm not familiar with the individuals involved and a quick web search turned up nothing for a "west coast jazz festival" except for something in BC.  Was the original poster talking about the OC Classic in Costa Mesa or possibly Mammoth? 
   
  Kay

Trumpetom at aol.com wrote:
  Please let's not lose perspective. There would be no festival without John 
Diebald and Connie Baker. Neither of them happen to be close friends of mine 
but I doubt if either of them get up in the morning deciding to irritate 
people that day. I suspect all of us have done or said what others consider 
inappropriate at one time of other. When I was an employer I found myself barking 
at employees and customers when the pressure was turned up. I know a little 
about these people. John runs a large private business. He has plenty to do 
without the festival. He has freely stated that the festival enterprise is only 
a break-even venture for the love of the music. Beating these people up may 
not be as appropriate as first thanking them followed by a suggestion on how 
to improve it.

Tom Loeb
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Kay Spencer