[Dixielandjazz] Origin of "gig"

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

The politically correct terminology for the gigilo today Is  "A  good 
Friend with benefits "  :))

Now ain't that polite ?  :))   There is a great increase in demand for 
them these days too.   Especially on Cruise Ships,:))

Now all you out of work T-Bone players know where to find a gig :))   
There's a Ship Leaving soon Be On It :))

Who knows today may actually be the Day your Ship comes in,  so  don't 
go to the Airport and miss it  AGAIN :))

Musicians often offer great Benefits.  :))

Especially Drummers.   Trombonist are however giving the rest of us a 
Bad name, they are such Perv's you know, going to bed wearing their 
pagers etc.   :))

Cheers,      Musical content:   "I'm just a Gigolo"

Tom



>From today's Phoenix Republic

Where did the word "gig" , meaning a musician's job or a temporary job 
come
from?

Answer: Most of the places checked said gig's origins are unknown, but 
it's
been around since the early 1900's.
It might have once been a slang word for a dance or party. Or it might 
have
come from gigi or giggy which are very old Anglo Saxon slang terms for a
part of the female anatomy.

Any comments?????
~~~~~~~~~~~

I am probably wrong on this but, I've always thought it was derived from
gigolo - a male 'escort' who offered his services on 'one night stands'.
~
John D


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