[Dixielandjazz] WOODY ALLEN CONCERT

[Louis Lince]

Hi Judie,

I'm sorry that you had a bad experience but if you had seen the film "West 
End Blues" you would have been warned about just how bad Woodie Allen is. I 
never laughed at him until I heard him play.

Louis


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JBruno868 at aol.com>
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Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 5:59 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] WOODY ALLEN CONCERT


> First of all, to the person who told me right  here on this list that I
> should see Woody Allen, you own me $150.00 for two  tickets. Lol This was 
> a
> Christmas present for my mom and I was embarrassed. I  actually lasted 40 
> min. before
> telling her I would go outside and smoke a  cigarette and would wait for 
> her
> if she wanted to listen too anymore but she  joined me 10 min. later and 
> we
> just left.
>
> I get it now. You make a name for yourself being an  actor, writer and
> director then you hire a band of good musicians and go on  tour. Then, 
> places all
> over book you on your name and rip off the public  although there were 
> plenty in
> the audience who were clapping every time he  finished a solo. Is it just 
> the
> name?
>
> I played Clarinet from grammar school into high school  and into the 
> Women's
> Army Corps Band. I was not a great Clarinet player,  actually better on E 
> Flat
> Alto, but I was better then Woody Allen and I gave it  up. I have been an
> ardent fan of OKOM for over 30 years and have listened to  some great 
> bands and
> musicians and some not so great but never, in public, have  I heard a 
> Clarinet
> player worse then Woody Allen. Please someone tell me he was  better at 
> one
> time and then with age and no one giving him the word, just got  worse and 
> worse.
>
> After the first song, my Mom leaned in and asked me if  I thought he was
> being funny. I said maybe but as the next song and the next was  played, I
> couldn't think of any  reason anyone would play that bad unless  he just 
> couldn't
> play any better. The man never met a pretty note the whole  time. At first 
> I
> thought I could just listen to the other musicians in the band  and try to 
> enjoy
> them but this horrible sound keep coming through and I just  couldn't take 
> it
> anymore. I have never walked out on a concert in my life but I  guess 
> there is
> always a first time.
>
> Just wait till I talk to John Gill after seeing him  and talking to him at
> the San Diego Fest. and telling him that I was going to  the concert and 
> he
> never warned me at all.
>
>
>
> Jazz  Hugs
>
> Judie
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