[Dixielandjazz] Woody And Other Celebrities

[DWSI at aol.com]

Why so many (seemingly) angry comments about Woody Allen's musicianship? He  
is not famous because he's a performing clarinetist. He is a celebrity who  
also happens to play OKOM. Harry Truman also  just happened to play piano when 
he was president, but I  never got emotionally involved his chord progressions 
for the Missouri  Waltz. Shouldn't we just thank Woody for popularizing OKOM 
and move  on?
 
The real problem is our culture celebrates celebrities. Talent is not  
required in the talent industry. That's why I have more respect for  celebrity 
atheletes; they usually earn their fame  through superior performance. Then we have 
Brad Pitt. He basically shows  up. 
 
Dan (backup piano) Spink