[Dixielandjazz] Super Bowl Halftime

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

OKOM  will remain unappreciated by the unwashed masses until such time 
as Some of us go out there and play it with the same fire in the belly 
and attitude as old man Jagger and his Kindey Stones, beat up old fart 
rockers did.   That folks is show business and the real world of music 
business for working musicians.   The kid is still doing it at 62 year 
old in spite of the fact that most on this list predicted that Rock & 
Roll would never last!  just a passing Fad!  nope  sorry guys it was 
improvisation taken to new heights and a much broader hungry 
marketplace of Hello  Helloo !!   Dancers that All the really Cool 
Jazzers ran away as they decided to become artiste' rather than 
musicians hired to entertain and make folks happy and dance away their 
BLUES.

Damn, Crow never did taste good, no matter what kind of sauce you put 
on it.

Rock and Roll was the new  "What's thish here sauce"  and it's still 
selling better than A 1 sauce.   :))

Cheers,

Musical content:  "Papa is a Rolling Stone"


Now be honest:  if you had the choice to go on tour as the opening act 
with Louis Armstrong today and play in 1-3000 seat performing arts 
centers  to a half a house or go on tour and open for the ROLLING 
STONES AND PLAY TO 100,000 a day what would you choose?  yeah right!  
play with Louis and be Cool,  well I'll bet you Louis would say to hell 
with your art, I'm goin' out and open for the Stones and take this 
kinda music to all them kids that never heard it.    Why do I say that? 
  Sacreligious you say,  nope not at all because that's how Louis did it 
the first time folks,  he left New Orleans and took it to the world.

The world will always welcome Lovers "As Time Goes Bye", and those that 
really LOVE music will go seeking that welcome. :))

ALL TOGETHER NOW,  This little light of mine I'm gonna let it shine  
:)))   Louder !  Louder !  I can't hear you !

Now get out there and play it loud and Proud.   No wimps allowed in the 
stadium.  :))

Loud is OK,  especially when you get this old and can't hear anyway.

Can you hear me now? ..................... can you hear me 
now?........................ how about now?......


Nope nobody's home, hasn't been for forty five years or so.  They did 
leave the lights on however :))

Cheers,

Tom (who is the same age as old Mick, and I ain't gettin' much 
Satisfaction these days either") and I 'm a lot better lookin' too :))



-----Original Message-----
From: Steve barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:01:07 -0500
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Super Bowl Halftime

    "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com> wrote about the half time 
show.

> I am sure glad I did not watch it. YUK

If not, then how can you dislike it?

Which brings up a broader perspective. Like Mick Jagger has been 
connecting
with large audiences for 55 years now, without pause. Something very few
musicians, jazz or otherwise, have ever been able to do.

That kind of performer is someone we can all learn from. The Super Bowl
audience was enthused about the Stones visual antics, the improvisation
between guitars, and Jagger's athletic "in your face" presentation.

Their rendition of "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" brought the house 
down, and
quite possibly most of the billion TV viewers. It Included some fresh 
guitar
counterpoint improvisation, that made the song "new" all over again. 
Despite
the fact that they have been playing it over and over for 50 years. Like
"The Saints" to us Dixieland Bands, except that most of us coast on that
tune because we "hate" it.

The difference between working professionals and the rest of the pack?

Many lessons to be learned in watching and analyzing that program. But 
if
past history is any guide, many of us will ignore those lessons and the
opportunities that result from learning them. And in our ignorance, we 
will
continue to bitch about how OKOM is unappreciated by the unwashed 
masses.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone


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