[Dixielandjazz] Long Gigs

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

I don't hold the long play record but I think I hold the long play record to 
the fewest people.  I was playing at a club owned by the little Egypt mob 
(Southern Illinois) in 1960.  We were doing a 11 to three a.m. gig when one 
of the boys came in with his current girlfriend around 2:45.  It was him, 
his girl the bartender and my Trio.  He wanted us to keep playing so we did 
and he kept giving us money and more money.  We played four more hours.  I 
cleared $135 and that's when scale was $12.50 in that local.
Larry Walton
St. Louis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 5:52 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Long Gigs


>I once worked a grand opening weekend in a joint.  Or maybe it was over a 
>holiday weekend as it was also a bus stop for the gambling buses going to 
>Reno.  I worked 3 10 hour shifts in 3 days.  I got to where I couldn't 
>stand to sit at the piano.  Had to get up & walk around.  Was really 
>getting on my nerves & driving me crazy.
>
> Never again...
>
> --Bob Ringwald K6YBV
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