[Dixielandjazz] Dixie Chicks going Dixieland?

Wed May 31 06:51:34 PDT 2006

You know I'm amazed at the press and hoopla about the Dixie Chicks.  I was 
flown to Dallas at the end of the first Gulf war and was at the monster 
party thrown by Russ Perrot. (SP?).  It was some party.  I was in one of the 
Air Force bands that played the parade.  There were, I believe, 11 
international bands there too.  The party lasted three days and we were put 
up in one of the best Dallas hotels with gourmet breakfast every morning 
served by chefs.  It was the largest gathering of Congressional Medal 
winners ever.

They had a massive USO show for the 11,000 troops in town.  Of the 5 
headliners the three most prominent were the Buffalo Bills, the Gatlin 
Brothers and the Dixie Chicks.  Personally I had never heard of the group 
but their performance was excellent and the troops were appreciative.  I 
wish I had a camera that night.  Not to take a photo of the acts but of the 
faces of the audience.  It was an amazing display of patriotism and I'm 
pretty sure they all performed free.

Another case of massive and spectacular gigacide by a music group.

Larry
St. Louis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillSargentDrums at aol.com>
To: <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Dixie Chicks going Dixieland?

>
> In a message dated 5/30/2006 10:14:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:
>
> First  Bruce Springsteen puts out a CD with some Dixieland. Now, the Dixie
> Chicks?  One wonders whether this is just coincidence, are they testing 
> the
> waters,  or is it the start of a pop trend?
>
>
> One of the few places they haven't yet blown up their fan base. . . . not 
> to
> worry, these stupid chicks will alienate them too.
>
> Bill
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