[Dixielandjazz] What Turns The Younger Audiences On?

[rahberry at comcast.net]

What a nice plug, Tom, shameless or not.
On November 19 at NOJCNC Black Diamond Blue Five will be the featured band.  Leader is Geo. Knobloch, banjo.  Also in the band are Clint Baker, Robert Young, Leon Oakley, and Marty Eggers.  
Come join us.
More details later.
  -- Rae Ann


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: tcashwigg at aol.com
> 
> Nope not this year Bill,
> 
> St. Louis and Detroit just made the two most dangerous cities in the 
> USA list so I am routing my tour in the other direction, heck even 
> Israel is safer than what I just read about these two cities.  No 
> wonder there is a shortage of OKOM there.
> 
> It is bad enough living fifteen minutes from #8 ( Oakland, Ca. )  and 
> #11 (Richmond, Ca.)  and we have to go to #8 to get to an airport, or 
> thru it to get to the other one just to get out of town. :))   The 
> safest place, and about the ONLY place to play OKOM  in Oakland or 
> Richmond is at a Funeral, and that can even get a bit dicey some days.  
> 
> 
> 
> You can however slip over into San Pablo, going around Richmond, to the 
> Moose Lodge
> 
> "Shameless plug for my friends  and lurking listmates, Rae Ann Berry, 
> and Dottie Lawless," and their New Orleans Jazz Club of Northern 
> California   Hi Girls:    Nice group of folks that hang out there for 
> OKOM.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom Wiggins
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
> To: larrys.bands at charter.net; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com; 
> tcashwigg at aol.com
> Sent: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 1:34 PM
> Subject: Re:  What Turns The Younger Audiences On?
> 
>     > ........OKOM doesn't lend it's self to standing in the middle of a 
> floor and
> wiggling............<
> 
> Dear Larry,
> Wot!!!!!
> They certainly did in the 40s, 50s and 60s here in Australia, when I 
> wuz a
> kid.
> Or was I dreaming?
> 8>)
> Happened in the Hugh Ess uf A in the 20s too - and spawned dance steps 
> like
> the Shimmy, Black Bottom, Charleston, Snake Hips, Grind, Strut and 
> Shuffle -
> among many others.
> And as for: "If you want to get people to dance hire a dance instructor 
> for
> your party or club gig."
> Not necessary.
> I am sure me mate Tom Wiggins would sassy on over to St Louis [for 
> free] to
> demonstrate any of the above.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
> 
> 
> 
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