[Dixielandjazz] Last paper issue Mississippi Rag

[charles coleman]

Hi Listees,   I have just finished reading the October 2006 RAG and realized that  I would no longer be getting all the great articles, interviews,photographs and reviews that I have looked forward to coming in my mail box for the past 28 years.   I could always count on the RAG to brighten my day.   This final issue made me realize how important the RAG is to OKOM, and what an extremely hard time it was for Leslie to continue to publish it regularly over the past 33 years.   Her editorial and her daughter Renee's touching reminisces prompted this posting to DJML.    I hope that everyone on the DJML, if current subscribers to the RAG, will continue to support it in it's new internet metamorphosis.    And those 'lurkers' who may never have seen an issue of the RAG, go to the web site          www.mississippirag.com  and get a trial cyberspace subscription at least.   Let's all support Leslie and the RAG and hope it's around for a long while.
Regards, and love and prayers to Leslie Johnson for her work in supporting the REAL music.       Charlie Coleman