[Dixielandjazz] Dress Apparel

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Musicians simply can't be trusted to show up in what you want them to show 
up in even if you buy it.

I worked for one band ( park concert ) that had polo shirts and since I 
didn't work with them all the time I didn't have one.  I was given one and 
put it on but as the concert was finishing the woman who played trombone and 
fancied herself the leader of the band (she is no longer with them) came 
after me with a vengeance.  I was putting up my horn and she accosted me and 
in a very loud stage voice ordered me to take off the shirt.  This was in 
front of maybe 500 people. She kept at me and we almost had words.  I 
finally told her that she would just have to wait.  She actually followed me 
around until I gave it to her.

I guess musicians aren't to be trusted giving back things either.
Larry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Fendrick" <jfendrick at bak.rr.com>
To: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Dress Apparel


>
> On Apr 23, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis wrote:
>
>>  One of the trombone players showed up in his dress blues wearing white 
>> tennies.  He made it sort of OK by taking off his socks and putting them 
>> over the shoes and since he sat on the back row maybe no one would 
>> notice.  They did.
>
> Hey Larry:  I remember a drummer that was in the navy and showed up to 
> inspection with the neck of a tee shirt inside his dress blues, just the 
> top and no socks.  That is why the bandmaster used to place the band in 
> areas that was the most difficult for the inspecting officers to get to. 
> On a ship, that is not too difficult
> later,
> rf
> Randy Fendrick
> Southside Chicago Seven
> Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra
>
>