[Dixielandjazz] Dress Apparel

Tue Apr 24 15:01:13 PDT 2007

The way I do it, is,

I do not give the side men their money until I have the  uniform back & music.

Simple.

Also, the advantage of using black shoes, socks & trousers with a long sleeve white
shirt is I don't furnish anything but the vest,  garter and if necessary, white
panama hat..  Everything else is their own cloths.  I also ask that the shoes be
spit shined.

The musicians in the Monterey, California are so desperate for work, they follow my
requirements without complaint.

Russ Guarino

tcashwigg at aol.com wrote:

> List-Message-Recipient: russg at redshift.com
> LOL Larry:
>
> You are correct,  some of them are not to be trusted to give things
> back, ( unless it is a wife they borrowed)  :))   I have had them take
> off uniform shirts and give them to ladies in the audience for
> souvenirs ( in the hopes of gaining favors from the ladies)  and then
> we were short shirts for the rest of  the tour.  :))   I have uniforms
> of various sizes floating all over the S.;F. Bay area form guys who
> took them home and never brought them back, and who were never invited
> back to play with the band again after failing to bring them back.
>
> I am with the loud mouth lady sadly, and insist that all uniforms be
> turned in after the gigs ( within a reasonable time of course )  and do
> not expect the guys to undress in public in front of the audience of
> course, since we usually have a dressing room provided we have fewer
> problems.      I have also had several players that were entrusted to
> take them home and they showed up at the next gig in the incorrect ones
> even after having been emailed as to what we were gong to wear that
> day.
>
> Therefore I have to keep a large surplus of several sizes on hand at
> all times to make certain we have what we need to do the gig.
>
> Unfortunately yes many band leaders have to think of everything to make
> a gig come off successfully, you simply cannot leave it to the sidemen
> who are pretty good at just barely showing up in many cases.   Many of
> them simply are afflicted with a unique disease, DGS Syndrome  (Don't
> Givea Sh*t)  for you or anybody else except their money free drinks,
> free food and a chance to get a woman! :))    Try making one of them
> pay for a uniform that he gave away and see what a hissy fit they throw
> as they quit the band :))   And no they have never been asked to PAY
> for the Uniforms, they have always been provided.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Wiggins
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: larrys.bands at charter.net
> To: Tcashwigg at aol.com
> Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Sent: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 8:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Dress Apparel
>
>    List-Message-Recipient: tcashwigg at aol.comÂ
>   Musicians simply can't be trusted to show up in what you want them to
> show up in even if you buy it.Â
> Â
>   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.Â
> Â
>  I guess musicians aren't to be trusted giving back things either.Â
>  LarryÂ
>   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Fendrick"
> <jfendrick at bak.rr.com>Â
>   To: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis"
> <larrys.bands at charter.net>Â
>  Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>Â
>  Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 6:25 PMÂ
>  Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Dress ApparelÂ
> Â
>  >Â
>   > On Apr 23, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis
> wrote:Â
>  >Â
>   >> 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.Â
>  >Â
>   > 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 difficultÂ
>  > later,Â
>  > rfÂ
>  > Randy FendrickÂ
>  > Southside Chicago SevenÂ
>  > Bakersfield Symphony OrchestraÂ
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