[Dixielandjazz] Why do people love bad art? update

[David Richoux]

There is a a pretty funny movie (1980s?) from the UK about a mediocre  
village brass band that goes on strike - they will still play, but  
only "Exactly As Written" (no interpretation/improvisation.) There is  
more to the story - I actually have a copy on VHS, but it is in deep  
storage. (can't find info on it right now on The Internets...ah ha -  
found it!)
> The Shillingbury Blowers
> 1980
> Film
> Directed by Val Guest - Cantankerous Trevor Howard and his cronies  
> resist attempts by young Robin Nedwell to improve the band in an  
> English village. (also with Diane Keen, Jack Douglas, John Le  
> Mesurier and Sam Kydd)

Dave Richoux

On Aug 27, 2007, at 9:11 AM, Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis  
wrote:

> ³But I have trouble with C sharps < a design fault of the  
> instrument, I
> think < which means I don¹t play them,² he said.
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>
> Rather than go on strike, musicians should simply refuse to play C  
> sharps. But then again who would notice?
>
> I learned the bass clarinet and found that those pesky sharp and  
> flat things made almost no difference.
> Larry
> StL
>