[Dixielandjazz] Kids & OKOM

[Jtnt at aol.com]

larry Swain wrote:
 
<<And the younger folks at the recwption let me know they really  enjoyed the 
stuff I was doing -- 
a reaction I often get, and a clear  reflection of the fact that these kids 
rarely are exposed to 
OKOM, but, when  they are, usually have a ball.>>
 
True!
 
At my daughter's wedding reception, mid-70's,  Bob Gilbertson's River  Boat 
Ramblers was the band. In red/white striped vests, no less.  When the  dance 
floor opened, after the wedding dances, Bob said the evening would sorta  go 
like this: A couple R&R tunes for the young folks, a couple big band  tunes for 
the old folks, and a dixieland tune for Jack & Nan, and so  on.
 
Well, the kids all said it was the best wedding reception ever, mainly  
because of the variety, and especially the way the dixieland livened things  up.
 
Jack Thomas
 
 



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