[Dixielandjazz] San Diego Dixieland Jazz Festival as experienced by two local College Students

[tduncan]

We were on the different side of the age barrier when doing a gig at Vassar
College. While sharing a beer with a wispy-bearded student afterwards, he
looked me in the eye and said, "You know. That was a lot better than I
thought it was going to be." :-)

Regards,

Tom Duncan
Doctor Dubious and the Agnostics
PO Box 2118      Teaneck, NJ 07666
P   (201)836-6076     FAX   (201)833-4143
www.doctordubious.com
 
 

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From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Marek Boym
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 5:48 PM
To: Tom Duncan
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] San Diego Dixieland Jazz Festival as
experienced by two local College Students

Steve's mail emphasises a problem: not only that there are few young OKOM
listeners in the States (I started writing America, but decided not to, as
in Latin America there's probably much more younger audience than in the
US), but those who come to listen to jazz are treated with disbelief!  For
the attention of all the musicians on the list!
Cheers

On 05/12/2007, Steve Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> The below article is from the San Diego State University "Daily 
> Aztec",
> 12/4/07 and was written by Conor Shapiro, senior staff columnist. He 
> is a graduating senior this year and a political science major.
>
> (My namesake Steve Barbone PhD, (Spinoza mavin) teaches Philosophy 
> there)
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
> San Diego State Daily Aztec - December 4, 2007.
>
> Ever since I watched "The Talented Mr. Ripley," I've been into jazz. 
> Not like Kenny G. (that's weak, my-life-is-worse-than-anybody jazz), 
> but Bebop, Dixieland and Hot Jazz.
>
> Two weekends ago, I went to a Dixieland Jazz Festival, and it blew my
mind.
> I went with a friend-girl, Wendy, who used to play the trombone. She 
> said she blew with the best of them. I was impressed.
>
> Unfortunately, the mood of the festival was blue because I had injured 
> my back hours before attending. It didn't help that my blue cheese 
> salad was hitting the stomach harder than usual. But the rhythm and 
> blues put me at ease and my back pain blew over before I knew it.
>
> Somehow during the festival, I ended up yelling at old people - twice.
> When we arrived, we realized quickly that we were the youngest people 
> attending because the man at the ticket booth had yet to sell any 
> youth passes. He was so shocked that he forgot to run my credit card, 
> so we got in for free.
>
> We headed to the first auditorium we could find and saw what young 
> people should never ever see: old people dancing.
>
> For some strange reason, all the old people dancing must've really 
> turned Wendy on because I could see her start to eye the dance floor. 
> Oh no, I thought. After a few moments, she grabbed me - and my ailing 
> back - and headed to the dance floor. After a couple songs, a lady 
> older than Austin Powers' toothbrush put her arm around us to chat.
>
> Statue of Liberty: My, how I just love you young folks dancing. (She 
> starts pressing on my back.)
>
> Me: Um, thanks. You're hurting me.
>
> Wendy (mutters): Stop it. She's trying to be nice.
>
> SL (squeezing harder now): Nonsense. You young people are so strong 
> and nimble.
>
> Me: Jesus, lady, you're hurting me.
>
> Wendy (laughs awkwardly and gives me the evil eye): Oh, he's just 
> being silly.
>
> SL (gets an evil look in her eye): Oh, a sly one you are. (She winks 
> and grabs further.)
>
> Me: Ow, listen Hulk Hogan, keep your damn paws to yourself.
>
> Yeah, I yelled at a senior citizen. I did it for my protection. Later 
> at the festival, Wendy and I tried to find some information on local 
> jazz hot spots in San Diego from a guy in one of the bands.
>
> Me: Are there any places that play upbeat stuff?
>
> Geezer (musician): Are you two here for like a class?
>
> Wendy: No, we just really like jazz.
>
> Geezer (musician): Seriously, it's not funny to mock real music.
>
> Me: Seriously, it's not funny. Listen, no joke. We legitimately enjoy
jazz.
>
> Geezer (musician): It's possible I know your professor who assigned 
> you to attend. At this point I realized I would have better luck if I 
> talked to his saxophone, so we moved along. The guy assumed we were 
> laughing all the time because we were mocking all that jazz - not 
> because I'm hilarious. To further that notion, I was limping worse 
> than most of the grannies with walkers.
>
> The next day I got some prescription meds to help heal my back. It's 
> amazing how much better life is when you're taking Vicodin. If only I 
> would've had them the day before. Wendy would've been the only one without
a bottle.
>
> -This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec.
>
>
>
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