[Dixielandjazz] Old musician's joke...

[Bob Romans]

Warmest regards,
Bob Romans,
1617 Lakeshore Drive,
Lodi, Calif., 95242
PH 209-747-1148
www.cellblockseven2002.net

Dave runs into Bob on the street in Manhattan....

"Bob! I haven't seen you in years! What have you been up to?"

Bob says, "Well, when we last worked together, I was playing tenor and 

soprano."

Dave says, "Yeah I remember that."

Bob says, "Well, I started writing for that band."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "Yeah, and then I published a bunch of the charts for student 

bands."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "Yeah, and it worked out pretty well, and I started getting 

commissions."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "Yeah, and then I started writing for the Kenton and Herman 

bands."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "Yeah, it worked out pretty well. Then I got in touch with 

some Hollywood guys, and I started writing for pop records."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "That went pretty well, and I actually got nominated for a 

Grammy for writing."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "That went pretty well, and I started writing for movie 

soundtracks."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "Yeah, and I got nominated for an Oscar for my writing on a 

feature film."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "Yeah, it was pretty cool. Once I got nominated, the writing 

work really started pouring in."

Dave says, "Really? I never heard about that."

Bob says, "Yeah - amazing. Pop groups, studio sessions, commercials, new 

bands, diva singers, everything."

Dave says, "Really? That's amazing. I never heard about that."

Bob says, "Well, but the problem was, I really let my sax chops slide."

Dave says, "Really?"

Bob says, "In fact, I'm in town to receive another writing award, and I 

just sat in this morning at a jam session down in the Village."

Dave says, "Really?"

Bob says, "Yeah, and it didn't go too well - I've been away from the 

horn for quite a while."

Dave says, "Really."

Bob says, "So, I took a couple of solos, and they weren't very good."

Dave says, "Yeah, I heard about that."