[Dixielandjazz] Eubie Blake's Birthday -- And More

[Robert S. Ringwald]

To add to my post:

Holding my hand up against Johnny Guarnieri's hand was just the opposite. 
By perporssion, my hand went on forever.

Johnny's hands were very small.  He could not even reach a tenth.  But when 
listening to him play, you would never know it.

--Bob Ringwald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Eubie Blake's Birthday


> Ron L wrote:
>
> > No one yet has mentioned that today is Eubie Blake's birthday.
>>
>> I had the privilege of meeting him a couple of times, while assisting the
>> New Black Eagles.  One time, Blake was being interviewed by a Channel 4
>> (Boston, MA) reporter who asked him about his childhood.  He mentioned
>> that
>> when he learned piano, he only played the black keys because they weren't
>> allowed to touch the white ones!
>>
>> I recall shaking his hand.  His fingers seemed to go on forever.
> (snip)
>
> Eubie was a great gentleman.
>
> I have a pic of me holding my hand up against his.  You are correct, his
> fingers did go on forever.  One of these days I plan to post that pic on 
> my
> web site, www.ringwald.com
>
> --Bob Ringwald
>
>
>
>
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