[Dixielandjazz] Crappy pianos - the solution

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

In the early 60's my band had a gig at a VFW hall in South St. Louis.  We 
were used to out of tune but this piano was missing strings and hammers 
right in the middle.  The show must go on and we proceeded to sound really 
bad and the piano player was playing solos in the top couple of octaves. 
Did I forget to say it was really out of tune?  The evening drew to a close 
and I could foresee that we weren't going to get paid but the Brides father 
paid us and even gave us a tip.  He thought the band was great????  Not only 
that we booked three gigs off of that night.

There might be a lesson there for all of us but I'm not sure what it is.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pat ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
To: "Dingo" <roadie at btinternet.com>
Cc: "jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Crappy pianos - the solution


>a new piano, so the old upright wasdispatched in style by the steam 
>catapult
> off the flight deck.>>
>
> Hi,
>
> Pete Cook and Dudley Moore used a sequence firing a piano, and  I believe
> the pianist, from a flat top at the end of one of their series. "Not only
> but also". perhaps?
>
> I am surprised that there are that many pianos left as in the UK in the 
> 60`s
> or thereabouts piano smashing races became very popular at village fairs
> etc.  there would be a metal ring about 18inches in diameter and the piano
> had to be smashed into small enough pieces to put them through the ring..
>
> The whole idea horrified me. About like burning books. The barbarians are
> inside the gates.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
>
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