[Dixielandjazz] Big Bass Drums

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Hi Elazar:

Yes I have seen that scene, funny as Hell but Trust me you don't want 
to try it :))   Now you might get list mate  Kaye Wade to do it since 
she is a Professional Stunt Person, perhaps she knows the trick to the 
trick :))

Now if you can find some skinny kid that will do it great, but at your 
size I would not attempt it :))

Heck I wouldn't do it at my size on purpose :))  Have taken a header a 
couple of times in Street shows and it hurts man.

The worst is not being able to see out front and they walk or march you 
down a street with pole barricades to keep autos out of the street,
you can't see over or under the Bass Drum and it is not fun to walk 
into one of those even if you do get lucky and "Miss the Family Jewels" 
 they don't feel good on the knees either.  :))

Also avoid playing down Stairs whenever possible for the same reason, 
that first step can be a killer :))  going up is a bit easier if you 
can do it sideways, but still tricky foot placement.

Ahhh any you guys think playing an a marching band is so easy and soooo 
much fun :))    we make it look like that guys, but it is indeed a lot 
of hard work.

Cheers,

Tom "The Fall Guy" Wiggins

-----Original Message-----
From: jazzmin at actcom.net.il
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 10:27 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Big Bass Drums

   Say Tom,

Have you seen Abbot and Costello in "The Naughty Nineties"? They're 
working
on a showboat. In the opening scene, Costello makes a grand entrance 
rolling
out the door and onto the deck harnessed to a huge bass drum. He rolls 
over
the drum, then the drum rolls over him, and he ends up more or less on 
his
feet.

In the next scene, they're marching through town with the boat's band,
Costello bringing up the rear pounding on the same huge drum. He can't 
see
over it, so when the band makes a turn, he keeps going straight, 
obliviously
marching through town beating the drum by himself, creating various 
kinds of
slapstick fun.

Hilarious stuff. Would love to add it to my own act.

Elazar
Dr. Jazz Dixieland Band
Tekiya Trumpet Ensemble
Jerusalem, Israel
www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz
+972-2-679-2537


-----Original Message-----
From: tcashwigg at aol.com [mailto:tcashwigg at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:17 AM
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Handling chops


>Tom Wiggins   who wishes he could play Tuba so he could get off the
Bass Drum which weighs more than our tuba :))<


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