[Dixielandjazz] Anniversary of Satchmo's passing

[Richard Broadie]

Louis tried to convince the Queen of England that using the laxitive "Swiss 
Criss" was "the way to go!"  Truly enthuisastic about this "medication." 
Dick  Broadie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Smith" <robert.smith at tele2.no>
To: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 11:32 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Anniversary of Satchmo's passing


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> Louis Armstrong was a great believer in looking after his health, even 
> though the preparations and methods he used were hardly medically 
> approved.
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> I remember reading once that when talking about his health-care, he said 
> that his intention was to live to be 100 years old. Had he really managed 
> this plus a few years he would have been 106 in four weeks' time, and 
> probably still blowing high C's.
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> Long may his memory live.
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> Bob Smith
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