[Dixielandjazz] "Mile or Mo' Bird Rag" (was ooooh- ahhh)

[John Farrell]

Here's a snip from Bill Haesler :
   
  "According to Eric Townley's book 'Tell Your Story', the mythical 
mile-or-mo bird is one which flies backwards because it is more 
interested in where it has been than where it is going."
   
  I have heard the anecdote concerning this bird many times, but here in the UK the reason usually given for its backward flight was that it lived on a diet of fearsomely hot curry and flew backwards to keep its rear end cool.


John Farrell
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