[Dixielandjazz] Musical ADHD

Sun May 27 13:23:33 PDT 2007

Did you read the rest?  Putting a pregnant singer on the stand is - at least 
was - tantamount to gigacide.  I wouldn't have believed it but we lost tons 
of money over it.  Having once made a mistake I won't repeat it.  I guess 
the thing that was the fooler was the amount of really nice attention 
everyone paid to her and I didn't think it mattered.  She looked good, it 
didn't effect her voice and I liked her.  I thought everything was cool.  I 
even thought it might be a good thing.

Many of you are hobby musicians that might make a buck or two playing and 
while I'm not getting rich, playing music is all about making money to me in 
a way that is also enjoyable.  You may be able to afford to be politically 
correct.  If it weren't about making money I would find some nice community 
band to play with.  Not that playing with a community band is bad, it's just 
not what I am about.  I happen to enjoy music but it has been and is a 
source of income and anything that hurts that income is just not in my 
vocabulary.  I might have an entirely different view if I were a Bassoon 
player or French Horn player or better still, wealthy.  Bill Bay (Mel Bay's 
son) used to take issue with me over my money grubbing ways but then again 
he was filthy rich and never had to work for a dime.

If I were a major corporation or maybe live somewhere else I could afford to 
be more politically correct but when jobs almost dry up for a year  and the 
band had to go almost back to square one I take notice.

The band business is one of momentum - them that has jobs gets more.  If you 
ever lose that momentum for what ever reason you can take an expensive 
beating.  Music is also show biz and when a obviously pregnant gal wins Idol 
then we  will all know the public has changed.  Do pregnant gals try out?  I 
would bet they do.  Are they accepted?  Probably not.  Imagine the PR fiasco 
if Simon trashed a poor pregnant girl about 8 months along.

I wonder if anyone knows what that show's policy is?

If you are someone who plays occasionally or for kicks or for pocket change 
these things matter little.  By the same token if your electric bill needs 
paying or your kids need something then it means something.

I was politically correct (even by today's standard), I liked the singer, I 
saw no problem and the band almost went out of business over it.  If someone 
wants to repeat this fiasco, please be my guest.

I was just trying to help people avoid the same mistakes that I have made 
over the years.  If you don't think it was a mistake and you personally want 
to do something different then go for it.

It's not whether my hands drag the ground, the question is does the paying 
public's?  Maybe people have changed in 30 years but I wouldn't bet a dime 
on it.
Larry
St. Louis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JBruno868 at aol.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Musical ADHD

>
> In a message dated 5/26/2007 4:00:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> bhaesler at bigpond.net.au writes:
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> The  girls have other issues
>> too.  Getting pregnant is  one.
>
> Dear Larry,
> Wow!
> I can't believe that you wrote  that.
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> I couldn't believe he wrote that either but then, not  all humans have 
> full
> evolved. I wonder if his arms still touch the ground.  Lol
>
> Jazz Hugs
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> Judie
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