[Dixielandjazz] OKOM and Wedding Bands

Thu Nov 8 10:05:10 PST 2007

Depends on the age group.  Older people like to talk while younger ones want 
their ears blasted off.  Personally I don't like the loud stuff.  One 
compromise is to take longer between tunes and look at visual clues.  If 
people seem to be shouting or moving close to someone's ear to talk you are 
too loud.  If people look like they are having normal conversations you are 
probably just about right.

I sometimes advertise No Rock, No Rap, No Pain just your kind of music.

So far as language is concerned sad to say that it's OK, in many circles, to 
drop the "F" bomb today.  When I was about 30 I heard some young girls about 
13 or 14 screaming it out on the street. I was somewhat shocked. 
Truthfully I had only heard it used more or less freely in the military. 
Today it might just pop out at anytime or anywhere.  The "F" word isn't just 
for the guys anymore but has become the universal word.  It is the second 
most universal word in the world next to OK.  It is used for about every 
part of speech from nouns to verbs and can even be used for punctuation. 
It's kind of like Li'l Abner's Smoo's, for those who remember them, good for 
every human need.  With so useful a word like that just why do we need any 
other?
Larry
StL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tduncan" <tduncan at bellatlantic.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List'" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] OKOM and Wedding Bands

> Steve writes . . . In part . . . .
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Steve Barbone
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 5:00 PM
> To: Tom Duncan
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] OKOM and Wedding Bands
>
> "And also by the compliments the band generates. It is not uncommon for 
> the
> father of the bride (or other guest) to come up and say something like; 
> "You
> guys are F***ing amazing. This is the best wedding band I've ever heard."
> Why?
> Because OKOM in that fashion is swinging, danceable, easy listening 
> MUSIC."
>
> We have heard similar remarks, but many go on to say that they haven't
> enjoyed wedding music so much in years because they can talk!!! Playing
> acoustic with power only for vocals puts the music "out in the hall", but
> doesn't shatter eardrums the way most wedding bands or DJ's do.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Duncan
> Doctor Dubious and the Agnostics
> PO Box 2118      Teaneck, NJ 07666
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