[Dixielandjazz] Goldenrod going up in smoke soon

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Man that's too bad - I was at the 85 festival in St. Charles but I didn't 
see anyone taking photos.  I'll ask around.

There isn't much in the way of antiques except chairs, the bar and maybe 
some mirrors etc.  I will have to look up Kampsville.

When is the auction?  I might like to go.

I attended quite a few shows on the Goldenrod and played on it a couple of 
times.  Last time I heard it was parked in St. Charles but was in pretty sad 
shape.  They had reasonably good food but it wasn't a large enough venue to 
really make any money without charging a bunch for a ticket which kept the 
crowds away.
Larry
St. L
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Mopsick" <mophandl at landing.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:05 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Goldenrod going up in smoke soon


> List:
>
> We got word yesterday from Tom Bartlett that the present owners of the
> Goldenrod Showboat plan to hold a "cash and carry" auction in a few weeks,
> selling off all the antiques inside, and then dismantle the outer steel
> hull, sell it for scrap, and then burn the rest of her to the ground to
> recover the copper wire. This is to happen as soon as they receive clear
> title to the boat.
>
> The Goldenrod is at the present time half beached on riverfront property
> along the Illinois in Kampsville. Not in good shape.
>
> I have included a short article on the Goldenrod in my next issue of Jazz 
> Me
> News, scheduled to go out tomorrow morning, but I would like to have a 
> photo
> of someone aboard her with a horn in his chops during the heyday of the
> National Ragtime Festival held aboard her from 1972-85.
>
> If you have such a photo handy and can scan it, and there are no copyright
> issues, please email to me at
>
> mophandl at landing.com
>
> ASAP. I will credit you in JMN.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Don Mopsick, Riverwalk Webmaster and Jazz Me News Writer/Editor
>
> mopo
>
>
>
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