[Dixielandjazz] Axe in the vernacular Revisited

[David Richoux]

Not sure how this relates, but "axed" is often spoken instead of  
"asked" in New Orleans - I have even seen it written that way! The  
Audubon Zoo song (They all Axed For You) is a common request.

Dave Richoux

On Jun 9, 2008, at 4:17 PM, Robert Newman wrote:

> Sure.   Any cat that wants to be in the CUTTING SESSION has to  
> bring his AXE.
>
> Just like in show business they say BREAK A  LEG.   That's so they  
> can get in the CAST.
>
> Bob Newman
>
>
> ---- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Gates" <kwg28 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Robert Newman" <bobngaye at surewest.net>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:48 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Axe in the vernacular
>
>
>> Looking thru some old Mississippi Rags, I ran across the Dec 2000
>> edition to find this---
>> "On the Streckfus riverboat line, when an errant musician was about
>> to be terminated, he would discover a shipboard fireaxe on his band
>> stand chair.  Upon seeing it, he immediately knew that he was "axed"
>> from the job."
>>
>> Thus began the terminology of "axe" in musicians vernacular.
>>
>> Anybody have a different version?
>>
>> Ken Gates
>>