[Dixielandjazz] Riverboat Shuffle and my BIG news

[Steve Heist]

Hi Bill and all...

Thanks for the lyric explanation, and, in that regard, the only thing I have 
is a Finale score of the tune.  It's yours if you want it...  I think I can 
output it into a form you could use...

NOW for the big news.  I'm terribly sorry, but I won't be coming to OZ as I 
thought I was.  Talked to the agent yesterday and I'm going with Seabourn 
Cruise Line (www.seabourn.com) and I am joining the ship, the Seabourn 
Pride, on May 12th.

I'm heading to LONDON, ENGLAND, so maybe we could have a F2F there!!! 
They'll probably fly me in on the 11th and put me up at a hotel...  So if 
that is true, we could have a F2F on the night of the 11th (just so I don't 
get TOO drunk and miss the boat, pun intended!)

I just hope the English want to raise a pint with a "colonist", and don't 
make TOO many "Yank Jokes"  LOL
Everybody please keep fingers crossed for me that this comes through - this 
part is always nerve wracking...
Take care to all and here's hoping I can meet some of the English list 
members finally...

Take care, and, as always,
ALL the Very Best,
Steve Heist




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: "Steve Heist" <steveheist at earthlink.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: Riverboat Shuffle -take 2


> Dear Steve,
> Silly me.
> After I posted my piece on the "Riverboat Shuffle' lyrics, I realised that 
> I had forgotten to check "Stardust Melody' - Richard Sudhalter's book.
> It's there on pages 202-204!
> "Freighter" = girlfriend.
> "Alligator" (as a verb) = dig.
> So we now seem to have:
>  "....bring your 'freighter', come on 'alligator' that band....."
> Does anyone have the published sheet music?
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
>