[Dixielandjazz] Riverboat Shuffle and my BIG news

[Don Ingle]

Heck, just tell them you are a Canadian, add an "eh" to the end of every 
sentence whether or not it's a question, and sing the praises of 
LaBatt's Blue. That'll "Yank" their commonwealth chain!
Don ( who sometimes adds "eh" being close enough here in Michigan but 
who also adds y'betcha a lot as well) Ingle

Steve Heist wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>
>
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