[Dixielandjazz] Can Rusher

[Stephen G Barbone]

I hear you Glen. But I was thinking that the used towels would be  
removed from the room via a can (pail or bucket). After all, who would  
want to handle them? I think a high class Bordello lady would neither  
use the same towels from trick to trick, nor leave them lying around,  
nor even in the same room when the next trick appeared. No need for  
hot water, just shake the soda bottle.

Remember that old line . . . What will we do if we can't make it as  
jazz musicians? " Become towel boys at Lu Lu White's".

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband


On Mar 29, 2008, at 8:46 PM, Glen Page wrote: (polite snip)

> How often are towels delivered in a can? A can rusher may or may not  
> have
> delivered towels, there could have been an adequate supply in the  
> room,BUT
> the next vital item needed could not have been on tap, pardon the  
> pun, in
> the room at that time . Hot water to complete the ablutions was what  
> the
> "can rusher" delivered. I seem to recall Alan Lomax mentioning this in
> "Mister Jelly Roll"but I cannot dig through it now in case somebody  
> else
> comes up with what must be the real answer too.
>
> In 2002 I recall that I expressed my regret at not having been  
> trained to be
> a "can rusher"during my educational years.Surely this would have  
> lead to
> openings . . . remainder snipped.