[Dixielandjazz] Corollary to Top Ten Facts of Life for Playing in Clubs and Restaurants

[Ken Mathieson]

Hi All,

My old mate John McLevy, ace Scottish trumpeter, who played with Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald and all sorts of amazing people, had some useful hints for musicians entering the profession:
  1.. Don't be a mug at the bar.
  2.. Don't hang around with chorus girls and, most important of all,
  3.. Never trust a drum break!
He also defined the 3 most pointless things on the planet as:
  1.. the Pope's b*lls
  2.. a nun's t*ts and
  3.. a vote of thanks for the band!
RIP Johnny

Ken Mathieson
www.classicjazzorchestra.org.uk