[Dixielandjazz] purists

[Jim Kashishian]

I originally wrote:
>They are different, although they come from the same source.

And, Marek added:
>How true!  Americans prefer dirty water to coffee!

Ah, but Marek, you missed my point.  Because you or I might prefer a
stronger brew, the weaker (& much less cheaper!!) coffee served to my
compatriots is still coffee.  Much the same as one style of jazz may differ
from another, but is still jazz. I stated that I drink coffee in the U.S.,
and enjoy it for what it is.  Put that idea into openmindness about jazz,
now.  

I'm stating that there should not be a "better style", and I won't listen to
this or that because it doesn't meet my standards. I've seen it in classical
music, in flamenco, even in bull fights!  There was uproar in the Irish
dancing community when Rafferty started his Riverdance tours.  Not pure, not
pure! 

Nonsense!

(Note:  more than likely Marek saw my point right away, but couldn't contain
himself, making a statement against the coffee served in the U.S.)  

Jim