[Dixielandjazz] What do you do for a living? - We don't get no respect.

[Stephen G Barbone]

Dan Barrett posted about people in jazz who go unrecognized. Reminds  
me of the anecdote from Oscar Peterson as reported in the Gene Lee's  
biography of OP. Paraphrasing here:

Oscar Peterson (by then a world renowned jazz pianist) was standing  
outside his hotel in London waiting for a cab when he noticed a  
portly, older gentlemen standing next to him. It was Charles Laughton.  
Oscar, a movie buff just had to compliment him:

"Mr Laughton, I just want to let you know how much I have enjoyed your  
work in the Theater arts."

Laughton graciously thanks him adding:

"And what do you do for a living young man?"

"I'm a jazz pianist."

Now you can picture the gleam in Laughton's eyes and that trademark  
owlish look as he replied:

"A jazz musician eh? Do you have any pot?

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband