[Dixielandjazz] Answer to Bob

[Stephen G Barbone]

Dear Bob:

I shouldn't wonder at your confusion. Your math is wrong. THINK

First of all, you are wrong about my age, but lets assume you are  
right. If I am almost 75, I wasn't born in 1932, however lets assume I  
could have been Never the less,  50-17 is 33. 50 - 33 is 17, 17 + 33  
is 50.  Therefore 50 is 50. <grin>

How come you can't understand that?

As for poetic license, I'm happy to be able to teach a man of your  
knowledge and accomplishments something. Glad I cleared it up for you.

However, I don't think I'll be able to teach you math.

Cheers,
Steve





On Jan 4, 2010, at 11:50 PM, Robert Ringwald wrote:

> I am getting more and more confused.
>
> Steve, in a previous post you say:
>
> Quote
> You are correct Bob, my professional musician career is about 33
> years. Roughly between 1949 and 1962, and then again, roughly from
> 1992 to present and still ticking.
> Quote
>
> Then you say
>
> Quote
>> Bob Ringwald asked about my saying 50 years of playing jazz on my
>> website, as opposed to 33 years as a professional jazz musician.
>>
>> Bob, I spent some time playing jazz before I played gigs for money.
>> Roughly from age 5 on, when I was  playing the piano. Like many of  
>> the
>> kids in those days, I played what my parents called jazz on the piano
>> from the beginning (having good ears)
> Quote
>
> OK, I think I get it.
>
> I believe you are almost 75.  That would mean you were born around  
> 1934 or 35.
>
> You said your musical career was 33 years.
>
> On your web site you say 50 years.
>
> 50 - 33 is 17.
>
> If you were born in 1934 and you started playing Jazz in 1932, 32 +  
> 17 is 49.  So there is the 17 missing years.  You were playing Jazz  
> since 2-years before you were born.
>
> I get it now.
>
> Then you wrote:
>
> quote
>> I take a little poetic license on the website to let prospective
>> clients know that Barbone Street is an experienced band, not the  
>> usual
>> garage stuff they are used to hiring.
> Quote
>
> So, that is what poetic license is.
>
> Glad you cleared it up for me.
>
> Best,
>
> --Bob
>
>
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