[Dixielandjazz] Answer to Bob

[Barb Jordan]

Do we not have better things to discuss??

 

Barbara Jordan

Burlington, Ontario, Canada
 
> From: rsr at ringwald.com
> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:54:44 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Answer to Bob
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: jordan_barb at hotmail.com
> 
> 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 Ringwald
> 
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