[Dixielandjazz] left handed trombone

[Don Ingle]

Jack Mitchell wrote:
> The late Australian trombonist (righthanded) John Costello used to 
> take the slide off his trombone and use it as a very accurate pea 
> shooter. At one club where he was working his family was in 
> attendance. One youngish son (Cossie had quite a tribe) was open eyed 
> and staring at one of the show girls, who was not overdressed. Cossie 
> took off his slide, worked a bit of paper into a ball, and hit his son 
> in the back of the neck. The lad yelped but didn't close his eyes.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jack Mitchell
> Lithgow
> Australia
>
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Ah, a wonderful post , Jack- and a reminder of my friend Cossie with 
whom  I spent many happy hours when he was over here with Bob Barnard. I 
have a photo someone snapped of mysitting at the piano and Cossie 
sitting next to me with a bandana on his head and in full falsetto 
voice, pretending to be the gal singer. Neither of us had avoided the 
bar prior to this moment of splendid tomfoolery. Over a couple weeks - 
in Michigan and also in Davenport when Barnard band and the Son of Bix 
(that I was with) played at the Bic Fest. (Ithnk that was '76), and 
between Cossie's great humor and Chris Tapperal's superb piano, good 
moments are forever etvhed in this  Yank's gray cells.
With both Cossi and Chris gone now, and Wally Wickham and Len Barnard as 
well, I amthanksfulforthe times spent with them. Good players all - good 
friends always.
Don Ingle