[Dixielandjazz] left handed trombone

[Jim and Darcy Rourk]

we used to gig at the Blue Marlin in Innisfail , QLD, anyone else been 
there? Bernie Lee Long on piano.

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From: "Don Ingle" <cornet at 1010internet.com>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:27 PM
To: "Dr. Jim Rourk" <d.rourk at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] left handed trombone

> 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
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