[Dixielandjazz] stirring the pot

[Harry Callaghan]

Jim:

I never cease to be amazed with some of the new revelations I am exposed to
here on the list..........but, someone leaving because they hate the word
"dixieland" really takes the cake.

Let's see how many I can drive away today with this one;

          MOM & APPLE PIE!!!
Tides
HC


On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 4:59 AM, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

> I recall that when I first joined djml at the very beginning of its
> existence I was shocked to hear that the word "Dixieland" had taken on
> something of a dirty word meaning to some.  One member actually left djml
> out of hatred over the word.  And, of course, it is part of the title of
> this list!  I'm not really sure how he managed to join in the first place!
>
> I moved to Madrid in1966, and don't recall any bad feelings about the word
> then in the U.S.  I was literally out of contact completely through the
> "Franco" years, and not much better off than that up until the discovery of
> this list when I first went "on-line".  So, the sudden appearance of such
> hatred seemed strange.  Of course, many of the things I say in English are
> some 45 yrs out of date, so I run into these PC moments quite often.
>
> Strictly out of luck, we named our band a "Jazz Band" instead of a
> "Dixieland" band, not that it would have made much difference to the people
> who hear us.  I say that as our list of songs goes way past that period,
> and
> although we might include a number of recognized Dixieland songs in a
> single
> night, we also work our way right up to the late 1960's with some songs.
>  We
> also have some multicolored vests & bow ties which we use for private
> parties & big functions, which fortunately carry no overtones to anyone
> other than just being very colorful & gay.  (Ya see...my wife says I can't
> say "gay" anymore!)
>
> I do think it is a shame that some would attach nothing more than "bad
> tempo
> bands & straw hats" to a single word, which really does mean many other
> things to many other people.
>
> Jim
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