[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Education in the 20s hCentury

[Marek Boym]

Well,
Better watch the video, Harry.  It's wonderful!  And very funny.
Cheers

On 22 January 2011 20:21, Harry Callaghan <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Never saw "Spinal Tap" so I can't say yea or nay.
>
> I think the best rockumentary I have ever seen was Martin Scorsese's "The
> Last Waltz" (The Band) and after that, probably "Concert at Monserrat".
>
> The latter had just about anybody who was anybody from the UK and two
> "token" Americans, Carl Perkins and Jimmy Buffett.
>
> HC
>
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> On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
>
>> Paul Edgerton wrote:
>>
>> > Bob, you do realize that This Is Spinal Tap was an early (like while
>> still
>> > in film school) project of Rob Reiner, right? It was considered the first
>> > Mockumentary, which makes fun of the Rockumentary, a type of documentary
>> > that was very popular at the time.
>> >
>> > One of the funniest bits was when the lead guitarist, Nigel, showed his
>> > custom made amplifiers with volume knobs numbered 1 to 11. He said, "This
>> > one goes to eleven!" When questioned why, he answered, "11 is more than
>> 10,
>> > for when you just want that extra bit more."
>> >
>> > You ought to listen to the whole show -- drummer after drummer exploding
>> on
>> > stage, lots of in jokes.
>>
>>
>> Thanks Paul.  I had a feeling it was a put on but didn't know for sure.
>>  Some of the Rockers can be pretty ignorant about music.
>>
>> It is very well done.
>>
>> --Bob (Who put this water in my bourbon?) Ringwald
>>
>>
>>
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