[Dixielandjazz] Verses

[Robert Ringwald]

Why not call the band "The Garlic Presses"?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim O'Briant" <jobriant at garlic.com>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Verses


> Eric Holroyd wrote:
> 
>> Why do you call the band by that name when you come from Gilroy?
>> 
>> Isn't that where all the garlic grows?
>> 
>> So why not The Garlic Stompers? <grin>
> 
> Indeed, Gilroy is the self-proclaimed "Garlic Capital of the World." (After
> all, my email address is "@garlic.com"...) 90% of the garlic processed in
> the world is processed here, But you don't stomp garlic. You press it. 
> 
> Gilroy is in the heart of the Santa Clara Valley, which is the oldest
> continuously producing wine region in the USA. Zinfandel is one of the
> leading varieties here. And (at least in folklore), you do stomp grapes. 
> 
> All the best,
> 
> 
> Jim O'Briant
> Gilroy, CA
> Tuba & Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers
> 
> 
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