[Dixielandjazz] Roy Cohn and OKOM

[Stephen G Barbone]

On Feb 26, 2012, at 11:35 AM, dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com  
wrote:

> John McClernan <mcclernan1 at verizon.net> wrote about Roy Cohn:
>
> ..... and when we played trio gigs at his Manhattan apartment, or on  
> the Hudson River, he always tipped the band $100 per man. Once when  
> he came by to thank us during the gig, he said, "Did I tip you guys  
> yet?"  Before we could answer, he whipped out another $300 and said,  
> "Never mind, here you go."  Maybe he was more than a little tipsy  
> that night. (So was Frank Gifford, as I recall.)  But Roy  
> appreciated the music and appreciated the artistry of the musicians.  
> Just ask John Gill, he was a newly minted banjo player then.  Just  
> ask Scott Black. That's where we met, on the Hudson, even though we  
> grew up a few miles apart.

Thanks for that info John. Like I said, Roy Cohn was not all bad.  
Brought his Mom to live with him in that beautiful Manhattan  
apartment. He idolized her. And, he loved OKOM. And he was a great  
teacher of the Law who took pains to make sure we understood the ins  
and outs of Criminal Law.

On the other hand . . .

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband