[Dixielandjazz] Swing Dances at Denver Airport

[Stephen G Barbone]

I hear you Pat. Each to his own, which is OK by me. VBG.

Where did those nights (of wine women & song) go? Well, every once in   
a while they re-emerge. I still do some night club gigs that start at  
9 or 10 PM and end at 1 or 2 AM. Younger audiences of course as we old  
folks don't get out much at those hours unless we are dedicated  
musicians.

We have some young Dixieland Bands here in Southeast Pennsylvania who   
often play those late night gigs. And I love to sub in those bands, or  
play swing dances with my band, to be with the younger generations. I  
get to sleep about 4 AM and being 78 and a cancer survivor, am pretty  
much wiped out the next day, but I wouldn't miss them for the world.

Got two of them coming up on January 27 and 28. For Roaring 20's  
Prohibition Parties at a "Gentlemen's Club" 80 miles away in  
Harrisburg PA. They end at 1:30 AM which means I'll get to bed at 4 AM  
Friday night and then have to do it all over again Saturday night.  
Hope I survive.

The club is Savannah's on Hanna in Harrisburg. The venue is a blast,  
complete with a bevy of pretty, young ladies, on staff. I can hardly  
wait to play "The Stripper", or sing "I Want A Little Girl". VBG

Check out their web site links below and you'll see what I mean. The  
band is "The Speakeasies", a Harrisburg 6 piece Dixieland/Swing group.  
Piano, Bass, Drums, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone. I'm lucky to be with  
them for this journey back to the good old days. VBG

http://sohclub.com/upcoming-events/

http://sohclub.com/

http://sohclub.com/the-ladies-of-savannahs/

http://sohclub.com/step-inside-the-club/

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband




On Jan 10, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Pat Ladd wrote:

> less popular when the dancing stopped and folks
> insisted upon silence so they could listen to the "art" music.>>
>
> Hi Steve,
> thats different.  My local club is certainly not `quietly listening  
> to art music` People are talking quietly, getting beer, usually  
> between numbers.If someone kicks up too much row they get told off.
> The music is listened to.A  good solo break is rewarded by a round  
> of applause. There are often  jokes from the band between numbers  
> and efforts to sell their CD`s. There is a raffle run by the club  
> and food sold in the interval. Plenty of chatting  between friends.
> It is not the same as the days when I used to organise dances with  
> Kenny Ball or Terry Lightfoot. That was dancing. Every number.Take  
> your girl back to her  home and then get to bed yourself around 2 in  
> the morning and up to get to work at 7.30 . A couple of nights a  
> week.Where did those days go?
> No wonder I just want to listen to the music now.