[Dixielandjazz] uniforms

[Pat Ladd]

and wearing our striped vests!  >

Hi Jim,

If it was good enough for Acker, Dukes etc.

How can you call yourself a band unless you have  some degree of conformity A `band` in the wider sense is a group with a single purpose.
It is  presentation even if it is only dark trousers and white shirts. It gives an immediate cohesiveness.
 I always supplied my band with sweat shirts with a logo on the front. This 
caused  a degree of difficulty when we had `quartet` `trio` etc in our 
title.
This I cured by becoming `Pat Ladds Elastic Band`.  that suited whatever size group I put out.
These mobs who wander on stage in different degrees of scruffiness look as 
though they might have just met.

Well said Jim. These artificial divisions drive me nuts. The audience don`t 
care as long as they are entertained and we have been unable to define the 
differences on this list after years of trying.

Cheers

Pat