[Dixielandjazz] uniforms

[Dixiejazzdata]

Indeed Pat:


I subscribe to the theory that the Band should try to out dress their audience  if possible,
The Willie Nelson outlaw cowboy look was cool for the biker crowd , but  most folks being asked to pay a cover charge to see and hear a band wants them to look successful.


Dress for Success:  and when a band dresses up they feel better and sometimes even sound better. :))


Cheers,


Tom Wiggins
and da boys with many uniforms



-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Ladd <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
To: B.B. Buffington <dixiejazzdata at aol.com>
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sat, Feb 8, 2014 8:50 am
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] uniforms


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 
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