[Dixielandjazz] Visit To the Louis Armstrong house Museum

[Pete Grice]

Aqua blue with piano hinges. Very futuristic.

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On Apr 8, 2016 10:40 AM, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
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> Pete Grice wrote:
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> Been there and going there again in May. The kitchen brought memories of the World's Fair of 1964/65 as the concept of a modern kitchen was part of the GE Carousel of Progress.
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> And what did you think of the finish on the cabinets? Really something!
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> -Bob Ringwald
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> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Droid
> On Apr 7, 2016 9:12 PM, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
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>> Dear Listmates,
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>> Some years ago I had the privilege of getting a personal tour of the Louis Armstrong archives at Queens College in NY. I heard excerpts from the many tapes that Louis made over the years, held one of his trumpets and saw the over 650 tape boxes that he decorated.
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>> The house where Louis and Lucille, his 4th wife, lived beginning in 1942 was being prepared to be opened as a museum. I was offered a tour of the house but it was too late that day and I never got back.
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>> On my current visit to NY this week, I finally got to the house. As any of you who have been there can attest, it is quite an experience to walk up the front steps where Louis used to sit with the neighborhood kids and buy them ice cream when the ice cream truck drove by, stand in the dining room where they entertained so many guests, see the bed that Louis slept and died in and to see his den where he spent most of his time.
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>> Since there were no children to change the house after Lucille passed, it stayed the same until it could be opened as a museum. Everything is the same as when Louis and Lucille lived there.
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>> I encourage everyone to visit the house. It is quite an experience. See:
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>> https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/
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>> I met Louis twice, played on the same show as he but never thought to get a photo with him. However, now I finally got one. See:
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