[Dixielandjazz] Hello ???

[Tony Davis]

Certainly true for trumpet players.  I don't practise every day, but I 
know that if I miss more than one day I'll regret it, and have to work 
harder next time I pick up the horn.

I was introduced to Doc Cheatham once, at the Nice festival in the 
mid-1980s.  I said "I'm only a semi-pro".  He replied "I'm just a 
semi-pro myself".  What an understatement!

Tony


On 17/07/18 22:30, Ron L'Herault wrote:
>
> Doc Cheatham subbed for Tony Pringle in the New Black Eagle Jazz Band 
> a few times which gave me a nice opportunity to chat with him.  One of 
> the  things he mentioned was his feeling that as long as one could 
> stay healthy enough to keep practicing, you could keep playing.  
> Practice was key.  Even a short layoff can be hard to come back from 
> as one ages. He opined that this is what happened to Louis Armstrong.  
> He got too ill to practice and maintain his embouchure.
>
> Ron L
>
> *From:*Tony Davis [mailto:tony at tony-davis.co.uk]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 17, 2018 3:31 PM
> *To:* Ron
> *Cc:* Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Dixielandjazz] Hello ???
>
> Well, you're younger than me, Bob - I'm seven weeks short of my 81st 
> birthday, and I suspect many of us are round about the same age.  One 
> of my heroes is Doc Cheatham, who played his last gig two days before 
> he passed away at the age of 92; I'm still playing, but I'm not sure 
> I'm going to make it that far!
>
> Tony
>
> On 17/07/18 19:17, Robert Loomis wrote:
>
>     I'm still kickin' and awaiting another 95- or 100-degree day here
>     in lovely suburban Concord CA in the aptly named -- at least in
>     summer -- Diablo Valley. Will be going to Bull Valley Roadhouse in
>     Port Costa on Sunday with two friends and our younger grandson (if
>     he's not working) for my 79th birthday.
>
>     Where does that place me, age-wise, on this list? There must be
>     somewhere I'm still young, even if only in cyberspace! ;^)
>
>
>     Bob Loomis
>     Concord CA
>
>     On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:00 AM,
>
>     Ross Anderson wrote:
>     No Mail for 4 days ??
>     Hope all is well with all list mates ??
>
>
>
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