[Dixielandjazz] Spain's clubs, due to virus

[Marek Boym]

We all are in the same boat, Jim.
In Israel it's very much the same, except that so far covid19 has not
claimed any lives here.  The numbers of people infected has climbed to over
700.  We have been asked to stay home and go out only to purchase food and
medicines.  As of today, the Police is starting to enforce  the curfew.
Oh, we're still allowed to go for a short walk close to home, provided we
do not come in close contact with others.  Meetings of up to five people
are allowed, but we must keep a 2 metre (about 7 feet) distance from each
other.  Parks have been closed.
Luckily, here it started before the disease was wide spread, which probably
is why we have so far had no casualties.
So all that's left to us is listening to records and pretend it's live!
Cheers

On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 13:11, <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

>
>
> As you all probably know for the international news, everyone in Spain is
> confined to their homes, although a few can go to work for necessary jobs.
> That means, of course, that all clubs, theaters, etc., have shut down.  The
> organization that collects & sends us our royalties for recordings & tv
> shows has contacted us all saying they are going to ask for gov’t
> compensation, but I would think a musician’s request will be way down the
> line of groups/businesses requesting the same.
>
> As Jean Marc said….not good!  Most of our band is ok moneywise, I believe,
> but there is one I am concerned about.  Am keeping in touch with them all
> through our band Whatsapp group.  We also have a “Fan Whatsapp group”, and
> I am sending photos & videos to them hoping to keep spirits up.  Every
> night at 8pm everyone goes to their windows/balconies/gardens to clap for
> the efforts of all the health workers.  Useless, in reality, but very
> inspiring nevertheless.
>
>
>
> How to keep busy if isolated?  It was very warm last week, so I did a lot
> of gardening.  This week is rainy & colder, so working on some live
> recordings of our band in my studio….selecting tunes we’ve not had on
> previous recordings & mastering the recordings.  I’m fortunate to have a
> garden in Madrid (mostly apartment dwellers here!), and very, very
> fortunate to have a purpose built studio in my home!  Still, performing is
> what I enjoy, and certainly miss the interaction with the guys in the band,
> and with the audience.
>
>
>
> The worst part is not knowing how long this will be going on.  My son, who
> is a microbiologist in Seattle, says the anti-malaria drug announced
> yesterday may help control the virus in people that are sick, which is
> great news if true.
>
>
>
> Keep well, everyone, and I would suggest isolation for safety, even if
> your gov’t has not gotten around to demanding it.  They will, and you’ll be
> ahead of the game!
>
>
>
> Jim
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