[Dixielandjazz] Covid-jazz much needed musical humor courtesy Lew Shaw

Tue May 12 13:47:17 EDT 2020

St James Infirmary (no change necessary)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (ditto)
I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (another ditto)
When Virus Eyes Are Smiling
Fauci's a Jolly Good Fellow
Corona My House (R Clooney's famous ditty)

Jerry Gordon
One of the most nearly famous washboardists in all of Troy, NY

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On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 12:38 PM <nvickers1 at cox.net> wrote:

> To: DJML
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> From:  Norman Vickers, Jazz Pensacola
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> Hello friends at DJML.  I sent this out to a private list and it was
> suggested that I send to DJML as well.  So, some of you wonderful people
> will get it the second time.  But, as I frequently say, if you get this
> more than once, you’re twice-loved.
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> Keep them coming.  If you can contribute to the humor, please copy me and
> Lew Shaw; see his contact information at the end of this message.
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> To some jazz friends and a few other friend with a good sense of humor.
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> One of the joys of jazz is opportunity to know charming people that I’d
> otherwise not have encountered in life.  One of those is my good friend Lew
> Shaw of Scottsdale, AZ.  Lew was a big-time sports writer who also had an
> interest in jazz. Got his start in jazz writing in 1962 when he was
> publicist for Berkshire Music Barn in Massachusetts.  During that time he
> got to meet and interview Armstrong, Ellington, Basie and giants of the
> day.   He was a go-getter for the Arizona Classic Jazz Society  in
> Phoenix.  I met him through the American Federation of Jazz Societies.  He
> was president of  AFJS a few years after my stint in that office. (
> Unfortunately AFJS disbanded in 2004 after a successful 20 years. )  He’s
> written for   West Coast Rag and subsequently for Don Jones’ American Rag.
>   Then when  AR transitioned to The Syncopated Times  under Andy Senior’s
> editorship a couple of years ago, he’s continued to write for TST.  In
> addition, he is author of a couple of books.  See  his Jazz Beat: Notes on
> Classic Jazz on Amazon, for example.
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> Lew sent this humorous piece to some friends.  He kindly gave me
> permission to send to my list(s).  So, here goes.  Hope you will get a
> chuckle or two, as I did.
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> Thanks, Lew.  Thanks and good wishes to my jazz friends.
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> Last message:  if you come up with a clever quip or two, send along to Lew
> but, please, also copy me.
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> Norman Vickers
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> 5429 Dynasty Dr.
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> Pensacola, FL 32504-8583
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> Cell 850-324-5022
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> www.jazzpensacola.com
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> MEMBER JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
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> Lew Shaw wrote:
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> Family and Friends:
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> I did a sampling of how musicians are dealing with the COVIT-19 epidemic
> and wrote a story for the June issue of The Syncopated Times. While the
> pandemic is no joking matter, it is important that we not lose our
> collective sense of humor.
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> Los Angeles bassist *Richard Simon* wrote: “I'm still practicing, looking
> for a few good notes, and de-composing.  Some tunes I'll be ready to play
> when we’re again all cleared for social mingling and public performances
> include:
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> * - "I COVID the Waterfront"*
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> * - "Lysol You Last Night (and Got that Old Feeling)"*
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> * - "Soap Gets in Your Eyes"*
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> * - "The Mask You Made is Over" (accompanied on guitar by George Benson)*
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> *             - "Lung Ago and Far Away" (opening line: “Chills run up and
> down my spine…”)*
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> *            -A Test-Kit, A Task-It   (sung by Ella Fitzgerald)*
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> * - and of course, the old favorite, "Vaccinatin' Rhythm*"
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> Multi-instrumentalist *Scott Robinson* added a few from his New Jersey
> home:
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> *Sneeze Funny That WayI'm in the Mood For Glove*
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> *Not Close to You*
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> *Sentimental Germy (*or my contribution: *Germy Bounce)*
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> *I’m Building Up to an Awful Shutdown*
> and, Jelly Roll Morton's *The Purells* (for the non-jazzers: *The Pearls)*
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> Not to be outdone, drummer *Ray Templin *down in Tucson has composed the *2020
> Quarantine* *Rag, An Infectious Two-Step, “*a catchy little ditty that
> reflects what life is like every day at my house.” Its constant repetition
> of monotonous chords elicited the comment, “It should be played ad nauseam
> and will certainly keep people a good six feet away.”
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> Each and every morning we should all face east as the sun rises and sing
> Charlie Chaplin’s SMILE:
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> *Smile, though your heart is achingSmile, even though it’s breakingWhen
> there are clouds in the skyyou’ll get byIf you smile through your fear and
> sorrowSmile and maybe tomorrowYou’ll see the sun come shining throughfor
> you*
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> *Light up your face with gladnessHide every trace of sadnessAlthough a
> tear may be ever so nearThat’s the time you must keep on tryingSmile what’s
> the use of cryingYou’ll find that life is still worthwhileIf you’ll just
> SMILE!*
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> Lew Shaw
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> 480-451-2285
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> azscribe at wmvaz.com
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