[Dixielandjazz] Still honking in Madrid!

[Jerry Gordon]

I'm still here, as I have been from almost the beginning. I'm an itinerant
washboardist, sitting in occasionally with this and that local band, but I
never had a regular gig. It was listmate Bill Gunter (RIP) who inspired me
to take up the instrument. I bought mine at the first International
Washboard Festival in Logan, OH.
We (my bride and I) have attended many trad festivals over the
years (Moodus & Guilford, CT; Sarasota & Clearwater, FL; Logan, OH; Port
Angeles, WA; Victoria, BC; Hoboken, Waterloo, Madison & Bridgewater, NJ;
and of course all over CA - Santa Rosa, Costa Mesa, San Diego and the daddy
of them all, Sacramento, plus a few jazz cruises. We always enjoyed meeting
various listmates, especially Bill & Bev Gunter. But sad to say, the combo
of Covid and advancing age have put those days behind us.
Yes, Jim, I too remember some of those quite heated discussions. They drove
some members away, perhaps permanently, alas.
Anyway, thanks for instigating this little remembrance. Perhaps we'll hear
from others as well.
Jerry Gordon
Troy, NY

On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 10:22 AM <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

> Well, other than the monthly message from ml.islandnet.com saying I’m
> still a member of the Dixieland Mailing List, I haven’t seen much activity
> since we lost such good/vocal members such as Marek (from Israel), and of
> course Bob (famous father) Ringwald from California.  This once was a very
> vocal mailing list, however there was eventually a sort of split when some
> members decided to start a FaceBook page with the same name.  Of course,
> when our little list began, back in the 90s, a mailing list was a big
> thing.
>
>
>
> Although I lament the loss of all the comments and announcements we used
> to receive on this list, I certainly don’t miss the controversies we
> sometimes had around the change of the century, as we had some, shall I
> say, brash people on board.  They eventually did leave, though, and things
> calmed down a bit.  I, personally, have never been much of a historian
> about Jazz, but I did enjoy reading the discussions others had.
>
>
>
> I have met so many nice people from the list in person during my world
> travels, and from visits from members here to Madrid to hear my band.  I
> gather there are still many on the list still today, but we all seem to be
> very quiet.  It would be great if all still present would at least send in
> a quick note with your name, your whereabouts, do you play in a band or are
> you a listener, etc.
>
>
>
> I’ll start by saying my band has begun playing again after the long Covid
> break.  We began again last July.  The almost 2 yr break signaled the first
> time we hadn’t had gigs running pretty steadily since we began playing
> together here in Madrid in 1967.  The start-up however has been slow going,
> with one club offering us a gig once a month at the strange hour of 1pm on
> Saturday.  Actually, that gig has become quite successful as lunch in Spain
> begins at around 2:30pm, just when our Jazz lovers finish applauding & are
> released out onto the street which just happens to be in an area rife with
> eating places (& with outdoor seating in many places).
>
>
>
> We’ve had a couple of other places contract the band, plus we did an hour
> long theater concert which was broadcast on Spanish National Television.
> And, we’ve booked several private parties coming up before the summer, so
> things are beginning to pick up.  However, the loss of several places where
> we often played has hurt our monthly schedule.  Some closed down even
> before the pandemic, due to the bleak financial situation here.  By the
> way, the audiences here must remain seated (no bellying up to the bar
> anymore!), and keep their masks on.  And, the capacity is limited to 80%.
> We manage to always get the full 80% anyway, which is great.
>
>
>
> Hopefully, many of you on the list will speak up with your own messages.
> I’d love to know who is still around.
>
>
>
> Jim Kashishian
>
> Madrid, Spain
>
> Canal Street Jazz Band
>
> (look for us on Youtube & Facebook
>
>
>
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